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Workplace hygiene - the employees' view
19th of June 2024
How do employees feel about hygiene standards in their workplace? And how far has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted on their perceptions of cleanliness? Essity’s communications director Gareth Lucy shares details of the company’s latest study into workplace hygiene attitudes.
A TOTAL OF 43 PER CENT of workers have now fully returned to
Cleaning sector’s climate strategy in Italy
18th of June 2024
Italy correspondent Anna Garbagna reports on a conference discussing environmental strategies.
Environmental protection is a topic that is becoming increasingly crucial in the management of the economy. In March, the industrial cleaning sector dedicated two days of the H3i HI&I Cleaning Forum event to sustainability, ecodesign, certifications
Chemical dispensing systems - the pros and cons
17th of June 2024
How can chemical dispensing systems help companies to work more productively while also cutting costs and benefiting the environment? And do such systems have any downsides? ECJ asks companies their views.
THERE IS A GROWING TENDENCY for firms to use chemical dosing systems when carrying out cleaning procedures rather than having to dilute their
Services price index well received in France
14th of June 2024
From France Christian Bouzols reports on the recently-introduced cleaning services price index.
An ‘Index Propreté’ (cleaning services price index) has been officially instituted in France in October 2023. It is now published every quarter. According to the feedback received so far, it has been well received not only by
University aims to set world hand washing record
13th of June 2024
Leicester's De Montfort University is hoping to make a splash for this year's Global Handwashing Day.
The institution is attempting to set a new world record for the largest number of children to wash their hands simultaneously.
The "Germ Busting Washathon" will bring together schoolchildren from across the UK to take part in an online hand
Sustainability - claims must pass the test
12th of June 2024
‘The most sustainable solution’. ‘Better for the environment’. ‘Made with recycled plastic’. Our industry has no shortage of sustainability-related product claims. But do they hold water? And do they benefit customers? Let’s work together to get our industry’s green claims right - says Malene Thiele,
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