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Information sessions on the new Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship commence next month

Sector employers are being urged to sign up up for one of a series of Zoom information sessions starting in October on the new Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship. The Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship (Level 2), which is due to be ...

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BCC elects new chair and deputy

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has elected a new Chair and Deputy Chair at its recent Annual General Meeting. Delia Cannings, who has served as Deputy Chair of the BCC for the past two years, has taken over the Chair ...

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BCC slams Suella Braverman for ‘once again ignoring’ the cleaning and hygiene industry

Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s speech on Tuesday at the National Conservatism conference which called for the training of British fruit pickers, lorry drivers and butchers in a bid to bring down the reliance on migrant workers, has been slammed by ...

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Business leaders criticise Government for ignoring vital cleaning and hygiene report

Business leaders have branded the Government’s lack of interest in adopting the findings of a recent Covid-19 learnings report which called for cleaning and hygiene to be made a national priority ‘arguably reckless’ and ‘inexplicable’. The trade bodies representing one ...

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The Cleaning Show unveils 2023 Trends Report

Organisers of The Cleaning Show, which returns to ExCeL, London from 14-16 March, have launched its 2023 Trends Report, exploring where the cleaning and hygiene industries are heading, the latest innovations and trends, as well as the challenges affecting the ...

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Metsä Tissue’s UK Sustainability Awards – entry deadline approaching

Showcasing sustainability in the hygiene industry Metsä Tissue in the UK, in partnership with the Cleaning & Services Support Association, is announcing the first of it’s kind Sustainability Awards competition to the hygiene industry in early 2023, with the goal ...

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APPG report on Covid-19 pandemic calls for the introduction of cleaning standards

A new report by MPs into the role of cleaning and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic has called for the introduction of minimum standards for hand and other hygiene infrastructure and cleaning of venues to help make sure the nation ...

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BCC renews call for real Living Wage to be paid in the cleaning and hygiene sector

To mark Living Wage Week (14-20 November), the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has renewed its call for cleaning and hygiene sector businesses and organisations to consider also becoming real Living Wage Employers. Supporting the real Living Wage means committing to ...

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Cleaning industry leaders snubbed after request for meeting with Government

Angry business leaders in the cleaning and hygiene sector have hit out after the Government failed to fully respond and agree to their demands for a meeting to discuss the findings in the Sue Gray report. The industry body representing ...

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Cleaning and hygiene industry apprenticeship bid passes first hurdle

A trailblazer group for the cleaning and hygiene industry has been given the greenlight to develop detailed proposals for an accredited industry-wide training programme and apprenticeship for the sector. Earlier this year, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) sponsored a Trailblazer ...

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