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Setting a course for the future
28th of March 2023 Article by Katja Scholz
The German association BIV organised a conference for young entrepreneurs, Katja Scholz reports.
Setting the course for the future of association work – this was the aim when 50 entrepreneurs from the contract cleaning trade met in Berlin for two days at the launch of the conference of young entrepreneurs. Organised by the Federal Association of Contract Cleaners (BIV), the event was attended by proprietors and managi..
Daytime cleaning project launches
16th of March 2023 Article by Lotte Printz
Initiators of a new project in Norway hope to attract more people to the sector, reports Lotte Printz.
“It’s hard for this sector to attract people and we believe that part of it is down to the fact it is hard to combine a job as a cleaner with family life; bringing children to school and pastime activities and picking them up afterwards. And joining clubs and organisations yourself,” Trine Wiig, union secretary..
Buyer beware
3rd of March 2023 Article by Lorcan Mekitarian
With challenging economic circumstances continuing, buyers of cleaning and hygiene products need to beware of unscrupulous providers, explains Lorcan Mekitarian, chair of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) in the UK.
Companies offering seductive low-cost solutions are probably cutting important corners. Since the pandemic, there have also been plenty of extraordinary claims about the power of cleaning product..
Cleaning industry rebrand needed?
7th of February 2023 Article by Lotte Printz
Lotte Printz in Denmark talks to head of education at TEC Facility Services about future initiatives.
“Nothing much has changed for the people on the shop floor in this sector for the past 20 years,” Maria Veha, head of education at TEC (Technical Education Copenhagen) Facility Services, says speaking to ECJ.
This bleak view on the state of the cleaning profession triggered Maria Veha to address the industry i..
Wages increase, optimism wanes
26th of January 2023 Article by Katja Scholz
The business survey towards the end of last year indicates a less optimisic mood in Germany, reports Katja Scholz.
The Union of Construction Workers (IG BAU) and the National Association of Contract Cleaners (BIV) entered into a new collective wage agreement of their own accord in June. Wage rates in Group 1 (entry level wage) rose to €13 on October 1 - a rise of 12.55 per cent. There was another rise on January 1 2024 to &e..
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