Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 7th July 2022 Issue no. 1024
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  International News
Products Susanne Jorgensen to succeed ISS Americas CEO Dan Ryan, effective 1 July 2022
Ecoserv Group introduces monitored waste management
Polygiene strengthens management with top recruitment
Why you have to pick up a calculator to dry your hands in a public washroom
Juan Yuste works as a facilities manager in a large shopping centre in Madrid and as such is responsible for managing all the infrastructures and services of this macro-complex, with the aim of optimising all its resources. |
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I received a press release this week based on the Office for National Statistics' report, 'Vacancies and jobs in the UK: June 2022'. It described the record high of 1.3 million job vacancies over the past three months, noting that many sectors are suffering from staff shortages. Claims.co.uk had analysed the current listings on job search website ‘Indeed’ to see which industries are most in need of workers. Its findings, which are in the table here, have been covered in a number of publications – none of which seem to have looked beyond what they’ve been given and found the ‘glue’ which sticks all these industries together: the cleaners!
 I wonder how many cleaning vacancies are hidden amongst the data? Without good cleaning practices in place, none of these industries would be able to function properly, would they? It’s so frustrating, since despite the efforts our industry has made in recent years to get Government to recognise the crucial role cleaning staff play in keeping all our other industries going, nothing seems to have changed. And until Government recognises, as a separate entity, the £58.9bn cleaning, hygiene & waste sector - one of the 10 biggest industries in the UK, none of this ONS data makes any sense and thus we can’t properly address the issues we face in recruiting the thousands of cleaners we so badly need, so we can keep everything functioning and shore up our economy, can we? Is this the same in other countries, I wonder?
Yours,
     This Week's News
Mitie appointed supplier to new Government FM and workplace services framework
The contact is intended to run for four years.
That is why we created a whole new series of products. All of them are sustainably crafted from post-consumer recycled polyester and marked with an r. These premium cleaning products meet sustainable values driven by innovation and responsibility: Clean meets green. New AI app helps track cleaning competence
"With Cleantracker AI we have been able to provide a solution to a very common issue through enhanced measuring and quantifying results of cleaning deliveries for the facility management industry," says Martin Älenmark, CTO at Optiqo. Jangro enhances health & safety training module
 RAS partners with Ascendo Academy on a restroom inspection course
As required by Singapore's National Environment Agency, ECCs have to undergo training to oversee the implementation of the Environmental Sanitation Programme and this partnership will equip course participants with the skills they need to be able to assess toilet standards.  London's Pride: biggest clean-up operation to date
With incredibly high footfall and a large footprint to cover, Veolia's collection teams cleared over 75 tonnes of waste from the parade and 105 tonnes from evening celebrations. Its street cleansing teams worked tirelessly into the early hours of Sunday morning ensuring the city was safe and clean ready for the next day. Sodexo becomes official Supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter
The Charter's goal is to raise employment standards throughout the city region and contribute to a thriving and productive economy. UMF names Lisa Gross National Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award recipient
An Aramark Healthcare+ employee who has served Methodist Dallas Medical Center for more than five years, Lisa was nominated by Aramark Healthcare+ senior human resources manager Blake Jaren for her commitment to cleanliness and safety, alongside her ability to connect with patients. Reckitt and LSHTM team up to create new focus for hygiene research
Based in LSHTM's building in Keppel Street, London, the Forum provides state-of-the-art facilities for hygiene research and teaching, as well as for collaboration with global partners. Kingdom Services Group completes Colvin Cleaning Group acquisition
Colvin Cleaning Group business owner Gerald Colvin (pictured right) will remain as a consultant to support the full integration of the Colvin business, with his existing team all being retained. The Cleanzine Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of The Cleanzine. If you would like to run a search of the The Cleanzine web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at The Cleanzine:
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SOAPBOX: Back to normal? No thank you!
“Following two years of upheaval, we constantly hear the desire to return to normality, but do we really want that? At the outbreak of the pandemic, it has to be said the cleaning industry was underprepared; cleaning processes were inadequate for the new challenges, and cleaning companies did not hold the necessary equipment to enable the creation of a safe environment. The cleaning industry quickly took stock, and rose to the task, but several problems remained. Cleanology goes national in major new expansion drive
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Government-backed campaign aims to alleviate logistics issues
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