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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..
Cleaning companies seek ecolabels
16th of January 2023 Article by Christian Bouzols
Christian Bouzols in France explains how many firms in the sector are achieving ecolabel accreditation.
Their logos are well known and it’s common to see packaging with the Ecolabel name and its flower design or showing the Ecocert designation inside a red circle. These labels are present everywhere. Ecolabel was launched in 1992 and ..
Better learning in clean schools?
6th of January 2023 Article by John Griep
John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands, on research into the link between clean schools and learning.
It is the end of the year and this is traditionally the time for good intentions. Ours are not so different in form (doing research) from previous years; they are different in content, though. Indeed, in 2023, we will be conducting research into the effect of cleaning perceptions on school learning outcomes. Suppose you could contr..
The challenges of youth
20th of December 2022 Article by Lynn Webster
How can the cleaning sector attract more young people? Lynn Webster in the UK takes a look.
We continue to have serious concern about where the next generation of employees will come from - not only cleaning operatives but in the wider context of positions that remain unfilled due to retirement and resignation of vast numbers from many industries.
Following up on other articles on the issue of recruitment, many of our ass..
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