Floored by polishing

23rd of July 2020
Floored by polishing

ECJ examines the cleaner’s role in keeping hard floors in tip-top condition and finds out whether it is a highly specialised task – or whether anyone could do it.

The art of “cleaning” basically involves making things appear as new again. In an ideal world, freshly-cleaned windows would sparkle and shine while

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Containing E.coli spread

23rd of July 2020
Containing E.coli spread

Latest research has found not washing hands is behind the spread of a key strain of E.Coli. This, and the COVID-19 pandemic, makes it vital for businesses to ensure good handwashing practice is front of mind. Jamie Woodhall, technical and innovation manager, Initial Washroom Hygiene writes for ECJ.

There are two possible sources of E. coli

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User-friendly cleaning chemicals

22nd of July 2020
User-friendly cleaning chemicals

In an ideal world, all our chemical cleaning products would be pleasant to look at and easy to use. But how important are such factors in the great scheme of things? Ann Laffeaty asks chemical manufacturers and cleaning companies whether user-friendliness is a high priority as far as they are concerned.

Using a chemical cleaner can be a somewhat

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Software and mobile solutions - are cleaners getting smarter?

21st of July 2020
Software and mobile solutions - are cleaners getting smarter?

Are cleaners keeping pace with the latest digital technology, or are they resisting any high-tech changes to their working methods? And what incentives are companies offering their cleaners to sweeten the “smart pill”?

It is becoming a growing trend for cleaning companies to introduce “smart solutions” into the workplace

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After COVID-19 - a new world order?

17th of July 2020
After COVID-19 - a new world order?

With humanity in the throes of one of the most serious pandemics in a generation, it may seem too great a stretch to talk about a silver lining to the crisis. For all that, COVID-19 is having unforeseen impacts that could set us on a path to a more sustainable world economic order should we choose to take it, writes Hartley Milner.

Global CO2

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Learning on the job

13th of July 2020
Learning on the job

News of an interesting training project in Germany from ECJ's Katja Scholz.

Combining theoretical learning with practical activity is probably the most effective way of assimilating something. Those in charge at the Schleswig-Holstein regional vocational college for contract cleaningare certainly convinced of that. “To this end, we work

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