Contents Cover Story 22Your software just got a serious upgrade SmartTask has been acquired by an experienced
management team. If you run a cleaning business, here is what it means for you, what is already underway and why the next chapter could be the most exciting yet.
Healthcare Hygiene 30Cleaning up in washrooms
Northwood’s Paul Mulready offers advice on what healthcare settings should look for in a washroom.
32Hospital hygiene – in a hurry Regulars
24An essential career about careers in essential industries.
26Membership matters 06What’s New BCC Chair David Garcia says it’s time to think again Nick Thompson, Chair of the CHSA, lets us know why
joining a trade association is important. Newsflash
Your essential industry news, including all the
latest appointments, contract wins and exciting company announcements and product launches. This month, the BCC asks us all to help shape the future skills landscape for England’s cleaning and hygiene sector, the CHSA introduces its Chairman’s Lunch, and we find out who the big winners were at the BICSc Awards 2026.
Editor's Pick 38The data debate Stuart Hands from Tork manufacturer Essity asks:
is a trade-off between privacy and efficacy inevitable when using a high-tech solution?
44Digitise the assets, then unlock their value
a fleet pays for itself, and how the data produced unlocks proactive maintenance, tighter processes and real margin.
46From dashboard to decision Peartree’s Stuart Conroy explains why FMs should
expect cleaning data to support better decisions, not just a digital record.
48The evolution of battery technology
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Liam Mynes, from Tork manufacturer Essity, looks at ways of speeding up hospital cleaning and hygiene.
34Are your wipes effective against C.difficile? 36Clean from the ground up
Gordon McVean from Truvox reveals why every
surface matters in healthcare hygiene, starting with the floor. Technology & Data
40A dose of the future 42Seeing the full picture
SEKO lets us know about the future for chemical dosing pumps, the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0.
Cleaning is surrounded by information but fragmented
visibility is holding back better decisions. BioHygiene’s Georgia Jordan explains why, when everyone has the data, can nobody see the full picture?
MSL’s Megan Barrett explains why EN 17486 is a standard no brand supplying into healthcare can afford to ignore.
ToolSense CEO Alexander Manafi tells us why digitising
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