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Ecocleen buys Regency Cleaning Services
11th of November 2019
Services provider Ecocleen in the UK has completed the acquisition of Regency Cleaning Services in a deal worth up to €2.9 million.
The successful takeover will enable the company to increase its presence within key sectors such as education and motor retail, while expanding its nationwide franchise network.
"Regency Cleaning Services is a
ISS Zero Waste Challenge exceeds target
8th of November 2019
To coincide with World Environment Day recently, facilities services provider ISS held its third annual Zero Waste Challenge (ZWC). Over 90,000 items were saved from being consigned to waste bins, exceeding the goal of 80,000 items.
ZWC began in 2016 as a waste reduction campaign in ISS for clients, partners and individuals. This year the
Venice LiFE event
7th of November 2019
In Italy, the association covering the cleaning, hygiene and facilities services sector - Confindustria Servizi Hygiene, Cleaning & Facility Services, Labour Safety Solutions - is to hold its annual two-day LiFE conference in Venice from November 21-22.
The first day will focus on the issues of a labour-intensive sector and the evolution of
BICSc award winners announced
6th of November 2019
The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) announced the winners of its annual awards recently.
The judging panel said: "This year we received the largest number of entries to date. The commitment to BICSc standards continues to overwhelm us year on year. What's even more important than the qualities of the finalists and winners, are the
German cleaning machines market faces uncertainty
5th of November 2019
Global economic uncertainty has impacted on Germany's cleaning machine manufacturers since the end of 2018, and sales in the first half of 2019 fell by three per cent. That's according to latest figures from trade association covering the sector, VDMA.
There are around 50 suppliers of cleaning systems for commercial and industrial use in the
EFCI takes part in EU Tripartite Social Summit
4th of November 2019
Juan Díez de los Ríos, president of EFCI - the organisation representing the cleaning and facilities services sector at EU level - recently attended the Tripartite Social Summit, the forum for dialogue between the EU institutions and the European social partners at top management level.
The theme, ‘Progressing on the social
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