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It’s official, City of Westminster is full of rats!

The London borough had more rodent call-outs in the last year than anywhere else in the capital, according to data from home services firm Fantastic Services. Westminster – home to the Houses of Parliament and a breeding ground for the nation’s ...

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Vorsor’s specialist bio-misting helping Britain get back to work

Wales-based facilities services provider Vorsor, is one of the few FS providers in the UK with the specialist bio-misting equipment, which delivers a complete sterilising solution for every kind of working environment; giving a deep clean that kills 99.99999% of bacteria, ...

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Personal care products business invests £5m and creates up to 80 new jobs 

Zidac Laboratories, a manufacturer of personal care products, is investing £5 million into expanding its facilities and the creation of up to 80 new positions at its Portsmouth factory. The investment follows increased demand for Zidac’s antibacterial and sanitising products during the Covid-19 outbreak, and will expand the factory’s capacity ...

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Grundon launches Covid-19 cleaning service

Grundon Waste Management has launched a new cleaning service aimed at helping businesses ensure their premises are safe from the Covid-19 virus. Targeting everything from reception areas to offices, door handles to lift buttons, washrooms to kitchens; the specialist deep ...

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Residential rodent enquiries surge 45% over lockdown

Residential rodent enquiries have reached record levels for the months of March and April, according to data released today by Rentokil Pest Control. Rodent enquiries traditionally decline as the weather warms up, however, enquiry data covering the first two months ...

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Teachers added to list of frontline workers offered free cleaning visits

Ahead of UK schools reopening on Monday, teachers are – alongside NHS staff and other frontline workers – being offered free cleaning (including anti-viral cleaning) visits by Fantastic Services, the one-stop shop for professional home cleaning and maintenance. The offer lets teachers, ...

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British Cleaning Council asks to meet minister to discuss key industry issues

Following discussions with the Government about the official, national guidance it issued this month to businesses about how to ensure workplaces are safe from Coronavirus, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has written to the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and ...

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Cromwell donates plastic film to community fundraiser for NHS gowns

Cromwell Polythene’s manufacturing and recycling division, Cromwell Plastics Recycling, has donated 500 kilos of blue polythene film to a fundraising partnership of volunteers and marine businesses making personal protective equipment for the NHS. The film, manufactured at the Alfreton based ...

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Cobotics has potential to ‘transform’ the cleaning industry

FM leaders are turning to cobotics to drive innovation and performance in the wake of Covid-19 according to new research by SoftBank Robotics EMEA. The research, which highlights the urgent need for new approaches within FM and commercial cleaning, revealed ...

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Axis launches Back-to-Work campaign

Axis Cleaning and Support Services, the nationwide supplier of commercial cleaning services, has launched a ‘Back-to-Work’ campaign to support its customers in safely returning to work premises. Central to the campaign is the Covid-19 Deep Cleaning Service, a thorough cleaning ...

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