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Creating a high value network
6th of April 2022
ECJ Italy correspondent Anna Garbagna reports on recent association activities there.
The institutional activity of Afidamp is becoming increasingly important. In 2021 the association carried out several projects which resulted in the definition of interassociative activities to create a high value network for the sector and its
URACA buys French manufacturer of high-pressure cleaning equipment
5th of April 2022
High-pressure cleaning pump specialist URACA - based in Germany - has acquired the Thenon Group of France. This comprised two businesses: Hydroclean SAS, based in Noyal-Pontivy, and SAT Dimaco SAS, based in Chinon.
The strategy behind this latest acquisition is to enable URACA to expand its product portfolio of cleaning pump units in the low and
Washrooms - his, hers and theirs
4th of April 2022
Will gender-neutral washrooms soon become the norm in our increasingly equal society? ECJ considers the pros and cons of unisex toilets and asks providers whether or not they believe these to be the future of public washrooms.
“I’M JUST POPPING TO THE LADIES.” “I’m heading for the gents”. Or: “I’m
Are you ready for evolution?
1st of April 2022
Cleaning operations are becoming more competitive, while labour shortages and cost pressures present operational and commercial challenges. So the requirement for companies to optimise efficiencies to deliver outstanding service by sourcing efficient cleaning machinery including scrubber dryers, is more important than ever.
Martin Troelsgaard,
Taking care of business, and yourself
31st of March 2022
Much has been said about the traumatic impacts of the pandemic on small businesses. Not so widely reported is the personal toll it has taken on SME owners who have proved so crucial to keeping economies afloat during the crisis, writes Hartley Milner.
Every morning when Julie Pennington boots up her computer a message flashes briefly across the
Aiming for net zero
30th of March 2022
An increasing number of companies are aiming to go “net zero”. But what does this actually involve, and how achievable is it? Ann Laffeaty asks companies about their net zero strategies and finds out how they intend to reach their targets.
THE TERM ‘NET ZERO’ is quickly replacing ‘Covid-19’ as the new
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