Chemex expands international network

Chemex International is expanding its overseas network following a surge in demand for its cleaning and hygiene products. The company is set to open up distribution operations in the Middle East, Asia and Western Europe.

Since it was formed 22 years ago, West Midlands based Chemex has grown to become the leading supplier of cleaning and hygiene materials in Europe with operations in Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta. Now it is looking to strengthen its European arm by expanding into...

MCS Beachwatch 2007 results announced

The amount of plastic littering Britain’s beautiful beaches is at its highest level since records began, according to the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) Beachwatch 2007 survey report published recently. The MCS Beachwatch 2007 Report shows that plastic litter on our beaches has increased by a staggering 126% since the annual survey began in 1994. Plastic debris now accounts for over 58% of all litter found on UK beaches, including plastic bags and plastic drinks bottles. Plastic-based...

Revival adopts new code of practice

The Revival Company, the fire and flood restoration specialist based in Oxfordshire and with offices around the UK, has announced that it will be adopting a new industry code of practice released by the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers following recent figures made public by Consumer Direct.

The Consumer Direct figures put complaints relating to furniture at number three in the list of most complained about business sectors, with home maintenance and second hand cars being...

RoSPA - workplace death toll must not be ignored

The equivalent of a jumbo-jet-load of passengers dies every fortnight in Britain because of the failure to ensure safe and healthy conditions in workplaces, according to RoSPA.

Roger Bibbings, occupational safety adviser for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said: "Because workers rarely die in high-profile disasters, their plight and the silent suffering of their families tends to go unnoticed. But if one jumbo jet crashed every two weeks killing all 400 people on board there...

Asset Faculty aims high

Some of the leading names in the facilities world are the driving minds behind a major new force in training and development for the FM, property and construction sector. John Davis, Michael Fryer, Oliver Jones, Matthew Punshon and Martin Pickard all have established reputations built upon an enviable track record in industry leading service delivery. They have now joined forces to create The Asset Faculty, a new joint venture that aims to raise the bar for performance in the property...

CPD and Rovers team up

Two Hull-based organisations have announced a sponsorship deal with a difference. Cleaning and office supplies specialist, CPD plc, has teamed up with Hull Kingston Rovers for the rest of the 2008 season. The Sutton Fields company has agreed to join the Super League club’s growing list of commercial supporters in return for a deal to supply cleaning and sanitary products to the Craven Park stadium.

Ian Warvill, CPD’s commercial director, said: "It makes good sense for the two organisations to...