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The Cleaning Show returns to London in March 25
28th of November 2024
The Cleaning Show, the exhibition for the UK professional cleaning industry, will return to ExCel London from March 18-20 2025. Bringing together visitors from contract cleaning, facilities management, healthcare, hospitality, transport, retail and local authorities, more than 7,000 visitors are expected say the organisers.
Alongside the trade
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2025 to be hosted in Edinburgh
27th of November 2024
The gala dinner for the 2025 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards will be held in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh - organiser European Cleaning Journal has announced.
The annual awards, which will be in their eighth year, will take place on Thursday, October 2 in the Grand Gallery at the National Museum of Scotland.
The awards, the only
A study of public washrooms
26th of November 2024
Katja Scholz, ECJ’s reporter in Germany, on her observations of the country’s public toilets.
I will never forget the moment when, during my first holiday in Norway many years ago, I went into the public toilets in a shopping centre in Oslo. There was corner seating with a large couch at the entrance, there were numerous USB charging
Air freshening systems - why fragrance?
25th of November 2024
Ann Laffeaty asks companies what they consider to be the chief function of an air freshening system in public environments and finds out what makes fragrancing such a crucial part of the cleaning and hygiene industry.
MOST OF US VISIT public spaces several times a week – even every day – whether these are offices, restaurants, pubs,
Weakening economy hurts cleaning firms
22nd of November 2024
The cleaning sector in France is facing difficulties due to economic slowdown, says Christian Bouzols.
The attractiveness of jobs in the various sectors has become a major issue for the French cleaning sector in 2024. “We’re faced with some difficulties”, says Patricia Charrier-Izel, director general of contract cleaning
New EU Act aims to keep AI safe
21st of November 2024
The world’s first major Act to regulate artificial intelligence passed into law across the European Union in August. It aims to ensure the technology is safe and respects the bloc’s “fundamental rights and values”. Hartley Milner explores how the legislation will impact businesses.
“AS THE MEMORY of past misfortunes
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