Arcus FM secures strategic investment from ESO Capital
Award-winning facilities management company, Arcus, secures strategic investment from ESO Capital.
As part of the transaction, Arcus will become independent from Sainsbury’s, while continuing to provide FM services for its longest-serving client. Majority shareowners Chris Green and Steve Willis continuing to lead the firm through its next phase of growth, alongside ESO Capital.
First Impressions Count In The Washroom
Whether it’s the washroom in an office suite or bathroom in a boutique hotel, first impressions count when it comes to the smallest room.
Enhancing the customer experience, comfort and cleanliness are paramount with every element of the bathroom. The inclusion of a well-designed, durable toilet seat from Pressalit can easily solve issues that many facilities managers encounter on a regular basis such as reducing maintenance demands, improving an environment of wellness and importantly, upholding corporate reputation.
Mace To Be Net Zero Carbon In 2020
Mace will reduce carbon emissions across their own development and operations as far as possible and offset all outstanding emissions to Gold Standard.
The Gold Standard Foundation is a WWF organisation that was set up in 2003 to ensure projects designed to reduce carbon emissions feature the highest levels of environmental integrity and also contribute to sustainable development.
Mace's net zero carbon objective builds on the company signing up to the RE100 commitment in 2017 – a global initiative to encourage organisations to use 100% renewable energy.
NWH Group Acquires Armstrong Waste Management
The waste recycler, NWH Group, has acquired the business and assets of Dumfries-based Armstrong Waste Management Limited – the waste management division of the Armstrong Group. With AWM retaining the soils processing and landfill.
The CHSA at the Manchester Cleaning Show
The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is encouraging visitors to the Manchester Cleaning Show on 25-26 March to specify its Accreditation Schemes in tenders for cleaning and hygiene products.
The CHSA will be on the British Cleaning Council stand.
Lorcan Mekitarian, Chairman of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association said: “Our Accreditation Schemes are known for advancing standards in the cleaning and hygiene supply industry. They make certain buyers of these products get what they pay for. At the Manchester Cleaning Show we will be encouraging purchasers to specify Scheme membership in tenders: Our Standards, Your Guarantee.”
Metro Rod Celebrates Successful First Year Of Apprenticeships By Recruiting 80 Apprentices
Following a successful year since the initial launch of its apprenticeship in Drainage Maintenance, Inspection and Repair, Metro Rod is now aiming to recruit up to 80 new apprentices in 2020.
The nationwide commercial drainage expert makes the announcement as apprentices are being put in the spotlight around the country for the 13th annual National Apprenticeship Week, which is taking place from 3rd to 9th February.
New Research Shows Outdoor Workers Are Exposed To 15% More Pollution Than The Average Londoner
We are building the evidence base that proves government must act on air quality says British Safety Council
An app developed by King College London as part of the British Safety Council’s Time to Breathe campaign is building on a growing evidence base that proves outdoor workers are exposed to air pollution well above the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommended limits. However, huge variance in quality and coverage of air quality measurement across the UK suggests the problem could be greater than previously thought.
Audit Results Show Exceptional Conformance to CHSA Accreditation Schemes in 2019
Our Standards. Your Guarantee.
Members of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Manufacturing and Distributor Accreditation Schemes achieved high levels of conformance to the demanding standards of the Schemes, according to the analysis of the 2019 audit results.
The Schemes’ Independent Inspector conducted more than 140 audits, inspecting well over 2,000 individual products in the process. Conformance across all four Schemes – Manufacturing Standards Accreditation Schemes for Soft Tissue, Plastic Refuse Sacks and the Accreditation Scheme for Distributors – was near perfect.
The results make it clear, if buyers of cleaning and hygiene products want to be certain ‘what’s on the box is what’s in the box’, they need to look for the CHSA Accreditation Scheme logo.
Legionnaires' Disease Fears Over UK Climate Change
Latest temperature records are 'potential time bomb'.
Britain is facing a huge increase in Legionnaires' disease that is being fuelled by climate change, water hygiene experts warn.
Tidy Green Clean Shows Outstanding Potential For Serious Growth In 2020
Tidy Green Clean, the leading environmentally friendly cleaning business that operates on a franchise model, is starting 2020 in an outstanding position for serious growth in 2020. They’ve appointed two more regional directors to develop business in Aberdeen North and Falkirk and the Forth Valley, pushing the TGC story further afield with its combination of ISO-standard cleaning systems and environmental credentials, exemplary customer service, and high employee retention.
