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Finding an employment model for Italian cleaning sector
6th of March 2014
The Italian cleaning sector is trying to establish new ways of employment, writes Anna Garbagna for ECJ.
At the end of last year Lorenzo Mattioli, president of Fise ANIP (Confindustria’s National Association of Cleaning companies and Integrated Services), accompanied by the vice president with mandate for work Marzia Giuliani, met Martina
The battle against cleaning machine copies
6th of March 2014
German reporter Thomas Schulte-Marxloh brings news of the battle by the country’s manufacturers against cheap copies of its cleaning machines.
Demand determines supply. Customers today ask for economical, inexpensive products and want a supplier who can deliver high quality at a low price. This is true for the private sector as well as for
Small butts, big problem
5th of March 2014
Our correspondent in Scandinavia, Petra Sjouwerman, reports from Denmark. Danish organisations try to raise awareness about the danger of littered cigarette butts. They call small butts a ‘big problem’.
Nine million cigarette butts end up in the streets of Denmark daily. Please take time to let that sink in! Denmark is a small
New ways of working
5th of March 2014
Increasing competition calls for new work methods, says Nico Lemmens of ISS Facility Services.
Increasingly, global competition, the war for talents, the introduction of new technologies, and the greater focus on sustainability – among other factors – are changing how companies plan for and develop their workplace strategies and how
Hygiene services opportunity in Germany
9th of December 2013
German reporter Thomas Schulte-Marxloh takes a look at new business potential for the cleaning sector in healthcare.
Today hospitals and surgeries are challenged more and more by increasing demands or certifications – also in terms of hygiene – which require significant investments in terms of personnel and technology. Outsourcing of
The letter of the law
9th of December 2013
Companies in the FM industry must adhere to correct business practices, says our UK reporter.
We have warned previously of the danger to FM companies of examples of poor not to say illegal practices. In some cases these may not be particularly serious; employees and managers make mistakes on a daily basis which are not cataclysmic.
But anything
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