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MBE awarded to leading cleaning industry figure

A leading figure in the cleaning and hygiene industry has been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at Buckingham Palace. Kim Phillips is a Director at the British Cleaning Council (BCC), the National Chairperson of ...

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ISSA Show North America reveals Innovation Awards winners 

Informa Markets’ ISSA Show North America has unveiled the recipients of the 2022 ISSA Show Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards program recognises the latest advancements in the commercial, institutional, and residential cleaning industry. “In the last few years, the cleaning industry ...

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Hospice Care Week: How Cleenol has played its part in supporting end-of-life care at Katharine House Hospice

In Hospice Care Week (October 10 to 14) we learn how fourth-generation family-owned The Cleenol Group, a manufacturer and supplier of commercial and industrial cleaning and hygiene products, has enjoyed a close bond for many years with a much-loved local ...

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ISSA Hygieia Network unveils 2022 award winners

ISSA Hygieia Network, an ISSA Charities signature programme dedicated to the advancement and retention of women in the cleaning industry, announced its 2022 award winners during its eighth annual Awards Reception. More than 900 industry professionals attended the event on Tuesday, 11th October ...

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Home Secretary’s remarks about migrant workers and unskilled labour are ‘divorced from reality’ says BCC

Leaders of one of the UK’s biggest industries have branded the Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments about reducing migrant workers entering the country as “ridiculous”, “completely out of touch” and “divorced from reality”. The £59 billion cleaning, hygiene and waste ...

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‘Twindemic’ could cost more lives due to the severe shortage of cleaning staff

Industry leaders are very concerned and reasonably warning that the ongoing severe staff shortages affecting the £59 billion cleaning, hygiene and waste sector could cause any ‘twindemic’ this winter to be much worse. The situation could become absolutely critical and ...

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Cleanology’s annual event to raise funds for The Hygiene Bank smashes last year’s record

One hundred guests applauded on the evening of Tuesday, 27 September after a sell-out event at London’s prestigious Ivy restaurant raised over £13,000 and a further £8,000 in product donations to help The Hygiene Bank charity in its work to ...

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BICSc reveals 2022 award winners

Outstanding achievements and standards of excellence within the professional cleaning industry were celebrated and recognised at the 2022 British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) Annual Awards. Celebrating the exceptional standards and leading lights of the global cleaning community were guests ...

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New dates announced for postponed APPG inquiry

The remaining two sessions of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry inquiry into the role of cleaning and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic will take place on 11 October and 18 October (both Tuesdays), it ...

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Sector anger after opposition parties ignore meeting call

Angry and disappointed cleaning and hygiene industry leaders have hit out after opposition parties so far avoided meeting with them to discuss key and pressing sector issues. The British Cleaning Council (BCC) wrote to the Labour, Scottish Nationalist, Lib Dem ...

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