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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
Kanso - simplicity, ethics and sustainability in the 21st century
1st of November 2019
Kanso is a new London-based cleaning services company with simplicity, ethics and sustainability at the core of its values. ECJ’s Michelle Marshall spoke to founder and managing director Chris Parkes, who believes these elements are essential for 21st century businesses to prosper.
Kanso is a Zen principle meaning ‘simplicity’.
Spilt cleaning solution forces emergency landing
31st of October 2019
Two crew members were reportedly left unconscious after a spilt cleaning product forced a flight from London into an emergency landing.
American Airlines said two crew members and one passenger were taken to hospital ‘for evaluation' after the passenger jet, flying from Heathrow to Philadelphia, diverted to Dublin. They were discharged
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