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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
When to disinfect? And when not?
21st of September 2020
To disinfect or not to disinfect? That is the big question. During the Covid-19 pandemic we have all been bombarded with information about the need to disinfect in all areas. But it's not quite that simple, because disinfecting surfaces in the wrong way, or when it's not needed, can be dangerous. Paul Harleman of Vileda Professional, based in the
Robots are cleaning in Paris
18th of September 2020
Robots are now being used to clean many sites in Paris, reports Christian Bouzols.
In the deep passages of the Paris métro, an odd looking machine, glowing in black and orange colours, can now be seen moving to and fro. It’s been tested for some while by the RATP and its supplier Onet, a major cleaning company. It’s now a
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