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9th of March 2020
The February/March edition of ECJ is now available to read online.
Highlights include:
• Business - What UK companies want from Brexit
• Hospital hygiene - Are cleaners a health risk?
• Public washrooms - Social media increases scrutiny
• Sustainability - is Extinction Rebellion causing a ripple effect?
• 2020 launch -
Coronavirus and the cleaning industry
6th of March 2020
As cases of Covid-19 continue to rise throughout Europe, ECJ spoke to Dr Stefan Wagener, GBAC (Global Biorisk Advisory Council) scientific advisor & trainer, and executive director at Biorisk International. We asked him whether the professional cleaning industry can play a meaningful role in combating the virus and containing its
CWS Group acquires cleanroom cleaning company
5th of March 2020
Hygiene, workwear and fire safety system provider CWS in Germany is to acquire the cleanroom cleaning service provider Profi-con via its CWS Cleanroom business unit. This follows the takeover of cleanroom laundry company Staxs in late 2019.
With its headquarters in Leipzig, Profi-con specialises in the cleaning of dust-free and sterile rooms,
Coronavirus cruise ship to undergo deep clean before next voyage
4th of March 2020
A final group of 130 crew members has left the quarantined Diamond Princess, the cruise ship at the centre of a 14-day coronavirus quarantine in Japan. Now the ship is ready for a full deep cleaning process before spending time in a dry dock and setting sail again on April 29.
The Diamond Princess was carrying 3,711 passengers - 705 of them
Amsterdam Innovation Award 2020 finalists announced
2nd of March 2020
The Amsterdam Innovation Award 2020 finalists have been announced today, all of them competing to win the sought-after prizes at the Interclean Amsterdam exhibition in May.
This year's competition attracted 86 entries over four categories: Machines; Equipment, Detergents & Washroom; E-Cleaning; and Related Products/Services.
Each category
China cleans its money to contain the spread of coronavirus
26th of February 2020
As the Chinese government continues its effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the country's central bank has told media it is going to begin literally cleaning its currency.
Currency is notoriously dirty. In fact a study of dollar bills in New York found 397 bacterial species living on the surface. And when someone with the flu handles
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