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Quality deserves more than a score
19th of June 2024 Article by John Griep
John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands explains how the industry organisation assesses cleaning quality. At VSR, we do not assess cleaning quality by means of a score, but with the Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL), part of our proven VSR-KMS system. For the quality of cleaning delivered, an unambiguous score is simply inadequate. You can’t just lump different types of cleaning work together.. Professor Mark Wilcox OBE has spent over 15 years exploring the role of hand drying in upholding public health. In this piece, written in cooperation with the European Tissue Symposium (ETS), he looks back on the key learnings from all the research that's been carried out during that period. Why has hand drying research been such an important focus of your work Like all the best science I stumbled into this field b.. 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.. 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.. 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..Fifteen years of hand drying research
11th of June 2024
Article by Professor Mark Wilcox OBE
Green is the new black
4th of June 2024
Article by Lotte Printz
UK industry tackles modern slavery
22nd of May 2024
Article by Lynn Webster
When a home becomes a business
9th of May 2024
Article by Anna Garbagna
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