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Green is the new black
4th of June 2024 Article by Lotte Printz
The cleaning industry gathers at a seminar with a ‘green’ focus. Lotte Printz in Denmark reports from the event.
As the conference auditorium is filling up this early spring Friday, there are various reliable indicators that this is a ‘green’ event. Some seminar goers are flashing shirts and bags made from recycled tea towels and a majority of attendees turn..
UK industry tackles modern slavery
22nd of May 2024 Article by Lynn Webster
From the UK, Lynn Webster on a renewed focus on the impact and evidence of modern slavery.
There has been a recharged focus of the impact and evidence of modern slavery coming through the cleaning industry. It is driven through the launch of industry led initiatives; as headlined at a recent trade show and the publication of studies of its impact on procurement.
With an estimated 100,000 in the UK ‘living&rsqu..
When a home becomes a business
9th of May 2024 Article by Anna Garbagna
From Italy, Anna Garbagna tells us about the growth of cleaning business in short-term rental properties.
Among the many effects of the pandemic, there has certainly been an increase in short rentals, today a sector of great interest. In addition to hosting healthcare professionals during the health emergency, the short rental has guaranteed hygienic safety features as well as confidentiality and
it is still doing wel..
Young cleaner wins national title
2nd of May 2024 Article by Katja Scholz
ECJ correspondent in Germany Katja Scholz reports from the latest Craft Skills championship.
The winner of the 72nd German Craft Skills championship in the contract cleaning sector is Sarah Lutz. The 20-year-old from Baden-Württemberg in south Germany was the only female trainee worker along with nine men at the start of the competition, secured the national title in the final.
This kind of championship is unique..
Wages and Olympics bring doubt
25th of April 2024 Article by Christian Bouzols
French cleaning firms face uncertainty in 2024 as wages rise and the Olympic Games take place there. Christian Bouzols tells us more.
The year 2023 was an active but quite varied one for French cleaning companies and their clients. The economic background encouraged a high number of takeovers among companies large and small.
According to Patrick Klug, managing director of Entreprises et Décisions, a financial p..
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