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European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2018 winner - Essity
3rd of April 2019
It might sound obvious, but true sustainability on the part of any company requires a sustained approach. At least this is the view of Essity, which won the European Cleaning & Hygiene Award 2018 for Sustainability – Best Practice in November 2018.
In order to be truly sustainable it is no longer enough for a company to simply produce
Sustainability - moving the goalposts
2nd of April 2019
Moving raw materials, products and employees around the country – and potentially the world – can have a huge impact on the environment. So, what are cleaning manufacturers doing to reduce the impact of such journeys, asks Ann Laffeaty?
Transport in all its forms has a major effect on our planet. The use of fossil fuels to power
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2018 winner - CSU
1st of April 2019
Family-owned CSU has managed to change the face of outsourced cleaning with its FM Coalition concept. Ann Laffeaty finds out what earned the company a European Cleaning & Hygiene Excellence in Client/Contractor Partnerships Award in 2018.
The nature of outsourced cleaning provision has changed significantly over recent years. Clients are
Hygiene in healthcare - a touching bedside scenario
29th of March 2019
Which healthcare surfaces pose the highest risk of spreading infections and viruses around a hospital, asks Ann Laffeaty? And how can this risk be minimised?
A healthcare facility is the place where people go to be cured. But when sick people are kept together in close confinement, the risk of catching a new illness becomes huge. Most viruses and
Advantages of a clean workplace
29th of March 2019
A French cleaning company has carried out a survey to determine just how important a clean workplace is among workers - writes Christian Bouzols.
Enjoying a clean environment in their daily home and working lives is a fundamental issue for the French. But is doesn’t mean that the matter is much talked about in public debates. That’s
Resolution, reflection, evolution
28th of March 2019
UK reporter Lynn Webster starts the year inviting us to give some thought to our direction for 2019.
Starting the new year, we all set our sights on changing the world or at least our own world. It may have just been the usual pointers of an improved healthy lifestyle; more or starting visits to the
gym, better diet or less alcohol (who survived
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