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How Supported Employment Can Help Your Company
2nd of August 2018
Laura Napper, managing director of Twilight Cleaning and Facilities Management and regular ECJ blogger, shares her experience of implementing supported employment within her company.
Robotic cleaner launches in Singapore
30th of July 2018
A new robotic cleaning machine, said to be the first in Singapore, has been developed by jointly by property developer JTC, WIS Holdings and Gaussian Robotics. Scrub 50 made its debut at the JTC Cleantech One building earlier this month, reported The Straits Times.
The developers hope the 1.1-metre tall robot will provide a solution to the labour
FIDEN congress to take place in Venice
27th of July 2018
European contract cleaning association FIDEN will host its annual congress in Venice this year, from September 27-30. The theme is 'Efficiency and Transparency - Building Cleaning in Upheaval'. There is still time to book a place.
The congress takes place at the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido, with a group dinner starting the event on September 27.
Don't miss next week's European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards deadline!
26th of July 2018
Next Wednesday, August 1, is the final deadline for entries to the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2018.
Open to manufacturers, cleaning service providers and distributors from all over Europee, each of the 11 categories available to enter has been carefully selected to cover the entire cleaning and hygiene industry, from sustainability
Yellow toilet highlights lack of women’s facilities in the Netherlands
25th of July 2018
A design graduate has created a bright yellow mobile toilet in protest against the lack of public facilities available for women in The Netherlands.
Yellow Spot is a seatless, waterless polystyrene toilet featuring the slogans "free toilet" and "occupied by women" printed in bold black lettering. Facts about the number of public facilities for
Ireland sees increase in Ecoli infections due to hot weather
24th of July 2018
People in Ireland are being advised to take extra care when handling and preparing food following an increase in the number of VTEC (Ecoli) infections in recent weeks.
The hot weather is being blamed for the fact that around 96 cases have been reported in the country over the past two weeks - more than three times the number during the same
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