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Smart toilet bursts into flames while someone is using it
13th of December 2023
A suspected short-circuit led to a smart toilet bursting into flames - while it was still in use.
The incident occurred a few weeks ago in Fujian Province, China, and is claimed to be the latest in a string of similar incidents concerning smart toilets in the country.
The unnamed victim first noticed the smell of burning before plumes of white
Autonomous cleaning bot to start scrubbing public toilets in 2024
11th of December 2023
Due to be deployed in Singapore next year is a robot said to be able to clean a toilet in half the time it takes a human.
The Abluo is the brainchild of Singapore start-up HiveBotics which began working on the project in 2021. The autonomous machine moves around the washroom seeking out stains and areas to clean, guided by sensors that provide a
Floored by the challenge
7th of December 2023
Floor cleaning is an important asapect of any cleaning regime. But how important? Ann Laffeaty asks companies about the challenges that floor cleaning poses and finds out what can be done to lighten the cleaner’s load.
Floors come in for a great deal of hard wear. Most other surfaces tend to be generally soiled mainly by dust, fingerprints
Can new rules tackle late payments?
6th of December 2023
Legislators are having another crack at reining in businesses that delay paying supplier invoices. The European Commission admits the current late payment directive is “ineffective” … but will the new rules work any better this time round? Hartley Milner asks.
It’s the stuff of cash flow nightmares, it inhibits investment,
Spanish employers call on government to compensate for cost of inflation
5th of December 2023
Two trade associations in Spain representing employers in the professional cleaning sector have jointly called on the government to agree to the correction of contractual financial conditions. Failure to do so in the current inflationary climate, they warn, poses a risk to the stability of thousands of workers.
The Professional Association of
ISS publishes white paper on AI and the future of facility services
4th of December 2023
Global facility services provider ISS has published a white paper exploring the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in facility services - ‘Rising Above the Noise: What Artificial Intelligence Means for the Built Office Environment’.
Authored with distinguished AI scientist Inma Martinez, the white paper provides
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