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A second chance
16th of September 2025
ECJ editor Michelle Marshall spends some time with NGB Clean, a social enterprise in London delivering commercial cleaning to corporate clients across the city while employing people who have been in the prison system. The charity No Going Back (NGB) from which it was founded is dedicated to supporting people released from prison in finding work
EFCI news: automation vs. upskilling
15th of September 2025
From the EFCI secretariat in Brussels, Alessandro Oshiai says the cleaning sector of the future should not be forced to choose between humans and machines. The organisation believes automation must be balanced with empowering the workforce.
As robotic vacuum cleaners roll silently across the floors of airports, offices, and shopping centres,
'COVID-style cleaning does not reduce the spread of measles’
19th of August 2025
Some UK nurseries are striving to protect children from contracting measles by carrying out Covid-style levels of cleaning, according to reports.
But the UK Health Security Agency has stressed that cleaning alone cannot provide effective protection from the illness.
The UKHSA has issued a statement after an article in a British national
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2025 - you're invited to join us on the night of the year!
13th of August 2025
This year's European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards gala dinner - where the winners of the only pan-European awards for the cleaning sector will be announced - will take place in Edinburgh on October 2. It's the biggest night of the year for the our industry and you're invited to join us there!
"We look forward to welcoming everyone to Edinburgh
Death of Barcelona street sweeper in high temperatures stirs unrest
8th of August 2025
Hundreds of street cleaners marched through Barcelona to protest against the death of a colleague who had worked during record high temperatures in June.
Union members claim that 12 other cleaners have suffered heatstroke in the city this summer. And they are pushing for tougher regulations to protect an aging workforce from climate
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