MP’s are due to begin an inquiry into the role of cleaning and hygiene throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim being that any recommendations to increase disease resilience, slow down the spread of infectious diseases and improve hygiene levels across the board are implemented. A report with these recommendations will be produced and this…
2022 sees the return of World Clean Up Day for the 5th year running on Saturday 17th September. World Clean Up Day is a global event that encourages everyone to get involved to do their bit to ‘Clean Up The Environment’ but 4 years ago i-Recognise Day was also introduced to acknowledge the invaluable, essential…
The school term is fasting reaching the end and the summer break is the perfect opportunity to conduct deep cleaning of school, college and university buildings. USS provides a range of cleaning services to the educational sector and our client’s include Kingston University and London Borough of Hackney Schools. Steps to ensure a clean, hygienic…
Are you worried about the levels of hygiene and cleanliness in your workplace or just want to be sure it’s the best it can be, here’s a quick checklist of things to consider:- Are high touch handles e.g. door handles, light switches etc. cleaned regularly? Entrances, exits and high footfall areas should be clean, dry…
While recognition of the vital role of the cleaning sector is improving, some people outside of the sector still have completely the wrong misconceptions of what we do and how important our work is. The British Cleaning Council is running a campaign to highlight the pride and professionalism that goes into the sector and the…
Springtime is synonymous with cleaning and with summer not officially starting until the 21st June there is still time to book a periodic deep clean for your business. After a long winter and with everyday germs and covid still in circulation and with workers returning to the workplace on a more frequent basis en-masse, businesses…
The World Travel & Tourism Council shows that the UK Travel & Tourism sector is recovering post COVID which could also mean a rise in jobs within the hospitality sector and as a provider of cleaning services to the sector we are already seeing evidence of this. It is estimated that by the end of…
In the wake of the peak of the pandemic, UK businesses are slowly starting to return to normal with people returning to the office but many companies have reduced the size of their work spaces meaning more hot desking and shared desks and employees are more hygiene-conscious than they perhaps were before COVID so the…
Make 2022 the year that you see the true value of your cleaning operatives as despite government recognition of the sector over the past 18 months and personnel within the sector being skilled in their own right, the industry is still perceived as being low skilled! Two years ago the British Cleaning Council raised concerns…
Last week the work from home guidance was lifted and this week will see the requirement to wear face masks in the retail sector and COVID passes for the hospitality sector be lifted but in order for businesses to continue to keep people safe and in hygienic surroundings extra procedures and protocols still need to…