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European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2017 winner - ANIP
8th of May 2018
Professional cleaning has an impact on every area of our lives - yet cleaners rarely receive the recognition they deserve. One association striving to change all that is the ANIP, which in November 2017 won a European Cleaning & Hygiene Award for its work in raising the public profile of the sector. Ann Laffeaty reports.
Most cleaners and
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2017 winner - Julius Rutherfoord & Co
7th of May 2018
London-based cleaning company Julius Rutherfoord & Co was recognised for its commitment to and investment in training at the 2017 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards. Why did they deserve to win the top prize? ECJ spoke to Marcus Heap, sales and marketing director.
Establishing a workforce equipped with the necessary skills to carry out
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2017 winner - Breedweer
4th of May 2018
Facilities services company Breedweer is a social enterprise and won the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards Workforce award in 2017 for its policies concerning employee relationships, training and diversity & inclusion. Michelle Marshall spoke to its founder Jack Stuifbergen to find out more about the winning business.
In any facilities
Digitisation - what’s the impact on our cleaners asks UNI’s Stam
3rd of May 2018
Digitisation is one of the hot topics in all areas of business, including cleaning. What are the potential impacts of digitisation at the ground roots of the workforce, the cleaners themselves? This is what concerns Eddy Stam, head of property services at UNI, the global trade union.
UNI Global Union, based in Switzerland, represents more than 20
A double six for Singapore toilets
2nd of May 2018
Six toilets at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands have just received six stars from the Restroom Association of Singapore.
They are the first washrooms to receive the six-star rating since it was introduced by the association in 2014.
Under the grading system, six-star toilets need to use smart technology and employ cleaners who have completed a
Plastic-eating apparatus heads for the ocean
1st of May 2018
A device for removing plastic waste from the ocean is about to head for the Pacific.
Its mission is to collect the 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic rubbish amassed by the tides in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch which lies between California and Hawaii.
The apparatus comprises huge floating nets held in place by giant tubes that suck stubborn
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