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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
Cleanology staff wear uniforms made from 7,000 plastic bottles
18th of June 2020
UK cleaning company Cleanology is saving 7,000 plastic bottles a year from landfill by kitting out staff in uniforms made from recycled plastic.
The uniforms have been rolled out following a full trial in 2019. Manufactured from a blend of plastic bottles and organic cotton, they are 100 per cent sustainable, ‘fair wear' garments.
Over the
Cleaning sector is key in Europe’s recovery phase, says EFCI
16th of June 2020
The role of the cleaning and facility service sector has been well recognised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Isabel Yglesias at EFCI explains, the industry has a crucial role to play in Europe’s continuing recovery.
While European governments start to design a gradual phasing out of COVID-19 containment measures, the EFCI welcomed the
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