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Richmond Council sets up toilet scheme for Rugby World Cup
24th of September 2015
A West London local authority is taking a pro-active approach in a bid to prevent street urination during the Rugby World Cup this autumn.
Richmond Council has signed up around 70 businesses to a Community Toilet Scheme. The council covers the area around Twickenham Stadium where several of the tournament's matches are being played.
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Dutch government policy affects cleaning sector
23rd of September 2015
The Dutch government has decided to insource a number of facilities services, reports Nico Lemmens.
The Dutch government has decided to insource a number of facility services, among which catering and cleaning. This remarkable policy has been proposed by the socialist government party. As explained in earlier editions, this policy is aimed at
The dirtiest part of a plane? It's right in front of you
22nd of September 2015
What do you believe to be the dirtiest part of a plane? And no, it's not the toilet. Actually an evaluation of germs per square inch on different surfaces in airports and on planes found that the average tray table harbours nearly 20 times more bacteria than the aircraft toilet flush.
Travel website Travelmath.com sent a microbiologist to take
Healthcare workers miss key areas when using hand sanitisers
21st of September 2015
More than half of healthcare workers commonly miss key areas of their hands when applying hand sanitiser, a new study has found.
Researchers discovered that fewer than 40 per cent of clinicians apply sanitiser to their thumbs. The fingertips and backs of hands were also among the top three most frequently-missed areas.
The team of researchers in
Special ECJ Hygiene for Health supplement - read online now!
17th of September 2015
The special ECJ supplement Hygiene for Health is now available to read online.
The professional cleaning sector plays a vital role in maintaining health and wellbeing in so many different applications - professional kitchens, the leisure industry, travel and tourism, in the workplace and in the healthcare sector itself.
Hygiene for Health takes
Technology - the key to better service and adding value for cleaning firms
16th of September 2015
Benoit Maerten is managing director of Temco Facility Services Europe in Belgium – one of the largest service providers in the country. Having joined the company as a newcomer to the sector in 2011, and with a background in management systems, he quickly saw ways in which to make the business smarter and more efficient.
Having come to the
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