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Cleaning competence

Jade Collazo, HR Director at Cleanology argues that structured training can boost staff retention and improve performance in the cleaning sector To improve performance, hygiene and service quality the UK commercial cleaning sector must shed its ‘mop and bucket’ image ...

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Sodexo brings together FM and hospitality in pioneering dual-provider apprenticeship programme

Sodexo UK & Ireland has relaunched its Grow with Sodexo Academy with a new pioneering dual-provider model, bringing together two providers, GLP Training and HIT Training, to strengthen leadership capability, improve workforce agility and support long-term career progression. Bringing together ...

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Mitie named Top 50 Employer of Veterans for third year running

For the third consecutive year, Mitie has been named a Top 50 Employer of Veterans by Great British Employers of Veterans, in recognition of the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting veterans, service leavers, reservists and military families. Recognising the adaptability ...

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From transactional to strategic: inspiring innovation and investment

By Adam Atkins Group CEO and Co-Founder of Coat Facilities Group Procurement of Facilities Management can often feel like a tick box exercise: is the tender affordable, does it encompass all the services needed, and will the provider achieve a ...

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Refrigerant tracking and compliance software: An overview for the European market

Under the F-Gas regulation, operators and manufacturers of equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) of 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent or more (exemptions apply), based on the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of the refrigerant used, must keep records for at ...

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School food standards unviable unless government addresses funding and operational challenges facing schools and caterers

This was the warning that came from leading voices from across the education catering sector during Arena’s Feeding the Future: Rethinking Catering in Education event in London, where operators, suppliers, wholesalers and sector experts gathered to discuss the future of ...

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Sanaway recognises internal talent with promotion

Clinical waste, washroom services, and matting provider, Sanaway, has promoted Washroom Service Agent, Matt Illsley, who has been working for the company for five years, to the new position of Senior Service Engineer. In his new role, Illsley oversees operations ...

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BCIA welcomes tougher commercial building energy standards 

The Government has announced that privately rented non-domestic buildings over 1,000 square metres in England and Wales will be expected to achieve a minimum EPC B rating by 2031, describing the move as an important step forward in improving the ...

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Climate X and Mitie form partnership focused on physical climate risk

Climate X, a leader in climate resilience analytics, has announced a new partnership with Mitie to help organisations identify, quantify and mitigate the physical impacts of climate change across their assets and operations. Through the partnership, Climate X’s climate risk ...

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Those who serve

Service, skills and careers in FM. Simon Porter, ISS UK Defence Commercial Lead describes the work of the services supplier in supporting the veteran community In a sector defined by complexity, scale and the pressure to deliver day in, day ...

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