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Plenty of job prospects in Italy
30th of October 2019
Anna Garbagna tells us about a new alliance in Italy’s professional cleaning sector.
There is a ‘new birth in the cleaning world: from ANIP-Confindustria (National Association of Cleaning and Integrated Services Companies); ANID (National Pest Control Association); ASSOSISTEMA (Association Integrated Industrial System of Goods and
Did you say ‘thank you’?
25th of September 2019
ECJ’s UK reporter Lynn Webster brings news of upcoming initiatives aimed at giving cleaning operatives the recognition they deserve.
In today’s highly competitive market the companies with the winning edge not only have well trained and skilled operatives but have a culture of well-motivated teams. One of the biggest motivators is
Booklet helps and boosts healthcare cleaners
23rd of September 2019
Lotte Printz reports from Denmark on the launch of a new publication on cleaning in healthcare facilities.
“The rather theoretical publication drawn up by Statens Seruminstitut (SSI) on national guidelines on cross-infection prevention (locally known as NIR]) is light years away from the cleaners who are to understand and use it,” Pia
Business models of the future
17th of September 2019
John 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 2019
Christian 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 2019
Anna 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
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