ISS inaugurates Future of Work Innovation Lab in Porto

25th of September 2023
ISS inaugurates Future of Work Innovation Lab in Porto

Leading facilities services provider ISS officially inaugurated its new Future of Work Innovation Lab in the Portuguese city of Porto earlier this month.

This is a dedicated software development centre where the company will explore and devise digital solutions for the global workplace.

Office buildings around the world are increasingly equipped

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Proposals approved for apprenticeship in UK cleaning industry

22nd of September 2023
Proposals approved for apprenticeship in UK cleaning industry

Proposals for an Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene industry have been approved, potentially paving the way for employers to invest millions of pounds annually in training sector staff.

The British Cleaning Council (BCC), which made achieving the Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship one of its key priorities, is aiming to

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ISS and ToolSense enter global strategic partnership

21st of September 2023
ISS and ToolSense enter global strategic partnership

International facilities services provider ISS has formed a global strategic partnership with Austrian tech start-up ToolSense to manage the company's global assets of movable machines through Internet of Things (IOT) solutions.

Every day more than 300,000 ISS on-site employees are taking care of over 500,000 movable machines - such as vacuum

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‘Germ-killing wallpaper' goes on the market

20th of September 2023
‘Germ-killing wallpaper' goes on the market

Belgian wallpaper brand Grandeco has launched what it claims to be the world's first germ-killing wallpaper.

The company says its product will attract, trap and eradicate 99.9 per cent of viruses, bacteria, mould and fungi that come in contact with the walls.

The wallpaper has been treated with a hospital-grade, heavy-duty disinfectant called

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Notting Hill Carnival clean-up completed

19th of September 2023
Notting Hill Carnival clean-up completed

Clean-up crews were obliged to work through the night to remove the huge volume of debris left behind after this year's Notting Hill Carnival.

A total of 30 refuse trucks were deployed to take away 300 tonnes of rubbish from the streets - which is roughly the weight of 25 London buses.

A skip full of empty laughing gas canisters was among the

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Churchill becomes Employee Ownership Trust

18th of September 2023
Churchill becomes Employee Ownership Trust

UK-based facilities services business Churchill Group has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). This enables a company to become owned by its employees and can be set up by a company's existing owners.

EOTs do not involve direct share ownership by employees, rather a controlling interest in the company is transferred to an all-employee trust

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