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German cleaning sector reaches new labour agreement
23rd of December 2015
German correspondent Thomas Schulte-Marxloh reports on a new labour agreement in cleaning.
In the context of a new labour agreement for about 600,000 employees in the contract cleaning industry, employers reinforced their commitment to minimum wages. “We introduced minimum wages at a time when politicians were still discussing it. Now we
Setting the record straight on enzyme-based cleaners
21st of December 2015
Nico Lemmens in the Netherlands brings news of research into enzyme-based cleaners.
During the last few years we have seen the arrival of new cleansers called ‘probiotics’. It’s a new name for an old product: cleansers on the basis of bacteria (bacterial or microbiological cleaning), well known since 1988. Not all the literature
The hygiene of food
18th of December 2015
From Italy, Anna Garbagna reports on hygiene processes in the food preparation industry.
Afidamp recently organised a conference within Expo 2015: a specific analysis on the food industry – organised by Istituto Piepoli – to highlight the critical areas to intervene in to improve the food production process.
The purpose of the
Sales in cleaning companies - often poorly defined
18th of December 2015
The sales function in French cleaning companies is often poorly defined, writes Christian Bouzols.
It’s not easy to get precise figures regarding the number of sales and marketing people in cleaning companies, which together employ 472, 234 people. That’s because sales and marketing functions cover a great many roles and positions.
Economic crisis - the right time for change?
17th of December 2015
Is a period of economic decline the right time to make strategic business changes, asks Oleg Popov of Cristanval Cleaning - ECJ Russia correspondent.
Strategic management pioneer Igor Ansoff stated that strategic changes are a declaration of war both to your own team and everyone else. What would be the cause for such a rash and dogmatic
The end of another year in cleaning...
17th of December 2015
As 2015 draws to a close, ECJ’s UK correspondent Lynn Webster encourages businesses to focus on growth and moving forward in the new year.
The end of another year is nigh. As we draw closer to the end of the calendar year it is a time for reflection. However the experience of many clients and colleagues is one of keen focus, moving
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