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British Cleaning Council launches mini-manifesto
26th of June 2024
In the UK, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has launched its mini-manifesto that sets out the cleaning, hygiene and waste industry's priorities to help create a resilient UK and the areas where it is seeking the next Government's support to do that.
BCC says it wants to work collaboratively with the new Government to ensure cleaning and hygiene
ISS works with Microsoft to reimagine AI-powered flexible work
26th of June 2024
Global facilities services business ISS is joining forces with Microsoft to reimagine flexible work powered by AI solutions. By combining the data and insights from Microsoft Places, Microsoft's connected workplace app, with the ISS Workplace App and ISS's operational capabilities delivered through its 350,000 employees worldwide, ISS will boost
Finalists announced for BICSc awards
25th of June 2024
The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) has announced the finalists for its 2024 awards after seeing a 50 per cent increase in the number of entries compared to last year.
Winners will be announced on September 26 at The Belfry Hotel and Resort.
The finalists are:
• Innovation Award - Berkely Services UAE, Bidvest Noonan and
Cleaners find stash of illegal drugs at Airbnb
25th of June 2024
When a cleaning team arrived at a California Airbnb to prepare the property for the next guests they discovered a large quantity of illegal drugs.
More than 100kg of methamphetamine was found by the cleaners at the site in Alhambra, near Los Angeles. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system.
The
Call to acknowledge the role of hospital cleaning as superbug cases climb
24th of June 2024
Superbug cases are rising across Canada, according to experts. And the cleaning of contaminated surfaces in hospitals is crucial if patients are to be protected from harm.
Canadian data on infection rates is sparse but the Canadian Nosocomial Surveillance Program - which pools information from 88 hospitals - reveals increases in cases of MRSA and
Global finance - “outdated, dysfunctional and unfair”
21st of June 2024
Almost 80 years since its inception, the global financial system is showing its age and signs of falling into terminal decline. So how can this keystone institution be rejuvenated at a time when its stability has never been more crucial, asks Hartley Milner.
THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM has historically exhibited remarkable powers of recovery from the
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