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The value of fragrance
20th of November 2020
What function does an air freshener system fulfil in a washroom, hospital, restaurant or leisure facility? We ask manufacturers about the value that fragrancing systems can add to specific environments.
Most people would agree the main role of an air freshener system is to mask bad smells. And for obvious reasons, they are are most commonly used
Inspiring confidence in railway hygiene
19th of November 2020
Facilities management services provider The Churchill Group in the UK has partnered with Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) since 2017 on a cleaning contract that covers around 300 stations. In this case study for ECJ, regional manager Tonka Valkinova focuses on the last six months and the work undertaken in light of the pandemic. She explains how the
The end of the city as we know it?
18th of November 2020
Covid restrictions are being tightened in the wake of a perilous ‘second wave’ sweeping the globe. The new tsunami of infections has forced governments to drop their not wholly successful efforts to coax city workers back to their desks, prompting Hartley Milner to ask…are we seeing the end of the city as we know it?
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Cleaning in Japan - community ritual
17th of November 2020
It’s something oddly Japanese: men and women in office attire roaming the streets looking for rubbish. Usually they won’t find anything as streets are spotless most of the time, but it serves more than just that purpose - writes Bobbie van der List.
On a Monday afternoon in the Marunouchi district of Japan’s capital Tokyo most
Public washrooms - a change in attitude
17th of November 2020
“The public needs to have confidence in restaurants, bars, hotels, shops and gyms if they are to return to these facilities - and the same applies to away-from-home washrooms”, says Essity’s Stuart Hands. However according to the company’s latest survey, attitudes to public toilets are changing as people demand new Covid-19
The balance between sustainability and hygiene
16th of November 2020
The use of disposable products and plastic PPE has been dramatically stepped up during the pandemic. But can such methods be sustainable? Or should we be prepared to compromise on sustainability while our health is at risk?
The sustainability movement has gathered momentum over recent years – in the cleaning industry along with everywhere
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