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Working longer = more productive?
21st of July 2017
Long hours at the grindstone may turn our brains to mush but they can also leave us feeling all warm and virtuous and not a little sniffy about others who appear not to share our work ethic. But for all that, surveys show that we are labouring under an illusion if we believe we are necessarily any more productive, writes Hartley Milner.
The
Norway’s cleaning sector - challenges and opportunities
6th of July 2017
Thor Nielsen is marketing and purchase manager for Insider Facility Services, which operates in 12 cities in Norway. The company specialises in a broad spectrum of services in shopping malls, office buildings, airports and aircraft, and has its own development programme for staff. Nielsen writes about the trends and characteristics of the
EFCI and UNI Europa launch Selecting Best Value guide
27th of June 2017
Contract cleaning associations, clients and trade unions from around Europe gathered in Brussels recently for the launch of Selecting Best Value, a guide for private and public organisations awarding contracts for public services.
The guide was developed by contract cleaning umbrella organisation the European Federation of Cleaning Industries
Another summer of litter shaming?
23rd of June 2017
Should we rely on civil service employees to clean up after us? ECJ reporter Lotte Printz takes a look at summer littering in Denmark in her latest blog.
Super-fast hand dryers in public toilets are 'as loud as pneumatic drills'
20th of June 2017
Modern jet air hand dryers have the same impact on our ears as a close-range pneumatic drill, according to a hearing aid company.
Jonathan Ratcliffe from Audiologist.co.uk claims that powerful drying machines can cause lasting damage to children, the elderly and those with hearing problems.
“The effects are particularly dangerous for
FIDEN congress to take place in Lucerne this October
15th of June 2017
European contract cleaning association FIDEN will hold its 61st congress in Lucerne, Switzerland from October 19-22.
The general theme for this year is Positioning as a Building Service Provider in Times of Digital Change. There will be a general introduction of the state of the Swiss FM and real estate market, before moving on to a keynote
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