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ISS and ToolSense enter global strategic partnership
21st of September 2023
International facilities services provider ISS has formed a global strategic partnership with Austrian tech start-up ToolSense to manage the company's global assets of movable machines through Internet of Things (IOT) solutions.
Every day more than 300,000 ISS on-site employees are taking care of over 500,000 movable machines - such as vacuum
‘Germ-killing wallpaper' goes on the market
20th of September 2023
Belgian wallpaper brand Grandeco has launched what it claims to be the world's first germ-killing wallpaper.
The company says its product will attract, trap and eradicate 99.9 per cent of viruses, bacteria, mould and fungi that come in contact with the walls.
The wallpaper has been treated with a hospital-grade, heavy-duty disinfectant called
Notting Hill Carnival clean-up completed
19th of September 2023
Clean-up crews were obliged to work through the night to remove the huge volume of debris left behind after this year's Notting Hill Carnival.
A total of 30 refuse trucks were deployed to take away 300 tonnes of rubbish from the streets - which is roughly the weight of 25 London buses.
A skip full of empty laughing gas canisters was among the
Churchill becomes Employee Ownership Trust
18th of September 2023
UK-based facilities services business Churchill Group has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). This enables a company to become owned by its employees and can be set up by a company's existing owners.
EOTs do not involve direct share ownership by employees, rather a controlling interest in the company is transferred to an all-employee trust
Clean Hospitals Day is October 20th
15th of September 2023
This year's Clean Hospitals Day is approaching - on October 20th the objective is to raise awareness of hygiene and infection control, and foster engagement among healthcare facilities around the world.
This year's event coincides with the launch of the Healthcare Environmental Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HEHSAF), a new tool to help
Tightening the net on corruption
14th of September 2023
Corruption ... how widespread is it across the European Union? Citizen surveys show it is perceived a serious threat and one the bloc is losing the fight to contain. Hartley Milner reports on the growing impacts of corruption and how EU legislators are responding.
'Corruption' and 'sleaze' are the two words that most readily trip from people's
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