News Item: Corporate Killing - the Punishments  Gary Nicholls, Managing Director of Swiftclean, offers advice read more

Press Release: Are you meeting the legal requirements for Legionella control?  Long awaited guidelines have been issued for the courts on how to sentence companies for corporate manslaughter offences   read more

News Item: Beware of legionella risk in vehicle windsceen wash water BBC news feed

News Item: Gary Nicholls - Awarded Business Man of the Year 2009  Gary Nicholls started his own company 27 years ago and has, through intellect, vision, dedication and passion, developed it to the current size and very high standard in its specialized field. The judging of this year's Business Man of the Year was incredibly difficult, as the judges were faced with a wide variety of talent, but Gary is an outstanding businessman and this accolade is richly deserved.   view photo

News Item: Clean Sweep for Swiftclean  Ventilation hygiene and legionella control contractor Swiftclean has achieved an unusual ‘full house’ of international management certifications.  read more

News Item: 100 firefighters tackle Soho blaze Black smoke was seen billowing from a four-storey office building in Dean Street, Soho, after a fire started in the basement. A man who was one of 50 people evacuated from the building, which is home to finance company Future Capital Partners, said the blaze started in an air conditioning duct..  read more

News Item: Swiftclean bolsters board with new HR Director Mark Leadbetter has been appointed to the board of directors of Swiftclean (UK) Ltd. He will be the company's first Human Resources Director.  read more

News Item: Law turns up the heat on system hygiene There will be no escape for building managers who ignore the tightening health & safety laws and companies could fined up to 5% of turnover. read more

News Item: Coming Clean Ventilation Hygiene remains a resilient market despite the slowdown in the general economy. And the reasons are not hard to find...         page1     page2

News Item: Clean, inside and out  ACR Today, talks to Gary Nicholls, managing director of Swiftclean about the commercial imperatives of keeping air conditioning systems clean       read more

News Item: Catering for Safety Gary Nicholls highlights the need for commercial catering facilities - including restaurants and cafes - to assess and manage the potential risks from kitchen extract systems.             page1     page2

News Item: Prison risk for poor maintenance Building owners, operators and contractors face a greater threat of prosecution under new health ans safety laws. The penalties will be as much as £20,000 or two years' imprisonment.             read more

News Item: Corporate Manslaughter Act The Corporate Manslaughter Act will make it much easier for prosecutors to secure convictions in outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease and in the aftermath of building fires linked to poorly maintained ventilation, according to leading legal experts.              read more

News Item: Industry cannot afford to ignore Bulmers warning Legionnaires' disease is back in the spotlight following  the prosecution of cider maker HP Bulmer and its specialist maintenance contractor Nalco writes Gary Nicholls in FMUK's November 2008 issue              read more

News Item: Cleaning and maintaining kitchen extract systems is essential A systematic approach to cleaning and maintaining kitchen extract systems is essential under fire safety legislation, though many businesses are still unaware of what this involves, as Gary Nicholls reports in FSE                page1   page2

News Item: Access crisis deepens fire alarm Large sections of kitchen extract ductwork are a health and fire risk because they are never properly cleaned, says Gary Nicholls               read more

News Item: Fire Brigade sounds alarm on RRO Many small businesses remain unaware of their responsibilities, for Fire Safety despite the intoduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRO)               read more

News Item: Swiftclean says industry cannot afford to ignore Bulmers warning Legionnaires’ disease is back in the spotlight following the prosecution of cider maker HP Bulmer and its specialist maintenance contractor Nalco.               read more

News Item: Swiftclean Accredited Swiftclean are now registered as an accredited company within CHAS (Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) Accreditation).               read more

News Item: Experts warn over air health danger Air circulated around may UK buildings is considerably more polluted and harmful to health after going through mechanical ventilation than before, it has been claimed by leading experts.               read more

News Item: Manslaughter charges alarm engineers Air circulated around may UK buildings is considerably more polluted and harmful to health after going through mechanical ventilation than before, it has been claimed by leading experts.               read more