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Can new rules tackle late payments?
6th of December 2023
Legislators are having another crack at reining in businesses that delay paying supplier invoices. The European Commission admits the current late payment directive is “ineffective” … but will the new rules work any better this time round? Hartley Milner asks.
It’s the stuff of cash flow nightmares, it inhibits investment,
Spanish employers call on government to compensate for cost of inflation
5th of December 2023
Two trade associations in Spain representing employers in the professional cleaning sector have jointly called on the government to agree to the correction of contractual financial conditions. Failure to do so in the current inflationary climate, they warn, poses a risk to the stability of thousands of workers.
The Professional Association of
ISS publishes white paper on AI and the future of facility services
4th of December 2023
Global facility services provider ISS has published a white paper exploring the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in facility services - ‘Rising Above the Noise: What Artificial Intelligence Means for the Built Office Environment’.
Authored with distinguished AI scientist Inma Martinez, the white paper provides
Washroom dispensers - design versus function
1st of December 2023
Is it possible for a washroom dispenser to combine an attractive design with high functionality, asks ECJ? Or does there always need to be a compromise?
When visiting a public washroom we users expect the soap and paper dispensers to work – and to work efficiently.
If multiple button-pushes are required to access the soap, for example, or
What determines quality in professional cleaning?
30th of November 2023
What defines quality of cleaning, what do we want to achieve by cleaning and what exactly determines cleaning quality? Paul Harleman, global application manager for Vileda Professional, addresses these key questions.
We need to clean the world we live in. Since humans have settled down and are not, like animals in the wild, moving from one spot
Start-up aims to tackle France’s public urination problem
29th of November 2023
A new app that rewards businesses for making their toilets accessible to the public is being rolled out in parts of France.
Designed to help combat the ongoing problem pf public urination, the ICI Toilettes app has been developed by Nantes start-up Urban Services.
It features a geolocation application that helps users to locate public toilets
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