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Escalators: The problem with annual restorative machine cleaning and, ‘the toothbrush for your escalator™’        

By Willem de Roeper, Escalator Maintenance Cleaning Expert Escalators carry millions of people each day through airports, shopping centres, hotels, and transit hubs. Beyond being the most trafficked flooring area, they are also the most expensive and one of the ...

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Profits under pressure: Cleaning industry hit by financial double-whammy with increased Employers National Insurance and Minimum Wage

The new Employers National Insurance (ErNI) and minimum wage is hitting the Cleaning Industry’s bottom line hard. CleanLink Software Ltd, a UK software provider specifically for site-based and contract cleaning businesses, has explored the impact on one of their long-standing ...

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The importance of apprenticeships at Peartree Cleaning Services

Established over 40 years ago, Peartree Cleaning Services is a family-owned and run business with over 1400 colleagues. We understand that our employees are the key to delivering service excellence and we’re committed to creating and maintaining a culture that ...

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How commercial cleaning firms are navigating the return to office trend

By Stuart Conroy, Commercial Director at Peartree Cleaning Earlier this year, Amazon announced that starting in January 2025, all employees will be required to work five days a week in the office.  And so began the ‘return to office’ trend, with many organisations following ...

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Is your office damaging your health?

The cleanliness of your office should be a priority. Not only does it meet health and safety regulations, but a clean and tidy environment is welcoming Studies show that employees are 94 per cent more productive when in a clean ...

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Crime scene cleaning – removing blood and other hazardous stains

Jamie Woodhall, UK Technical and Innovations Manager at Rentokil Specialist Hygiene provides advice on how to remove blood and other hazardous stains when cleaning crime scene sites Most people will thankfully never have to deal with the aftermath of a ...

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Eye-Clean: the global cleaning app transforming commercial hygiene standards

By Ken Hadley, Founder, Eye-Clean After more than 25 years managing commercial security and cleaning contracts, Ken Hadley has seen firsthand the challenges that cleaning teams, supervisors, and facilities managers (FMs) face on a daily basis, from inconsistent service delivery ...

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From Apprenticeship to Australia with Christeyns

When Joe Pearson joined Christeyns UK as an apprentice in 2017 he could not have known that a few years later he would have the opportunity to broaden his experience overseas. Earlier this year Pearson took on a short-term assignment ...

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Multi-site healthcare cleaning: The Clean Space approach

By Wesley Smith, Sales and Marketing Director at The Clean Space In today’s evolving healthcare landscape, ensuring high standards of cleanliness is critical. As healthcare providers expand their networks across multiple sites, the challenge isn’t just about maintaining cleanliness, it’s ...

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Four-step checklist to follow to ensure your waste management partner is compliant

Up to 34 million tonnes of waste is disposed of illegally every year in the UK – here’s Biffa’s guide to ensure your business is not complicit in waste crime. Biffa’s Head of Environment, Fraser James, reveals the checklist businesses ...

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