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ABM secures €10m cleaning contract with HSE for Galway hospitals

ABM, a leading international provider of facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions, has been awarded a new healthcare contract worth €10 million with the Heath Service Executive (HSE). Under the contract, up to 350 staff are transitioning to ABM to provide ...

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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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Sodexo appointed strategic supplier to the NHS under new national SSRM programme

Sodexo Health & Care has been appointed as one of only 15 strategic suppliers to the NHS, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and wider health organisations, as part of the newly launched National Strategic Supplier Relationship Management ...

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Tork supports World Hand Hygiene Day with virtual reality training

Tork manufacturer Essity is supporting World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 by offering free interactive training to healthcare workers. Tork Virtual Reality Clean Hands Training and Education allows staff to practise the WHO’s five moments for hand hygiene on their own ...

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Regenex reaches 2,000 tonnes processing milestone

Specialist linen cleaner Regenex has successfully cleaned a whopping 2,000 tonnes of hospitality and healthcare linen that would have been condemned to landfill or rag. The seven-year-old business reached the milestone this month – which has saved a huge 6,000 ...

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Pest controllers face uphill challenge to tackle pests in hospitals

The trade body for Britain’s pest control industry says tackling issues with vermin in hospitals will become a greater challenge, due to legislation affecting control methods in the sector. A new survey carried out by UNISON has revealed that rats, ...

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Medirest colleagues win at MyCleaning Awards

This year’s annual MyCleaning Awards, which took place on 25 February saw Medirest colleagues being rewarded for their dedication and the impact of the work they do within domestic services. The awards are organised in collaboration with NHS England and ...

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Equans extends soft FM contract with Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust

Equans has extended its partnership with the Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust, which will see soft facilities management services continue to be delivered at Queen Alexandra Hospital until 2029. Over the next five years, Equans will provide soft FM services, and ...

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The 1,000-strong army waging war on infections in Nottingham hospitals

A clean hospital is vital all-year round – but even more so with what’s being dubbed the ‘quademic’ – as flu, norovirus, RSV, and COVID-19 put the NHS under immense pressure this winter. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has ...

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Medirest and London NHS Trust partnership puts service users at its heart

Medirest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been awarded the catering and cleaning contract with South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, starting from May 2025. This agreement will deliver catering for patients, staff, and ...

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