Kimberly-Clark Professional™ is the first manufacturer to introduce 100% bio-based and recyclable core plugs in its Scott® and Kleenex® hand towel ranges across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The plastic-free core plugs are made primarily from starch and fibre, replacing plastic core plugs currently in use. It is estimated to reduce plastic by over 30 tons every year – the equivalent weight of 1.5 million plastic bottles. As with all of Kimberly-Clark Professional’s industry-leading washroom and wiper products and services, this product innovation is designed to help cleaning professionals improve efficiency and recycling rates while simplifying the waste management process.

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phs Compliance has launched a new range of testing bundles to help businesses cut the cost of their electrical and fire safety obligations. The Compliance Testing Bundles allow businesses to select from 12 different packages of PAT tests, fixed wire electrical tests and fire safety tests, with some bundles offering savings of up to 40% compared to individual test prices. The testing bundles also aim to minimise disruption for businesses by carrying out the different compliance assessments on the same date, ensuring minimal downtime.

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Mitsubishi Electric has announced the launch of its latest air-source chillers and heat pumps, developed by the company’s Italian factory. The new range offers an R32 air-cooled chiller (the MECH-iS-G07) and an R32 air source reversible heat pump (the MEHP-iS-G07). Both are manufactured to the exacting standards of quality associated with the company’s Mitsubishi Electric Quality (MEQ), produced in Italy for the first time.

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Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the world’s most commonly reported physical diseases – particularly in the workplace. It’s an accumulated ailment that increases at every time of over-exposure to noise. The bad news is that hearing loss can be permanent.

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Tracy Burtwell has been appointed as the new Managing Director of phs Compliance. Based in Warrington, phs Compliance is one of the UK’s leading providers of facilities management and compliance services. It works with over 35,000 business sites across the country providing everything they need to stay safe and compliant, including electrical testing services and electrical vehicle facilities.

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phs Greenleaf has won three industry-leading awards for its work in interior and exterior landscaping for businesses. The Plants at Work Awards, run by the association representing interior landscapers, awarded phs Greenleaf with gold awards for its design and installation work for the Speedy Innovation Centre in Milton Keyes and its sustainable Christmas designs for Novotel London Blackfriars. The team also collected a special Goodwill Award for their charity work with Ronald McDonald House Cardiff.

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Union Industries, the employee-owned manufacturer of high-speed industrial roller doors, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. With a history that stretches further back than 1972, the celebration marks the incorporation of the business as Union Industries. The anniversary was commemorated by a glamourous black-tie event at the stunning Grantley Hall in North Yorkshire attended by current and former employees as well as its founders, Paul and Isobel Schofield, who are affectionately known by colleagues, friends and customers as Mr and Mrs S.

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phs Wastekit is working with one of the UK’s biggest waste management companies to help process thousands of tonnes of material for recycling every year, diverting the waste from landfill. Specialising in commercial recycling, Total Recycling Services has three large-scale sites across the UK and works with big names including Akzonobel, Gestamp and JCB to manage a variety of different waste streams, including liquid and hazardous waste, general waste and recycling. It processes up to 100,000 tonnes of recycling every year.

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phs Wastekit has expanded its strategic development team as the business continues to grow across the country. Part of the phs Group, phs Wastekit is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of balers and compactors, helping businesses to reduce their waste costs. Mark Little has been appointed as business development manager, tasked with developing large-scale national business opportunities. Mark has a long history in business development and hospitality, having spent many years in sales in the beer and food industries. Mark will be specialising in logistics, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, industry and the HORECA sector across the UK.

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“Our members are being hit hard by the soaring cost of both fuel and energy,” said Lorcan Mekitarian, chair of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA). “We need the chancellor to act in his statement on Friday, 23 September if they are to be able to reliably supply good quality cleaning and hygiene products for the long term. “We welcome the news that the Business Secretary is capping wholesale energy costs for businesses. However, certainty fosters growth and suggestions this support is limited to just six months does not provide it for the medium to long term.

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