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EFCI news: automation vs. upskilling
15th of September 2025
From the EFCI secretariat in Brussels, Lyndsey Campbell says the cleaning sector of the future should not be forced to choose between humans and machines. The organisation believes automation must be balanced with empowering the workforce.
As robotic vacuum cleaners roll silently across the floors of airports, offices, and shopping centres, the
New type of hand sanitising gel said to work longer without drying the skin
9th of September 2025
Scientists at the University of Georgia have created a hand gel that is claimed to kill microbes over an extended period without drying the skin.
The gel contains the active ingredient nitric oxide, a molecule that occurs naturally in the body where it plays a key role in fighting infections. Nitric oxide is already used in antibacterial
New York subway cleaners claw back millions in back pay
5th of September 2025
Around 450 immigrant workers who were hired to disinfect New York City's subway trains at the height of the Covid pandemic have just been awarded more than $3 million in back pay.
The workers are claimed to have been underpaid by around $14 dollars per hour and were not provided with respirators or uniforms.
During the pandemic the New York City
One month to go!
2nd of September 2025
This time next month, we'll be in Edinburgh preparing to celebrate the very best of the cleaning and hygiene industry at the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards.
There's still time to book your place at Europe's night of the year for the cleaning sector as we celebrate all our finalists and reveal this year's winners. It's a great night of
CMS Berlin incorporates public transport cleaning focus
1st of September 2025
The German professional cleaning exhibition CMS Berlin will take place from September 23-26 at Messe Berlin. And for the fourth time, the event will incorporate a focus on public transport cleaning in conjunction with the transport technology and mobility trade fair InnoTrans 2026.
The Mobility Cleaning Circle (MCC) will bring together decision
Obituary - Fernando Andraca Herreros
27th of August 2025
Fernando Andraca Herreros, known as 'Nani', passed away in July. A businessman from Cantabria, he became active in the cleaning sector in the late 1970s, combining his business life with efforts to strengthen industry representation. In 1981 he was a founding member of FENAEL (National Federation of Cleaning Companies), the first national
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