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News from Germany - setting a course for the future
6th of April 2023
The German association BIV organised a conference for young entrepreneurs, Katja Scholz reports.
Setting the course for the future of association work – this was the aim when 50 entrepreneurs from the contract cleaning trade met in Berlin for two days at the launch of the conference of young entrepreneurs. Organised by the Federal
New leadership for the European Federation of Cleaning Industry (EFCI)
5th of April 2023
The European Federation of the Cleaning Industry (EFCI) is undergoing major change, with the election of a new president and a restructuring at its Brussels office. ECJ hears from Lorenzo Mattioli about his priorities for the coming year.
2022 has been a year of profound change for EFCI, the European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry, as
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards - submit your entry by April 28
4th of April 2023
In case you didn't know, the entry deadline for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards has been extended to April 28. So you still have plenty of time to perfect your submissions.
The awards, the only pan-European ones for the sector, provide a platform for businesses and individuals from the professional cleaning industry to share their
News from Norway - daytime cleaning project launches
4th of April 2023
Initiators of a new project in Norway hope to attract more people to the sector, reports Lotte Printz.
“It’s hard for this sector to attract people and we believe that part of it is down to the fact it is hard to combine a job as a cleaner with family life; bringing children to school and pastime activities and picking them up
ECHA winner Breedweer - skills for life
3rd of April 2023
For cleaning services business and social enterprise Breedweer, the key objective is to bring as many people as possible into employment. The commitment it demonstrates won it the 2022 European Cleaning & Hygiene Award for Investment in Training.
Social enterprise cleaning services company Breedweer is based in the Netherlands and headed up
ECHA winner ANIP - shining a spotlight
31st of March 2023
One of the key roles of trade association ANIP Confindustria in Italy is to promote cleaning and its associated services. During the Covid-19 pandemic it launched a campaign to highlight the key role played by the sector, called In Good Hands. A deserving winner of the 2022 European Cleaning & Hygiene Award for Raising the Profile of the
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