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News from Germany - setting a course for the future
6th of April 2023
The German association BIV organised a conference for young entrepreneurs, Katja Scholz reports.
Setting the course for the future of association work – this was the aim when 50 entrepreneurs from the contract cleaning trade met in Berlin for two days at the launch of the conference of young entrepreneurs. Organised by the Federal
New leadership for the European Federation of Cleaning Industry (EFCI)
5th of April 2023
The European Federation of the Cleaning Industry (EFCI) is undergoing major change, with the election of a new president and a restructuring at its Brussels office. ECJ hears from Lorenzo Mattioli about his priorities for the coming year.
2022 has been a year of profound change for EFCI, the European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry, as
News from Norway - daytime cleaning project launches
4th of April 2023
Initiators of a new project in Norway hope to attract more people to the sector, reports Lotte Printz.
“It’s hard for this sector to attract people and we believe that part of it is down to the fact it is hard to combine a job as a cleaner with family life; bringing children to school and pastime activities and picking them up
The path to digital transformation
7th of February 2023
Europe is quickening its step in a bid to catch up in the global race towards a digital future. Hartley Milner reports on the swathe of actions that could see the region take the lead in the transition while boosting trade opportunities at home and across international markets.
The Path to the Digital Decade is a programme of ambitious targets and
Better learning in clean schools?
23rd of January 2023
John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands, on research into the link between clean schools and learning.
It is the start of a new year and this is traditionally the time for good intentions. Ours are not so different in form (doing research) from previous years; they are different in content, though. Indeed, in 2023, we will be conducting research
The challenges of youth
19th of January 2023
How can the cleaning sector attract more young people? Lynn Webster in the UK takes a look.
We continue to have serious concern about where the next generation of employees will come from - not only cleaning operatives but in the wider context of positions that remain unfilled due to retirement and resignation of vast numbers from many
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