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Glastonbury Festival ranked best for toilet access
22nd of June 2023
Glastonbury has been awarded top festival ranking for washroom access by trailer manufacturer Diamond Trailers.
The company based its findings on the Let Loos metric, which estimates that festival venues need to offer at least one toilet per 75 women plus one cubicle per 400 men and one urinal per 100 men.
Study authors calculated that
Gentle cleansers are as effective as harsh soaps at killing viruses: study
21st of June 2023
Gentle cleansers are just as effective in killing viruses as harsh soaps, according to a new study by University of Sheffield.
Dermatologists tested multiple hand-wash products including antibacterial soap, natural soap, foam cleansers and bath wash products as part of the study. They assessed the products' ability to kill enveloped viruses such
Book your place at the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards gala dinner
19th of June 2023
Tickets are now available for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2023 gala dinner. Organised by ECJ, this year’s winners will be announced on October 5 during a night of celebration in The Round Room at The Mansion House in Dublin.
The European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards are a celebration of excellence in the professional
EFCI to host daytime cleaning event on June 27th
15th of June 2023
EFCI, the body representing the contract cleaning services sector across Europe, is to host an event dedicated to the subject of daytime cleaning in Brussels on June 27th.
The European cleaning industry has been debating the case for daytime cleaning for years. And while in some countries this way of working is being implemented, it is not so
Tork offers range of carbon neutral certified dispensers
15th of June 2023
Essity's Tork brand now offerscarbon neutral certification on a range of its existing dispensers. This is achieved through a combination of carbon reduction and compensation across the entire life cycle - from raw materials to end-of-life.
The 27 models are produced with certified renewable electricity, and the remaining emissions are compensated
Cleaning company fined over ink vat fatality
14th of June 2023
An Australian contract cleaning company has been fined AUS $600,000 (€374,000) after one of its operatives died in the ink vat he was cleaning.
Craig Tanner, 42, was national operations manager of a Sydney-based industrial cleaning company and was drafted in as a specialist to work at an ink plant in Auburn, New South Wales.
But once he
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