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An honourable cleaning job
4th of July 2018
They are all smiles, the two women in charge of cleaning the altarpiece in Aarhus Cathedral, Denmark. To them, removing 11 years’ dust is an honourable job. ECJ’s Lotte Printz reports.
“I don’t think many of us actually love dusting in places where it is really filthy,” says the news reporter from Danish TV2 as she
Cleaning goes digital
3rd of July 2018
German correspondent Alexandra Lachner speaks to engineering association VDMA about robotics.
“Things are happening in the world of robotics at the moment – many of our members are making substantial investments in order to bring good products on to the market. The demand for driverless cleaning machines is increasing all the
Afidamp and ISSA go global
3rd of July 2018
Italian correspondent Anna Garbagna brings news of the partnership between ISSA and AfidampFAB.
ISSA, the international association for the professional cleaning sector and AfidampFAB, the Italian national cleaning association representing manufacturers of cleaning products and equipment, have announced a new partnership intended to jointly
VSR puts innovations in the spotlight
2nd of July 2018
Earlier this year, Dutch cleaning association VSR launched the pilot HotspotCleanLab, an online platform bringing together supply and demand in the area of cleaning sector innovation. Jacco Vonhof reports for ECJ.
Early this year we introduced the pilot project HotspotCleanLab, in collaboration with two enterprising cleaning professionals. This
NHS is waving a banner for improvement
2nd of July 2018
The NHS is to review the national specifications for cleanliness, reports Lynn Webster from the UK.
We have all heard many reports and opinions both positive and negative of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Within the estates and facilities arena there is considerable disparity from those with excellent patient experience; protected
Appeal for public spiritedness in France
16th of May 2018
French reporter Christian Bouzols on how the authorities are tackling litter more positively.
During its first stage the new campaign to keep Paris clean, launched at the end of March, aimed at shocking the population by showing pictures of Paris covered by heaps of plastic bags, cigarette ends and bottles.
But during a second stage the
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