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ISSA organises ISSA/INTERCLEAN seminar programme
30th of April 2012
The cleaning industry association ISSA has compiled a varied and comprehensive seminar programme which will take place during the course of ISSA/INTERCLEAN. Read about the programme and speakers.
Wednesday May 9, 13.00-15.00 - Cleaning in the 21st century: the vital importance of cleaning in healthcare
ISSA is collaborating with the World
Innovation Award winners to be announced next Tuesday
30th of April 2012
From the nine finalists for the Amsterdam Innovation Award 2012, the category winners and overall winner have now been selected by the international trade jury. The winners will be announced on the first day of the exhibition, Tuesday May 8.
This year's competition attracted over 70 entries. There are three categories:
Machines, accessories and
ISSA/INTERCLEAN - less than one week to go!
30th of April 2012
ISSA/INTERCLEAN, the most important event in the exhibition calendar for the professional cleaning sector, starts next Tuesday, May 8. This special edition of the ECJ newsletter gives you all the information you need to plan your visit.
ISSA/INTERCLEAN is acknowledged as being the most important event for the European professional cleaning
Cradle to Cradle - make a positive contribution
30th of April 2012
Michael Braungart is a German chemist and former Greenpeace activist who advocates that we humans can reduce our negative environmental impact by redesigning industrial production processes. He will be the keynote speaker at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam Innovation Awards presentation next month, and here he talks to ECJ editor Michelle Marshall.
Once-in-a-lifetime Olympic contract for Leisure Support Services
27th of April 2012The London 2012 Olympic Games are now just a few months away, but for the cleaning company contracted to work at some of the Games’ many venues preparations are well underway. Aden Duncan is business operations manager at Leisure Support Services and he talks about the company’s drive to recruit up to 900 extra staff in the run-up to
Hand hygiene gels underused by hospital ward visitors
27th of April 2012
Hospital visitors may be ignoring vital hand hygiene advice, according to an inspection team.
When a Scottish hospital was recently assessed for hygiene compliance, inspectors found that hand gels supplied by the hospital were being used by fewer than half of all visitors.
However, the majority of staff were observed to be regularly washing
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