The British Toilet Association (BTA) has called for improved legislation and more Government funding to address the current ‘appalling’ lack of public toilet provision. Public toilets are in ‘crisis’ and rapidly vanishing, it said, with many of those that remain displaying totally unacceptable levels of cleanliness and hygiene and the Covid-19 pandemic has only made …
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The British Cleaning Council (BCC), which is the voice of the UK’s cleaning, hygiene and waste sectors, officially elected a new Chairman and Deputy Chair at its recent Annual General Meeting. Jim Melvin, who has served as Deputy Chairman of the BCC for the past two years, has taken over the Chairmanship from Paul Thrupp. …
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has published its new environmental health apprenticeship toolkit for employers in England to encourage more organisations to take on an apprentice and help to train the next generation of Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs). The findings from a recent CIEH workforce survey suggest that local authority employers face difficulties …
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The British Cleaning Council and members write monthly columns for both Cleaning and Maintenance and Tomorrow’s Cleaning magazines. You can read recent columns below. To read the columns as they originally appeared, please visit https://cleaningmag.com/issues and https://www.tomorrowscleaning.com/back-issues BCC Chairman says farewell after a proud two years By BCC Chairman, Paul Thrupp (This article was first published …
Now in its third year, the CSSA Innovation Showcase, supported by the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA), is the opportunity for cleaning and support service organisations to showcase the industry’s most innovative products, services and initiatives. Applications have been extended, and are now being accepted up until 3 September 2021. The showcase will be …
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The deadline for future students to apply for the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) bursary is fast approaching – it is 25 June. Every successful applicant is awarded a maximum of £4,500, receiving the bursary in three instalments, £1,500 at the start of each academic year or for the first three academic years if …
Applications for membership of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) soared in the past year as companies sought the mark of approval conferred as membership of the association. Demand for cleaning and hygiene products, including hand sanitisers, gloves, soft tissue and aprons rocketed in the coronavirus pandemic. The unscrupulous made the most of the …
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Just one of the many standards that the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) is best known for is colour-coding – and in May it launched the #ColourCodingForCleaningAndHygiene movement. It has been recommending the use of colour-coded cleaning and janitorial equipment within the cleaning and hygiene industry for more than 20 years. Whilst many organisations …
The British Cleaning Council and members write monthly columns for both Cleaning and Maintenance and Tomorrow’s Cleaning magazines. You can read the latest columns below. To read the columns as they originally appeared, please visit https://cleaningmag.com/issues and https://www.tomorrowscleaning.com/back-issues Cleaning and hygiene sector briefs APPG on key industry issues (This article was first published in Tomorrow’s …
The Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC) has reached the finals of a prestigious, national award. The FWC was nominated for Best Membership Association in the National Association Awards (NAA) and has gone forward to the finals after winning support in a public vote. The group of finalists, which the NAA describes as the ‘best of the UK’s exceptional membership associations’ …
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