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News from the UK - follow my leader
10th of April 2023Lynn Webster in the UK pays tribute to one of the sector’s leaders who died earlier in the year - Terry King.
From our early years as children, following the leader was far more than a playground game. The leaders of the next generation were thus born.
The cleaning industry has numerous leaders of its own successful companies; in their
Hygiene in healthcare - 2023 cleaning challenges
7th of April 2023The world has changed dramatically since the beginning of the decade. ECJ talks to players in the healthcare sector to find out about the key challenges of the 2020s – and finds out how they plan to go about tackling them in 2023.
The healthcare landscape has gone through a series of crises since the 2020s began. Covid-19 was of course the
News from Germany - setting a course for the future
6th of April 2023The German association BIV organised a conference for young entrepreneurs, Katja Scholz reports.
Setting the course for the future of association work – this was the aim when 50 entrepreneurs from the contract cleaning trade met in Berlin for two days at the launch of the conference of young entrepreneurs. Organised by the Federal
New leadership for the European Federation of Cleaning Industry (EFCI)
5th of April 2023The European Federation of the Cleaning Industry (EFCI) is undergoing major change, with the election of a new president and a restructuring at its Brussels office. ECJ hears from Lorenzo Mattioli about his priorities for the coming year.
2022 has been a year of profound change for EFCI, the European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry, as
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards - submit your entry by April 28
4th of April 2023In case you didn't know, the entry deadline for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards has been extended to April 28. So you still have plenty of time to perfect your submissions.
The awards, the only pan-European ones for the sector, provide a platform for businesses and individuals from the professional cleaning industry to share their
News from Norway - daytime cleaning project launches
4th of April 2023Initiators of a new project in Norway hope to attract more people to the sector, reports Lotte Printz.
“It’s hard for this sector to attract people and we believe that part of it is down to the fact it is hard to combine a job as a cleaner with family life; bringing children to school and pastime activities and picking them up