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FISE appointment news
15th of April 2010Anna Garbagna reports from Italy on new appointments at contract cleaning association FISE.
At the end of its recent meeting, Giulio Quercioli Dessena was confirmed as president of FISE - Confindustria’s Federation of Service Companies. At his side there are the new vice presidents Pietro Colucci (Assoambiente), Riccardo Formica (Acap),
Sustainability training
15th of April 2010Training programmes are being developed in every region of France so that cleaning managers can put sustainable development into practice - writes Christian Bouzols.
Hundreds of company bosses in France are being called back to the classroom. This is the result of an initiative by the French cleaning federation to organise training opportunities
Lack of good service
15th of April 2010The UK reporter for ECJ looks back at how the winter weather has affected the industry, and bemoans the lack of good service across the country.
There is nothing like a good winter for using any surplus grit, increasing cleaning and dealing with absenteeism caused by the weather. Some people managed to get to work. Others simply gave up, quoting
Polishing the sun
15th of April 2010Germany has seen a significant rise in the number of solar panels being installed - and they all need cleaning. ECJ correspondent Thomas Schulte-Marxloh reports.
Germany is not famous for its sunny weather in the first place, and for many Germans the idea of employing solar energy in Germany seemed as odd as using water power in the desert. That
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