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Business models of the future
17th of September 2019John Griep from VSR, ECJ’s correspondent in the Netherlands, tells us two interesting stories of businesses becoming involved in circular economy activities.
Are cleaning service providers the raw material managers of the future? If you asked two Dutch cleaning entrepreneurs, they’d say yes. Take WEPA. They furnish toilet areas and
Plenty of job prospects in French cleaning sector
16th of September 2019Christian Bouzols reports from France on how the professional cleaning sector is tackling its manpower shortage by setting up a number of new training schemes.
It’s been known for some time that the industrial cleaning sector in France lacks manpower and is currently recruiting in a big way.
Given this situation, the French cleaning
Healthy growth for Italian cleaning sector
16th of September 2019Anna Garbagna in Italy reports on positive data from the country’s cleaning sector manufacturers.
The market is healthy and growing in Italy and for exports, dynamic and successful. This is the view of the professional cleaning sector emerging from the annual survey conducted by AfidampFAB (Association of Italian Manufacturers of Cleaning
It’s time for some deep work
15th of July 2019Lynn Webster in the UK examines how screen use could be affecting our concentration at work.
There has been significant news coverage of the excessive use of social media by children and young people. But it is not just the millennials. Social media is ingrained in people’s everyday lives; nearly all of us use it daily. 86 per cent of
Combatting unreported work
12th of July 2019Using under-the-table cleaners or unreported employment in Norway has become a more costly affair. But just as fines have gone up, authorities have cut the activities holding the sector in check, reports Scandinavian correspondent Lotte Printz.
A honeypot for criminals. That’s how National Union Secretary Brede Edvardsen of the Norwegian
Measurement and opinion
12th of July 2019Dutch reporter John Griep on how measurement and opinion relate in VSR-KMS quality monitoring.
In the Netherlands the client and the cleaning service provider agree an Accepted Quality Level (AQL) of cleaning. The independent VSR inspector/auditor measures whether this level is being achieved. Nothing wrong so far; in principle, this is just