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Reimagining washrooms and creating value
16th of July 2026
Public washrooms are rarely associated with wellbeing. More often they are viewed as a necessity - functional spaces that attract attention only when something goes wrong. Yet for Dutch operator ONE HUNDRED restrooms, the washroom represents something quite different: an opportunity to improve customer experience, support wellbeing and demonstrate
EU Inc’s race to keep business talent
10th of July 2026
Europe’s entrepreneurs are quitting the continent in frustration at the regulatory barriers hampering their ambitions to ‘launch and grow’ across the single market. In response, the European Commission has drawn up more corporate-friendly rules in a bid to halt the exodus, reports Hartley Milner.
FOR TOO LONG, businesses have had
Artificial intelligence - cleaning smarter
27th of May 2026
Artificial intelligence is helping the professional cleaning sector move towards predictive working - a fundamental shift in the traditional way of working for many businesses. Here, Mark Kelly - founder of AI Ireland and author of the AI Unleashed series of books - explains how AI can work hand-in-hand with the workforce to achieve a smarter and
Spain focus: “We focus on innovation, transparency and raising awareness”
11th of May 2026
Spain is the host country for this year’s European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards (founded by European Cleaning Journal), with the gala dinner taking place in Palma de Mallorca on October 8. In this special piece for ECJ, president of contract cleaning associations AFELIN and AELMA Jesús Martín tells us more about the
EFCI champions European Cleaning Skills Card to promote mobility
7th of May 2026
The European Federation of Cleaning Industries (EFCI) has presented a solid and forward-thinking proposal to the European Commission as part of the Skills Portability Initiative. Central to its recommendations is the introduction of a European Cleaning Skills Card - a universal, sector-wide credential designed to ensure that cleaning
Night shifts keep us in the dark, says UNI Europa’s Mark Bergfeld
5th of May 2026
The cleaning sector in Europe must move towards more visible/daytime cleaning. That’s the view of Mark Bergfeld at trade union organisation Uni Europa in Brussels. He explains why in this piece by Martin Schuster from CleanManager.
Daytime cleaning is a triple-win: for companies, clients and workers. You just have to look at companies’
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