Sustainability in the housekeeping and hotel industry
The Scotland Region of the UK Housekeepers Association (UKHA) met at the Gleddoch Hotel and Spa on 18 September and was privileged and happy to welcome guest speakers and presenters Aileen Williamson from Ac Eco, and Karen Miller, from Gordon Castle, to talk all about...
The NHS wastes 81 percent of its linen each year
The NHS loses over 80 percent of its linen every year. It’s a massive drain on resources and very much against sustainability targets. Now the Textile Services Association (TSA) is working with the NHS to put together a programme to help reduce the level of wastage....
Navigating new horizons in the UK cleaning industry with the CSSA
The announcement of the new regional community groups at the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) annual luncheon was a milestone for the association. The overwhelming response and keen interest from members to get involved was truly heartening. As the...
Sustainability: Your Questions Answered at CHSA Webinars
The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) is hosting two webinars on 13 and 15 November to answer common questions on how to address the complex challenge of achieving sustainability. Companies in the cleaning and hygiene sector are working hard to...
BCC and member columns in the news
The British Cleaning Council and members write monthly columns for both Cleaning and Maintenance and Tomorrow’s Cleaning. You can read recent columns below. To read the columns as they originally appeared, please visit https://cleaningmag.com/columnists and...
Keir Starmer’s words about cleaning staff ‘need to be backed by action’
The leader of one of the UK’s biggest and most important industries has responded to Keir Starmer’s speech at Labour Conference yesterday, in which he referred to ‘No more cleaners mocked, as they scrub mess off the walls of illegal parties in Westminster’. Delia...
BICSC Awards 2023 are an outstanding night for industry stars
The winners of this year’s prestigious BICSc Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony, which was a standout success. The renowned, prestigious, British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) Awards recognises the exceptional and exemplary efforts of industry...
Industry leader writes to PM to call for cleaning and hygiene to be made a national priority
With a new Covid-19 variant on the rise, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call for cleaning and hygiene to be made a national priority. In her letter, BCC Chair Delia Cannings called on the Government to accept in full...
Sector employers urged to sign up to Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship information sessions
Employers and anyone else interested in finding out more about the new Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship are being urged to sign up for one of a series of Zoom information sessions starting in October. The Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship (Level 2),...
BCC ‘thrilled’ to announce approval for the Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship
Proposals for an Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene industry have been approved, potentially paving the way for employers to invest millions of pounds annually in training sector staff. The British Cleaning Council (BCC), which made achieving the...