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General mood less positive
4th of January 2024
ECJ’s Katja Scholz in Germany tells us about the autumn survey of the contract cleaning sector.
Hot off the press, the Federal Association of Contract Cleaners (BIV) presented the results of its current autumn business survey in October, showing the overall mood in the sector along with market forecasts and sales expectations. This survey
Being equipped for the green transition
3rd of January 2024
As cleaning firms strive to be more sustainable, they need training, writes Christian Bouzols in France.
In their journey towards ever better environmental practices, cleaning companies need to do more than just use ecologically certified products and green ways of working, all of which are already much used in the sector.
In answer to that
A spirit of initiative brings success
2nd of January 2024
From Italy Anna Garbagna brings the inspiring story of cleaning industry legend Luigi Marfella.
His name is Luigi Marfella and he is the protagonist of a story worth telling. The son of a lady janitor who worked in a state school, he has always associated his passion for the cleaning world to his moments of childhood when, following his mother in
Folded microfibre still effective
29th of December 2023
VSR has been researching cross-contamination from folding microfibre cloths, writes John Griep.
VSR has been researching cross-contamination from folding microfibre cloths for some time. I wrote about this last year after it was found that micro-organisms spread from a dirty surface to clean surfaces by the folding method. The microfibre cloth
Flexi cleaning on road to success
28th of December 2023
ECJ’s Lotte Printz takes another look at the flexible market meeting a Flex-job cleaner in Denmark.
One Monday morning at 8am, yours truly arrives at the old building where I used to study journalism. A building now a community and conference centre run by Skejby Rangers. It may sound like it, but this is not a football club, nor is my
EFCI attends EP hearing on social impact of public procurement
27th of December 2023
Towards the end of last year EFCI participated in a hearing, organised by the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (EMPL) to discuss the findings of a report on the social impact of the current public procurement provisions. For the first time, EFCI was
given the opportunity to present its views before the members of
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