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Becoming a force for good
25th of January 2024UK workplace and washroom hygiene service provider Simply Washrooms has been certified as a B Corporation (B Corp). This means it meets rigorous social and environmental standards which represent its commitment to goals outside of shareholder profit. Gemma Abbott tells us more about the process, the challenges and the benefits.
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Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship launches in UK
24th of January 2024January 1 saw the official launch of the Level 2 Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship in the UK - and an appeal has been made to cleaning sector firms to take advantage of rules on gifting funds to allow more industry apprentices to be supported.
Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeships offer the opportunity for sector organisations to use
What’s all the pressure for?
23rd of January 2024What are the main functions of high-pressure machines these days? Are new applications emerging all the time in line with green energy developments and innovative building designs? And are there certain tasks that can only be tackled with the aid of a high-pressure cleaner? Ann Laffeaty poses these questions to industry
Gym showers and exercise mats harbour most germs in the gym: study
22nd of January 2024Shower blocks and exercise mats are the germiest areas of the gym, according to a new study carried out in Canada.
Investigative consumer programme Marketplace looked at various elements of the gym including the elliptical equipment, barbells, dumbbells, exercise mats and yoga balls.
Researchers discovered that exercise mats harboured almost
Businesses pay the price of theft
17th of January 2024Hard-up Europeans are turning not only to food banks but also to food theft, triggering a shoplifting epidemic across much of the continent. And it is retail businesses and their legitimate customers who are paying the price, writes Hartley Milner.
TWO MIDDLE-AGED women wearing baggy ankle-length skirts enter a busy convenience store in north
Hand hygiene - promoting good habits
16th of January 2024Products such as soaps, hand towels and air dryers all help to facilitate hand hygiene in the away-from-home washroom. But can the choice of system play a part in encouraging people to improve their hand washing habits, asks Ann Laffeaty?
EVERYONE KNOWS the importance of hand hygiene and the role it plays in reducing the risk of infections. So