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The wellbeing washroom
7th of June 2021
Because of COVID-19 there has been a shift in customer perception towards public washrooms in terms of hygiene levels expected. Users also want a better all-round experience when they visit a washroom as awareness around health and wellbeing grows. Marielle Romeijn at ONE HUNDRED restrooms explains more.
Whilst cleanliness has always been
Has the Li-on become king?
3rd of June 2021
Ann Laffeaty looks at the growing popularity of lithium ion batteries and asks manufacturers whether Li-ion is poised to become the battery of choice in the cleaning industry.
The battery landscape has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Most battery-operated cleaning machines used to be powered by flooded, AGM or gel products, all of
Floor polishing made easy
1st of June 2021
Does the task of floor polishing necessarily need to be a complex and time-consuming one? Ann Laffeaty talks to manufacturers about the difficulties involved in polishing a floor – and finds out about the equipment that that can help to ease the burden.
Floor polishing comes with plenty of caveats from the experts. If you make a mistake you
Is your toilet watching you?
1st of June 2021
Today’s “smart” washrooms can do everything from counting visitor numbers and gathering refill data to checking the user’s health – and even talking to you. But is such a high level of technology always a good thing, or could it become an unwelcome intrusion in a space that is supposed to be private, asks Ann
EFCI news - challenges and opportunities in the post-Covid world
27th of May 2021
Just over a year after the world first faced the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, EFCI president Juan Díez de los Ríos looks back at the lessons learned by the professional cleaning sector during these most challenging of times. He also looks ahead to possible future opportunities.
A bit more than a year after the beginning of this
Case study from Japan - cleaning as a life changer
29th of April 2021
In Japan, some people are tired from overwork, especially in the metropolis Tokyo. One Buddhist monk wants to change this, and he thinks cleaning is the way to go. Bobbie van der List reports.
It’s at 7.25 am in the morning when the commute to work is at its peak in the Kamiyacho district of central Tokyo. While most people walk from the
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