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California wildfire evacuees face the misery of norovirus
29th of November 2018
More than 120 people forced to flee the deadly California wildfires are now battling the norovirus to add to their woes.
Sick evacuees are being housed in separate shelters and active monitoring of all shelter residents is being carried out. Meanwhile, separate washrooms are being allocated to the ill and protective equipment is being supplied to
EFCI celebrates 30th year with a new image
28th of November 2018
The EFCI, the organisation representing the cleaning and facility services sector at EU level, celebrated its 30th birthday near its headquarters in Brussels last week.
The celebration coincided with the unveiling of a new identity and a new name by president Yvan Fieremans and director Isabel Yglesias. EFCI's full name is now the European
November edition of ECJ available to read online now
27th of November 2018
The November edition of ECJ is now available to read online.
Highlights include:
• News of the 2018 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards winners
• How recycling companies play a key role in the plastics pollution problem
• Security vetting and why it must be improved across the sector
• How different types of resistance
Trojan Batteries sold to C&D Technologies
23rd of November 2018
US based battery manufacturer Trojan Battery Company is to be acquired by fellow battery producer C&D Technologies.
The two businesses combined have a turnover of €0.8 billion, eight manufacturing facilities and a presence in every major region.
"Trojan Battery is an industry leader with a great heritage and an amazing team of
Migrant workers exploited in New Zealand, says trades union
22nd of November 2018
A union representative in New Zealand says the hospitality industry is rife with exploitation after some workers complained they were treated "like slaves".
The hotel management students are cleaning rooms at a luxury hotel and claim they've been underpaid, overworked and, if they complain, threatened with deportation.
The students paid up to
See all the photos from the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2018
21st of November 2018
The prize-giving ceremony for this year's European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards, organised by ECJ, took place in Berlin last week. You can see all the photographs from the event at the awards website - click here to visit.
The awards, which recognise standards of excellence in the professional cleaning industry, are the only pan-European
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