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Scrubber dryers - clean and dry at the double
9th of April 2025
How important is it for a scrubber dryer to be able to clean and dry a floor in the shortest possible time? Ann Laffeaty finds out – and asks manufacturers about the features that can potentially make a scrubber dryer more productive.
Scrubber dryers have two important jobs. First they need to be able to remove any grime and soiling from
BCC publishes record figures for value of UK cleaning sector
8th of April 2025
Latest figures published by the British Cleaning Council (BCC) show the value of the cleaning, hygiene and waste industry jumped by more than 10 per cent in 12 months to reach a record-breaking figure of nearly £66.9 billion.
The industry figures for 2022 are the highest ever-recorded and mark a strong recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic,
Sutter acquires Nitida Cleaning & Health
7th of April 2025
Italy-based producer of cleaning and hygiene chemicals Sutter Group has agreed to buy fellow chemicals manufacturer Nitida Cleaning & Health in Spain.
Through this agreement, Sutter says it is acquiring brands, know-how, production facility, warehouse and customer portfolio, as well as the entire range of products available in the Spanish
Cleaning operatives' health - taking responsibility
7th of April 2025
There is now plenty of evidence regarding the dangers around occupational exposure to cleaning chemicals and the health implications for cleaning operatives. So who is responsible for protecting those people’s health? Government, manufacturers, employers, or the cleaning operatives themselves? Georgia Jordan from Biological Preparations
Estonian and Latvian experience in advancing professional cleaning competence
4th of April 2025
Cleaning is ensured by continuous effort of an important set of professions, more than four million people in Europe, according to EFCI. Professional standards in cleaning exist in such European countries as Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Holland and Hungary. Professional standards are approved by respective government bodies and form the basis of
BCC launches career development website
3rd of April 2025
A new website has been developed by the British Cleaning Council (BCC) designed to transform how cleaning sector staff find out about careers development and training opportunities, and help attract new recruits to the industry.
The UK Cleaning Career Development Zone (ukcleaning.org.uk) will bring together information about industry training and
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