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In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, hygiene and cleanliness levels have never been a more vital part of effective facilities management. While many business, leisure and educational facilities are closed to stop the spread of the virus, for those that ...

Rick Stoor, MD at Templa, explains how the flexibility of management software has helped contractors through the turmoil of shifting staff levels during CV19. Just as CV19 has brought out the best in the staff of cleaning contractors, business management ...

Cleanology Chief Executive Dominic Ponniah looks at an extraordinary month as the effects of the coronavirus crisis took hold – and looks ahead to when it will eventually end. It is hard to believe that just a month ago, the ...

Jan-Hein Hemke, Managing Director at Facilicom, explains why colleague wellbeing should be a top priority for businesses. For many years, the cleaning sector has been viewed by those outside the industry as short-termist, low skilled and poorly paid, leaving cleaning ...

Influenza (commonly known as the “flu”) season is here. Colds and flu bring with them a chorus of sniffs and sneezes as people across the UK battle through illness. While flu outbreaks come as no surprise as temperatures drop, it ...

With Christmas a distant memory, and New Year’s resolutions in full swing, January and February can be notoriously quiet months for hospitality businesses. As fewer people come through the doors, this shouldn’t be a time to dawdle – now is ...

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2020 celebrates the year of the rat. While they are honoured for their spirit and wit in the zodiac, rats can present hygiene issues when they come in contact with people. Preventing rodent activity must ...

Encouraging employees, visitors and customers to clean their hands regularly can help them stay well this winter. Chris Wakefield, Vice President, European Marketing & Product Development, GOJO Industries-Europe Ltd explains how companies in the hospitality and leisure sector can minimise ...

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 ...

Maintaining hygiene and preventing the spread of bacteria and disease is key in the hospital environment, where vulnerable patients are constantly at risk and high traffic allows for bacterial infection to spread quickly. HCAIs (Healthcare Associated Infections) were estimated by ...