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Marketing and Technology Summit to be held for cleaning and hygiene sector
29th of June 2020
A new one-day event specifically for marketing professionals, senior leaders, owners and influencers in the cleaning, hygiene and FM industries is being launched in 2021.
Organised by LaCerta, the Marketing and Technology Summit promises to be a full day of practical advice to help businesses develop their strategic marketing approach and adapt
Cleaning industry bodies warn of profiteers cashing in on Coronavirus fears
29th of June 2020
Cleaning sector trade bodies in the UK are warning the industry and the public to beware of possible profiteers cashing in on the Coronavirus situation.
As lockdown lifts, organisations need to clean and keep clean offices, shops, and all other public spaces. Demand for certain cleaning and hygiene products - hand and hard surface sanitisers,
Mitie to buy Interserve FM business in €300 million deal
25th of June 2020
In the UK, facilities services contractor Mitie is to buy Interserve Support Services - which went into administration last year - in a deal worth €300 million (£271 million). Up to 600 jobs are expected to be lost as a result of the merger.
Under the deal agreed by both company boards, Interserve will receive a payment of €133
EFCI publishes 2020 study on the state of the European cleaning sector
24th of June 2020
EFCI, the organisation representing the interests of the professional cleaning industry at EU-level, has published its 2020 statistical report, The Cleaning Industry in Europe. This presents a detailed overview and analysis of the most recent publicly available data up to June 2020.
The report includes comparisons on the main aspects of the
New study tracks how fast a virus can spread across a hospital ward
22nd of June 2020
Researchers have published a study investigating how fast a DNA virus is able to spread on contaminated surfaces in a hospital setting.
Researchers placed DNA from a plant-infecting virus on a hospital bedrail with the aim of tracking how it was spread. A small amount of water was added to the virus to replicate the water concentrations found in
New cleaning measures could cost US hotel industry $9 billion a year
19th of June 2020
New cleaning protocols related to Covid-19 could cost the US hotel industry up to $9 billion annually, according to a report.
Issued by Hotel Asset Value Enhancement, the report puts the increase down to the need for enhanced cleaning of rooms and public spaces along with extra supply costs incurred on reopening.
The asset management company's
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