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Firms collaborate to develop a more sustainable laundry detergent

chill, June 19, 2013

Laundry and home care product manufacturer Henkel, and industrial biotechnology company, c-LEcta, have entered into a collaboration to develop novel enzymes for more sustainable la...
OCS launches nationwide apprenticeships scheme at Leeds mall

chill, June 19, 2013

Total facilities management provider, OCS, is offering three apprenticeships at White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds as part of a nationwide roll-out which will see 600 places offe...
Doors to automatic as Interserve lands Meggitt aviation contract

chill, June 19, 2013

Interserve, the international support services and construction group, has been awarded a three-year facilities services contract with Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems across t...
Recycle Week celebrates its 10th anniversary

chill, June 18, 2013

Recycle Week, the annual event that encourages people, local authorities and businesses to recycle celebrates its 10th Anniversary this week (17-24 June).
UK property specialist buys award winning Scottish cleaning firm

chill, June 18, 2013

Vacant property specialist, VPS, has acquired Vacman, the award-winning Scottish provider of property clearing and cleaning services.
Regent expands staff training to FM services

chill, June 18, 2013

Cleaning and security services firm, Regent Samsic has expanded its staff training and development programme to incorporate facilities management (FM) services.
Keeping mum about the dangers of chemicals

chill, June 17, 2013

Mothers-to-be should be aware of unintentional chemical exposures, experts have announced this month.
A* in cleaning as prestigious Surrey school appoints Julius Rutherfoord

chill, June 14, 2013

  Selective grammar school, Nonsuch High School for Girls has appointed Julius Rutherfoord to undertake the cleaning of its first-class facilities located in Cheam, Sur...
CAA appoints Europa as new FM provider

chill, June 13, 2013

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has appointed Europa to deliver facilities management services to its UK offices.
"Urgent" appeal for household cleaning consumables donations

chill, June 13, 2013

Throughout June and July, In Kind Direct is running an urgent campaign for stock donations from the household consumables industry.
Ryans scores Irish Open contract

chill, June 12, 2013

Venue and event cleaning specialist, Ryans Cleaning is celebrating a metaphorical hole in one having won a prestigious contract to deliver cleaning services at this month's...
AHCP chief calls for national qualifications for cleaners in NHS Hospitals

chill, June 12, 2013

Currently no vocational qualifications are required to work as a cleaner in the NHS and many hospital cleaners start work with little knowledge or understanding of the complex ...
Britain's ten worst smells revealed!

chill, June 11, 2013

A recent survey has confirmed  the rather unsurprising news, that the aroma of Baby poo and wet dogs does indeed assault the nation's nostrils! The survey carried out f...
Broadgate Estates retains Ropemaker Place contract

chill, June 11, 2013

Broadgate Estates has been retained to manage one of the City’s most iconic buildings – Ropemaker Place.
'I prefer 30°' sustainable laundry campaign launched

chill, June 10, 2013

A new initiative to promote the benefits of low temperature washing in European households has been unveiled, in the context of the European Commission’s “a world you like” c...
Derwent FM scoops £200m deal at University of Hertfordshire

chill, June 6, 2013

Uliving, the consortium made up of Bouygues Development and Derwent FM’s parent company, Derwent Living, has reached financial close for the 3,000 bed project at the Universi...
New business rises at sharpest pace for three years in service sector

chill, June 6, 2013

UK service sector output has risen at its sharpest pace since March 2012[1].
Britain's bins contain a gold mine of untapped riches

chill, June 6, 2013

The nation's rubbish is a 'gold mine' which could earn local authorities and their residents an extra £1 billion by 2020 to help reduce the burden on local taxpayers according to ...
Student's sustainable washing machine wins major prize

chill, June 5, 2013

A product design student from Sheffield Hallam University has won a major national award for his innovative and sustainable washing machine designs.
HSE seeks your views on revised Approved Codes of Practice

chill, June 5, 2013

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched three consultations on changes to the content of Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs).
Initiative to boost women’s contribution to business growth launched

chill, June 5, 2013

MITIE's CEO, Ruby McGregor Smith took to the airwaves yesterday and also addressed business leaders at a high profile event to launch the Women's Business Council report, which ai...
GVA appoints GBM to clean its prestigious London & SE portfolio

chill, June 5, 2013

GBM has won a three year deal to provide cleaning and support services with property consultants GVA for properties in London and the South East, including the prestigious St K...
European chemical regulations REACH 2nd registration stage

chill, June 4, 2013

Another stage of implementation of one of Europe’s biggest regulatory impacts on business has just passed. The second registration phase of REACH closed on 31 May 2013.
Laundry worker's fall leads to HSE prosecution for two firms

chill, June 4, 2013

A linen hire service and a laundry company have both been fined for safety breaches after a worker fell from a ladder while trying to clear a blockage in an industrial-sized laundr...
ISS completes sale of its pest control business

chill, June 3, 2013

ISS has completed the sale of its pest control businesses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Switzer...
Norse partners with Medway Council in £70 million joint venture deal

chill, June 3, 2013

Norse Commercial Services added Medway Council to its growing portfolio of local authority Joint Venture Companies (JVCs).
Study - germ-killing soap slashes deadly infections in ICU patients

chill, May 31, 2013

Using germ-killing soap and ointment on all intensive-care unit (ICU) patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and significantly reduce the presence of methic...
Bacteria remain in towels used to clean hospital rooms even after laundering

chill, May 30, 2013

  New study results published online in the American Journal of Infection Control found that 93 per cent of tested laundered towels used to clean hospital rooms contained b...
NHS Supply Chain offers sourcing and logistics expertise to its suppliers

chill, May 29, 2013

NHS Supply Chain has successfully launched a new strategic sourcing programme, designed to reduce costs and deliver increased value across the healthcare supply chain.
Lancaster tissue manufacturer in court over worker's fall

chill, May 28, 2013

  A worker could have been killed when metal grating gave way under his feet at a tissue factory in Lancaster, a court has heard.

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