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Containing E.coli spread
23rd of July 2020
Latest research has found not washing hands is behind the spread of a key strain of E.Coli. This, and the COVID-19 pandemic, makes it vital for businesses to ensure good handwashing practice is front of mind. Jamie Woodhall, technical and innovation manager, Initial Washroom Hygiene writes for ECJ.
There are two possible sources of E. coli
User-friendly cleaning chemicals
22nd of July 2020
In an ideal world, all our chemical cleaning products would be pleasant to look at and easy to use. But how important are such factors in the great scheme of things? Ann Laffeaty asks chemical manufacturers and cleaning companies whether user-friendliness is a high priority as far as they are concerned.
Using a chemical cleaner can be a somewhat
Software and mobile solutions - are cleaners getting smarter?
21st of July 2020
Are cleaners keeping pace with the latest digital technology, or are they resisting any high-tech changes to their working methods? And what incentives are companies offering their cleaners to sweeten the “smart pill”?
It is becoming a growing trend for cleaning companies to introduce “smart solutions” into the workplace
Eagle-eyed cleaners remove Banksy artwork on London Underground
20th of July 2020
Cleaners on the London Underground unwittingly removed a piece of work by world-renowned graffiti artist Banksy last week.
The piece, called If You Don't Mask, You Don't Get, was painted inside a Circle Line service carriage. A video posted on his Instagram account shows a man, believed to be the elusive artist, disguised as a member of the
After COVID-19 - a new world order?
17th of July 2020
With humanity in the throes of one of the most serious pandemics in a generation, it may seem too great a stretch to talk about a silver lining to the crisis. For all that, COVID-19 is having unforeseen impacts that could set us on a path to a more sustainable world economic order should we choose to take it, writes Hartley Milner.
Global CO2
Spanish cleaning association condemns lack of cleaning frequency on public transport
16th of July 2020
In Spain, the contract cleaning association Aspel has criticised the lack of a cleaning and disinfection protocol in airports and train and bus stations - warning this could increase the risk of spread of Coronavirus.
Its president Juan Díez de los Ríos said "The cleaning carried out on trains, buses and planes is insufficient given
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