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In recognition of the crucial role The British Institute of Cleaning Science plays in protecting and improving the standards of the cleaning industry, BICSc is making some important changes to the structure and routes to membership within the Institute. From the 1st of April 2017, BIC

The new CSSA Awards, sponsored by the BCC, will recognise and celebrate the work of UK based companies, and organisers are urging firms, large or small, to get involved. The awards were launched at the CSSA’s Autumn Evening held at Taylor Wessing’s headquarters in the City of London,

The Cleaning Team of the Year Award 2017 has been launched to find the most dedicated and hard working cleaning teams in the public sector. The awards are sponsored jointly by the Association of Building Cleaning Direct Service Providers (ABCD) and Denis Rawlins, and the aim is to rec

The winners of the inaugural European Cleaning and Hygiene Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony in Barcelona and former BCC Chairman Doug Cooke came away with the Lifetime Achievement award. Finalists, industry leaders and sponsors gathered at the Majestic Hotel to celebrate

The picturesque spa town of Buxton was the location for the BCC’s autumn meeting. Council members were in safe hands as the get-together took place in the Government’s Health and Safety Laboratory which is tucked away in the Derbyshire hillside. There was a good turnout of association

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers’ Association’s (CHSA) annual Golf Day, which took place in Oulton Hall, Yorkshire this month, raised a record breaking £6,500 for the Chairman’s charity, Helping Treat Cancer Together. The evening dinner was hosted by BBC TV’s Dan Walker and its fu

Keep Britain Tidy launched its GB Spring Clean campaign in the Houses of Parliament, where it was joined by  TV presenter and naturalist Steve Backshall and Olympian Helen Glover. The event was well attended by a range of Local Authorities, schools, businesses, charities and many othe

Dan Walker, presenter of Football Focus, BBC Breakfast and Radio 5 Live’s Afternoon Edition, is hosting the CHSA Awards later this month. This years annual Golf Day is taking place at Oulton Hall in Yorkshire on 15 September, with the Awards Dinner taking place in the evening. T

Katherine Chapman, who became Director of the Living Wage Foundation earlier this year, will be one of the keynote speakers at the Cleaning Show in March. She’ll be talking about the work of the Foundation and the impact of the minimum wage on the cleaning industry. The Cleaning

Sustainability is one of the BCC’s core ideals, and taking place in Paris from October 26-27 is the Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit. The theme of the summit is practical approaches to addressing the impacts of cleaning products, and Professor Dr Michael Braungart, co-founde