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Are cheap washroom dispensers the most economical?
8th of March 2012
In these harsh economic times, why should a washroom manager not simply equip his or her washroom with the cheapest products they can find? Washroom manufacturers give the case for low cost-in-use as opposed to low cost.
No-one likes to feel that they are throwing their profits down the toilet. So in these harsh economic times, many companies
UK market must seize opportunities
8th of March 2012
ECJ's correspondent in the UK looks ahead to what could be a difficult year for the country's professional cleaning sector.
Almost too late to wish you a Happy New Year and nearly time to think about Christmas 2012.
This is a year of opportunity, or so the prime minister tells us. We have so much to look forward to and wrestle with - the euro
Danish research project highlights wellbeing
8th of March 2012
Reporting from Denmark, Petra Sjouwerman examines the results of a research project amongst cleaners.
Cleaning toilets, mopping floors and washing windows is physically hard work. Compared to other working groups, cleaners have a higher risk for burn-out on the job and for leaving the labour market earlier. Research in Denmark, however, has now
Effects of Dutch Responsible Market Conduct code
7th of March 2012
ECJ's new Dutch reporter Nico Lemmens updates us on the recently introduced Code of Responsible Market Conduct.
As reported in the September 2011 issue of this journal, market parties in the Dutch cleaning sector agreed on a new Code of Responsible Market Conduct. The aim is to improve both working conditions for cleaning personnel and industrial
Russian cleaning firms manage fast growth
7th of March 2012
ECJ Russian reporter, Oleg Popov of cleaning company Cristanval, explains that the country's market for cleaning services rose by 20 per cent in 2011.
An industry or a company is a chain of well planned and executed operations which have proved efficient. Many Russian companies have learned how to run businesses in Europe and we maintain
Origins of our hygiene rituals
7th of March 2012
In a new ECJ series of articles, we look at hygiene and cleanliness through the ages. When did we human beings become aware of our own personal cleanliness, and that of the world around us? And when did we discover that lack of hygiene could be dangerous, and sometimes fatal? In this first part, we start back in ancient times.
Brushing our teeth,
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