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25th ISSA/INTERCLEAN opens its doors to Europe’s cleaning industry
6th of May 2014The biggest ISSA/INTERCLEAN in its history opens its doors to the world's professional cleaning industry this morning. Taking place until Friday (May 9) this is the year's most important event for the sector - allowing professionals to discover the latest product innovations and network with colleagues from all over the world.
This is the 25th
Kärcher wins Amsterdam Innovation Award at ISSA/INTERCLEAN
6th of May 2014The B60/10 C MopVac from Kärcher was declared the best innovation for the cleaning industry when it was announced as the winner of the Amsterdam Innovation Award at today's opening ceremony for ISSA/INTERCLEAN 2014 in the Netherlands.
It was chosen to be awarded the overall prize from the three category winners - the other two were Wetrok
Difficult conditions for business
6th of May 2014For 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 2014Government 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.
Hand hygiene campaigns are cost-effective – study
2nd of May 2014Hand hygiene programmes are financially feasible - and their implementation costs are relatively low compared with the savings that can be made.
These were the conclusions reached by an economics expert at a recent hand hygiene conference in London.
Joy Townsend, emeritus professor of economics and primary care at the London School of Hygiene
Sustainability - good for business
2nd of May 2014The 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