Paris invests in cleaning equipment

22nd of March 2018
Paris invests in cleaning equipment

As part of Paris’ “cleaning enhancement plan” the city government has invested in 170 new road sweepers and vacuums. Christian Bouzols, French correspondent, reports.

At the beginning of February the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, called a press conference in a local workshop to see the new machines that shall be cleaning the

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REN Restore cleans escalators

21st of March 2018
REN Restore cleans escalators

REN Restore is a low-cost cleaning system for restoring the risers of escalators, developed by RENclean. This liquid solution is sprayed by the operator and activates a micro gel that sticks to the metal surface. It does not drip onto the escalator mechanicals or chain drive system.

The static escalator is then scrubbed with the REN Riser Brush

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Contract cleaning data for Europe

21st of March 2018
Contract cleaning data for Europe

The European Federation of Cleaning Industries (EFCI) – the umbrella organisation representing the contract cleaning sector across Europe – has published its latest survey on the cleaning industry in Europe.

Data for the European Federation of Cleaning Industries (EFCI) survey is gathered from its member associations on the basis of a

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Recognition for Italian association

21st of March 2018
Recognition for Italian association

ECJ Italian correspondent Anna Garbagna brings news of success from the contract cleaning association ANIP-Confindustria.

There was an excellent closing for the year 2017 and a dynamic start to 2018 for ANIP-Confindustria, the Italian Association of Cleaning  and Integrated Services Companies.

In fact, at the end of last year ANIP took the

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“Up to 40 per cent of cleaning could use autonomous solutions”

21st of March 2018
“Up to 40 per cent of cleaning could use autonomous solutions”

ECJ editor Michelle Marshall speaks to Nilfisk’s recently appointed president and ceo Hans Henrik Lund about his ambitious plans for future direction of the group.

Hans Henrik Lund arrived at Nilfisk as its new president and ceo in August of last year, bringing with him a strong background in technology, digitalisation and product

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What does the new year bring?

20th of March 2018
What does the new year bring?

UK reporter Lynn Webster looks ahead to the challenges we face this year and speculates on how the cleaning sector can move forward.

As we begin another year - entering into debates over our changing position with our colleagues in the EU - we have even less time remaining of what some would say has been a turbulent decade. The thoughts of some

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