Mrs Buckét, the specialist cleaning operation, has welcomed two new accounts to its ever-growing client base: Graphic Packaging International and Avon Barrier. The addition of both businesses to Mrs Buckét’s repertoire marks four new business wins in three months, a growth of 20 per cent. Graphic Packaging International is one of the world’s ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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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