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Emerging trends in the cleaning industry 2023

By Yvonne Taylor, Global Head of Cleaning at OCS Group Three changes of Prime Minister in a Government increasingly under pressure, a war between Russia and Ukraine, an NHS crisis, and a growing cost of living crisis, where increased costs ...

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Jangro partners with SYR to create a more sustainable world of cleaning

Jangro, the UK & Ireland’s largest network of independent janitorial and cleaning distributors, has announced an environmental collaboration with cleaning product manufacturer, SYR. This partnership will strengthen Jangro’s Circular programme and help its customers go the extra mile for sustainability. ...

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Threat of strike action secures pay rise for cleaners at Mercedes-Benz

Low-paid, migrant workers at Mercedes Showroom in Colindale, London, have won a 25 per cent pay increase after returning a strike mandate alongside 150 cleaners, carers and concierge in eight workplaces across Greater London in June. The United Voices of ...

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New industry report calls for more support and recognition from Government for cleaning staff

A new report released today has called for better acknowledgement and support for cleaning and hygiene sector workers from the Government. The report, which is backed by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), the British Cleaning Council (BCC) and ...

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BCC chairman slams speech by Suella Braverman

The leader of the organisation representing one of the UK’s biggest industrial sectors has slammed Monday’s speech by Home Secretary Suella Braverman for ‘once again ignoring’ a £59 billion pound industry, ignoring her own Government’s facts that there are over ...

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ARCSI rebrands as ISSA Residential to better serve members

The Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI), a Division of ISSA, has formally rebranded as ISSA Residential. This move is designed to strengthen the association’s residential cleaning members as active participants of the greater ISSA membership community, which represents the ...

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Condé Nast cleaners secure 11% pay rise after strike threat

A group of United Voices of the World (UVW) members from Latin America who clean the offices of global media company Condé Nast in the Adelphi Building in Covent Garden have won a swift pay rise of over 11 per ...

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Kärcher and TTS form strategic partnership

Kärcher and TTS Cleaning have joined forces and are now pooling their resources and capabilities in order to offer customers around the world their broad range of products and services in a customised manner in the future. With the TTS ...

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Government criticised by business leaders for ignoring vital cleaning and hygiene report

Business leaders have branded the Government’s lack of interest in adopting the findings of a recent Covid-19 learnings report which called for cleaning and hygiene to be made a national priority ‘arguably reckless’ and ‘inexplicable’. The trade bodies representing one ...

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Applications open for the BISCs Awards 2023

Applications are now open for the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) Awards 2023. The awards, which are free to enter, are exclusive to BICSc Corporate members who have been continuous members for a minimum of three years, or have ...

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