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Chidichimo writes exclusive blog for ECJ
24th of February 2012Pedro Chidichimo, president of the institutional and laundry business unit of Sealed Air (known as Diversey before it was acquired last year),is to write a regular blog for the ECJ website.
Chidichimo has long been a contributor to ECJ magazine, and he now transfers to the website with his expert overview of the business issues facing the modern
Truvox appoints new sales manager for Europe
22nd of February 2012Rob Singh has been appointed to the role of European sales manager at floor care machine manufacturer Truvox International, which is based in the UK.
Singh joins Truvox from CCM in Germany, where he was sales manager. He previously worked for wipes producer PAL International in an international role.
As European sales manager he will be
Suicide bodies ‘stored in London Underground cleaning cupboards'
20th of February 2012People who commit suicide by jumping in front of a London Underground train may be stored in cleaning cupboards after their death, a report has revealed.
Alternatively the bodies may be kept in store rooms or industrial bins, transport staff have claimed.
The revelations were made on Confessions from The Underground, a TV documentary made for
Toilet texting on the increase
17th of February 2012Thanks to modern smartphones, more and more people are making sure they are never out of telephone contact - even in the toilet.
A new study of mobile phone habits among 1,000 people shows 75 per cent of people have texted, emailed, used apps or surfed the web while nature calls.
More than 90 per cent of people between 28 and 35 will return
New show Hygienalia+Pulire takes place in Valencia
16th of February 2012The first edition of the Hygienalia+Pulire professional cleaning exhibition for Spain took place in Valencia earlier this month, attracting almost 4,000 visitors.
Organised by Reed Exhibitions Iberia in conjunction with Afidamp Servizi, which is responsible for the Pulire show in Italy, the event was visited by distributors, contract cleaning
ISSA European meet
14th of February 2012Amsterdam was the venue for a recent meeting of the European partners of industry association ISSA. The group gathered to exchange ideas and share experiences from their respective countries.
Association representatives from Hungary, Poland, Estonia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the UK and Russia attended the event.
“The meeting