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Robots at railway stations
10th of December 2018Christian Bouzols reports for ECJ about cleaning robots now in use at SNCF railway stations.
Keeping its stations clean is a matter of great importance to the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français). Some two tons of waste are picked up every day in a typical main railway station. The thousands of passengers who
Dining, clubbing and cleaning
6th of December 2018Clubbing can lead to many things. Like starting a cleaning venture. From Malmö in Sweden ECJ correspondent Lotte Printz has this report.
Someone recently told me that when eating out with her family, she always checks the restaurant’s washroom before asking for the menu: “If I know what the lavatories look like, I can most
Invest in the quality experience
4th of December 2018The fact your office is technically clean says nothing about how users experience the cleaning quality. As a cleaning company, you can offer a service that goes beyond simply cleaning an office. You can increase the quality experience and add real value, writes John Griep of VSR.
Being a cleaning association, we have focused for many years on
Fourth Forum Pulire success
3rd of December 2018Italy correspondent Anna Garbagna brings news from the recent Forum Pulire event in Milan.
The fourth edition of Forum Pulire finished as a great success thanks to the presence of more than 500 delegates. A careful selection of topics, the competence and the professionalism of speakers allowed the interest of the participants to be kept alive
Car washing on a grand scale
30th of November 2018Alexandra Lachner reports from Mr Wash in Stuttgart, one of the largest car washes in the world.
“How much dirt do our customers actually bring in with them?” This was the question Robert Kerbler asked himself in preparing for his interview with ECJ. “More or less clean cars drive into our black box-like facilities and
The power of ‘thank you’
28th of November 2018UK correspondent Lynn Webster reports on the ‘Thank Your Cleaner Day’ last month.
Many of us recently acknowledged the importance of the cleaning teams in our lives with the ‘Thank your Cleaner Day’ in October. This was also recognised at the World Federation Building Services Congress (WFBSC) in Berlin last year. First