Better use of resources possible in hotels?

27th of January 2022 Article by Katja Scholz
Better use of resources possible in hotels?

In Germany ECJ's Katja Scholz looks at cleaning regimes in hotels, and asks if resources could be better used.

I recently spent a week at a spa hotel in the Bavarian Forest. During my stay I became increasingly aware of the hotel’s cleaning routine. Whether in the corridors and hallways, in the rooms, in the lifts, in the restaurant, in the hotel lobby, or in the spa complex, the staff ..

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News from Japan

20th of January 2022 Article by Bobbie van der List
News from Japan

ECJ Japan correspondent Bobbie van der List meets with Hiroshi Horiguchi, managing director of the Japan Building Maintenance Association (JBMA) to talk about its main objectives. He also reflects on the Olympic Games there last year and looks ahead to some of the challenges facing the industry there.

Horiguchi greets me with a generous smile, though times have been tough for the cleaning industry, he must admit. Like most sector..

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Tackling supply chain challenges

12th of January 2022 Article by Tim Furniss
Tackling supply chain challenges

Supply chain challenges are hitting all manufacturing sectors due to the impact of the pandemic. Tim Furniss, category manager at Hillbrush, UK manufacturer of brushes and specialist cleaning tools tells us how the company has been dealing with the issues it has faced in the last year.

A recent survey by SAPIO Research indicates that 47.8 per cent of UK businesses are using more UK suppliers now than pre-Brexit. The effects of th..

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