The 29 cleaning and hygiene sector organisations which gave feedback during the recent consultation on the Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship are being thanked by the British Cleaning Council (BCC). Consultation on proposals for the Apprenticeship Levy accredited industrywide training programme ...
Read More »BCC warns public health could be put at risk by severe staff shortages
Severe staff shortages affecting the cleaning and hygiene sector, combined with an increased threat from Coronavirus, could potentially put the health of members of the public at risk, the body representing the industry has warned. The British Cleaning Council (BCC) ...
Read More »BCC calls for industry APPG to urgently make progress on key issues
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 ...
Read More »Cleaning and hygiene Trailblazer group receives greenlight for accredited industry-wide training programme and apprenticeship
Delighted cleaning and hygiene industry leaders have welcomed a decision to give the greenlight to develop detailed proposals for an accredited industry-wide training programme and apprenticeship for the sector. Earlier this year, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) sponsored a Trailblazer ...
Read More »BCC warns ‘severe’ cleaning and hygiene staff shortages could hit Covid-19 recovery
The cleaning and hygiene industry is suffering ‘severe’ staff shortages with the rate of vacancies having increased dramatically, according to a new survey of the industry. The recruitment problems facing one of the UK’s biggest industries could hamper the nation’s ...
Read More »Public toilets are in ‘crisis’ across the UK
The British Toilet Association (BTA) has called for improved legislation and more Government funding to address the current ‘appalling’ lack of public toilet provision. Public toilets are in ‘crisis’ and rapidly vanishing, it said, with many of those that remain ...
Read More »Cleaning, hygiene and waste industry remains in the UK top ten
New research released by the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has cemented the cleaning, hygiene and waste sector’s position as one of the UK’s top ten industries. The BCC’s research report for 2021 was released today and gives a highly-detailed picture ...
Read More »APPG Webinar Week announced
The British Cleaning Council (BCC) and Cleaning and Maintenance (C&M) magazine have worked together to launch a week of free webinars looking at the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the UK Cleaning and Hygiene Industry. APPG ...
Read More »Textile Services Association joins BCC
The Textile Services Association (TSA) has joined the British Cleaning Council (BCC) as an associate member. The TSA is the trade association for the textile care services industry, which contributes over £1.3 billion in GVA and supports some 28,000 jobs ...
Read More »New APPG to champion cleaning and hygiene worker’s rights
The new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the cleaning and hygiene sector has been inaugurated to represent the interests of the cleaning and hygiene sector in Parliament and influence MPs, ministers and Government. The British Cleaning Council, which sponsors the ...
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