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UV-C Disinfection - can it enhance cleaning regimes?
29th of September 2020
In the wake of lockdown businesses are looking for reliable and safe methods to reopen and there is rapidly growing interesting in how UV-C disinfection technology can maximise the effectiveness of regular cleaning regimes. What do we know about it, and how can it help in tackling the current situation? UV-C disinfection products specialist Golden
Cleaning in a time of coronavirus
28th of September 2020
John Griep of VSR in the Netherlands on how the pandemic has impacted on the cleaning sector.
The coronavirus has caused hygiene to become more important than ever in some buildings, such as hospitals. While, in most other buildings, professional cleaning is often required less now that more people are working from home. This affects the cleaning
Portuguese association joins EFCI
25th of September 2020
The contract cleaning association in Portugal, Associação Portuguesa de Facility Services (APFS), has joined EFCI - the umbrella organisation representing the sector across Europe.
Formerly known as AEPSLAS, APFS was one of the original founding EFCI members and now covers all aspects of facilities services.
The attraction of daytime cleaning
24th of September 2020
The German contract cleaning association is focusing on daytime working, writes ECJ’s Katja Scholz.
Around 660,000 workers are employed by the largest skilled trades employer in Germany – the idea of daytime cleaning is attractive or them, both professionally and for their own private situation. “By daytime cleaning we
Efforts to combat ’corona kilos’ in gym cleaning
23rd of September 2020
A look at how gyms in Denmark are being cleaned post-lockdown from ECJ’s Lotte Printz.
“Keep away from the gyms,” a Danish virologist proclaimed shortly after Danish society went into lockdown on March 11. Heavy breathing and people standing close when exercising. A week later all gyms in Denmark were forced to close and had to
EFCI presents vision of recovery in post-Covid-19 Europe
22nd of September 2020
EFCI, the organisation representing the contract cleaning sector in Europe, has been preparing a forward-looking analysis on the state of the sector with a view to addressing opportunities
and challenges.
While Europe’s roadmap to recovery is gradually taking the shape of an unprecedented joint financial effort, the EFCI has been at
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