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The cleaning industry needs to adapt to combat ‘critical’ staffing shortages

Cleaning industry: adapt to combat ‘critical’ staff shortages

Employers in the cleaning sector need to adapt to a rapidly changing workforce if they are to win the ‘frantic’ battle for workers. redwigwam, the UK’s largest flexible worker...
Public health could be at risk by severe cleaning and hygiene sector staff shortages

Public health potentially at risk from severe cleaning staff shortages

Severe staff shortages affecting the cleaning and hygiene sector, combined with an increased threat from Coronavirus, could potentially put the health of members of the public at risk, the body...
Commercial laundries plan Sustainability Pact

TSA plans Sustainability Pact

The Textile Services Association (TSA) is putting together a Sustainability Pact that’s designed to support commercial laundries in their drive to deliver a more sustainable future. The...
BCC calls for industry APPG to urgently make progress on key issues

BCC urges APPG to make progress

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has urgently called on the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry to drive progress on key issues affecting the sector. ...
Work smarter, not harder: Revolutionising pubic sector tenders

Work smarter, not harder: Revolutionising pubic sector tenders

As all small business owners will know, SMEs tend to operate on finer margins and sharper knife edges than their larger counterparts. Challenges, such as new competitors and economic uncertainty,...
Severe cleaning and hygiene staff shortages could hit COVID-19 recovery warns BCC

BCC warns of ‘severe’ cleaning and hygiene staff shortages

The cleaning and hygiene industry is suffering ‘severe’ staff shortages, with the rate of vacancies having increased dramatically, according to a new survey of the industry. The...
Five gold medal reasons why you should enter the Golden Service Awards 2022

Five reasons to enter the Golden Service Awards 2022

It’s the Olympics of the cleaning and FM industry: the 2022 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards is now open for entries until 29 October 2021. For 30 years, these awards have...
ISSA elects its new Board Members for 2022

ISSA elects 2022 Board Members

The ISSA has announced the individuals who have been elected to serve on the 2022 ISSA Board of Directors, which will be led by incoming ISSA President Harry Dochelli of Essendant. Vice...
‘Crisis’ in public toilet provision across the UK

UK public toilets in ‘crisis’

The British Toilet Association (BTA) has called for improved legislation and more Government funding to address the current ‘appalling’ lack of public toilet provision. Public toilets...
New Chairman and Deputy elected to the British Cleaning Council

BCC gets new Chairman and Deputy

The British Cleaning Council (BCC), the voice of the UK’s cleaning, hygiene and waste sectors, has officially elected a new Chairman and Deputy Chair at its recent Annual General Meeting. ...

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