Angry and disappointed cleaning and hygiene industry leaders have hit out after opposition parties so far avoided meeting with them to discuss key and pressing sector issues. The British Cleaning Council (BCC) wrote to the Labour, Scottish Nationalist, Lib Dem and Green parties in August but none of them have so far agreed to meet. …
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The remaining two sessions of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry inquiry into the role of cleaning and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic have been postponed following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The APPG inquiry, which is entitled Embedding Effective Hygiene for a Resilient UK, held its …
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Interested members of the cleaning and hygiene industry are being invited to watch an upcoming, highly significant inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry. MPs will next week begin the much-needed review of the role of cleaning and hygiene, and the associated challenges, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The inquiry, …
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The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) is pleased to announce that Mike Jenkins has joined the Court as its new Clerk. He succeeds Philip Morrish, a long standing WCEC member of nearly over 20 years, who also served as past Master. Mike is the first serving Clerk in many years who has not been …
Three talented young people are celebrating after they were selected as the recipients of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) 2022 undergraduate bursary. Fourteen young people have benefited from the bursary while at university since it was rejuvenated in 2016. Each receives £4,500, £1,500 being paid at the start of each academic year or …
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I wanted to update readers on the progress myself and colleagues are making behind the scenes in promoting the cleaning and hygiene industry’s agenda, such as the need for help dealing with the severe staff shortages facing the sector and our call for improved recognition for sector staff. We remain disappointed with the lack of …
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By Lorcan Mekitarian, Chair of the CHSA Ethical and environmental sustainability is one of the most challenging issues facing businesses today. The best way forward is rarely the most obvious. Add to this the intense commercial pressures in our sector and it is easy to see why inertia can set in. Our Roadmap to Sustainability …
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The Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) was invited to take part in a careers day for year 10 pupils at Sale High School in Manchester and delivered several interactive sessions throughout the day to promote the Clean Start initiative and shed a light on the many career options available within the cleaning industry. Throughout …
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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 Appalled by Downing Street’s treatment of cleaning staff By Jim Melvin, Chairman British Cleaning Council (BCC). (This article …
Angry business leaders in the cleaning and hygiene sector have hit out after the Government simply failed to fully respond and agree to their demands for a meeting to discuss the findings in the Sue Gray report. The industry body representing the cleaning and hygiene sector – which is one of the ten biggest in …
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