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BCC names two new board directors

Delia Cannings of the ahcp and Kim Phillips of the ABCD have been elected to the board of the British Cleaning Council (BCC). Delia Cannings Cannings, National Lead for Education & Training, the Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals (ahcp), Phillips, Chair of the Association of Building ...

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How much bacteria is there in your office?

An unclean office doesn’t just make for an unpleasant working environment but can have serious ramifications on the health of all those spending time there. As the country prepares for a staggered return to work following the COVID-19 pandemic, issues ...

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Office Depot lands place on CCS framework

Office Depot UK has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Office Supplies framework. The CCS plays an important role in helping the UK public sector save money when buying common goods and services. Office Depot is ...

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Cleaners get early access to pay as TCFM launches Wagestream

Facilities management firm, TC Faccilities Management (TCFM) has launched Wagestream, through its partnership with Innovise to enable colleagues to instantly access up to 50 per cent of their pay as it is earned.  Providing genuine financial wellbeing support, and a ...

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Free white paper highlights how Coronavirus has brought a new expectation of cleanliness

Mulberry Marketing Communications has released a free white paper, “Communicating with Customers Post-Coronavirus,” which takes a closer look at the shift from cleaning for appearance to cleaning for health in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The white paper offers best practices for marketing professionals employed by cleaning product and equipment ...

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BCC warns public of ‘profiteers’ cashing in on Coronavirus fears  

The industry body for the cleaning and hygiene sector says the public is being targeted by organisations from outside the established cleaning and hygiene sector, that offer products and services which purport to protect buyers from the virus but can come with an exceptionally high mark-ups or have ...

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Kersia acquires Holchem from Ecolab

Arrowpoint Advisory has advised Ecolab, a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, on the disposal of Holchem, a UK-based supplier of hygiene and cleaning products and services, to Kersia, an international biosecurity and food safety company backed by French ...

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Merco consolidates time and attendance requirements

Merco, the Salford-based contract cleaning company, has used SmartTask to consolidate its time and attendance requirements across more than 100 customer sites in North-West England and North Wales. As a result, the employee scheduling and workforce management software has helped ...

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Mitie launches UK’s first cleaning service “proven” to kill Covid-19

Mitie has launched the UK’s first cleaning service with a chemical-free cleaning product which it says is “proven” to kill Covid-19 on surfaces for six months. Citrox Protect is a non-toxic cleaning product made from two natural materials – silicon dioxide and ...

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CHSA requests CMA investigate unscrupulous traders

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requesting it investigate possible profiteering by unscrupulous organisations capitalising on the exceptional demand for cleaning and hygiene products. The CHSA has requested the investigation ...

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