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Planet-conscious design
23rd of June 2025More than half the world’s biggest and most powerful companies have set a target to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. To achieve that, businesses must address their entire environmental footprint.
Products and hygiene tools designed with those goals in mind can reduce a cleaning or FM company’s overall climate impact.
Key floor polishing trends
20th of June 2025Following the publication of the Interclean Top Trends for 2025 report, what are the key trends in floor polishing today? Ann Laffeaty poses the question.
A greater demand for ergonomic cleaning equipment designed to reduce the physical strain on the part of the cleaner is being predicted for this year. According to the Interclean Top 10 Trends
Chemical dispensing - the pros and cons
18th of June 2025How can chemical dispensing systems help companies to work more productively while also cutting costs and benefiting the environment? And do such systems have any downsides? ECJ asks companies their views.
There is a growing tendency for firms to use chemical dosing systems when carrying out cleaning procedures rather than having to dilute their
Rise of specialist qualifications
16th of June 2025The industry is seeing an increase in more specialist aspects, reports Anna Garbagna from Italy.
The Pandemic has caused a widespread diffusion of sanitisation systems for domestic and working environments, as well as creating the need to establish benchmarks to assess the effectiveness and safety of indoor sanitisation methods.
This situation
Business enters the space race
13th of June 2025Mega-rich entrepreneurs are seizing lucrative opportunities to boldly go where only government agencies with hefty budgets have gone before … and beyond. Hartley Milner explores the burgeoning commercial space industry, its trailblazers, triumphs and troughs.
As dawn breaks over California’s Mojave airport, White Knight, a
Solar panel cleaning niche
11th of June 2025ECJ’s Christian Bouzols on a new cleaning sector that’s booming in France - solar panels.
The solar panel cleaning sector is booming, fuelled by the increase in photovoltaic installations in France. Thanks to some state subsidies (incentives, reduced VAT rate) and current regulations, this niche market is attracting more and more