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European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2018 winner - Essity
3rd of April 2019
It might sound obvious, but true sustainability on the part of any company requires a sustained approach. At least this is the view of Essity, which won the European Cleaning & Hygiene Award 2018 for Sustainability – Best Practice in November 2018.
In order to be truly sustainable it is no longer enough for a company to simply produce
Singapore to develop autonomous road cleaning vehicles
2nd of April 2019
Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) and Ministry of Transport (MOT) have awarded projects to two consortia for the design, development and trial of Autonomous Environmental Service Vehicles (AESVs) for street cleaning there.
The flagship projects are the first to be conducted under the NEA's Environmental Robotics Program, reports
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2018 winner - CSU
1st of April 2019
Family-owned CSU has managed to change the face of outsourced cleaning with its FM Coalition concept. Ann Laffeaty finds out what earned the company a European Cleaning & Hygiene Excellence in Client/Contractor Partnerships Award in 2018.
The nature of outsourced cleaning provision has changed significantly over recent years. Clients are
Advantages of a clean workplace
29th of March 2019
A French cleaning company has carried out a survey to determine just how important a clean workplace is among workers - writes Christian Bouzols.
Enjoying a clean environment in their daily home and working lives is a fundamental issue for the French. But is doesn’t mean that the matter is much talked about in public debates. That’s
Australian cleaning trial reduces hospital infections
28th of March 2019
A major trial of a bundle of hospital cleaning practices in 11 Australian hospitals has resulted in significant reductions in hospital-acquired infections.
The study, reported in Inclean, was titled 'An environmental cleaning bundle and health care-associated infection in hospitals (REACH): a multi-centre randomised trial' and led by by
Labelling lower wages
27th of March 2019
With International Women’s Day taking place recently, Scandinavian correspondent Lotte Printz brings this, perhaps inspirational?, story from Sweden.
What happens to a female-dominated business if the wages equal men’s?” That is the question Linda Amiri and Sofia Jensfelt asked themselves when setting up 50-femme: “A
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