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ECHA winner ANIP - shining a spotlight
31st of March 2023
One of the key roles of trade association ANIP Confindustria in Italy is to promote cleaning and its associated services. During the Covid-19 pandemic it launched a campaign to highlight the key role played by the sector, called In Good Hands. A deserving winner of the 2022 European Cleaning & Hygiene Award for Raising the Profile of the
The importance of enzymes in detergent products
29th of March 2023
A.I.S.E. is the umbrella organisation representing the European detergents and maintenance products industry. Aisling O’Kane talks about the role of enzymes in detergent products.
What is an enzyme?
Enzymes are proteins that act as bio-catalysts which speed up biological processes. Enzymes exist in all of nature – in microorganisms,
School cleaners assigned more than 600 tasks a day in ‘impossible workload’
28th of March 2023
Cleaners of state schools in New South Wales, Australia, are given less than a minute a day to mop floors, clean toilets and empty bins, according to Australia's United Workers Union.
The UWU claims this is an "impossible workload" and is leading to stress and injury among cleaners. And besides being one of the lowest-paid professions in the
Interclean China set to return in October
27th of March 2023
Interclean China, the international trade show for cleaning and hygiene in China, is set to return from October 18-20 in Chongqing. This follows three years of closed borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Over 200 exhibitors are expected, more than 40 keynote speakers and around 8,000 visitors.
Backed by the longstanding success of its globally
SBFM joins young person’s recruitment initiative The 5% Club
24th of March 2023
UK and Ireland soft services provider SBFM has pledged to increase the number of employees in ‘earn and learn' positions over the next five years after joining the industry led young person's recruitment initiative, The 5% Club.
The 5% Club is a professional organisation which works with employers across the UK who are committed to
Call for handwashing to be stepped up in workplace kitchens
23rd of March 2023
UK public health leaders are warning workers to improve their hand hygiene after scientists found large numbers of potentially dangerous bacteria and fungi in communal workplace kitchens.
Microbiologists analysed swabs taken from shared kitchen areas across a range of sectors including offices and construction sites. Swab samples revealed the
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