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Spanish cleaning association calls for change in law
14th of October 2022
The Spanish contract cleaning association ASPEL has called for the Government to modify the laws on deindexation and public sector contracts in the service sector.
"Modification of these laws would permit quality services to be offered throughout the lifetime of contracts," said Juan Díez de los Ríos, president of Aspel and member
Social equity - time for respect
13th of October 2022
"The pandemic demonstrated the lack of decency and respect the service industry has shown workers,” a journalist for a newspaper in the US wrote recently. It has become clear Covid-19 has disproportionately harmed the most vulnerable workers, many of them cleaners. Now there are calls to promote better social equity across the world. Doug
Tube cleaners to get free travel on London Underground
12th of October 2022
People tasked with the job of cleaning London's public transport facilities are to qualify for free travel in the capital, according to Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Transport for London in-house employees already receive free transport within the city. But Khan has asked TFL to extend the offer to the city's lowest-paid contract workers, who include
Thermal imaging ‘could help to improve hand hygiene techniques’
11th of October 2022
Portable thermal imaging could be used to monitor and assess hand hygiene among healthcare professionals, according to US researchers.
Studies have shown that healthcare workers often fail to thoroughly clean their thumbs and fingertips. Thermal imaging cameras could be used to highlight any missed areas of the hands and help to improve health
Can microfibre spread dirt?
10th of October 2022
John Griep at VSR, our reporter in the Netherlands, gives us new insight into the microfibre cloth.
Can microfibre cloths cause dirt to spread? An odd question perhaps. After all, microfibre cloths are cleaning cloths and their purpose is to clean surfaces, not to make them dirtier. But, it is true. Microfibre cloths can indeed spread dirt. The
BICSc 2022 award winners announced
7th of October 2022
The winners of the 2022 British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) Annual Awards were announced at a gala dinner recently.
The evening was hosted by TV presenter and former England international rugby player Martin Bayfield.
Neil Spencer-Cook, BICSc chief operating officer said: "We were delighted to once again be able to recognise and reward
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