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Sweden enjoys domestic cleaning boom
27th of April 2012Correspondent Petra Sjouwerman reports from Sweden, where a controversial tax deduction has had a huge influence on the cleaning sector.
The cleaning industry is one of the fastest growing industrial sectors in Sweden. Since 2007 the number of people employed in this sector has increased by 24 per cent - a development that has been hugely
Snapshot of China
27th of April 2012John Feng at the China Professional Commission of Cleaning Service Contractors (CPCCSC) offers ECJ an overview of the country's cleaning market.
The development of the cleaning industry in China can be divided into three stages: traditional cleaning, modern cleaning and contemporary cleaning. Traditional cleaning was a rather long period,
Once-in-a-lifetime Olympic contract for Leisure Support Services
27th of April 2012The London 2012 Olympic Games are now just a few months away, but for the cleaning company contracted to work at some of the Games’ many venues preparations are well underway. Aden Duncan is business operations manager at Leisure Support Services and he talks about the company’s drive to recruit up to 900 extra staff in the run-up to
SCA in the world’s most ethical list for fifth year running
16th of April 2012Tork tissue products manufacturer SCA has been named as one of the most ethical companies in the world for a fifth consecutive year.
A record high of nearly 5,000 companies were considered for inclusion by the Ethisphere Institute this year. The 2012 list comprises 145 organisations - the highest number since the award's inception in 2007.
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Italian Forum Pulire discusses integrated services
4th of April 2012Milan was the venue for the first Forum Pulire, a congress for the Italian market about integrated services that took place at the end of last month.
Over 280 delegates attended the two-day event - among them were service companies, manufacturers and product distributors. Vice president of the European parliament Gianni Pittella was also
bpi.recycled products invests millions in recycling
30th of March 2012Refuse and recycling sacks manufacturer bpi.recycled products has commissioned a multi-million euro state-of-the-art, waste wash plant at its factory in the UK, which will enable it to improve its 100 per cent recycled polythene products.
Estimated to have cost in the region of 5.4 million euros, the new plant will be used to recycle waste such