ISS reports positive 2023 in financial results

19th of March 2024
ISS reports positive 2023 in financial results

International facilities services group ISS - which has its headquarter in Denmark - has published its full year financial results for 2023. Among the highlights:

• Business momentum was maintained during the last part of 2023, with organic growth of 7.1 per cent in Q4 2023 (Q4 2022: 10.1 per cent) and 9.7 per cent for the full-year 2023

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Tennant Company & Brain Corp sign technology agreement

18th of March 2024
Tennant Company & Brain Corp sign technology agreement

Cleaning machine specialist Tennant Company has signed an exclusive agreement with autonomous technology company Brain Corp. The aim is to accelerate the development and adoption of the next generation of robots in the floor cleaning industry.

The two companies anticipate Tennant's purpose-built robotic equipment driven by Brain Corp's

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A.I.S.E. welcomes European Parliament vote on Detergents Regulation

15th of March 2024
A.I.S.E. welcomes European Parliament vote on Detergents Regulation

The European Association for the Detergents and Maintenance Products Industry (A.I.S.E.) has welcomed the European Parliament's landmark plenary vote on the revision of the Detergents Regulation.

It says the vote is an essential milestone in the ongoing journey to update the Detergents Regulation. It aims not only to achieve its environmental

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UK cleaning bodies collaborate on industry research

13th of March 2024
UK cleaning bodies collaborate on industry research

Two professional bodies from the UK cleaning industry are currently working together on a pioneering project - The Future of Cleaning initiative.

The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) and the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) have joined forces and are working with the University of Surrey to explore innovation in the

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Southend Hospital cleaner still cleaning at 90

7th of March 2024
Southend Hospital cleaner still cleaning at 90

A 90-year-old grandmother is still working as a cleaner at a UK hospital - and says she has no plans to retire.

Margaret Price from Rochford in Essex has been a cleaner at Southend Hospital since 1991. Before that she was employed at nearby Rochford Hospital.

She works three days a week and her job entails walking four miles a day around the

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Compensation for cleaner who refused to clean planes during the pandemic

5th of March 2024
Compensation for cleaner who refused to clean planes during the pandemic

An Australian-based cleaner has been awarded compensation after he refused to clean aircraft during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Qantas relieved Theo Seremetidis of his duties in February 2020 after the operative directed others to stop cleaning and servicing planes under the Work Health and Safety Act.

Theo Seremetidis, a trained health and safety

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