Category: Industry Comment

BICSc and CSSA collaborate on innovative industry research

BICSc and CSSA collaborate on industry research

Experts from The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) and the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) have joined forces to work in partnership on a pioneering, innovative project...

TECHNOLOGY

Less than a month until Manchester gets a spring clean with The Manchester Cleaning Show 2024

Less than a month until The Manchester Cleaning Show 2024

There’s just under one month to go until the UK’s biggest cleaning trade show arrives in Manchester, bringing together thousands of cleaning and hygiene professionals from across all...

CLEANING EVENTS

MANCHESTER CLEANING SHOW

Underrepresented groups are key to fulfilling labour shortage in facilities management and evolving society

Underrepresented groups key to fulfilling labour shortage

SBFM, one of the UK and Ireland’s fastest growing privately owned soft facilities management companies, has launched a new white paper, ‘Evolve: building a better future’. It...

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

RECRUITMENT

Industry leader calls on Government to lead targeted hand hygiene campaign

Industry leader calls for Government-led hand hygiene campaign

A letter from former British Cleaning Council (BCC) Chairman Jim Melvin calling for the Government to take action on hand hygiene has been printed in The Times. In the letter, Jim Melvin, who is...

The European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards return for 2024

The European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards are back for 2024, with entries now open to businesses and individuals from the professional cleaning sector. Now in their seventh year, the...

CLEANING EVENTS

Another year of exceptionally high compliance for CHSA members in 2023

CHSA members excelled in 2023

Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) members achieved high levels of compliance to the relevant Accreditation Scheme standard in 2023. The exceptional compliance offers buyers and...

CLEANING CHEMICALS

Industry leader calls Government response to life-saving campaign ‘disappointing’ and ‘complacent’

Industry leader ‘disappointed’ by ‘complacent’ Government response

The leader of one of the UK’s biggest industries has accused the Government of being ‘dismissive, arrogant and completely missing the point’ for continuing to disregard a campaign...

COVID 19

Launch date for Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship confirmed as 1 January 2024

Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship launch date confirmed

With the launch date for the Level 2 Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship confirmed as 1 January 2024, an appeal has been made to cleaning sector firms to take advantage of rules on gifting...

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Inspiring the cleaning stars of tomorrow

The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) has announced its investment in inspiring the next generation of cleaning stars to join the professional cleaning community. The industry-leading...