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The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has published a report designed to help buyers of these products select ethically and environmentally sustainable solutions. Lorcan Mekitarian, Chair of the CHSA said: “Sustainability is one of the biggest issues facing our ...

Fifty-six councils across the UK are to receive grants totalling more than £1.2 million to remove discarded chewing gum from our streets and prevent it from being littered again. Antrim and Newtownabbey, Cardiff, Glasgow, Ipswich, Liverpool, Sunderland and Wiltshire are ...

Essity Group, a leader in hygiene and health, has been awarded the platinum medal for the third time by EcoVadis, the world leader in evaluating and improving companies’ CSR performance. This result places Essity in the top one per cent ...

One of the leading suppliers of commercial laundry solutions, MAG Laundry Equipment, has committed to reaching net zero by 2040, a decade ahead of the UK Government’s target. Dedicated to responsible energy and water consumption, MAG has restructured its operations ...

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is considering final proposals for an Apprenticeship-Levy funded Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene sector, with the expectation that it could be approved later this year. The final submission for the ...

Jangro, the UK & Ireland’s largest network of independent janitorial and cleaning distributors, has launched its 2023 Christmas Supplies Catalogue. Planning early is essential to ease the pressure of what is an extremely busy period for the hospitality and catering ...

Spotless Commercial Cleaning Ltd has promoted Laurie Scott to the role of Finance Director. Scott, who initially joined Spotless as its Financial Controller in 2021, has also been appointed to the company’s board. A qualified certified chartered accountant, he spent ...

CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) has written to the UK Prime Minster, Rishi Sunak, calling on him to push ahead with “the comprehensive and forward-looking reforms on packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) and consistent collections that the Government introduced ...

Northwood Group successfully launched Northwood Consuma Tissue (NCT) in December 2022, and has now announced the expansion of its converting capability with the purchase of a new 14-acre site housing a 235,000 sq ft facility in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, which ...

Robert Scott has expanded its offering with a new advanced floor cleaning robot, the Meta-Scrub 60. Working in collaboration with humans, the Meta-Scrub 60 is designed for effective, autonomous floor cleaning and is the first product of its kind to ...