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News from Denmark - feel-good trilogy with an edge
26th of May 2023
Lotte Printz in Denmark talks to Estrid Dyekjær, a novelist who criticise tender systems in her books.
“I have this song in my head, ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’ (1936 song by George Formby)…,” Estrid Dyekjær bursts out enthusiastically when I first get her on the phone.
“And it makes me so
Woman dies after inhaling cleaning product she used to unclog her sink
25th of May 2023
A woman from north-west Spain has died from severe respiratory failure after cleaning her sink.
Angela Gil from Gijon was attempting to unclog her kitchen basin using a household drain cleaner. But when she poured the product into the sink, it apparently caused a chemical reaction that proved to be deadly. Investigators later made this assumption
Supporting European policymaking - the role of social dialogue
24th of May 2023
Since the construction of the Maastricht Treaty, social dialogue has been identified as one of the features on which the European social model is built. Matteo Matarazzo, director general at EFCI, explains its role and how it functions in the cleaning sector.
When it comes to decision-making in the European Union, next to the traditional
Nepal Army mountain cleaning team summits Mount Everest
23rd of May 2023
Ten people have successfully scaled Mount Everest to carry out what might be the toughest cleaning job in the world.
Five members of the Nepalese army and five sherpas have made the climb as part of a campaign to rid four Himalayan peaks of rubbish. There is an estimated 14,000 tons of refuse and more than 300 dead bodies on Mount Everest
ECJ celebrates 30 years as only pan-European cleaning magazine
22nd of May 2023
The first edition of European Cleaning Journal (ECJ) was published in March 1993, just as trade barriers across Europe were coming down and the possibilities for business expansion and greater co-operation between the countries of Europe grew.
Founding editor Michelle Marshall is still the editor of ECJ today and she takes a look back at the
Principle Cleaning announces move to employee ownership
19th of May 2023
Principle Cleaning Services in the UK has announced it is transferring the majority of its shares to its 2,300 employees through the creation of an Employee Ownership Trust.
The company, which was founded by Douglas Cooke in 1989, has secured its long term future, enabling it to continue building its legacy whilst creating an effective platform
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