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Darts player blames Premier League defeat on hand soap
19th of March 2026Northern Irish darts player Josh Rock claims a pre-match trip to the washroom cost him a Premier League win.
Rock was facing a recent quarter-final match against Dutch player Michael van Gerwen at the AFAS Dome in Antwerp. Shortly before his walk-on, Rock decided to use a backstage toilet.
But after his dramatic 6-2 loss the 24-year-old claimed
SHC celebrates 30th anniversary with industry round table stakeholder lunch
17th of March 2026Suzanne Howe Communications (SHC) in the UK has marked the start of its 30th anniversary year with a stakeholder engagement lunch bringing together leading voices from across the professional cleaning and hygiene sector in London.
The communications consultancy, founded in 1996, hosted the event last month at a central London restaurant, inviting
Software engineer becomes reluctant leader of robot vacuum army
16th of March 2026A Spanish software engineer inadvertently became the controller of thousands of robot vacuum cleaners around the world after attempting to control his own machine with a PlayStation?5.
Sammy Azdoufal from Barcelona used a makeshift remote control app to experiment with his robot vacuum's controls. But the app quickly started communicating with
Sensory scrubbing
13th of March 2026How important are the look, sound and feel of a scrubber dryer compared with other factors such as size, cost and productivity? Ann Laffeaty finds out to what extent the senses play a part in the customer’s choice of machine.
A scrubber dryer has a purely functional role. It simply needs to be able to clean and dry a floor thoroughly so
Succession plight brings new fixes
11th of March 2026Europe’s SMEs are facing a succession crisis, primarily driven by a shortage of heirs interested in taking the reins. In response, ageing owners are resorting to ‘giving away’ their businesses, reports Hartley Milner.
Millions of years after our ape-like ancestors abandoned life in the treetops, enterprising Brits Rebecca and
UK cleaning SMEs eligible for government-funded training as sector faces mental health challenges - register by end of March
10th of March 2026Almost 2,000 SME cleaning professionals across England have enrolled in free government-funded occupational health training designed to help prevent skilled workers leaving the industry due to ill health. There are still up to 3,000 places remaining to eligible line managers before the March 31 registration deadline.
More than 20 professional,







