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Cleaning industry urged to have its say on apprenticeship proposals
8th of February 2022
Cleaning and hygiene sector employers, training operatives, providers and assessment organisations in the UK are being encouraged to have their say on proposals for an Apprenticeship Levy accredited industrywide training programme and apprenticeship.
Consultation on proposals for the Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship runs until February
Cleaners sue Great Ormond Street Hospital over alleged racist pay
7th of February 2022
Cleaners from minority backgrounds working at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London are suing their employers for alleged indirect racial discrimination over pay inequality.
The hospital's cleaners originally worked for private contractor OCS Group UK, but won a case in 2021 forcing Great Ormond Street to bring its contracts back in-house.
Finalists announced for UK Golden Service Awards
3rd of February 2022
Organisers of the 2022 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards in the UK have announced the finalists - there are 59 of them from 24 companies.
The finalist companies are:
ABM
Andron Facilities Management
Apleona HSG Limited
Birkin Cleaning Services LTD
Cleanology
Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists
Ecoserv Group
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Sweeping into winter
2nd of February 2022
Does the task of sweeping become more difficult in winter than at other times of the year? Ann Laffeaty finds out how far the sweeping challenge changes from season to season - and asks manufacturers how their machines are able to cope with the particular issues that each season represents.
Winter has now well and truly arrived in the northern
Matting - laying the groundwork
31st of January 2022
Lee Fox at Kleen-Tex looks at how floor matting systems can be used to enable cleaning professionals to minimise the transfer of dirt and dust throughout their buildings.
As the winter season continues, professionals across a variety of sectors have been preparing themselves for the increased frequency of dirt and debris that will be brought into
Toilet app helps ladies find clean she-toilets in Mumbai
28th of January 2022
A Mumbai social enterprise has launched an app designed to make it easier for women to use clean toilets when out in the city.
The Wooloo app allows women to find clean, safe geo-tagged toilets in restaurants, cafes and salons within two kilometres of their location.
According to Woloo's co-founder Manish Kelshikar, only a small percentage of
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