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FIDEN to hold September Dresden congress
5th of June 2014
FIDEN, the International Association of Building Service Contractors, will hold its congress from September 11-14 this year in Dresden, Germany. The theme: Impact of European and National Politics on Industrial Cleaning - What's Ahead?
The programme will examine the decisions made by politicians regarding minimum wages, freedom of movement for
Cleaning industry deserves recognition, says Milan conference
4th of June 2014
More than 340 delegates from Italy's cleaning sector met in Milan recently for a two-day conference organised by industry body Afidamp - Forum Pulire.
Despite the fact the industry is composed of more than 23,000 companies and employs 500,000 people with a turnover of 11 billion euros, it does not receive the recognition it deserves in the
New European hygiene distribution group forms
3rd of June 2014
A new international hygiene products distribution group has been formed boasting coverage of most European countries. DHYS (Distribution in Hygiene Specialist) Group has its headquarters in Madrid, Spain and represents the distribution group GVS of Germany, DINO of Spain and France's GEH.
DHYS Group has a total of 83 distribution warehouses in 15
Spanish cleaning sector crisis could continue until 2016
2nd of June 2014
The Spanish Professional Association of Cleaning Companies (ASPEL) has warned that the country's cleaning sector is still in crisis and will continue in recession for the next two years.
Its president, Juan Díez de los Ríos, commented: "We understand that analysts in general say the country is recovering, however none of the
Remploy and Mitie sign partnership agreement to boost disabled recruitment
26th of May 2014
Leading UK outsourcing and facilities management company Mitie has signed an agreement with Remploy - provider of disability employment services - that could almost treble the number of disabled and disadvantaged candidates recruited over the next three years.
Mitie plans to recruit 150 Remploy candidates in 2014-15 and expects that number to
Obituary - Peter Holt
20th of May 2014
As we announced on the ECJ site almost two weeks ago, Peter Holt - a well-loved and familiar figure across the cleaning industry - died suddenly while at the ISSA/Interclean exhibition in Amsterdam.
Holt had retired from his role as managing director of UK-based cleaning machine producer Truvox International in 2008, having joined in 1991.
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