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Members of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Accreditation Schemes for Soft Tissue and Cleaning Chemicals have tightened the membership criteria. As well as guaranteeing ‘what’s on the box is what’s in the box’, members of these Schemes have now also committed to adhering to quality, environment, health and safety, and regulatory standards.

Four bursaries will be awarded in September this year, following a tough selection process. The four successful applicants will each receive £6,000 during their university career. They will receive £2,000 at the start of each academic year or the first three years if the degree is longer.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association has appointed a new Independent Inspector of its highly regarded Accreditation Schemes: David Luffman begins in March 2025. For three months David will work alongside the current Inspector, Martin Yates, who retires at the end of June 2025.

The Evolution and Regulation of Cleaning Chemicals: access the slides and webinar video here.

Safety data sheets (SDS) provide the information end users of cleaning chemicals need to make an appropriate risk assessment, as required by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH). They are essential and available, as standard, from reputable manufacturers and suppliers.  

Buyers and end users of cleaning chemicals want environmentally sustainable, safe and effective products.

With an abundance of gobble-de-gook or undefined phrases, including ‘chemical-free’, ‘natural’, ‘five times filtered water’, and ‘non-toxic’, peppering sales and marketing materials, how are buyers to avoid being misled?

In this webinar, technical expert, Peter Thistlethwaite, provides the answer.

New EU legislation tightens sustainability reporting and clamps down on greenwashing
New CHSA Fact Sheet provides the information businesses need

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is donating £10,000 to its nominated charity, Grief Encounter.  

The donation follows the CHSA’s Annual Charity Gala Ball, held in April this year. Since 2019 the CHSA has raised £33,000 for Grief Encounter as its nominated charity.

Buyers and end users of cleaning chemicals want environmentally sustainable, safe and effective cleaning chemicals. The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is helping with the publication of a white paper – The Evolution and Regulation of Cleaning Chemicals, produced by Peter Thistlethwaite, Technical Manager – Cosmetics and Biocides at MSL Solution Providers. 

Four talented young people are celebrating. Following a panel interview Emma Hinks, Sander Morris, Harry Thomas, and Molly Vaughan have been selected as the recipients of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Bursary.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association has launched a campaign designed to spread the word about the importance of regulations when buying cleaning and hygiene chemicals.

CHSA publishes 2024 half year audits, showing high levels of compliance.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has introduced new certification marks for members of its Accreditation Schemes for Manufacturers, providing greater clarity to buyers of cleaning and hygiene products.

Nicky Biggart, Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) Council member and UK & European Sales Manager at Evans Vanodine has been elected Chair of the CHSA Accreditation Schemes. 

£6,000 over three years for four successful applicants.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) will share its expertise with buyers and end users of cleaning and hygiene products, advising them on how to avoid being caught out by exaggerated, vague and false marketing and product claims. The Association is hosting a panel debate at the Manchester Cleaning Show on Wednesday 13 March, at 12.30pm.

Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) members achieved high levels of compliance to the relevant Accreditation Scheme standard in 2023. The exceptional compliance offers buyers and users of cleaning and hygiene products the guarantee they need: ‘what’s on the box is what’s in the box’. 

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is seeking a new Independent Inspector. 

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) is hosting two webinars on 13 and 15 November to answer common questions on how to address the complex challenge of achieving sustainability. 

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is donating £10,000 to its nominated charity, Grief Encounter. 

The CHSA’s new Fact Sheet offers its members and others in the industry valuable guidance on the challenge of assessing the environmental impact of a product over its full life cycle. 

The members of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Accreditation Scheme for Cleaning Chemicals have signed a commitment to ethical marketing. 

Four talented young people are celebrating. Following a panel interview Eesa Ali, Amelia Fullwood, Lily-Mae Thomas and Felicity Whelligan-Woodworth have been selected as the recipients of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Undergraduate Bursary.

The 2023 half year report produced by the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s Independent Inspector shows high levels of compliance amongst CHSA Accreditation Scheme members. 

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association has published a report designed to help buyers of these products select ethically and environmentally sustainable solutions.

Buyers of cleaning chemicals can navigate the spurious, misleading and unsubstantiated claims that are all too common in the cleaning industry thanks to a Glossary published by the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association.

Members of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) and others in the cleaning industry now have access to straightforward information on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), thanks to a new Fact Sheet, published by the CHSA. 

Buyer Beware – advice from the CHSA.

Gala Ball sponsorship opportunities announced.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has incorporated the Competition and Markets Authority’s Green Claims Code into its Code of Practice.

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has brought the industry together to ‘speak up’ and lobby MPs to make cleaning and hygiene a national priority.

The CHSA has increased its undergraduate bursary. The Association is now offering more financial support to more young people going to university than ever before.

Tickets are on sale now for our Gala Ball, taking place on Friday 19 May 2023!

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is proudly promoting standards and innovation at the Cleaning Show on 14, 15 and 15 March 2023.  Stand Number C30.

Buyers of plastic sacks need to look out for the new style logo that guarantees the quality of plastic refuse sacks.

Buyers of office and wheeley bin liners are now protected by the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s quality guarantee.

More than 139 audits and 4,170 individual products tested in 2022. Integrity of CHSA Accreditations Schemes continue to be guaranteed by Independent Inspection.

“The cleaning industry is a huge contributor to the UK economy, and we are proud to have supported it in 2022, setting standards and advocating a Roadmap to Sustainability,” said Lorcan Mekitarian, chair of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has issued a ‘cease and desist’ notice to a Turkish manufacturer of plastic sacks claiming CHSA Accredited status.  

CHSA calls for support for cleaning & hygiene industry in the face of the energy crisis

Bunzl adopted paper tape and is saving a hippo’s weight in single use plastic

Our Roadmap to Sustainability identifies Five Pillars to sustainability in our sector: Product, Packaging, Transportation, Social Values and Environmental Impact. Click here to download the Five Pillars Fact Sheet.

Roadmap to Sustainability: The Directory

members and their guests, the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) raised approximately £5,000 at the Association’s Annual Gala Ball for Grief Encounter. Grief Encounter supports bereaved children and their families to help alleviate the pain caused by the death of someone close.  The sum raised adds to the £20,000 the CHSA has already raised for Grief Encounter.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has formally launched its Roadmap to Sustainability, announcing the first webinar – ‘Sustainability and the Cleaning Industry’. 

“Buyers of cleaning and hygiene products need to beware providers offering low-cost solutions”, explained Lorcan Mekitarian, chair of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA). “Against the backdrop of the escalating cost of raw materials and energy, those reducing prices are likely to be cutting corners. The only way buyers can guarantee they what they pay for is to look for the CHSA Accreditation Scheme mark.”

Financial support for young people going to university.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is proudly promoting standards and sustainability at the Manchester Cleaning Show on 6 and 7 April 2022. 

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