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Acquisitions sought to boost growth

Acquisitions sought to boost growth

Commercial contract cleaning provider Ecocleen is targeting a number of acquisitions over the next 12 months to accelerate its expansion within the UK. The company is eyeing opportunities in...
New board members for ISSA

New board members for ISSA

Worldwide cleaning industry association, ISSA, has announced a number of new individuals have been elected to serve on the 2020 ISSA Board of Directors. The elections for open positions on the...
Rats shut Tokyo convenience store

Rats shut Tokyo convenience store

Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has publicly apologised following the circulation of videos online showing rats running wild in one of its branches. One video appeared on social media...
Judging begins for Loo of the Year 2019

Judging begins for Loo of the Year 2019

The Loo of the Year Awards inspection team are now completing the inspection of thousands of 2019 Loo of the Year Awards entrant’s washrooms throughout the UK, including many new entrants. ...
CHSA Undergraduate Bursary winners announced

CHSA Undergraduate Bursary winners announced

The winners of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) 2019 Undergraduate Bursaries have been named as Maisey Woodlisse and Timothy Young. Applicants were assessed by a...
Man made to mop up own mess

Man made to mop up own mess

A man who was caught urinating outside of a railway station was made to clean it up by the police, who handed him a mop and supervised the clean-up. Despite the station’s toilets being open...
Obituary: David A S Clark

Obituary: David A S Clark

We are saddened to report on the passing of David A S Clark, a respected and much-loved figure in the cleaning industry. Born in Walthamstow, London in 1935, David – or ‘Bilko’...
Serial toilet clogger jailed

Serial toilet clogger jailed

An American man has been jailed for 150 days, handed three years’ probation, 100 hours of community service and a $5,500 (£4,354) fine for deliberately blocking women’s toilets. ...
Bradford MP opens Christeyns' new facility

Bradford MP opens Christeyns' new facility

Chemicals specialist Christeyns’ brand new engineering facility at Cutler Heights, Bradford, has been officially opened by Judith Cummins, MP for Bradford South. This new location will...
DCA celebrates fifth birthday

DCA celebrates fifth birthday

British Cleaning Council (BCC) member the Domestic Cleaning Alliance (DCA) is celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2019. Founded in 2014 by Stephen Munton, the DCA’s mission is to support...

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