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A new brilliance for concert hall
9th of November 2017
German correspondent Alexandra Lachner reports from Hamburg’s famous new concert hall.
One of the now most famous concert halls in Germany opened its doors at the beginning of the year: the Elbe Philharmonic Concert Hall in Hamburg. The new glass building reaches 110 metres into the sky. There are some 1,000 glass elements making up around
Benchmarking in washrooms
9th of November 2017
UK correspondent Lynn Webster reports on a new study into office washroom standards.
It is essential to periodically highlight FM realities, which is what the recent Kimberly-Clark Professional UK Benchmark Report 2017 on Office Washroom Standards has done. The office washroom has been shown to be more of an issue than openly
Fighting back against litter
6th of November 2017
From France, Christian Bouzols reports on a major change in policy by the local authority responsible for tackling litter in Marseille.
Starting from September, the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan authority, which is responsible for street cleaning and litter collection,has been deploying a new system to improve the cleanliness of downtown
Cleanliness equals productivity
15th of September 2017
VSR chairman Jacco Vonhof, ECJ’s Dutch correspondent, brings news of research indicating that the level of office cleanliness directly impacts on employees’ productivity.
Not only does the standard of cleaning impact productivity, it also contributes to the general satisfaction of employees. Employees are more satisfied when their
Modest industry growth in Italy for 2016
13th of September 2017
Italian correspondent Anna Garbagna brings news of latest data from the country’s cleaning sector.
The year 2016 for the professional cleaning industry closed with more modest growth than the previous year, but still with encouraging signs for the near future. These data came from the survey by AfidampFAB.
Overall last year, the sector had
What lies behind that logo?
13th of September 2017
UK reporter Lynn Webster examines the power of the logo, and the visual commitment it represents.
We all speak the language of the logo; the power of this visual image has removed the need for actual words and instead carefully manipulated images of a product or a service pop to mind. There are even games apps to match logo to corporation.
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