Announcements

As lockdown rules continue to ease over the coming weeks and months, the two companies have come together to help allay the fears of many local businesses who are concerned about re-opening their workplaces safely. Mrs Buckét, the South West and Wales ...

Zidac Laboratories, a manufacturer of personal care products, is investing £5 million into expanding its facilities and the creation of up to 80 new positions at its Portsmouth factory. The investment follows increased demand for Zidac’s antibacterial and sanitising products during the Covid-19 outbreak, and will expand the factory’s capacity ...

Grundon Waste Management has launched a new cleaning service aimed at helping businesses ensure their premises are safe from the Covid-19 virus. Targeting everything from reception areas to offices, door handles to lift buttons, washrooms to kitchens; the specialist deep ...

Ahead of UK schools reopening on Monday, teachers are – alongside NHS staff and other frontline workers – being offered free cleaning (including anti-viral cleaning) visits by Fantastic Services, the one-stop shop for professional home cleaning and maintenance. The offer lets teachers, ...

Following discussions with the Government about the official, national guidance it issued this month to businesses about how to ensure workplaces are safe from Coronavirus, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has written to the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and ...

Cromwell Polythene’s manufacturing and recycling division, Cromwell Plastics Recycling, has donated 500 kilos of blue polythene film to a fundraising partnership of volunteers and marine businesses making personal protective equipment for the NHS. The film, manufactured at the Alfreton based ...

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has written to the Health Secretary, The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, asking employees of manufacturers and distributors of cleaning and hygiene products be eligible for priority testing for the coronavirus Anyone over ...

iHASCO, a provider of Health & Safety and Compliance eLearning, has released an updated version of its popular Asbestos Awareness training course. Having already trained over 150,000 people across the UK and Europe in Asbestos Awareness, iHASCO has made appropriate ...

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a division of ISSA, has introduced its GBAC STAR facility accreditation program on cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention. It is the industry’s only outbreak prevention, response, and recovery accreditation. GBAC STAR establishes requirements ...

The UK Housekeepers’ Association (UKHA) has launched a new ‘Housekeeping Covid-19 Secure Standard’, developed through a strategic partnership with Umbrella Training. The standard has been designed to provide an industry-wide approach to cleaning, offering a clear process for housekeepers and ...