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News from France - manufacturing is a specialist market
18th of April 2023
Cleaning firms serving industrial clients must have specific skills – reports Christian Bouzols in France.
Beyond the training of cleaners, the purchase of equipment and the need to innovate, those contractors who want to work for industrial clients need to develop a specific set of skills. Outsourcing of cleaning services by industrial
News from the Netherlands - hygiene key to a healthy environment
14th of April 2023
Dutch correspondent John Griep at VSR looks ahead to the themes of its Hygiene Forum this May.
Cardiovascular disease, obesity and depression are diseases and disorders related to the indoor environment. It therefore comes as no surprise the decisive role of a healthy and comfortable indoor environment as a means of ensuring quality of life is
News from Italy - the words of professional cleaning
12th of April 2023
Anna Garbagna in Italy tells us about a book about the science of cleaning which is enjoying success.
In Italy over the last few months, a book called La Scienza delle Pulizie (The Science of Cleaning) has been enjoying great success among readers. The author, Dario Bressanini, explains with a simple and engaging style, which detergents to use to
News from the UK - follow my leader
10th of April 2023
Lynn Webster in the UK pays tribute to one of the sector’s leaders who died earlier in the year - Terry King.
From our early years as children, following the leader was far more than a playground game. The leaders of the next generation were thus born.
The cleaning industry has numerous leaders of its own successful companies; in their
News from Germany - setting a course for the future
6th of April 2023
The German association BIV organised a conference for young entrepreneurs, Katja Scholz reports.
Setting the course for the future of association work – this was the aim when 50 entrepreneurs from the contract cleaning trade met in Berlin for two days at the launch of the conference of young entrepreneurs. Organised by the Federal
New leadership for the European Federation of Cleaning Industry (EFCI)
5th of April 2023
The European Federation of the Cleaning Industry (EFCI) is undergoing major change, with the election of a new president and a restructuring at its Brussels office. ECJ hears from Lorenzo Mattioli about his priorities for the coming year.
2022 has been a year of profound change for EFCI, the European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry, as
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