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Challenging times ahead for the Netherlands
1st of May 2012In the second of our special country focus reports, ECJ takes a look at the cleaning sector of the Netherlands. With the help of industry experts we focus on the contract cleaning sector, training and the distribution of supplies.
The contract cleaning sector in the Netherlands is currently worth 4.3 billion euros and there are almost 8,000
Make do and mend
1st of May 2012
The UK correspondent for ECJ reflects on the implications of cost cutting measures on the cleaning sector and its staff.
Despite chaos, deficits, fuel prices, Syrian disasters and more, spring has arrived as it has always done. In former times farmers said: "Please God she don’t come in crying," ie, wet. Would they say that this year? Not
Italians seek more transparent market
30th of April 2012
Anna Garbagna reports from Italy on a meeting in Milan designed to encourage dialogue.
Milan was the venue for a meeting last month organised by Onbsi (Integrated Systems National Bilateral Organisation) and its territorial branch Onbsi Milano which operates in the sector of cleaning services and multi-services, entitled: 'The cleaning and
Is Poland ready for football fans?
30th of April 2012
Poland is getting ready to welcome visitors for Euro 2012 with a major clean-up, as Marek Kowalski explains.
For the last two years the Polish Cleaning Industry Chamber and its members have actively supported preparations for the most important sporting event in the history of our country. Is Poland ready to welcome the visitors who will arrive
Russian cleaning companies work large territories
30th of April 2012
Oleg Popov from Russian cleaning company Cristanval talks about operating across a country with nine time zones. The distance between the westernmost city of Kaliningrad and the easternmost city of Vladivostok is more than 10,000 kilometres.
Even after starting operations in Moscow or any other Russian city, any company strives to grow and
French cleaning industry has a political voice
27th of April 2012
The French cleaning industry has been expressing its opinions to the political parties, writes reporter Christian Bouzols.
With the approaching presidential elections, the French cleaning sector has decided to make its position known on a number of current issues and to bring them to the attention of the various candidates. Among the issues put
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