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Finding an employment model for Italian cleaning sector
6th of March 2014The Italian cleaning sector is trying to establish new ways of employment, writes Anna Garbagna for ECJ.
At the end of last year Lorenzo Mattioli, president of Fise ANIP (Confindustria’s National Association of Cleaning companies and Integrated Services), accompanied by the vice president with mandate for work Marzia Giuliani, met Martina
The battle against cleaning machine copies
6th of March 2014German reporter Thomas Schulte-Marxloh brings news of the battle by the country’s manufacturers against cheap copies of its cleaning machines.
Demand determines supply. Customers today ask for economical, inexpensive products and want a supplier who can deliver high quality at a low price. This is true for the private sector as well as for
Public washrooms - the gender divide?
5th of March 2014There was a time when gents’ toilets tended to be grubbier, smellier and less well-equipped than ladies’ facilities. But with the rise of the metrosexual man and a growing interest in male grooming, has this position changed? ECJ finds out about current expectations in male and female washrooms – and whether these are being
EcoNatural eco-tissue developed by Lucart
5th of March 2014EcoNatural from Lucart Professional is a tissue made from Fiberpack, pulp fibres made from recycling beverage cartons.
Lucart says the quality of the unbleached cellulose fibres found in beverage cartons are comparable to virgin fibres therefore offer good resistance, absorbency and softness in the finished tissue
GOJO LTX-12 soap dispenser offers measured dose
5th of March 2014The touch-free LTX-12 hand soap dispenser from GOJO senses the presence of hands to dispense to measured amount of soap. Sanitary sealed refills snap into place, allow operatives to work more efficiently.
The addition of a Messenger dispenser station means hand washing units can also be used for promotional or educational messaging
Natural scourer from US Pumice
5th of March 2014US Pumice Company specialises in abrasive cleaning products made from natural and man-made pumice. Its Pumie scourer is claimed to clean faster than scrubbing with brushes or pads to remove stains and grime.
When used with water or cleaning agent pumice can rid porcelain, tile and concrete of all kinds of grime and deposits without labour