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"Manufacturers must understand customer needs"
28th of September 2012
Markus Asch, vice chairman of the management board at cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher and president of EUnited Cleaning, writes his latest blog for the ECJ website. He discusses why manufacturers must work harder to understand their customers' needs before developing new products.
Automating time and staff performance
26th of September 2012
Cleaning companies typically have many employees who may be working at different times, at multiple locations, on different rates of pay. This can mean complex and time-consuming administration procedures when carried out manually, however there are now software solutions that can automate all employee-centric processes.
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New trading name for Saul D Harrison
25th of September 2012UK-based wiping specialist Saul D Harrison has changed its trading name to Harrison Wipes.
The ownership and legal entity of the company is unaltered by this change, explained managing director Stephen Harrison. "The business decided it was time to ensure that our trading name should say what we do."
Many doctors 'don't want hand washing reminders'
24th of September 2012
Many doctors and nurses don't like the idea of patients reminding them to clean their hands, a new study from Switzerland suggests.
Hand hygiene has become a major goal of healthcare facilities around the world, and patients are often encouraged to become involved in system-wide changes to promote hand washing, researchers said.
"Hand hygiene is
Fight against burn-out
21st of September 2012
Our correspondent Petra Sjouwerman reports from Denmark, where a Danish municipality takes the lead in the fight against physical burn-out.
Tough competition in the cleaning sector has forced cleaners to swing the mop faster than ever. This is also the case for cleaners working for municipalities - in Denmark amongst the biggest clients on the
Talking about part-time
20th of September 2012
The French Cleaning Federation is organising a conference focusing on the issues surrounding part-time working, reports ECJ's Christian Bouzols.
As the country returns to work, the French Cleaning Federation (Fédération des Entreprises de Propreté - FEP) is happy that its proposals to hold a conference about part-time working
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