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Golden Service Awards 2022 open for entry
31st of August 2021
Kimberly-Clark Professional has launched its UK Golden Service Awards for 2022 and entries are now open. Closing date is October 29, with the ceremony to be held on May 26 2022 in London.
Entries are welcome in the 19 categories from all FM and contract cleaning companies across the UK and Ireland - in sectors including healthcare, retail,
Read September ECJ online or via the app
27th of August 2021
The September edition of ECJ has just been published and is now available to read online or via the ECJ app.
Highlights include:
• The return to the workplace - inspiring confidence post-Covid
• Business - reinventing our high streets
• The sweet smell of success - special report on air freshening systems
• Exhibition
The European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards are back! Submit your entry now
23rd of August 2021
The European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards are back and organisers are calling for entries from service providers, manufacturers and distributors across Europe.
The awards are a celebration of excellence in the professional cleaning industry. As the only pan-European awards for the sector, they provide the opportunity for businesses and
Female entrepreneur pioneers mobile ladies’ toilets in India
19th of August 2021
Mobile toilets mounted on electric auto-rickshaws have been developed in India for the exclusive use of women.
Hyderabad-based innovator Sushma Kallempudi came up with the idea to help address a chronic shortage of well-maintained ladies' washrooms in India. The individual-use cubicles are aimed at large gatherings because they are compact in
China hotels use smart chip to supervise cleaning work
17th of August 2021
A new smart supervision system is currently being trialled in China to monitor the work of hotel cleaners.
Smart chips are embedded in cleaning cloths, bed linen and other items at hotels in East China’s Xiacheng District.
Sensors in cleaning cloths emit a warning sound whenever these products are used in the wrong areas, for example if a
Window cleaning - millennium reflections
11th of August 2021
The introduction of new technology, a heightened concern for sustainability, a growing focus on safety, a global pandemic – all of the above have made for a turbulent 21st century so far. But what impact have these and other trends and events had on the window cleaning market, asks Ann Laffeaty?
The chief tools of any window cleaner were
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