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Embracing the future of cleaning: the hybrid working model
9th of October 2024 Article by Wesley Smith
The traditional 9-5 has changed enormously since the pandemic and many organisations are moving towards hybrid working, offering their employees the flexibility of combining remote and office working. The Office for National Statistics in the UK states most people who took up homeworking because of the pandemic plan to both work from home and in the workplace in the future.
And according to Forbes, as of August 2024 30 per cent o..
Between viability and social acceptance: technologies in cleaning
26th of September 2024 Article by Mark Bergfeld
Mark Bergfeld at UNI Europa, believes the viability of the widespread adoption of AI, robotics and other technologies in the cleaning sector depends on their ability to support the existing workforce in engaging in higher value-added tasks and addressing power imbalances equitably.
Back in 2019 I visited a cleaning company’s headquarters where I was welcomed by a robot who was supposed to recognise my name an..
A summer of change
17th of September 2024 Article by Lynn Webster
Lynn Webster looks at the impact on the industry of the new government in the UK.
As the dust settles following the summer general election and a new government in the UK, we are now beginning to see some of the inevitable changes, the priorities and thought processes of the leading party. Whilst remaining apolitical on viewing these changes there are certainly going to be some major impacts on companies in the cleaning ind..
Staff shortages bring less growth
5th of September 2024 Article by Katja Scholz
In Germany, the mood in the latest BIV survey was not so positive - reports Katja Scholz.
The Federal Association of Contract Cleaners (BIV) has been carrying out a business survey in spring each year since 2019, in which BIV member companies provide a picture of the mood in the sector and express their views on market forecasts, sales expectations and current issues.
The o..
Why not clean during the day?
28th of August 2024 Article by Christian Bouzols
Christian Bouzols from France on recent discussions at government level about daytime cleaning. The idea of daytime and/or continuous working is brought up every now and then in the news. Recently, it was none other than the French prime minister, Gabriel Attal, who raised the matter of work organisation in the cleaning sector. During his general policy statement he said: “I want..
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