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One step further towards quality-based procurement
3rd of August 2021Public procurement is one of the key areas of activities for EFCI and the organisation feels there is a real need for public authorities to better promote efficient, fair and transparent competition. So it has developed a set of specific recommendations.
Public procurement is one of the focuses of advocacy work for the EFCI. Indeed, our sector
Dispensing evolution
22nd of July 2021How are chemical dispensing systems evolving in today’s high-tech world? Are they providing more detailed information about chemical usage, refill cycles, usage patterns and cleaning routines etc? And is this what today’s customers want – or do they simply want a safe and sustainable solution that works? Dispensing systems
Raising the bar on hygiene with dry steam vapour
9th of June 2021When cleaning to achieve a sanitised, safe environment it is vitally important to understand the difference between disinfection and decontamination. Thomas Stücken at OspreyDeepclean explains how dry steam vapour technology can play a valuable role in creating a safe and clean environment – free from infection risk.
As the effects of
How do we make home working secure?
8th of June 2021The Covid vaccines rollout gives us hope for a strong global economic recovery following the pandemic … but will do nothing to rid the world of another toxic menace that has fed on people’s fears over the past year, writes Hartley Milner.
Fraudsters will have rubbed their hands with greedy anticipation when the world locked down early
The wellbeing washroom
7th of June 2021Because of COVID-19 there has been a shift in customer perception towards public washrooms in terms of hygiene levels expected. Users also want a better all-round experience when they visit a washroom as awareness around health and wellbeing grows. Marielle Romeijn at ONE HUNDRED restrooms explains more.
Whilst cleanliness has always been
Has the Li-on become king?
3rd of June 2021Ann Laffeaty looks at the growing popularity of lithium ion batteries and asks manufacturers whether Li-ion is poised to become the battery of choice in the cleaning industry.
The battery landscape has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Most battery-operated cleaning machines used to be powered by flooded, AGM or gel products, all of