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SK Clean - EFCI’s report on the outcome of two years’ work
7th of June 2022
Isabel Yglesias at EFCI reports on the outcomes of the project SK-Clean: Digitalisation in the Cleaning Sector, Supporting the Skills Transition for Cleaning Agents.
At the beginning of April the EFCI presented at the Viennese Building Cleaning Academy (the Bundesinnung der chemischen Gewerbe und der Denkmal-, Fassaden- und Gebäudereiniger,
Industry's heroes honoured at Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards
6th of June 2022
In London, the elite of the cleaning and FM industry were recognised at the 2022 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards recently.
Created over 30 years ago, the event is an opportunity for FM companies, contract cleaners and in-house cleaning teams in the UK and Ireland to showcase excellence and set the benchmark for exceptional
Huge quantity of out-of-code hand sanitiser fills New York airfield
3rd of June 2022
Around 700,000 gallons of out-of-code hand sanitiser is causing a headache for New York officials.
It was manufactured by US prison inmates in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in a bold plan by existing New York governor Andrew Cuomo to overcome supply shortages.
Cuomo decreed that prisoners at three state correctional facilities should
Canada study reveals reasons behind poor hand hygiene in healthcare
2nd of June 2022
Busy schedules and a heavy workload are among the chief reasons why some healthcare workers refrain from cleansing their hands, according to a Canadian study.
And 66 per cent of employees say they are less likely to use a sanitiser when faced with an emergency situation requiring immediate attention.
The study into reasons behind poor hand
Paying living wages can positively affect all aspects of business activity says new report
30th of May 2022
A new report indicates living wages not only offer a way out of in-work poverty and help tackle inequality, they also support business resilience, stability and growth.
'The case for living wages: how paying living wages can improve business performance and tackle poverty and inequality' is jointly authored by the University of Cambridge
Dussmann Group achieves record sales in 2021
26th of May 2022
The Dussmann Group, multi-service provider based in Germany, achieved the highest sales in its history in 2021 with consolidated group turnover of €2.31 billion. The company also increased its EBITDA margin to 6.4 per cent.
The company attributes its continuing growth to its 'Next Level' strategy, adopted in 2018.The main driver of sales and
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