The Healthcare Surfaces Institute™ (HSI) has merged with ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, and will now be known as the Healthcare Surfaces Institute, a Division of ISSA. HSI community can become members of ISSA immediately. HSI was formed in ...
Read More »York-based janitorial supplier completes seven-figure buyout
Family-owned essential supplies specialist, PPS, has made a seven figure investment to acquire Scott Janitorial Supplies, increasing annual turnover for the business by 61 per cent and doubling its owned warehouse space. Purchasing the keighley-based supplier in February 2021, the ...
Read More »Competition concerns over Ecolab/Holchem merger
An in-depth investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) has provisionally found that Ecolab’s merger with Holchem may result in businesses facing higher prices or a lower quality of service for their cleaning chemicals. Ecolab and Holchem are two ...
Read More »CMA tells Rentokil to sell large supply contracts amid concerns over Cannon merger
The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) comes after an in-depth Phase 2 investigation into the completed merger between two of the UK’s largest suppliers of washroom services – Rentokil Initial and Cannon Hygiene. The firms supply commercial, ...
Read More »NWC and High Access join forces
Nationwide Window Cleaning (NWC) and High Access Maintenance have joined forces in the inaugural merger of two BGF-backed businesses, the first in the investor’s history. The merger creates one of the largest independent facilities management services companies in the UK, ...
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