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Once-in-a-lifetime Olympic contract for Leisure Support Services
27th of April 2012The London 2012 Olympic Games are now just a few months away, but for the cleaning company contracted to work at some of the Games’ many venues preparations are well underway. Aden Duncan is business operations manager at Leisure Support Services and he talks about the company’s drive to recruit up to 900 extra staff in the run-up to
Hand hygiene gels underused by hospital ward visitors
27th of April 2012
Hospital visitors may be ignoring vital hand hygiene advice, according to an inspection team.
When a Scottish hospital was recently assessed for hygiene compliance, inspectors found that hand gels supplied by the hospital were being used by fewer than half of all visitors.
However, the majority of staff were observed to be regularly washing
Activeion ceases trading
26th of April 2012
Activeion Cleaning Solutions, which marketed a chemical-free cleaning system using only water around Europe and the rest of the world, has ceased trading.
A statement on the company website said: "Regrettably, while many customers continue to be satisfied with Activeion solutions, the business has been unable to achieve commercial viability
Premiere Products partners Wetrok in the UK
25th of April 2012
UK based cleaning chemicals and machines manufacturer Premiere Products has entered a partnership agreement with Swiss machine producer Wetrok. This sees Premiere take on the role of master distributor in the UK for the Wetrok range.
Nick Townsend, Wetrok UK country manager commented: "I am looking forward to seeing this new partnership grow,
Markus Asch writes exclusive blog for ECJ
23rd of April 2012
Markus Asch, vice chairman of the management board at cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher and president of EUnited Cleaning, is to write a regular blog for the ECJ website.
Asch will be offering his opinions and sharing his experiences of the professional cleaning sector on a regular basis.
In his first blog he looks ahead to the
Fearless cleaners abseil down Europe's tallest building
19th of April 2012
A group of very brave window cleaners have been spotted abseiling down the side of the Shard in London - Europe's tallest building - due to open in June.
The Shard stands a towering 310 metres tall and is fully clad in glass - that's an awful lot of window cleaning.
It will have 95 floors when it is finished next month and be tipped with a
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