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EU Inc’s race to keep business talent
10th of July 2026
Europe’s entrepreneurs are quitting the continent in frustration at the regulatory barriers hampering their ambitions to ‘launch and grow’ across the single market. In response, the European Commission has drawn up more corporate-friendly rules in a bid to halt the exodus, reports Hartley Milner.
FOR TOO LONG, businesses have had
Inspiring people to thrive - JPC by Samsic
6th of July 2026
Winning the Best Company to Work For title at the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards in 2025 highlighted an approach to people management that commercial cleaning business JPC by Samsic says has been central to its development over several decades. ECJ editor Michelle Marshall finds out more from its managing director, John Conry
Artificial intelligence - cleaning smarter
27th of May 2026
Artificial intelligence is helping the professional cleaning sector move towards predictive working - a fundamental shift in the traditional way of working for many businesses. Here, Mark Kelly - founder of AI Ireland and author of the AI Unleashed series of books - explains how AI can work hand-in-hand with the workforce to achieve a smarter and
Business: throwaway culture driving fashion
22nd of May 2026
Tough new measures clamping down on wasteful business practices are being rolled out across Europe. And their first major focus has exposed the throwaway culture driving the region’s €300 billion fashion industry, reports Hartley Milner.
The clothing sector generates around 12.6 million tonnes of waste material in the EU every year,
Inclusive washrooms - removing hygiene barriers
18th of May 2026
Using the washroom should be a simple and straightforward act for everyone. Yet the latest survey by Tork manufacturer Essity reveals one in two people are likely to face barriers to hygiene in public facilities. Essity corporate communications director Jenny Turner looks at the results of the 2025 Tork Insight Survey and considers how washrooms
Cleaning sector powers digital growth
15th of May 2026
Richard Sykes, SVP and president of services provider ABM UK & Ireland, explains how the UK-US Tech Prosperity Deal places the cleaning and FM sector at the heart of performance, resilience and compliance in the growing digital economy.
The UK–US Technology Prosperity Deal announced late last year promises to pour billions into
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