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The transformation of FM
12th of December 2022At the heart of every workplace is the technology transforming the facilities management industry and powering its future. New and emerging innovations bring the promise of more efficient and environmentally sustainable organisations and more engaged, more productive workers. Markus Sontheimer, group chief information and digital officer at ISS in
Energy costs - Europe faces a difficult winter
21st of October 2022Business owners know all too well about the impacts of soaring energy costs over the past year. But how much longer will those eye-watering bills continue to roll in? Hartley Milner looks at the background to this current situation and seeks some answers.
As a business owner, you need no telling about the impacts of soaring energy costs over the
Social equity - time for respect
13th of October 2022"The pandemic demonstrated the lack of decency and respect the service industry has shown workers,” a journalist for a newspaper in the US wrote recently. It has become clear Covid-19 has disproportionately harmed the most vulnerable workers, many of them cleaners. Now there are calls to promote better social equity across the world. Doug
Professional detergents industry drives a sustainable agenda
4th of October 2022A.I.S.E. is the umbrella organisation representing the European detergents and maintenance products industry. Its professional cleaning and hygiene sector manager Aisling O’Kane tells us how the sector has been a pioneer in driving sustainability.
For seven decades A.I.S.E. has guided and led the work of the European detergents industry.
Ukraine war inspires humanitarian response
4th of August 2022The war in Ukraine has spurred business owners across Britain to support efforts to ease the suffering of people fleeing into neighbouring countries. And some have literally gone that extra mile … by not just collecting humanitarian aid but delivering it themselves, reports Hartley Milner for ECJ.
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Innovation with purpose
1st of August 2022Colin Shute, group managing director at SBFM discusses why organisations must avoid getting drawn into the industry’s game of ‘technology top trumps’ and instead focus on driving innovation with purpose.
The ever-burgeoning European cleaning market remains extremely competitive; and FMs and commercial cleaning companies alike