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Tourists face flying in to rubbish-filled airports due to Spanish cleaners’ strike
11th of July 2022
An indefinite strike by airport cleaners in the Balearic Islands could mean that holidaymakers will be met by piles of rubbish when they fly in.
The main two unions representing some 6,000 workers in the sector are threatening a mass walkout over pay. And demonstrations are being held by cleaners at airports on the three main Balearic Islands of
Kingdom Services buys Colvin Cleaning
8th of July 2022
In the UK, Kingdom Services Group has acquired The Colvin Cleaning Group - the company has now been rebranded and become part of Kingdom Cleaning.
Colvin owner Gerald Colvin stays on as a consultant to support the integration of the business, with the full team being retained. He said: "I am delighted with the acquisition and the integration of
Glastonbury clean-up crew includes 2,500-strong team of volunteers
7th of July 2022
A major clean-up operation has been taking place to transform the site of Glastonbury Festival back into a Somerset dairy farm.
Around 200,000 people attended the iconic event for the first time in three years. And after the festival had ended, 2,500 volunteers moved into the 324-hectare site to clear up the mess.
A total of 15,000 bins had been
Mobile cobots to automate cleaning tasks in canteens
6th of July 2022
The goal of a new innovation project, FacilityCobot, is to develop a unique mobile robot that can relieve cleaning staff from repetitive or physically exhausting tasks. The solution integrates a smart building sensor system with a human robot interface - allowing the robot to work efficiently side by side with cleaning staff in large open-space
Eco-unfriendly offices a frustration and disappointment for employees, says study
5th of July 2022
As people return to their offices, there is a clear shift in sustainability expectations as 43 per cent of workers feel their offices are actually "shamefully" eco-unfriendly and almost half are dissapointed that their employer did not improve anything during the pandemic.
The Tork Eco Office Survey, conducted on behalf of Essity among 12,000
Spanish cleaning sector grows, but 'margins tight'
4th of July 2022
Spanish contract cleaning association ASPEL published its latest annual study on the market recently, which confirmed the sector saw growth of 3.7 per cent in 2021 - at a turnover of €10,577 million.
Margins, however, have become tighter due to the fact increases in labour costs are not being passed on to clients. This has led the
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