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Cleaning industry cautiously optimistic and committed to sustainability in 2024

Just one third of cleaning businesses (34 per cent) are forecasting price increases in 2024, a significant turnaround from the 90 per cent who predicted increases in 2023, new research from cleaning manufacturer and distributor Robert Scott has revealed. The ...

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BICSc and CSSA collaborate on innovative industry research

Experts from the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) and the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) have joined forces to work in partnership on an innovative pioneering project – The Future of Cleaning initiative. An industry first, this ground-breaking ...

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Contract cleaning market growth opportunities in 2023

Research for a new report from MTW Research has found that the contract cleaning market continues to be supported by high levels of spending in the public sector, despite challenging headwinds in the commercial cleaning market in 2022. The Autumn ...

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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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ISS drives a new cleaning strategy to support patient recovery and healthcare safety

ISS Healthcare has commissioned an innovative project that will take a scientific and behavioural approach to healthcare cleaning and drive the nation’s healthcare journey in our places that heal. ISS worked closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement in the development of ...

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Hygiene now over four times as important as customer service, according to hospitality customers

With Covid-19 having sent infection fears skyrocketing over the past year, new research reveals that more than half of customers prioritise hygiene and cleanliness above all else when it comes to the hospitality businesses they will visit post Covid-19. According to the ...

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Probiotic surface cleanser could significantly reduce HAIs

A study into a major cause of hospital acquired infections (HAI) has begun. The work is exploring how contagion bacteria survive even deep cleans with chemical products and is evaluating a novel approach to reduce HAI through the use of ...

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RCP releases part two of its Love recycling research report

Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has published the findings from its second Love Recycling study – an investigation into the pandemic’s impact on commercial recycling. The initial study, performed at the start of 2020, gave renewed insight into an important area ...

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Hand dryers unlikely to spread Covid-19 according to new report

Following research into Covid-19 transmission, independent microbiologist, Dr. David L Webber, has confirmed that the use of hand dryers in the washroom does not contribute to the spread of the novel coronavirus. The report, commissioned by Airdri Ltd, seeks to ...

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‘Love Recycling’ research provides breakdown into the state of UK commercial recycling

Following on from continental findings released earlier this year, Rubbermaid Commercial Product’s (RCP) Love Recycling initiative has published its UK-specific report. The regional report delivers specific insights derived from one of the largest commercially funded quantitative studies into business recycling ...

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