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Read October ECJ online now, or download the app
20th of October 2017The October edition of ECJ is now available to read online or via the new ECJ app. Highlights of this edition include:
• Managing change in businesses
• Sustainability in the cleaning sector
• Self-driving cars
• Trends in washroom dispensers
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BICSc 2017 award winners announced
19th of October 2017The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) announced the winners of its 2017 Annual Awards at a ceremony in the UK recently.
The winners were as follows:
• The Sholom Gordon Award sponsored by Citation: Liz Smith-Mills, LSM Consulting
• The Eric Hill Medal sponsored by Birkin Clean: Elaine Upton, HMP Wayland
• The Ayres
CMS Purus Innovation prizes - winners announced
18th of October 2017The organisers of the CMS cleaning exhibition in Berlin announced the winners of the CMS Purus Innovation Awards 2017 (PIA) on the first day of the event. There were six categories.
Large Machines - Adlatus Robotics for the Adlatus CR 700 autonomous cleaning robot.
Small Machines - Kenter for the iMop XXL.
Equipment - Kärcher for the
Recycling - what goes around comes around
17th of October 2017Cromwell Polythene managing director James Lee encourages the cleaning industry to lobby government to take recycling in public more seriously.
Rome’s Colosseum opens up its top two floors
16th of October 2017Following a five-year restoration, the top two floors of the Roman Colosseum are now open to the public for the first time in 40 years.
The project involved spray-cleaning centuries' worth of grime from the walls and removing tons of debris in order to prepare the fourth and fifth levels of the amphitheatre for visitors.
And during their free
Get your hands dirty for Global Handwashing Day!
13th of October 2017Essity is urging people to get their hands dirty for Global Handwashing Day on October 15.
The manufacturer of professional hygiene brand Tork is turning the hand hygiene message on its head and emphasising the importance of dirtying the hands.
"Getting your hands dirty means you're committed," said Tork product manager Steve Palmer. "Whether






