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What can we learn from the collapse of Thomas Cook?
29th of October 2019 Article by Paul Wonnacott
Paul Wonnacott is managing director of Vectair Systems, which is in its 31st year of trading. He takes a look at the collapse of Thomas Cook - the 178 year old British holiday firm - and how the cleaning industry can learn from its demise.
In the UK and abroad, I think we were all a bit surprised and saddened to hear about the folding of holiday giant Thomas Cook. To lose such a major player in the tourism industry, it seems ..
What do we know about cleaners?
15th of October 2019 Article by Christian Bouzols
A survey by the French Ministry of Labour shows that the industry set to recruit the most people over the next three years is cleaning. ECJ reporter Christian Bouzols tells us more.
It turns out from a recent survey by the French Ministry of Labour that the trade that’s going to recruit the most people these next three years is none other than that of an ordinary cleaner. This forecast has to be seen in the context of the e..
Booklet helps and boosts healthcare cleaners
24th of September 2019 Article by Lotte Printz
Lotte Printz reports from Denmark on the launch of a new publication on cleaning in healthcare facilities. “The rather theoretical publication drawn up by Statens Seruminstitut (SSI) on national guidelines on cross-infection prevention (locally known as NIR]) is light years away from the cleaners who are to understand and use it,” Pia Heidi Nielsen of FOA, the Danish Trade Union f.. Following the launch of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in the US some time ago, there is now the International WELL Building Institute. This focuses not so much on buildings but on the people working in those buildings – and cleaning contractors are very much involved. In the second part of his exclusive blog for ECJ, Ron Segura, president of Segura Associates, takes a closer look at the role of cleaning i.. Jamie Woodhall, technical & innovations manager at Initial Washroom Hygiene, offers advice on staying safe at festivals. It's been another exciting festival season, with events like Glastonbury, Reading and Bestival drawing Brits to venues across the country to enjoy live music (and hopefully some sunshine!). However, the fun of festivals can create hygiene challenges for organisers. Given the high footfall and mass sharing o..What cleaning contractors need to know about WELL - part two
10th of September 2019
Article by Ron Segura
Don’t let festival fun get in the way of good hand hygiene
2nd of September 2019
Article by Jamie Woodhall
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