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Should healthcare hygiene rules extend to smartphones?
22nd of June 2018
Nearly seven out of ten nurses in the Netherlands use their mobile phones during the course of their job, according to a new study carried out in Dutch hospitals.
Yet a third of those nurses admit they hardly ever clean their mobile devices.
A total of 1,500 members of Dutch nursing body V&VN were questioned about their mobile use in a
Electronic bidding is preventing businesses from winning contracts, says Spanish cleaning association
19th of June 2018
In Spain, the contract cleaning association Aspel has claimed that the use of electronic bidding by national airport operator AENA to obtain new contracts is preventing top businesses from tendering for contracts in Spanish airports.
President Juan Díez de los Ríos says this form of negotiating contracts goes against EU directives
Chris Klopper
17th of June 2018
It is with genuine sadness that we must announce Chris Klopper, founder and ceo of Mulberry Marketing and a well-known cleaning industry figure, has passed away after a short illness.
Chris has been a loyal and trusted friend of ECJ over many years and he will be very much missed.
Our thoughts are with his wife, his two children and the
Stadium Support Services wins Farnborough International Airshow contract
15th of June 2018
In the UK, facilities management and cleaning company Stadium Support Services has won a contract to be Farnborough International Airshow's principle cleaning partner until 2022.
The contract will see the company deliver over 80,000 hours of cleaning services across the 770-acre site on behalf of the 1,500 exhibitors set to take part in this
Teenage engineer builds window cleaner drone for commercial buildings
14th of June 2018
A prototype of a window cleaning "drone" has won a Sydney teenager first prize in the world's largest international pre-college science competition.
Nineteen-year-old Oliver Nicholls has designed and built an autonomous robotic window cleaner that takes the form of a flying drone-like device.
His machine features eight tilting rotors and may be
Poor hygiene causes primary school pupils to shun the loo
13th of June 2018
Around 44 per cent of children avoid using the toilet at school each week, according to a new study.
One in 10 primary school teachers have also seen children refraining from eating or drinking in a bid to be able to avoid using school toilets. And a quarter of primary school teachers and children describe the hygiene levels in school toilets as
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