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…
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…
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…
After a challenging 18 months it would seem that the challenges are not over yet with many industries suffering with staff shortages and that includes the cleaning sector. Pre Brexit, there were concerns across the sector that there would be a shortfall in staff as historically UK Nationals have chosen not to join the sector…
With the worst of COVID-19 hopefully behind us, international travel soon to resume and furlough coming to an end in the coming months, employers particularly those within the hospitality and cleaning sectors are hiring again but the impact of COVID and Brexit is starting to be felt and is now a new challenge to be…
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USS has been working in partnership with hospitality clients for 30 years and the appearance of the hotels has always been an important factor to both guests and hotel management but cleaning for appearance sake is no longer enough, cleaning has to be for health now too, something we have always believed in here at…
With the clocks going forward at the weekend and restrictions slowly starting to be lifted, now is the time for businesses to spring into action and ensure their premises are Covid secure and as clean and hygienic as they can be to install confidence in their customers and employees. A recent survey established that 53%…
Tired of lockdown, business stuck in limbo, it doesn’t matter who you are, everyone in the UK is waiting for the PM’s plan to exit lockdown but the one thing we are all in agreement with is that cleaning and hygiene will need to continue to be a top priority for all. Business premises that…
With the majority of the country now in Tier 2, shops and restaurants etc. re-opened yesterday after another lockdown, public transport and the roads are already busier and will continue to be so in the run up to Christmas and yet even with a vaccine there is no immediate end to COVID-19 in sight and…