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Could futuristic glass chimneys clean up London’s air?
27th of March 2018
London students have come up with a lava lamp-style chimney designed to remove toxic particles from the city's most polluted streets.
Pluvo is a 13ft high transparent tube with an internal fan. This sucks in the surrounding air and uses a water mist to remove any toxic particles before releasing it back out again. The newly-released air could be
UK Golden Service Awards winners announced
26th of March 2018
The winners of the 2018 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards in the UK were announced at a ceremony in London recently. The awards celebrate innovation, excellence and continuous improvement of standards across the professional cleaning industry in the UK.
The winners were:
Best Cleaned Premises, Healthcare Establishment with fewer
Adlatus Robotics wins Deutsche Bahn contest
23rd of March 2018
DB Services - the contract arm of Deutsche Bahn, the German railway operator -
came up with a novel way of choosing an automated cleaning system to fulfil a huge station cleaning contract recently, as featured on the ECJ website on February 16.
It invited four machines to compete against one other on a 200 square metre course. Robots from
Can robots fill the people gap?
22nd of March 2018
Japan’s cleaning industry is increasingly dominated by automation and robotic solutions, which is mainly caused by the growing difficulty professional cleaning companies experience in finding qualified staff. But what is the impact of this development on the industry and where does the cleaning industry stand in terms of employing robots?
“Up to 40 per cent of cleaning could use autonomous solutions”
21st of March 2018
ECJ editor Michelle Marshall speaks to Nilfisk’s recently appointed president and ceo Hans Henrik Lund about his ambitious plans for future direction of the group.
Hans Henrik Lund arrived at Nilfisk as its new president and ceo in August of last year, bringing with him a strong background in technology, digitalisation and product
Interclean Amsterdam - the full schedule
20th of March 2018
Interclean Amsterdam, Europe's largest professional cleaning event, is now just two months away. The show takes place from May 15-18 and organiser RAI Amsterdam has now released the full schedule.
"We are looking forward to showcasing an extensive range of innovative products and solutions during this year's show," said Rob Den Hertog, director
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