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Netherlands street cleaners respond swiftly after busy King's Day
6th of May 2026
Street cleaners throughout the Netherlands took to the roads last week to embark on a massive clean-up operation following King's Day.
This year's event took place on April 28 and was celebrated by millions of revellers throughout the country. King's Day marks the birth of the Dutch King Willem-Alexander who ascended to the throne in 2013. He
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards - final deadline is this Friday!
5th of May 2026
The 2026 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards - the only pan-European awards programme for the professional cleaning sector, organised by European Cleaning Journal - will close for entries this Friday, May 8 so don't miss the opportunity to showcase your team's achievements.
There are 11 categories to choose from:
• Digital
Night shifts keep us in the dark, says UNI Europa’s Mark Bergfeld
5th of May 2026
The cleaning sector in Europe must move towards more visible/daytime cleaning. That’s the view of Mark Bergfeld at trade union organisation Uni Europa in Brussels. He explains why in this piece by Martin Schuster from CleanManager.
Daytime cleaning is a triple-win: for companies, clients and workers. You just have to look at companies’
WFBSC to host 2026 congress in Las Vegas
4th of May 2026
The World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) is to host its Global Executive Congress 2026 from November 17-19 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, USA.
The congress will be hosted in partnership with the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) as part of its Contracting Success Conference. It's
Tiny robotic cleaners could be used to sweep away bacteria
1st of May 2026
Nanorobots could be used to clean up microscopic environments by collecting bacteria and depositing them at defined locations.
This would enable humans to have direct interaction with the microscopic world for the first time, offering the possibility of applications in microbiology, biomedical research and targeted manipulation at the
Disinfectant chemicals ‘more toxic when inhaled than swallowed’
30th of April 2026
Breathing in widely-used disinfectant cleaning chemicals may be significantly more lethal than drinking them, according to new research.
The University of California study found that inhaling quaternary ammonium compounds - which are common ingredients in cleaning products - caused far greater lung damage in mice than ingesting the same
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