At an event at Oulton Hall in Leeds, delegates from local authorities, organisations, and expert speakers from across the UK discussed the 
challenges facing the cleaning and FM sector including workforce issues, transitioning to net zero and meeting customers’ expectations.
The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Facilities, Catering and Cleaning Management Seminar 2025 also explored sustainability and how services could be made ‘fit for the future’.
Sunil Shah from the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management provided guidance for developing sustainable business cases, while Kesley Hargreaves from British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) and Mohammed Basharat of Derby City Council discussed trials with AI-powered cleaning robots.
The seminar also featured the APSE Soft FM Innovation Awards. The winning submission from Nottinghamshire County Council.
Details of all the presentations from the seminar are available on www.apse.org.uk