UKHA launches free and ‘unique’ housekeeping scholarship: apply before 2 Jan
The UK Housekeepers Association (UKHA) has become the largest housekeepers’ association in Europe, serving as a prominent platform for sharing knowledge and fostering career development. The UKHA is dedicated to supporting the professional status of housekeeping...
Higher standards of cleaning needed in public spaces to help protect against flu, say industry experts
With the NHS on high alert as flu continues to circulate through the UK, industry experts have called for clear and effective national cleaning standards across workplaces and public spaces in the UK to help save lives, limit damage to the economy and reduce...
Key cleaning industry leaders meet to discuss plans to make sure the sector’s voice is heard by Government
Key cleaning and hygiene industry leaders have held a high-level meeting in London to discuss working together on a strategy for the sector to achieve improved Government recognition. The British Cleaning Council (BCC) invited a number of its association members and...
Manchester Cleaning Show releases full 2026 conference programme as anticipation continues to build
The Manchester Cleaning Show has unveiled its full 2026 conference programme, offering the industry’s most comprehensive platform for insight, innovation and future-focused discussion. Returning to Manchester Central on 18–19 February 2026, the show will bring...
BCC and member columns in the news: Brushing up our cleaning standards will limit winter illnesses
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...
Registration is open as the North’s leading cleaning and hygiene event returns for 2026
The Manchester Cleaning Show, the UK’s second-largest cleaning and hygiene trade event after the London edition, will return to Manchester Central on 18–19 February 2026, bringing together the brightest industry innovators and decision-makers from across the North....
BCC urges organisations across the sector to act to help stamp out modern slavery
The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has urged its member associations and organisations across the cleaning, hygiene and FM sector to take action on modern slavery. Modern slavery occurs where someone is forced into working in conditions where they are exploited and...
BCC supports the campaign against modern slavery
The risk of modern slavery, whether in a company or in its supply chain, is one which is shared by all businesses but the risk is exponentially heightened within labour intensive service providers such as cleaning and facilities management, along with security, care...
Nine in ten call for more funding for public toilets ahead of Autumn Budget, say results of BTA survey
As the Chancellor prepares to deliver the Autumn Budget, a new nationwide survey reveals that 92 per cent of the British public is calling for increased government funding for public toilets. The survey, led by the British Toilet Association (BTA), has published the...
BCC and member columns in the news: AHCP celebrates 50 years of progress – and looks ahead
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...