Metro Rod Celebrates Successful First Year Of Apprenticeships By Recruiting 80 Apprentices
Following a successful year since the initial launch of its apprenticeship in Drainage Maintenance, Inspection and Repair, Metro Rod is now aiming to recruit up to 80 new apprentices in 2020.
The nationwide commercial drainage expert makes the announcement as apprentices are being put in the spotlight around the country for the 13th annual National Apprenticeship Week, which is taking place from 3rd to 9th February.
New Research Shows Outdoor Workers Are Exposed To 15% More Pollution Than The Average Londoner
We are building the evidence base that proves government must act on air quality says British Safety Council
An app developed by King College London as part of the British Safety Council’s Time to Breathe campaign is building on a growing evidence base that proves outdoor workers are exposed to air pollution well above the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommended limits. However, huge variance in quality and coverage of air quality measurement across the UK suggests the problem could be greater than previously thought.
Audit Results Show Exceptional Conformance to CHSA Accreditation Schemes in 2019
Our Standards. Your Guarantee.
Members of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Manufacturing and Distributor Accreditation Schemes achieved high levels of conformance to the demanding standards of the Schemes, according to the analysis of the 2019 audit results.
The Schemes’ Independent Inspector conducted more than 140 audits, inspecting well over 2,000 individual products in the process. Conformance across all four Schemes – Manufacturing Standards Accreditation Schemes for Soft Tissue, Plastic Refuse Sacks and the Accreditation Scheme for Distributors – was near perfect.
The results make it clear, if buyers of cleaning and hygiene products want to be certain ‘what’s on the box is what’s in the box’, they need to look for the CHSA Accreditation Scheme logo.
Legionnaires' Disease Fears Over UK Climate Change
Latest temperature records are 'potential time bomb'.
Britain is facing a huge increase in Legionnaires' disease that is being fuelled by climate change, water hygiene experts warn.
Tidy Green Clean Shows Outstanding Potential For Serious Growth In 2020
Tidy Green Clean, the leading environmentally friendly cleaning business that operates on a franchise model, is starting 2020 in an outstanding position for serious growth in 2020. They’ve appointed two more regional directors to develop business in Aberdeen North and Falkirk and the Forth Valley, pushing the TGC story further afield with its combination of ISO-standard cleaning systems and environmental credentials, exemplary customer service, and high employee retention.
Meesons Rev 190 Revolving Door First In The World To Achieve LPS 1175
Meesons, the leading provider of anti-tailgating entrance control solutions, has introduced Rev 190, the world’s first revolving door to achieve certification to Loss Prevention Standard (LPS) 1175: Issue 8 up to C5 (SR3).
By introducing the world’s first LPS 1175 approved Revolving Door, Meesons has raised the bar in terms of security for prestigious buildings and entrance ways where retaining aesthetics is a priority.
ABM UK Bolsters Its Support Of The Armed Forces Community
Leading facilities management provider, ABM UK, has pledged its support of the armed services community by becoming a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.
ABM UK’s signature of the Covenant was witnessed at an event hosted by the Commandant General Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Air Vice-Marshall Ranald Munro, on 28th January 2020 at the Tower of London. The Covenant was signed by ABM UK’s directors on behalf of their respective divisions.
Survey: Half of Councils Unsure of their Carbon Footprint
New ECA research reveals surprising statistics
Almost half of local authorities in England do not know their own carbon footprint, according to a freedom of information request from leading engineering services trade body ECA.
Broadstone Secures A Further £1.5m To Fuel Expansion Following Major Contract Wins
Existing investors continue to back company's aim to transform flexible workforces in regulated industries
- Maven Capital and existing angel investors commit to ambitious roadmap
- Recent big client wins include service industry titans G4S, ISS World and OCS Group
- Broadstone has ambitions to break into US market by 2021
Salisbury Group Secures University of London Contract Win
Salisbury Group, the facilities management (FM) company, has won a major contract with the University of London. It will see the company provide hard FM services to academic and residential buildings across the estate, which currently includes 27 buildings and ancillary facilities with a footprint of around 130,000 m2.
