phs Besafe is continuing its growth with the appointment of a new key account manager covering its flatwork and roller towels business. Cassie Marks, who has spent over 15 years working in the FM, laundry and cleaning sectors, will be working with hospitality and leisure customers, including hotels and gyms, to supply and launder flatwork items such as bed linen and towels. She will also be focusing on Besafe’s growing roller towel business, working closely with FMs, manufacturing, motoring, education and healthcare settings in particular.

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Kimberly-Clark Professional™ has launched The RightCycle™ Programme for the recycling of old dispensers and used hand towels, supporting UK businesses in their drive to meet zero waste to landfill goals. Since its ground-breaking launch over 10 years ago, the innovative RightCycle by Kimberly-Clark Professional™ has diverted over 1500 tonnes of previously hard-to-recycle non-hazardous PPE from landfill and incineration. This latest extension of The RightCycle™ Programme gives businesses the opportunity to transform the way they dispose of old dispensers and used hand towels for a more sustainable washroom.

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Businesses and individuals that own or operate electricity generation like solar, wind, gas and combined heat and power (CHP) have got just four weeks left to apply for funding to help them update their generation equipment. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 10 May 2022. The funding is part of the Accelerated Loss of Mains Change Programme (ALoMCP), a scheme operated by National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) and the GB Distribution Network Operators. The funding can help generation owners become compliant with new mandatory Distribution Code regulations – the regulations that generator owners must abide by to connect to the electricity network. Once the funding ends, generator owners will still need to meet the compliance requirements but will have to pay for the updates themselves.

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Choose Snickers Workwear and Solid Gear footwear and take an important step in enhancing your company’s sustainability roadmap. You’ll be making a conscious contribution to the environment and saving valuable resources through your buying decisions. Snickers Workwear leads on sustainability by using the highest quality, most hard-wearing products that have as little environmental impact as possible. New garments are made from ‘preferred fibres’ to create hard-wearing workwear with a long product lifecycle – the key to reducing waste.

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Brammer Buck & Hickman, the UK’s leading supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Building Materials and Equipment RM6157 Framework Lot 7, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Brammer Buck & Hickman is one of just 18 suppliers that has been awarded supplier status for Lot 7. CCS supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £2.04bn – supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers.

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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling on employers to make a real difference to people’s lives on World Day for Safety and Health at Work, by taking part in our free Fall Fighter initiative. Every April 28, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) observes its World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The initiative, which began in 2003, is an international campaign promoting safe, healthy and decent work around the globe.

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One of the UK’s leading PPE suppliers is warning businesses of a change in personal protective equipment law which could catch them out if they are not prepared. From 6 April 2022, the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 2022 will extend employers’ PPE duties, requiring them to provide appropriate equipment for free to casual workers, who were not previously covered under the same regulations that have been in force since 1992.

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Businesses are being urged to ‘act quickly’ and turn their used cardboard into a new revenue stream as cardboard prices in the UK remain high. “Many businesses are missing a trick when it comes to how they manage their waste, in particular their waste cardboard, which is now a valuable commodity in the UK,” said Jason Smith, Managing Director of phs Wastekit, which supplies cardboard baling machines to businesses across the UK. “There is real money to be made from selling baled cardboard, yet many businesses are paying someone else to take it away for them! The demand for cardboard since lockdown has been huge but businesses are overlooking the opportunities it has created for them, which can be a costly mistake.”

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Jangro, the largest network of independent janitorial distributors in the UK and Ireland, bolsters senior team with two new appointments Independent janitorial distribution network, Jangro, is delighted to announce two new appointments. General Sales Manager, Sue Gernon has been brought in to head up the national accounts division, whilst Tim Corbett, who joined the team late last year, has been appointed as Business Development Manager. He is responsible for building relationships with new and existing customers.

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The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is proudly promoting standards and sustainability at the Manchester Cleaning Show on 6 and 7 April 2022. As well as joining the BCC on Stand A3 and the CSSA on Stand F12, the Association will be participating in the conference. On Wednesday 6 April, CHSA Council member James Lee will be addressing the conference about the CHSA’s Roadmap To Sustainability. The following day, Thursday 7 April, CHSA Chair Lorcan Mekitarian, will advise buyers of cleaning and hygiene products to look for the CHSA Accreditation Scheme mark to be certain they get what they pay for.

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