Robotics & Cobotics in UK Cleaning: Where the ROI Is Real Most robotics demos are proving to be less than great. The machines work fine mostly, but the demos are shown in conditions that don’t exist in your contracts. For example, demos are often held on flat floors with no obstacles and nobody pushing a… Read more »
Interclean Amsterdam 2026: What the World’s Biggest Cleaning Show Is Really Telling Us Interclean Amsterdam is the largest professional cleaning trade show in the world. Four days. Thousands of exhibitors. The full breadth of the global cleaning and hygiene industry under one roof. We were there. And there’s a lot to take in. The pace… Read more »
Middle East Conflict – Energy and Material driven pricing updates Where margin is building- and how to stay ahead. If you weren’t able to join our recent webinar, we wanted to share a clear view of what’s changing and what it means for your contracts and margins.We heard directly from Metsä Tissue, Polyco Healthline, Cromwell… Read more »
Cleaning Supply Cost Crisis: Protect Margin Before Prices Hit Most of the pressure building in cleaning and hygiene supplies businesses right now isn’t visible yetThat was the clearest takeaway from the webinar we held last week with Metsä Tissue, Polyco Healthline, Cromwell Polythene Ltd, and Selden Research Ltd.Not because the risks aren’t real; they are, but… Read more »
Why Output-Based Cleaning Is Replacing Hours (And Exposing the Gap Between Operators) Most cleaning tenders still begin with the same question: “How many hours do you recommend?” It sounds practical, but it isn’t. Because the moment you answer it, you’ve framed the entire contract around a number the buyer can compare, compress, and challenge. From… Read more »
From insight to action: bringing VR training into Quantum For a long time, innovation in the cleaning industry has been centred around products. New chemicals, better machinery, improved systems – all important, all valuable. But most cleaning businesses already have access to good tools. The real difference between average and high-performing operations isn’t what they… Read more »
Surviving the 2026 Cost Squeeze: How Cleaning Companies Protect Margin When Wages Rise Again Everyone can feel it again this year. Wages go up, and almost straight away there’s that same pressure – contracts not quite stretching far enough, conversations getting harder, and that quiet sense that margin is slipping if you’re not careful. It’s… Read more »
Conversations, Pressure, and the Future of Cleaning: Reflections from the Carlisle Innovation Lab Last week, we spent the day at the Carlisle Support Services Innovation Lab, an event that brings together leaders from across transport and infrastructure to explore how services can evolve through innovation, technology, and collaboration. Hosted by Carlisle, the event focused on… Read more »
The Future of Cleaning Depends on Who We Recruit Today The commercial cleaning industry is changing. Technology is becoming more embedded in operations. Sustainability expectations are rising. Clients want better reporting, better service consistency, and clearer value. But while the sector is rightly focused on innovation, digital tools and smarter processes, there is another question… Read more »
TUPE Done Well vs TUPE Done Badly: The Difference Between Transition and Turbulence In the commercial cleaning industry, contracts change hands all the time. Retenders are part of the landscape. But every time a contract transfers, something much bigger moves with it: people. That’s where TUPE comes in. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)… Read more »
