Cleaning in 2026: Innovation, Sustainability & Strategic Value The cleaning industry has never been more dynamic. From innovative technologies to sustainability becoming a business priority, the sector is evolving rapidly, transforming how cleaning teams operate and how clients value our services. Industry Insights: Key Trends Shaping Cleaning Technology Enhancing Human Expertise Innovation isn’t about replacing people, it’s about empowering them. Automation and digital tools are now central to professional cleaning. Robots handle routine floor cleaning and data-driven systems optimise scheduling based on real-time occupancy and risk factors, freeing teams to focus on detailed, quality work. In retail environments across the … [Read more...] about Insights & News from the UK Cleaning Sector

So, what new year’s resolutions have you made within your business for the coming year? We started 2021 resolving to finally become a truly paperless office (we started in 2019!); with dreams of less clutter, freeing up of desk space and less cleaning! Minimising waste and contributing to a sustainable future felt like a good direction for APM to take, and when we reviewed our ISO 9001 systems, we realised just how much our procedures had already evolved. Re-thinking our in-house systems across all departments however, it was still encouraging to establish additional areas in which we could save on paper use, especially within the role of our new Contract Manager, who shall now work, day to day, with a drastic reduction in printed correspondence. Does anyone … [Read more...] about Paper-free…anyone?