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Sodexo and P&G are best Euro partners
15th of September 2010
International facilities management company Sodexo and its client Procter & Gamble have won the 'Partners across Borders' category at the recent EuroFM awards in Madrid.
The award recognises excellence in delivering facilities management services across Europe and examines the partnership between the corporate client and the service provider.
New funding
15th of September 2010Proventec Group - the parent company of cleaning industry brands Contico, OspreyDeepclean, Frank and Proventec Healthcare - has reached an agreement in principle for a comprehensive capital restructuring with the representatives of the loan notes. The prior debt will largely
be converted into equity and there will be a cash injection of €3
Sofidel makes LPC acquisition
15th of September 2010Sofidel, the tissue producer with its headquarters in Italy, has acquired LPC group in the UK which manufacturers household paper and hygiene products.
LPC has 1,120 employees and tissue capacity of almost 190,000 tons. With its addition to the Sofidel stable the group's production capacity has now risen to almost one million tones, with 4,320
Cleaning firms perform better
15th of September 2010Cleaning companies are performing better than they were this time last year, according to new research in the UK which monitors the views and performance of employers. The Asset Skills Barometer Survey questioned 94 employers.
Those surveyed were positive about many areas of their business, in particular how effectively they felt they were
Stronger in China
15th of September 2010Trojan Battery Company, which makes batteries used in cleaning machines, has appointed new distributors in China - each of them will be responsible for the distribution and servicing of Trojan products in assigned territories.
They are Getz Bros Hong Kong, JSB in Taiwan, YHI Corporation Beijing Co and ShangHai Link Trade Co.
“With many of
Robots on hospital service contract
15th of September 2010
International service company Serco is using a fleet of robots to carry out day-to-day tasks on its support service contract at the new Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Scotland. The robots are carrying clinical waste and cleaning operating theatres as well as delivering food and dispensing drugs.
The self-guided robotic vehicles operate in their
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