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BCC calls for higher standards of cleaning in public spaces to help protect against flu

With the NHS on high alert as flu continues to circulate through the UK, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has published a framework document with systematic guidance about how to develop cleaning and hygiene policies for public spaces, which builds ...

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Cleaning and Hygiene industry leaders meet to discuss plans to ensure the sector’s voice is heard by Government

Key figures from across the cleaning and hygiene industry have held a high-level meeting in London to discuss working together on a strategy for the sector to achieve improved Government recognition. The British Cleaning Council (BCC) invited a number of ...

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BCC urges industry to help stamp out modern slavery

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) is calling on member associations and organisations across the cleaning, hygiene and FM sector to take action on modern slavery. Modern slavery occurs where someone is forced into working in conditions where they are exploited ...

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British Cleaning Council elects new chair

David Garcia has been officially elected as the new Chair of the British Cleaning Council (BCC) at the organisations recent Annual General Meeting. Garcia, who has served as Deputy Chair for two years, takes over the role from Delia Cannings. ...

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Careers in cleaning

Last month the British Cleaning Council (BCC) launched a UK Cleaning Career Development Zone, which says its Chair Delia Cannings aims to help address the lack of educational structure for staff progression in the sector The cleaning, hygiene and waste ...

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BCC calls for minimum standards of cleanliness in workplaces

National rules setting minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene for UK workplaces should be introduced to protect public health and boost the economy, says the British Cleaning Council (BCC). The industry body for the cleaning, hygiene and waste industry states ...

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Cleaning, hygiene and waste sector ‘in recovery’ after Covid-19 pandemic, finds research

Newly-published research by the British Cleaning Council (BCC)  shows how the cleaning, hygiene and waste sector is “in recovery” after the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, and remains one of the 10 biggest sectors in the UK. Published today (13 ...

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BCC chair says Government response to life-saving campaign is ‘disappointing’ and ‘complacent’

Thousands of lives could potentially be saved by making cleaning and hygiene – one of the UK’s biggest industries- a national priority, says British Cleaning Council (BCC) Chair, Delia Cannings. Cannings has accused the Government of being “dismissive, arrogant and ...

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Launch date for Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship confirmed

Sector companies are being urged to gift unused Levy funds as the launch date for the Level 2 Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship is confirmed as 1 January 2024. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has announced that the ...

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Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship gets green light

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has announced proposals for an Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene industry have been approved. The decision by approving body The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) to give the greenlight to the ...

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