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John Armstrong is Director and Co-owner of printwear and branding specialists, Custom Planet. Here, he gives his top tips for choosing a uniform for your cleaning business. When you run a business, there will be plenty of things you have ...

The cleaning industry is experiencing increasing competition on a global scale. The commoditisation of products is giving customers more choice and purchasing power. As profit margins decline, businesses that rely on traditional sales tactics, such as discounting and cold-calling, are ...

Select Medical manufactures products for the health and care sectors. This includes alternating pressure mattresses and active seating, which relieve pressure and improve comfort for hospital patients and care recipients. It also provides these products to equipment loan stores, which ...

Did you know that around 80 per cent of dirt and contaminants found in a building are bought in to the premises on people’s shoes? That’s according to a study by the ISSA (the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association) which highlights ...

The business case for occupational hygiene interventions is strong and convincing. So why are hundreds of thousands of people in the UK still made ill by their work each year? Mary Cameron, occupational hygiene team leader, SOCOTEC, discusses the potential ...

For anyone working to provide cleaning services within a healthcare environment, it goes without saying hand hygiene should be top of mind. The truth is up to 80 per cent of infections are transmitted by hands; as soon as you ...

12 months of Mystery Shopper customer satisfaction reports verify that outstanding levels of hygiene and cleanliness are being achieved Hobbledown is one of the South East’s most successful children’s adventure parks and has won a string of 13 awards since ...

With nearly 95 per cent of adults not washing long enough to thoroughly clean the bacteria and viruses from their hands, Kimberly-Clark Professional has launched a new campaign The Disgusting Truth about jet air dryers which explains how they are forcing ...

More and more companies are looking to improve recycling at work, and cleaning firms need to support them. Cleanology takes things a step further, explains Dominic Pooniah, CEO of Cleanology, by actively encouraging clients to recycle, and training staff to ...

On average a single workplace injury case can cost a business around £8,700 in lost time and medical fees, therefore it is hardly surprising that many companies are looking for ways to improve the general health of their workforce to ...