Category: Facilities Management

Harrison FM sparkle with global commercial cleaning accreditation

Global accreditation for Harrison FM

East Midlands-based Harrison FM has become the first commercial cleaning company in the UK to gain accreditation in a global awards scheme. Following an independent audit, the company won...

CONTRACT CLEANING

Churchill Group's Charlotte Parr signs on to support UK cleaning and hygiene industry APPG

Churchill's Charlotte Parr supports industry APPG

Independently-owned soft services provider, Churchill Group, has announced that Director Charlotte Parr is working to support the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the UK cleaning...

CLEANING INDUSTRY NEWS

Ecocleen acquires The JPM Group in deal worth in excess of Â£5m

JPM Group acquired by Ecocleen

Commercial contract cleaning provider, Ecocleen, has announced the acquisition of The JPM Group of Companies (JPM), a facilities services company based in Watford, in a deal worth over £5m. ...

CONTRACT CLEANING

Japan Business Federation lifts ban electric hand dryer use

Japan lifts electric hand dryer ban

Keidanren, also known as the Japan Business Federation, has lifted the ban it introduced on the use of hand dryers in toilets at offices and production sites in the country. This comes after...

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey earns GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation

Port Authority gets the GBAC STAR

The five airports operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), along with their terminals and fixed-base operators, have earned the gold standard of cleanliness, GBAC STAR...

NHS Deep Cleaning and Advisory Service support Sue Ryder

Sue Ryder gets deep cleaning support

Sue Ryder is amongst the first healthcare providers in England to use the recently launched NHS Deep Cleaning and Advisory Service to meet the new official cleaning standard. The NHS Deep...

HEALTHCARE HYGIENE

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Baseball is back with help from GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation

GBAC takes us out to the ball game

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, has announced that a number of Major League Baseball (MLB) facilities have achieved GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation. The...

The Access Group acquires workforce management technology solutions provider Ezitracker

Ezitracker acquired by The Access Group

The Access Group, a leading provider of business management software to mid-sized organisations, has announced the acquisition of Ezitracker, one of the UK’s leading providers of workforce...

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

TECHNOLOGY

Central Ohio Transit Authority gets the green light from GBAC STAR

COTA gets GBAC STAR green light

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, has announced that the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has achieved GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation for its transit centres and...