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UK government 'should say cleaners are critical workers'
6th of April 2020
Employers of cleaning staff operating in critical industries have been urged to provide them with written proof that they should be treated as critical and key workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has made the call to help remove confusion over what government guidelines on dealing with Coronavirus mean for
Atalian Servest launches project to discover hidden talent
3rd of April 2020
Facilities management service provider Atalian Servest has invited its 27,000 employees in the UK and Ireland to join in a competition that will identify the company's top in-house entrepreneur.
The ONE progamme is designed to uncover hidden talent, encourage entrepreneurial spirit within the business and inspire people to put forward innovative
Which areas of a car need to be cleaned most?
2nd of April 2020
A professional car cleaner has put together a list of frequent touch-points in a bid to prevent the spread of germs in vehicles during the coronavirus crisis.
Ben Murphy is a car detailer for Toyota and is responsible for keeping the company's UK fleet of press vehicles cleaned and professionally maintained.
Murphy, who cleans an average of 30
Brewers and distilleries respond to crisis by producing free sanitiser
1st of April 2020
A Scottish gin distillery has switched from producing spirits to making free hand sanitiser for vulnerable people.
Leith Spirits had to pay out £35,000 (€39,000) in duties to repurpose 1,000 litres of alcohol for sanitiser production. Working around the clock, the distillery has so far made 12,000 bottles of sanitiser which have been
OCS marks 120 year anniversary with rebrand
31st of March 2020
UK-based facilities services group OCS is marking its 120-year anniversary with the launch of its new brand, Partnership Made Personal. The new brand promise, the group says, encompasses OCS values and enshrines its commitment to work in partnership with customers to help them achieve their goals and improve the experience of their customers.
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ANIP-Confindustria campaigns against in-sourcing of school cleaning
27th of March 2020
Following a ruling by the Italian government adopting a law that encompasses - among other measures - the insourcing of cleaning in schools, cleaning sector organisation ANIP-Confindustria has become more vocal about the negative consequences.
It says insourcing will be damaging for cleaning businesses, employees and standards of cleaning
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