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AI - should cleaners be worried?
31st of July 2024
John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands considers the implications of AI for the cleaning sector.
AI has become the talk of the town nowadays. In the cleaning industry too, many applications are currently being developed to automate certain activities. Do cleaners have to fear for their jobs and livelihoods? At VSR, we don’t think so.
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Cleaning sector’s climate strategy in Italy
18th of June 2024
Italy correspondent Anna Garbagna reports on a conference discussing environmental strategies.
Environmental protection is a topic that is becoming increasingly crucial in the management of the economy. In March, the industrial cleaning sector dedicated two days of the H3i HI&I Cleaning Forum event to sustainability, ecodesign, certifications
Services price index well received in France
14th of June 2024
From France Christian Bouzols reports on the recently-introduced cleaning services price index.
An ‘Index Propreté’ (cleaning services price index) has been officially instituted in France in October 2023. It is now published every quarter. According to the feedback received so far, it has been well received not only by
Quality deserves more than a score
11th of June 2024
John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands explains how the 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
Cleaners’ podcast enters fourth year
6th of June 2024
German contract cleaning association BIV has a new content focus for its podcast, reports Katja Scholz.
Joining in the discussion on sociopolitical questions – that is the challenge for the skilled trades sector with the largest workforce in Germany. The ‘Showpiece’ podcast of the Federal Association of Contract Cleaners (BIV)
Green is the new black
4th of June 2024
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
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