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26
JUN
2020

BCC announces the election of two new directors 

Two new directors have been elected to the board of the British Cleaning Council (BCC).   Delia Cannings, National Lead for Education & Training, the Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals (ahcp), and Kim Phillips, Chair of the Association of Building Cleaning Direct Ser
17
JUN
2020

BCC warns of ‘profiteers’ cashing in on the public’s Coronavirus fears

The industry body for the cleaning and hygiene sector has warned the public to beware of possible ‘profiteers’ cashing in on their fears about Coronavirus.    The British Cleaning Council (BCC) says the public is being targeted by organisations from outside the established cleaning an
08
JUN
2020

Rush to relax lockdown threatens public health, warns CIEH

The Chartered Institute for Environmental Health (CIEH) has raised serious concerns that the Government’s dash to lift lockdown for businesses could damage public health and risk a second spike.   Recent reports have suggested that the Government is moving towards reducing the so
08
JUN
2020

CHSA calls on CMA to investigate unscrupulous traders

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requesting it investigate possible profiteering by unscrupulous organisations capitalising on the exceptional demand for cleaning and hygiene products. The CHSA has reque
04
JUN
2020

BCC Chairman interviewed on LBC Radio about the role of the cleaning sector during the Coronavirus pandemic

British Cleaning Council Chairman Paul Thrupp was interviewed on LBC Radio on June 3 about how the cleaning sector is coping during the Coronavirus pandemic and the help the sector needs to recover. Mr Thrupp appeared on the Iain Dale show. LBC is London’s biggest commercial radio sta
29
MAY
2020

British Cleaning Council asks to meet minister to discuss key industry issues

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has written to the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets to ask for a private meeting to discuss a number of issues that are key to the cleaning sector and the recovery from Coronavirus. The request for a private meeting with mini
12
MAY
2020

New WCEC Master focuses on the fight against Coronavirus

The Chairman of a business which has been repivoted to make hospital gowns for the NHS during the Coronavirus pandemic has been appointed as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC). John Shonfeld founded laundry and garment manufacturing and rental bu
01
MAY
2020

CIEH welcomes essential worker status for Environmental Health Practitioners

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has welcomed the Government’s confirmation that Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs) in England are to be classed as essential workers. Public and environmental health staff, including in government agencies and arm’s length
28
APR
2020

Industry body calls for all cleaners to be included in priority list for Coronavirus testing

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) is calling for all cleaners to be to be included in the expanded first wave of testing for Coronavirus for ‘essential workers’ announced last week. Last Thursday, the Government launched an online testing scheme which it said was designed to allow ‘a
22
APR
2020

Lives of cleaners ‘put at risk’ due to lack of Coronavirus testing

The lives of cleaners working on the frontline in the fight against Coronavirus are potentially being put at risk because they are not automatically entitled to testing, according to the industry body for the sector. The British Cleaning Council (BCC) is calling for cleaners who are s
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