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CMS Berlin exhibition goes online for 2021
23rd of April 2021The organisers of Germany's professional cleaning exhibition CMS - due to take place in Berlin this September - have announced the event will be online only. The next show to take place at Messe Berlin will be in September 2023.
Heike Hemmer, the project director for CMS Berlin explained this is due to the ongoing pandemic situation. "Following
Business - are negative interest rates the way forward?
20th of April 2021As the COVID vaccines rollout gathers pace, countries across the globe are reaching for the fiscal tools they may need to repair the catastrophic damage wreaked upon their economies. And one that has come to hand could prove highly controversial, writes Hartley Milner.
The commercial banking system looks set to be turned on its head with a growing
‘Guests will spend twice as much at clean restaurants’ – study
19th of April 2021US diners will be prepared to spend twice as much in restaurants that offer high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the future, according to a study.
And customers will use a different set of criteria in general when choosing a dining venue post-COVID-19. This is the claim of global strategy and marketing consulting firm Simon-Kucher &
CDC updates its COVID-19 cleaning guidance for homes and workplaces
16th of April 2021Regular surface cleaning with soap and detergent is generally sufficient to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, more frequent cleaning or disinfection may be recommended in areas occupied by people who are at greater risk of severe illness as well as in places
Looking back on a difficult year - Italy's cleaning sector
15th of April 2021The latest figures for product sales in Italy have been published. Anna Garbagna tells us more.
The annual Professional Cleaning Sector Survey (July-November), carried out by Afidamp with Cerved ON, which puts the emphasis on market, sales and prospects for the manufacturing sector, was for the first time supported by a survey which
A critical view of façade coatings
14th of April 2021Dutch correspondent John Griep examines the claims made by façade coating manufacturers.
For cleaning companies, applying façade coatings provides an extra opportunity in their service offering. This is why more and more commercial façade coating offerings are available, with and without nanoclaim.
Do these coatings work in