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Cleaning in a time of coronavirus
28th of September 2020
John Griep of VSR in the Netherlands on how the pandemic has impacted on the cleaning sector.
The coronavirus has caused hygiene to become more important than ever in some buildings, such as hospitals. While, in most other buildings, professional cleaning is often required less now that more people are working from home. This affects the cleaning
The attraction of daytime cleaning
24th of September 2020
The German contract cleaning association is focusing on daytime working, writes ECJ’s Katja Scholz.
Around 660,000 workers are employed by the largest skilled trades employer in Germany – the idea of daytime cleaning is attractive or them, both professionally and for their own private situation. “By daytime cleaning we
Efforts to combat ’corona kilos’ in gym cleaning
23rd of September 2020
A look at how gyms in Denmark are being cleaned post-lockdown from ECJ’s Lotte Printz.
“Keep away from the gyms,” a Danish virologist proclaimed shortly after Danish society went into lockdown on March 11. Heavy breathing and people standing close when exercising. A week later all gyms in Denmark were forced to close and had to
EFCI presents vision of recovery in post-Covid-19 Europe
22nd of September 2020
EFCI, the organisation representing the contract cleaning sector in Europe, has been preparing a forward-looking analysis on the state of the sector with a view to addressing opportunities
and challenges.
While Europe’s roadmap to recovery is gradually taking the shape of an unprecedented joint financial effort, the EFCI has been at
Cleaning - a complex combination
18th of September 2020
UK reporter Lynn Webster on the science of cleaning.
Cleaning has often been described as a science, in fact it is decades since we had the City and Guilds qualification in Cleaning Science providing the sound scientific background to many cleaning routines and processes. Never more so has the science behind cleaning being at the forefront of
Italian cleaning sector offers expertise on coronavirus
17th of September 2020
Anna Garbagna in Italy on how sector associations have been key in offering expertise during Covid-19.
For many months, the Covid-19 emergency has been occupying our lives, modifying them and changing how we plan for our future. It could not be any different for the professional cleaning sector, which has been in the front line from the start.
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