The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) has announced the installation of Lorraine Larman as its new Master. She succeeds the former Master, Jim Melvin. The Ceremony of Installation and a Service of Re-dedication took place on 19 April at ...
Read More »New Chair of CHSA Accreditation Schemes elected
Nicky Biggart, Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) Council member and UK & European Sales Manager at Evans Vanodine has been elected Chair of the CHSA Accreditation Schemes. The CHSA Accreditation Schemes maintain standards in the cleaning and hygiene industry, ...
Read More »NIC becomes first Employer Provider for Apprenticeships in cleaning sector
The Department of Education has awarded NIC Group a place on the Apprentice Provider and Assessment Register, enabling the company to deliver, in-house, its own Apprenticeships. This pioneering initiative marks a significant milestone in the cleaning industry. As the first ...
Read More »BCC encourages cleaning and hygiene firms to support The Hygiene Bank
Cleaning and hygiene sector firms have been thanked for supporting The Hygiene Bank – and more industry businesses are being encouraged to give their support. The call by the British Cleaning Council (BCC) follows a recent survey carried out by ...
Read More »Healthcare Cleaning Forum announces 2024 programme
On 16 May 2024 Interclean’s Healthcare Cleaning Forum (HCF) will once again open its doors to healthcare cleaning enthusiasts from far and wide. With a packed programme aimed at cleaning professionals, healthcare experts, hospital managers, infection prevention specialists, facility managers ...
Read More »Last call for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards
Cleaning and hygiene service providers, manufacturers and distributors across Europe have just a few weeks left to submit their entries for the 2024 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards, which recognise excellence and celebrate success in the professional cleaning industry. The ...
Read More »Textile industry urged to ‘step up and do the right thing’ with toxic forever chemicals
The textile industry has been accused of “shirking its moral responsibilities” by not tackling the toxic “forever chemicals” still used in garment manufacture around the world. Despite the known environmental and health concerns of PFAS chemicals, the textile industry continues to ...
Read More »Manchester Cleaning Show boasts biggest and best-ever attended show to date
Manchester Cleaning Show celebrated its biggest and best-attended event last week, with a record-breaking 85 exhibitors and 2,558 attendees participating in the two-day event. Attendees descended upon Manchester Central from all over the world, including North America, South Africa, China, ...
Read More »One week until China Clean Expo 2024 opens its doors
China Clean Expo 2024, organised by IM Sinoexpo and supported by ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, will return to the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) from 26-29 March 2024. As the flagship exhibition for the cleaning industry in ...
Read More »Industry ‘in recovery’ after Covid-19 pandemic
New research published by the British Cleaning Council (BCC) shows how the cleaning, hygiene and waste sector is ‘in recovery’ after the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest figures, published today (Wednesday 13 March), show that the industry contributes ...
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