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A cleaning contractor, who is paralysed from the chest down following a freak accident, has won a £1 million cleaning contract for the family firm with his old school’s multi academy trust. Harry Lewis was just 19 when he tripped ...

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has urgently called on the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry to drive progress on key issues affecting the sector. Senior figures at the BCC are concerned that there has been a ...

New independent research has found that the majority of employees have concerns about using a workplace washroom and has revealed the washroom improvements that they would like their employers to make. The YouGov, UK employee research, commissioned by national washroom ...

Employers in the cleaning sector need to adapt to a rapidly changing workforce if they are to win the “frantic” battle for workers. redwigwam, the UK’s largest flexible worker company, says that only by adopting new approaches can businesses expect ...

Following its remarkable success in 2018, Interclean Amsterdam finally returns to the Dutch capital in 2022. Attracting more than 35,000 professionals from across 143 countries, the 2018 event was a truly international affair. The 2022 show will be no different, ...

Informa Markets’ ISSA Show North America has named the recipients of the 2021 ISSA Show Innovation Awards at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. The Innovation Awards programme recognises the latest advancements for the commercial, institutional, and residential ...

Mitie has won a new contract to provide cleaning, portering services, and catering for patients and staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Worth £92.5 million over a five-year term, the contract has the option to extend for up ...

Sodexo’s cleaning team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, has a new recruit of the robot variety who has been named Chloe by young patients on the children’s ward. Chloe the robot will be helping the ...

The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) is committed to promoting excellence in all aspects of the cleaning profession. This year, it acknowledges South Thames Colleges Group for having the highest exam success rate for the City & Guilds “Practical ...

SoftBank Robotics EMEA has signed distributor agreements with both Abena DK (service provider and knowledge centre) and Virena ApS (cleaning service provider) for different verticals in Denmark. Under the agreement, the companies will now offer Whiz, Europe’s first industrial cobotic ...