Three talented young people are celebrating. Olivia Baker, Liam Shepherd and Rebecca Griffiths have been selected as the recipients of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) 2022 Undergraduate Bursary. Fourteen young people have benefited from the Bursary while at university since it was rejuvenated in 2016. Each receives £4,500, £1,500 being paid at the start of each academic year or the first three years if the degree is longer. Applicants were assessed by a Judging Panel, led by CHSA Vice President and Treasurer David Garcia, according to need, worthiness, endeavour, and overall performance.

Thanks to the generosity of its 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.

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.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is proudly promoting standards and sustainability at the Manchester Cleaning Show on 6 and 7 April 2022. As well as joining the BCC on Stand A3 and the CSSA on Stand F12, the Association will be participating in the conference. On Wednesday 6 April, CHSA Council member James Lee will be addressing the conference about the CHSA’s Roadmap To Sustainability. The following day, Thursday 7 April, CHSA Chair Lorcan Mekitarian, will advise buyers of cleaning and hygiene products to look for the CHSA Accreditation Scheme mark to be certain they get what they pay for.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has announced its continued support for UK charity Grief Encounter, as its nominated charity for 2022. Around 45,000 children experience the death of a parent or sibling in the UK every year, with an additional 10,000 children having experienced bereavement as a direct result of Covid-19 in 2021.

Buyers of cleaning and hygiene products can continue to rely on the guarantee of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Accreditation Scheme mark following exceptional compliance during 2021. The CHSA’s Independent Inspector conducted 143 audits during the year, inspecting every member of the CHSA. More than 3,800 individual items were checked across all the Schemes making sure “what’s on the box is what’s in the box”.

After completing almost their entire A’ Level courses under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, three talented young people are celebrating. Chloe Dunn, Phoebe Stevenson and Molly Black have been selected as the recipients of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) 2021 Undergraduate Bursaries.

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association is delighted to welcome the Socius Network into the Association. The Network was welcomed on board after each of its 18 members successfully passed the initial audit conducted by the CHSA’s Independent Inspector. The Socius Network is an association of well-respected and established independent distributors of non-food consumables to the foodservice industry. The Network was founded in April 2008. Between them, its members have over 25 locations covering the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands.

CHSA Membership Applications Soar as Companies Seek Mark of Approval Our Standards. Your Guarantee Applications for membership of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) soared in the past year as companies sought the mark of approval conferred as membership of the Association. Demand for cleaning and hygiene products, including hand sanitisers, gloves, soft tissue …

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The coronavirus pandemic did not stop the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) auditing members, giving buyers of cleaning and hygiene products the certainty that ‘what’s on the box is what’s in the box’. During 2020, a total of 146 audits took place, equaling the number of audits conducted in 2019. Members across all the Schemes achieved compliance of 93% or more.