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National rules setting minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene for UK workplaces should be introduced to protect public health and boost the economy, according to a major industry body. Mandatory standards for cleaning would help prevent the spread of common ...

New research published by the British Cleaning Council (BCC) shows how the cleaning, hygiene and waste sector is ‘in recovery’ after the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest figures, published today (Wednesday 13 March), show that the industry contributes ...

Employers and anyone else interested in finding out more about the new Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship are being urged to sign up for one of a series of Zoom information sessions starting in October. The Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship (Level ...

Proposals for an Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene industry have been approved, potentially paving the way for employers to invest millions of pounds annually in training sector staff. The British Cleaning Council (BCC), which made achieving the Cleaning ...

Businesspeople from the cleaning and hygiene sector have urged industry colleagues to get behind the British Cleaning Council-led lobbying campaign to make cleaning and hygiene a national priority. Dave Wheadon, CEO of BCC member the National Carpet Cleaners Association (NCCA), ...

The leader of the organisation representing one of the UK’s biggest industrial sectors has slammed Monday’s speech by Home Secretary Suella Braverman for ‘once again ignoring’ a £59 billion pound industry, ignoring her own Government’s facts that there are over ...

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has thanked the more than 150 industry members who have backed its lobbying campaign and is now calling on more colleagues to lend their support. Early results are that three MPs have been engaged, along ...

To mark Living Wage Week, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has renewed its call for cleaning and hygiene sector businesses and organisations to consider also becoming real Living Wage Employers. Supporting the real Living Wage means committing to paying employees ...

Leaders of one of the UK’s biggest industries have branded the Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments about reducing migrant workers entering the country as “ridiculous”, “completely out of touch” and “divorced from reality”. The £59 billion cleaning, hygiene and waste ...

Frustrated business leaders have accused the Government of ignoring and overlooking one of the top 10 biggest industries in the UK. Over two years, leaders of the £58.9 billionn cleaning, hygiene and waste industry have repeatedly asked for Government help ...