The industry body for the cleaning and hygiene sector has published a guide to cleaning terms to help the UK economy reopen safely following the Coronavirus lockdown. Since the pandemic began, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has received many enquiries ...
Read More »Manchester Cleaning Show 2020 postponed for the second time
The Manchester Cleaning Show has been rescheduled for the second time this year and will now take place from 14 to 15 October 2020 at Event City in Greater Manchester. The event, which is the North of England’s premier cleaning and ...
Read More »New software puts wellbeing at the centre of cleaning activities
As a result of Coronavirus cleaning activities have an even greater impact on the wellbeing of people in a building. The users of the building, cleaning teams, site and facilities staff are all are affected. Creating the right level of ...
Read More »Principle wins five-year deal at 22 Bishopsgate
Principle Cleaning Services has been awarded a contract with JLL for an initial five-year term to provide housekeeping services to London’s new, people-focused workplace destination, 22 Bishopsgate. Offering over 1.275 million square feet of office space over 62 floors, 22 ...
Read More »Companies that pivot to hand sanitiser production should heed varying rules
Hand Sanitiser Production Cleans Up—Are Companies Ready? Global product liability leader Shook, Hardy & Bacon creates easy-to-read infographics of regulations and requirements for companies entering into complex industry. Business Wire reports that global sales of hand sanitiser will soar to $3.65 ...
Read More »Churchill wins Scottish Police Authority deal
Following a rigorous procurement process Churchill has been awarded a multi-site contract with the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) which begins this month. Churchill will provide cleaning and janitorial services on an initial three-year deal, with an option for a further two years. ...
Read More »Digital hand hygiene game launches
Hand Wash Squad, an exciting new hand hygiene game, launches this month to help parents and teachers across the globe educate children about the importance of handwashing. The concept has been created by a team of entrepreneurs and industry experts, ...
Read More »New cleaning apprenticeship standard being delivered by InterLearn
Yesterday (6 July) saw training provider, InterLearn, launch a new qualification in the form of a trailblazing apprenticeship which has been greeted with open arms by companies in the cleaning industry. The Healthcare Cleaning Operative (HCO) programme comes at a ...
Read More »SoftBank Robotics Group’s AI-enabled vacuum cleaning robot ‘Whiz’ surpasses 10,000 mark
SoftBank Robotics Group Corp. has announced that, as of the end of June 2020, it recorded global cumulative sales of more than 10,000 units of ‘Whiz,’ the AI-enabled vacuum-cleaning robot developed and provided by SoftBank Robotics Corp. Following the launch ...
Read More »New guide offers cleaning professionals advice on pests
Cleaning professionals returning to premises left empty during the Covid-19 lockdown could face issues with pests – including rats and mice. National trade body the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), has issued a new guide to help them to re-open ...
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