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Merry Christmas from ECJ!
24th of December 2015
We would like to wish all our ECJ readers a Merry Christmas, and a happy and healthy 2016.
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New cleaning sector trade event for Denmark
24th of December 2015
ECJ correspondent in Scandinavia Lotte Printz reports from a new professional cleaning trade fair in Denmark - the first in the country since 2002.
There were no Usain Bolts on the list of contestants for the Danish championships in floor cleaning and window cleaning at the Cleaning Industry Fair held this October in Denmark. For sure, less
German cleaning sector reaches new labour agreement
23rd of December 2015
German correspondent Thomas Schulte-Marxloh reports on a new labour agreement in cleaning.
In the context of a new labour agreement for about 600,000 employees in the contract cleaning industry, employers reinforced their commitment to minimum wages. “We introduced minimum wages at a time when politicians were still discussing it. Now we
Hand washing - why so vital?
23rd of December 2015
Much work has been done in the promotion of good hand hygiene practice, and that work continues to be necessary. But why exactly is hand hygiene so vital? What are the bacteria to be found on the hands, are they all potentially dangerous, how long do they remain active and how are they passed on? And how do we select the right products to combat
When technology 'push' becomes technology 'pull'
22nd of December 2015
Many new and smart technologies are entering the cleaning market. But is it because of the demand from the end-user/customer or is it because of the manufacturers need to differentiate from their competitors? Rob den Hertog, project manager for the ISSA/Interclean series of exhibitions, writes his latest blog for ECJ.
Giulio Guizzi publishes book on the history of cleaning
22nd of December 2015
Giulio Guizzi, co-founder of Italian window cleaning products company Pulex, has published a new book - his fourth covering the cleaning sector. This one is entitled Pulizia Igienica E Sanificazione - La Sporca Storia del Pulito, or Hygienic Cleaning and Sanitation - The Dirty History of Cleaning in English.
The book is currently available only
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