COP26 - more broken promises?

13th of January 2022
COP26 - more broken promises?

COP26 climate talks wound up at the end of last year with global decision-makers returning home with a clear message ringing in their ears ... ‘enough blah blah blah, it’s time for transformative action’. Hartley Milner reports on crucial pledges made by the private sector towards meeting net-zero carbon targets.

On an

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Trending on your trolley

12th of January 2022
Trending on your trolley

What do customers want most from their cleaning trolley? And how far have their requirements changed over recent years? Ann Laffeaty asks manufacturers about the trolley trends driving the industry and finds out what lies behind them.

Cleaning trolleys - just like everything else - are subject to fluctuations in fashion. And it is usually

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Hand hygiene - a changing landscape

7th of January 2022
Hand hygiene - a changing landscape

Chris Wakefield, managing director UK & Ireland for GOJO Industries-Europe, discusses the effects of the pandemic on the hand hygiene industry and how to maintain compliance in a sea of coronavirus fatigue.

We are emerging from the most tumultuous of times; a period which has particularly tested – and continues to challenge – the

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EFCI annual report - resilience through crisis

21st of December 2021
EFCI annual report - resilience through crisis

EFCI, the organisation representing the cleaning services sector at European level, has published its latest report compiled from data supplied by national associations. It shows that in 2018, the industry grew by eight per cent and the sector employed 4.1 million people. It also demonstrates just how resilient the industry has been throughout the

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Chemicals forever

23rd of November 2021
Chemicals forever

A growing concern about the potential risks posed by “forever chemicals” has created bad publicity for an industry that already receives negative press on a regular basis. So what are “forever chemicals”, and how far are they used in cleaning, asks ECJ?

The term “forever chemicals” sounds like something out of

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Washroom dispensing - with opportunities come challenges

18th of November 2021
Washroom dispensing - with opportunities come challenges

An increase in health awareness is expected to drive the global washroom hygiene market over the coming years. Koen van den Braak, global marketing and sales director at FoOom Advanced Dispensing, takes a look at how current trends and challenges may affect the dispenser sector.

My ideal experience would be to enter a restaurant and the first

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