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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
Innovate now to prosper in the future
3rd of April 2025
Europe’s industries top global investment in research and development (R&D). Yet the region is failing to see levels of payback in terms of getting products, services and technologies to market compared with its major competitors, reports Hartley Milner.
EU corporations increased their R&D investment by 9.8 per cent in 2023, outpacing
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