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Digitising Make Ready
2nd of February 2023
Make Ready is a UK system that ensures ambulances are prepared by a dedicated team of specialists who clean, restock and check the equipment before the beginning and at the end of every shift. Currently Make Ready methods vary across the country – this is why James Bradley at services provider Churchill believes they should be
Why has profit become a dirty word?
5th of January 2023
Why has ‘profit’ become a dirty word? Could it be because the profit motive is all too easily seduced by the lustful influences of ‘greed’ or is that just how we perceive it? Hartley Milner explores our conflicted relationship with monetary gain in the context of the energy crisis.
There is a jolly little game people like to
Workforce wellbeing
20th of December 2022
With the growing importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors, cleaning businesses are having to not only consider the impact they have on the environment, but also how they support the wellbeing of their staff and the communities they work within. Sally Ann Van Blerk, group sustainability director at Ecoserv Group, writes
Versatile online training raises standards worldwide, says BICSc
14th of December 2022
The professional cleaning sector is seeing a significant trend towards more versatile virtual training, which is driving improvements in standards worldwide. Neil Spencer-Cook, chief operating officer at training provider the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) tells us more.
The growth in digital courses, accelerated by the
The transformation of FM
12th of December 2022
At the heart of every workplace is the technology transforming the facilities management industry and powering its future. New and emerging innovations bring the promise of more efficient and environmentally sustainable organisations and more engaged, more productive workers. Markus Sontheimer, group chief information and digital officer at ISS in
Energy costs - Europe faces a difficult winter
21st of October 2022
Business owners know all too well about the impacts of soaring energy costs over the past year. But how much longer will those eye-watering bills continue to roll in? Hartley Milner looks at the background to this current situation and seeks some answers.
As a business owner, you need no telling about the impacts of soaring energy costs over the
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