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ISSA Scholars, a signature ISSA Charities program – the charitable arm of ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry, has announced the recipients of the ISSA Scholars 2025-2026 Scholarship Awards. The generous contributions of several individuals and ISSA member companies provided 51 ...

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has launched ISSA Consulting, a comprehensive suite of consulting services designed to help organisations improve efficiency, ensure compliance, and drive business growth amidst challenges like budget constraints and evolving facility demands. ISSA Consulting provides ...

The British Cleaning Council (BCC), which is the voice of the UK’s cleaning, hygiene and waste sector, officially elected a new Chair at its recent Annual General Meeting. David Garcia, who has served as Deputy Chair for two years, has ...

The finalists for this year’s prestigious BICSc Awards have been announced after the Institute received a record number of entries for its industry-leading awards. The BICSc awards attracted a landmark surge in entries which saw a significant increase in nominations ...

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has hailed “an extremely encouraging” response from the Government to its campaign to put cleaning and hygiene at the heart of the national agenda. The BCC has recently received confirmation that the Embedding Effective Hygiene ...

The trade body for Britain’s pest control industry says tackling issues with vermin in hospitals will become a greater challenge, due to legislation affecting control methods in the sector. A new survey carried out by UNISON has revealed that rats, ...

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has voted unanimously to accept the Independent Washroom Services Association (IWSA) as its latest member. The IWSA is the nationwide, non-profit making trade association for independent providers of washroom services within the UK and Ireland. ...

Members of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Accreditation Schemes for Soft Tissue and Cleaning Chemicals have tightened the membership criteria. As well as guaranteeing ‘what’s on the box is what’s in the box’, members of these Schemes have ...

With the launch of GLARE and the recent Sustainability Open Day, The TSA continues its green agenda for 2025. David Stevens, CEO of the association, looks at how collaboration and data can drive sustainability in the commercial laundry sector. At ...

Latest figures, published today (March 18), show that the value of the cleaning, hygiene and waste industry jumped by more than 10 per cent in 12 months to reach a record-breaking figure of nearly £66.9 billion. The industry figures for ...