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Tyne and Wear Metro cleaners claim outsourcing is making their lives harder
30th of July 2025
Around 70 per cent of cleaners working for Tyne and Wear Metro in the north of England claim they regularly struggle to make ends meet.
A total of 67 per cent also say they cannot afford to take time off for illnesses, while 90 per cent claim their workload is rising. And many believe the problem is due to outsourcing, with 87 per cent believing
World’s eyes on US tariff saga
28th of July 2025
When will the Trump tariffs madness end and how much more economic pain will the world have to endure before it does? Hartley Milner probes the US president’s combative policymaking for answers.
TRUMP’S TARIFF STRATEGY looked set to come crashing down around him following a damning court ruling last month … and could still do
Finalists announced for Purus Innovation Awards
25th of July 2025
The organisers of CMS Berlin - the professional cleaning exhibition taking place in Berlin, Germany this September - have announced the 18 finalists for the Purus Innovation Awards. The winners will be revealed on the first day of the show, September 23.
Here are the finalists across the six categories:
Cleaning Machines
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Churchill Group publishes ESG report
24th of July 2025
UK facilities services provider Churchill Group has published its annual ESG report, which details key environmental, social and governance achievements in the 2023/2024 financial year. These include 100 per cent of offices transitioning to renewable energy, an 11 per cent reduction in scope 1 emissions, £366 million generated in social
Kärcher celebrates 90 years with free cleaning projects
23rd of July 2025
Kärcher is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Founded in January 1935 by Alfred Kärcher as a tinkerer's workshop for heating technology in Stuttgart, the family business has become a world-famous brand for cleaning technology over the decades.
"Kärcher is characterised by a great passion for technical solutions that make a
Hygiene in food preparation - kitchen perils
22nd of July 2025
Pests, cross-contamination, food tainting - ECJ looks at the food hygiene issues that need to be avoided in restaurants and considers how managers can avoid getting it wrong in the kitchen.
SCRUPULOUS CLEANING and rigorous hand hygiene are both crucial in any restaurant kitchen. But what is the worst-case scenario if strict cleaning and hygiene
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