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PBEH Business Breakfast

PBEH Business Breakfast

The Professional Body for Environmental Hygiene (PBEH) organised a business breakfast held at the Protea Hotel Midrand on 3 November 2023. Professional cleaning sector delegates attended the presentation by keynote speaker Dr. Wynand Goosen titled ‘The Power of...
Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions has acquired Vermop

Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions has acquired Vermop

Vermop, with its nearly 330 employees, has offered modular cleaning systems and accessories developed for cleaning professionals for more than 95 years. The company, which has its headquarters in Gilching near Munich and production facilities in Wertheim,...
Bidvest acquisition set to double its FM footprint Down under

Bidvest acquisition set to double its FM footprint Down under

Industrial group Bidvest has acquired Australia’s Consolidated Property Services (CPS) from its private shareholders, with the acquisition set to double the group’s facilities management footprint in the country. The acquisition of CPS follows the purchase of...
Solutions to ease the hotel cleaning burden

Solutions to ease the hotel cleaning burden

The hospitality sector in Africa is growing. Market revenue across the continent is expected to reach $13.80bn by 2027, according to Statista projections. An average annual growth rate of 8.68 percent is forecast for the sector over the next five years, and the 2023...
Kimberly-Clark Professional launches wind farm

Kimberly-Clark Professional launches wind farm

Kimberly-Clark, the parent company of leading brands including Andrex®, Kleenex®, Huggies®, WypAll® and Scott®, recently celebrated a major milestone in its ambitious drive towards green energy with the official opening of a new onshore wind farm that will supply...
Efficient laundry management key to superior guest experience

Efficient laundry management key to superior guest experience

In the hospitality industry, providing a superior guest experience is paramount. One element often overlooked in this equation is the role of efficient laundry management. Though behind the scenes, the process of laundering linens and textiles significantly...
Can cleaning staff make or break your company’s reputation?

Can cleaning staff make or break your company’s reputation?

As the adage goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression, and as a brand, this impression can very easily make or break your business. When it comes to cleaning in the retail sector, often overlooked is just how much can go right or wrong on the customer...
How retail cleaning reflects the store brand

How retail cleaning reflects the store brand

Online shopping is expected to continue to grow, even as the pandemic becomes endemic and life returns to relative normality. In fact, research reported by Shopify and Oberlo found that one-third of global consumers shop digitally today, representing a 3.1 percent...
Returned from Paris? Did you bring back an unwelcome guest?

Returned from Paris? Did you bring back an unwelcome guest?

As the Rugby World Cup tournament ended in October, many fans made their way back home to every corner of the globe. And while many returned with fan memorabilia and other trinkets, there may have been some unwanted guests hitching a ride in the luggage, as it’s been...