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Cleaning chemicals - changing perceptions
2nd of June 2023
Mishaps and tragedies regarding chemical cleaning solutions are impacting on the industry’s reputation, says Ann Laffeaty. But what can be done to change this? And is the public’s perception of chemical cleaners entirely accurate at a time when many products are safer and more eco-friendly than ever?
Earlier this year, a cleaning
The rise of Artificial Intelligence
1st of June 2023
Artificial intelligence has transformed our lives in ways that were the stuff of science fiction not so long ago and its influences are set only to proliferate over coming decades. Hartley Milner examines the impact of AI on the business world, for better or worse.
How would you feel about interacting face-to-face with a computer-generated
The science of odour
31st of May 2023
Odour plays an important role in the cleaning products industry. Fragrances can be added to products to elicit specific associations and emotions, or to mask a malodour. Specific technologies have been designed to battle malodours such as tobacco and pet odours. Lieke van Genderen at Olfasense tells us more in this two-part report.
The
News from the Netherlands - new tool measures perception
30th of May 2023
VSR director John Griep tells us about a new measurement tool that focuses on perception.
VSR and industry organisation Schoonmakend Nederland have commissioned the development of a new measurement tool. This instrument measures the perception of cleanliness by premises users. This is somewhat different from cleaning quality, which is already
Away-from-home washrooms - living up to expectation?
29th of May 2023
ECJ finds out what people expect to find in away-from-home washrooms - and whether or not this is actually being delivered.
Washrooms come in all shapes and sizes. Some are purely functional and only offer the bare essentials - namely soap, toilet paper and hand-drying facilities. Others go the extra mile to impress visitors and will perhaps
News from Denmark - feel-good trilogy with an edge
26th of May 2023
Lotte Printz in Denmark talks to Estrid Dyekjær, a novelist who criticise tender systems in her books.
“I have this song in my head, ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’ (1936 song by George Formby)…,” Estrid Dyekjær bursts out enthusiastically when I first get her on the phone.
“And it makes me so
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