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ISSA Scholars: Applications open for 2022-2023

ISSA Scholars, an ISSA Charities signature programme, has opened its scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 academic year. Employees of all ISSA member companies and their families are encouraged to apply now. The closing deadline is 29 April, 2022, 5:00pm, CST. ...

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Kingdom Cleaning joins Inclusive Companies

Cleaning and soft services provider, Kingdom Cleaning, has become a member of Inclusive Companies, a premier network of organisations leading in equality, diversity and inclusion. The professional cleaning business, which employs over 2,000 people across the UK, joins Inclusive Companies to foster ...

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Cleaning trends for 2022

Cleaning product manufacturer and distributor, Robert Scott, has revealed the findings of its latest customer research, identifying the key trends that will dominate the cleaning and hygiene sector in 2022.  The three biggest trends identified by the research were reducing ...

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Merkland Tank appoints new MD

Glasgow-based industrial tank cleaning and maintenance specialist, Merkland Tank, has announced the appointment of Colin Hotchkiss as Managing Director.   Hotchkiss joins Merkland from Loxam where he was Divisional and UK Fulfilment Director, primarily responsible for HSE, engineering, and transport ...

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TidyChoice names Housekeeper of the Year 2021

Silviya Simeonova, a West London resident, has won the 2021 Housekeeper of the Year Award. The Award, sponsored by TidyChoice, celebrates the most professional and reliable housekeepers in London. Simeonova trumped several hundred professionals across the whole of London to ...

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Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards 2022 finalists

The finalists are announced for the 2022 Kimberly-Clark Professional™ Golden Service Awards recognising excellence, performance and commitment through unprecedented times in the cleaning and FM industry. Tipped by many as the ‘Oscars’ of the cleaning industry, these awards are the ...

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Healthcare, hospitality, and other cleaning staff facing ‘burnout’ due to severe staff shortages

Industry leaders have warned that cleaning staff in healthcare, hospitality and other parts of the sector are facing burnout because of increased workloads due to the Covid-19 pandemic and severe staff shortages. The extra procedures and protocols put in place ...

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Trauma training for cleaning firm

Staff at Edinburgh-based Perfect Clean are undergoing specialist training to help them cope with trauma. The firm has been providing Covid-19 decontamination services since the onset of the pandemic but has now expanded into trauma cleaning. Technicians are sent on ...

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Kindred to champion social value in schools

Kindred is a radical refresh of a trusted name in UK educational cleaning. Formally Ridgecrest Cleaning Services, established in 1988 and a company already well respected in the education sector, the team at Kindred have relaunched the company to reflect ...

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Cleaning industry leader recognised by the Queen

A leading figure in the cleaning and hygiene industry has been congratulated after being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours 2022. Kim Phillips is a Director at the British ...

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