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Bacteria linked to diseases found in four-week-old bedsheets 

People who don’t wash their bedsheets for as little as a month will sleep alongside bacteria linked to a host of diseases such as pneumonia, gonorrhoea, and Lemierre’s syndrome, as discovered in new research by Time4Sleep.  The UK bed retailer asked a member of the public to ...

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Churchill receives encore at English National Ballet

Churchill’s high specification cleaning division, Portfolio has been awarded a three-year contract extension with English National Ballet (ENB). The agreement, which is due to commence late July, will see Portfolio deliver general cleaning services at ENB’s new premises at London ...

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Window Cleaning company fined after worker injured in fall from height

Premier Window Cleaners has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered bone fractures following a fall through a fragile roof light. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 24 February 2016, three operatives were cleaning a 400-panel solar array ...

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Ecocleen selects Keep Britain Tidy as its corporate charity

Commercial contract cleaning provider, Ecocleen, has selected Keep Britain Tidy as its corporate charity for the next 12 months. The company will raise awareness of the charity’s campaign to reduce litter, improve local places and prevent waste as well as ...

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The Cleaning Company polishes up at healthcare centre

The Cleaning Company has expanded its healthcare centre clients to include Castleton Road Healthcare Centre. Castleton Road is the latest surgery to be taken over by management of The White House Surgery and The Green House Surgery in Essex. Managing ...

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Kärcher helping to Keep Britain Tidy

This week, saw Kärcher join forces with Keep Britain Tidy, the national independent environment charity, to bring the ultimate spring clean to a local walkway near Gosford Primary School in Coventry. The team of cleaning experts visited the site with ...

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One in three small cleaning businesses is losing opportunities

One third of small businesses, such as cleaning companies, are losing customers by failing to answer the phone, according to outsourced communications provider, Moneypenny.  In fact, relying on voice mail to do the job customers expect humans to do only leaves customers ...

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B38 puts best foot forward to win Russell & Bromley deal

B38 Group, which launched its own in-house cleaning division just seven months ago, B38 Support Services, has won a national four-year contract with British footwear and handbag retailer Russell & Bromley. The contract, which covers 38 of Russell & Bromley’s ...

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Diversey invests in China

Global cleaning and hygiene company, Diversey, has opened a new R&D centre in China. The new centre represents a significant investment for Diversey in China, and is a key milestone in the execution of the company’s Asia strategy. The centre opened ...

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ABM cleans up for a further five years at City Hall

ABM UK has been awarded a further five-year contract with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to provide City Hall – one of the capital’s most iconic buildings – with office and public area cleaning and porterage services. ABM will deliver daily housekeeping, cleaning, porterage, hygiene and laundry services as part of the contract for The GLA’s headquarters in Southwark and also their demised space within the ...

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