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Industry body calls for minimum standards of cleanliness in workplaces
11th of November 2024
National rules setting minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene for UK workplaces should be introduced to protect public health and boost the economy, according to the British Cleaning Council (BCC).
Mandatory standards for cleaning would help prevent the spread of common infections, such as flu, among workers and reduce the number of days
PFS Group acquires Clean Solutions Group Belgium
8th of November 2024
PFS Group - which owns Boma, Greenspeed, Bielen Produkten and Metech Machines - has now acquired Clean Solutions Group Belgium (formerly known as Seifar), a producer of cleaning products for the institutional market.
Clean Solutions Group (CSG), a Dutch multi-site company, acquired Seifar four years ago. PFS GROUP is now giving the company back
Sodexo included in 2024 Social Mobility Employer Index
7th of November 2024
Sodexo UK & Ireland has been named in the top 75 of the 2024 Social Mobility Employer Index, compiled by the Social Mobility Foundation.
Launched in 2017 the Index has become the authority on employer-led social mobility. The 2024 Index saw 150 organisations enter, accounting for the employment of just under one million people.
Mark Goodyer,
Cleaning sector in Spain demands recognition and visibility
6th of November 2024
To mark the international Thank Your Cleaner Day last month, the two employers' organisations in Spain - AFELIN and ASPEL - launched the campaign 'Without Cleaning, There Is No Wealth', seeking to highlight the essential value of the industry to the country as a whole.
"The cleaning sector is much more than a necessary service, it is an essential
No evidence nut allergens are transmitted in aircraft cabin air, says report
5th of November 2024
There is no evidence for the commonly held belief that nut allergens can be spread through aircraft ventilation systems, say allergy and aviation medicine specialists in an evidence review published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. Instead, it says surface residues pose the main risk.
In a new systematic review of all the evidence
Jangro launches virtual assistant
4th of November 2024
Independent janitorial and cleaning distributor network Jangro has developed a virtual assistant designed to provide instant support for all cleaning and hygiene needs.
Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), Jangro AI Beta is available 24/7. The first chat feature available on the platform is dedicated to carpet maintenance - more are to
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