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Cashflow challenges for German businesses
26th of June 2014
German reporter Thomas Schulte-Marxloh on the problems caused to small and medium sized businesses by late payment of invoices.
In Germany an invoice has to be paid within 30 days and, luckily, the vast majority of customers are paying on time. Some customers, however, seem to lack either payment behaviour or money. Public authorities seem to be
Regulation of ‘outstaffing’ in Russia
26th of June 2014
Oleg Popov of Cristanval Cleaning talks about outstaffing and its central role in the Russian cleaning sector.
Cleaning companies often provide an ancillary workforce for customers. This manpower is not all directly engaged in cleaning services: it could be loaders, compactor operators, unskilled labourers, merchandisers, etc. Outsourcing staff -
Difficult conditions for business
6th of May 2014
For Russian cleaning businesses life is becoming more challenging, says Oleg Popov of Cristanval.
Despite the growth and development of the cleaning industry, it is extremely difficult to discuss last year’s results, as not one marketing company did market analysis during 2013. Why is this? They all cite the low volume of the market and the
Difficult times in school services
5th of May 2014
Government cuts are bringing uncertainty about the cleaning of schools in Italy, reports Anna Garbagna.
There is uncertainty about cleaning services for 4,000 school buildings across Italy - a reduction in personnel of around 11,000 operatives and a tax of about 15 million euros will weigh on companies following the government’s decision.
Sustainability - good for business
2nd of May 2014
The French cleaning industry is discovering that sustainability policies can result in benefits to the bottom line, reports Christian Bouzols.
The French cleaning industry is finding ways to make environmental protection tie in with savings. After all, companies are faced with constantly changing regulations, rises in the cost of fuel, climate
How to avoid dirty school toilets?
29th of April 2014
Our correspondent in Scandinavia, Petra Sjouwerman, reports from Denmark. In this small Scandinavian country, the Council for Better Hygiene has organised the National School Toilet Day to highlight the importance of clean school toilets.
Did you ever try holding it in for a couple of hours? Four, five, six hours? So long that your stomach starts
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