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People - the driving force
7th of August 2024
Soft FM services form an essential part of hygiene, orderliness, and presentation for businesses, brands, organisations, and communities worldwide. The attraction and retention of talent is pivotal for sustained success. But in an industry that is often overlooked, how can we do that? Kelly Dolphin, chief people and culture officer at services
Window cleaners photobomb BBC Olympic coverage by mistake
6th of August 2024
Two window cleaners managed to achieve their five minutes of fame this summer by inadvertently appearing in shot during the BBC's live coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Presenter Hazel Irvine was speaking to diving expert Tonia Couch when the two men appeared in the window outside the studio and proceeded to clean the glass.
Oblivious to
Robotic solutions and AI - robots in real life
5th of August 2024
Autonomous cleaning robots are becoming a viable solution for certain applications and requirements, especially where speed is a priority or there is a need for a quiet and inobtrusive cleaning function. The technology may still be in its infancy, but with increasing experience there is growing understanding with regards to where value can be
Thanks for noticing us
2nd of August 2024
New campaign launched to encourage passengers to show respect for cleaning staff in the Copenhagen Metro. ECJ’s Lotte Printz reports from Denmark.
At work in the capital recently, I was rather impressed with the cleaning procedures on the Metro. Only minutes after I had entered a carriage where someone had clearly had an accident with a
Robotic solutions and AI - shaping transformation
1st of August 2024
The cleaning industry has, in recent years, experienced a wide range of technological changes. The development of digital tools, some of which are directly based on applications powered by artificial intelligence (AI), have had a major impact on the entire profession and are leading to a fundamental rethink in industry circles. But what does this
AI - should cleaners be worried?
31st of July 2024
John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands considers the implications of AI for the cleaning sector.
AI has become the talk of the town nowadays. In the cleaning industry too, many applications are currently being developed to automate certain activities. Do cleaners have to fear for their jobs and livelihoods? At VSR, we don’t think so.
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