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Modern slavery - keep out of jail!
28th of May 2019 Article by Lynn Webster
The disturbing issue of modern slavery is relevant to the cleaning sector, reports Lynn Webster in the UK.
One presentation at The Cleaning Show recently featured the disturbing topic of modern slavery. We benefitted from the expertise from Ben Douglas-Jones QC and a team of his barrister colleagues who spoke about its potential impact in the cleaning and facilities sector.
Drones enter the world of cleaning
17th of May 2019 Article by Christian Bouzols
Christian Bouzols reports from France on how the use of drones for high and low pressure of cleaning high-rise buildings is now a reality.
Samsic Facility, a major provider of services to companies based in Rennes, Britanny, has just acquired a specialist in communication systems, Technic’Art Drone, based in the Paris area. This company had recently diversified into the development of inspection systems for buildings and ot..
Champion cleaning - it’s contagious!
7th of May 2019 Article by Lotte Printz
Four hospitals in Aarhus, Denmark have been merged. Lotte Printz met up with the cleaning team to see how it's impacting on them.
In December 2018 Aarhus University Hospital was appointed Denmark's best hospital in the category of highly specialised hospitals for the eleventh year running. In a time when beds have been closed, costs reduced and the hospital, situated in Skejby, an Aarhus suburb, has undergone gigantic constructio..
Advantages of a clean workplace
10th of April 2019 Article by Christian Bouzols
A French cleaning company has carried out a survey to determine just how important a clean workplace is among workers - writes Christian Bouzols.
Enjoying a clean environment in their daily home and working lives is a fundamental issue for the French. But is doesn’t mean that the matter is much talked about in public debates. That’s why a leading French cleaning compa..
Tackling the gender pay gap
2nd of April 2019 Article by Lotte Printz
With International Women’s Day taking place recently, Scandinavian correspondent Lotte Printz brings this, perhaps inspirational?, story from Sweden.
What happens to a female-dominated business if the wages equal men’s?” That is the question Linda Amiri and Sofia Jensfelt asked themselves when setting up 50-femme: “A different cleaning company with new str..
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