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Self-cleaning toilets also lock themselves up at night
1st of October 2019
A futuristic set of washrooms that can clean themselves, monitor toilet paper usage and lock themselves up at night has opened in the North Hollywood Recreation Centre in the US.
Made from wood and stainless steel, the Exeloo toilets are accessed when a potential user waves his or her hand near the entry button of one of the unisex cubicles. Once
Sleeper toilets closed after cleaners use the wrong kind of bleach
30th of September 2019
When cleaners used the wrong kind of detergent to clean the toilets on the Caledonian Sleeper train, the results were disastrous.
The caustic bleach used by the team burned right through the pipework, causing major plumbing problems and leaving many passengers without water in the en-suite toilets, basins and showers.
All 75 carriages in the
Polish your online offering
26th of September 2019
The rise of online purchasing has permanently shifted our shopping habits, including within the business-to-business (B2B) sector. to Sam Rutley, managing director at e-commerce agency PushON, looks at how cleaning supplies retailers can optimise their e-commerce offering.
The rise of online shopping has permanently altered our shopping habits
Cleaning in schools - a matter of wellbeing
25th of September 2019
Cleaning of schools has been in the news recently in the UK, as budgets are cut and newspaper reports suggest cleaning is being carried out by teaching staff in some cases. ECJ meets Chan Mehta, founder of The Cleaning Company, which has many schools cleaning contracts. She explains why having professional cleaning staff within the school
Did you say ‘thank you’?
25th of September 2019
ECJ’s UK reporter Lynn Webster brings news of upcoming initiatives aimed at giving cleaning operatives the recognition they deserve.
In today’s highly competitive market the companies with the winning edge not only have well trained and skilled operatives but have a culture of well-motivated teams. One of the biggest motivators is
No more nine to five?
24th of September 2019
Working nine-to-five may soon have meaning only as a Dolly Parton lyric screeched out at karaoke bars. Employees today are singing a different tune craving greater flexibility in their lives. Hartley Milner looks at how one business granted its people their wish.
Evolving technologies are transforming the world of work in ways we would have
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