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Trolleys - too posh to push
30th of January 2025
Pushing a trolley laden with buckets, appliances and chemicals can represent a significant physical challenge for a cleaner. Ann Laffeaty looks at some of the ways in which producers are helping to ease the strain.
Trolleys provide an easy method of moving cleaning materials from A to B. But when they are loaded with buckets, mops, vacuums,
Cleaning machines - which battery?
14th of January 2025
Floor cleaning machines are increasingly powered by battery, but which one is best for each application? Matt Herr, senior product manager at Trojan Battery Company, takes a look
at the advantages and limitations of each battery type - including the latest Li-ion technology - and highlights optimal deployment scenarios.
Original equipment
How did the ergonomics project come about?
13th of January 2025
For three years a team of industry experts has been gathering material on cleaning ergonomics and conscious cleaning. And asking the question: are we forgetting the core objective of cleaning, which is achieving cleanliness? Does the outcome of cleaning support building users’ and cleaners’ health, or is it detrimental to it?
Sustainability - the big questions
10th of January 2025
We are entering an era of extreme weather that will change the world’s cleaning needs. And with big changes come big questions. How many are you prepared to answer? Because our industry will not only have to adapt to change – we will need to cater to it. Malene Thiele, global VP, ESG & sustainability at Nilfisk writes for ECJ.
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Supporting firms in climate resilience
6th of January 2025
Europe was pounded by its worst rainstorms on record last year, swamping vast areas from Spain to Poland and costing economies billions of euros. With extreme flood events becoming ever more frequent, Hartley Milner explores their impacts on the continent’s smaller businesses.
Having unleashed its fury across large swathes of central
Sustaining the pressure
31st of December 2024
What are the sustainability arguments for using high-pressure washers – which often remove the need for using chemicals, but use copious amounts of water in their place - compared with other cleaning methods, asks Ann Laffeaty?
Sustainability needs to be built into every cleaning process in today’s environmentally-conscious society.
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