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Belgian Save the Cow campaign raises awareness of litter issues
21st of February 2017
Belgian waste intercommunal organisation Limburg.net is joining forces with Plattelandsklassen - an educational body that aims to bring young people into contact with the countryside - and litter clearance products specialist The Helping Hand Company to save Belgian cows.
The Save the Cow project will encourage outdoor education and an improved
Julius Rutherfoord wins Battersea Power Station cleaning contract
20th of February 2017
Battersea Power Station Estate Management Company (BPSEM) in London has chosen Julius Rutherfoord as its specialist cleaning and soft facilities management services contractor for Phase 1 of the iconic Battersea Power Station regeneration project.
Battersea-based Julius Rutherfoord was awarded the Circus West Village cleaning contract through
Cleaning London’s diverse skyline
17th of February 2017
Cleaning at height is dangerous work requiring skill, planning and a head for heights. Chris Parkes, operations director at cleaning services specialist Julius Rutherfoord, highlights the unique challenges of cleaning the London's skyline.
London is a city which is changing all the time, including a constant flow of new additions to its skyline.
Mumbai teenagers impress officials with train coach cleaning system
16th of February 2017
A group of eight teenagers in Mumbai has developed a vacuum cleaning system for train coaches, which impressed top officials and even attracted the attention of railway minister Suresh Prabhu.
The group of students, aged between 12 and 14 years, visited Vadodara and Mumbai stations to study the waste disposal in train coaches. They then designed
EC Television episode 2 - putting robots to the test!
15th of February 2017
Episode two of EC Television (ECTV), the only news programme for the professional cleaning sector, is now available to watch online.
This week, ECTV investigates the latest technology to hit the cleaning industry - covering virtual reality, smart recruitment of refugees and autonomous scrubber dryers.
In the special robotics feature we explore
Henkel in talks to buy Sealed Air's Diversey Care division
13th of February 2017
German consumer giant Henkel is in talks to buy Sealed Air's professional cleaning division Diversey Care for a price likely to exceed $3 billion, according to the New York Post. Sealed Air paid $4.3 billion for the business in 2011.
Sealed Air announced in October it planned to spin off the Diversey Care unit, as well as its food hygiene and
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