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Impact of language on wellbeing
5th of January 2026 Article by John Griep
John Griep from VSR in the Netherlands on why language skills in the workplace matter.
In the professional cleaning sector, language proficiency is often underestimated, yet it plays a decisive role in teamwork, safety and employee engagement. In the Dutch cleaning industry, leading professionals have noted limited fluency in the dominant workplace language often goes unnoticed, yet it can lead to misunderstandings, increased abs..
The importance of the team huddle
19th of December 2025 Article by Wioleta Tomaszewska
Wioleta Tomaszewska is a BU support planner in cleaning at Coor FM (one of the leading service providers in the Nordics) and lecturer in cleaning management. She previously worked as an area manager in the cleaning department of Bergen Municipality, Norway.
In this piece she explains why team huddles (short, structured meetings) are such a vital way of cleaning teams driving improvement themselves.
Workers in the..
A common language for cleaning
15th of December 2025 Article by John Griep
John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands tells us about a system that standardises sector terminology.
Standardisation of terminology is a quietly powerful lever for improving safety, efficiency and commercial clarity in any technical service sector. In the cleaning industry the Standaard Informatie Systeem-Terminologie (SIS-T) performs that role: an alphabetical, maintained list of cleaning-industry terms with agreed descriptions so..
School cleaning in the spotlight
8th of December 2025 Article by Lotte Printz
A municipal budget deal in Denmark favours cleaning at schools, nurseries and kindergartens. It pays according to American researcher. This from Lotte Printz in Denmark.
School washrooms have often been in the spotlight. But rarely for anything good. Usually, cleaning is not a priority for local government politicians when juggling the budgets. Therefore, this September’s budget deal for the Municipality of Copenhagen..
A new generation of machines
1st of December 2025 Article by Anna Garbagna
As Anna Garbagna, ECJ’s correspondent in Italy explains, the new generation of cleaning machines combine efficiency, ergonomics and sustainability.
In Italy, as everywhere, the professional cleaning sector is undergoing a phase of significant technological renewal. Machinery manufacturers are investing in R&D to respond to new market demands: greater efficiency, reduced energy consumption, ergonomics for operators and a..
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