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Gym showers and exercise mats harbour most germs in the gym: study
22nd of January 2024
Shower 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 2024
Hard-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 2024
Products 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
Belfast looked its best for the festive season thanks to dedicated ‘clean team’
15th of January 2024
A dedicated Belfast "clean team" upped the ante before Christmas to ensure that all shop-fronts and facades in the city centre looked their best over the festive season.
The Belfast One team embarked on a Clean for Christmas campaign with a focus on shop-fronts and alcoves along with the removal of stickers and graffiti from street
Huge numbers of pupils around the globe attend schools with no toilets
11th of January 2024
Nearly 540 million children globally go to schools that have no usable toilets, according to a study.
New research from Economist Impact has revealed that eight million school lavatories around the world can be described as "lost" because they were built with no plans to maintain them and have consequently become unusable.
Having no viable
A people-centric vision
11th of January 2024
Richard Sykes, SVP and president of ABM UK and Ireland, tells us how the facilities services business has become a truly people-centric business. Any growth plans must embrace this position, continuing to cultivate a workplace that strives to support and nurture team members, both professionally and personally.
AT ABM OUR PURPOSE is clear –
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