education sector

Kindred is a radical refresh of a trusted name in UK educational cleaning. Formally Ridgecrest Cleaning Services, established in 1988 and a company already well respected in the education sector, the team at Kindred have relaunched the company to reflect ...

The Sodexo-managed student accommodation at Northumbria University, has received the Rise Safe label from Bureau Veritas. Introduced in June 2020 the Rise Safe label provides reassurance that Sodexo’s team has successfully implemented measures to ensure Claude Gill student accommodation is ...

Cleaning and soft services provider, Facilicom UK & Ireland, has secured a contract extension with long-standing client, the University of Brighton. The relationship, which began in September 2013 has seen the hygiene specialists deliver daily janitorial and cleaning services to ...

Commercial contract cleaning provider, Ecocleen, has announced that it has been servicing 10 million sq.ft of schools daily to aid the reopening of education facilities across the United Kingdom. With specialist cleaning expertise and local account management, the company adapted ...

Free period products are now being made available to all schools and colleges in England, as the Department for Education launches its fully funded scheme. The new scheme, which launched on 20 January is set to give pupils easy access ...

With recent outbreaks of norovirus causing countless closures of hospital beds and schools across the country, the spotlight is on hand hygiene and its role in minimising the spread of infection. With the risk of illness heightened during the winter ...

A new research report by hygiene services provider phs Group reveals nearly half of teenage girls believe period poverty prevents girls from doing well at school and a third believe it holds them back from achieving their aspirations. The new phs survey ...

Free sanitary products will be offered to girls in all primary schools in England from early 2020, under plans announced by the Department for Education. The Government committed to provide access to free sanitary products in England’s secondary schools and ...

As children up and down the country start a new school year, it’s always a busy time for parents or guardians. From sorting new school uniforms, to finding the ‘coolest’ stationery, this time of year can be stressful. One thing ...

A young writer who has won a BBC Radio 2 award for a story inspired by the UK’s fatberg menace has been thanked by sewer maintenance specialist, Lanes  Utilities for highlighting the problem in such a creative way. Francesca Wade’s tale of Agent Ramsbottom’s ...