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Diversey Care Soft Care Sensations dispensers
5th of March 2014
Aimed specifically at hotel washrooms is the Soft Care Sensations dispenser system from Diversey Care - the company says it is the most configurable and customisable range available.
Owners can specify the colour of the cover and add their own wording and designs. Covers can also be changed to accommodate special messages. The dispensers are
Investment in people key for every business
5th of March 2014
It’s a bombshell that is invariably dropped out of the blue and it can have a devastating impact on your business. When a crucial member of staff announces they are moving on, the fallout can be far ranging, creating more than just an inconvenience for your HR department, reports Hartley Milner
An employee who you rate as indispensable pops
Small butts, big problem
5th of March 2014
Our correspondent in Scandinavia, Petra Sjouwerman, reports from Denmark. Danish organisations try to raise awareness about the danger of littered cigarette butts. They call small butts a ‘big problem’.
Nine million cigarette butts end up in the streets of Denmark daily. Please take time to let that sink in! Denmark is a small
New ways of working
5th of March 2014
Increasing competition calls for new work methods, says Nico Lemmens of ISS Facility Services.
Increasingly, global competition, the war for talents, the introduction of new technologies, and the greater focus on sustainability – among other factors – are changing how companies plan for and develop their workplace strategies and how
Sustainability becomes a performance issue with Product Environmental Footprint
5th of March 2014
In Brussels over the last few years DG Environment (Directorate General) has been working with the European Commission's Joint Research Centre to develop a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based method to calculate the environmental performance of products and companies. ECJ spoke to Sandy Smith of sustainability consultancy firm thinkstep AG about the
Study reveals risk of workwear being washed at home
18th of February 2014
A new report from the European Textile Services Association (ETSA) reveals a worrying confusion between cleanliness and hygiene in many people's minds. As many employers who rely on strict hygiene allow their employees to wash their own workwear at home this presents some risk, it says.
The study, carried out across four European countries, shows
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