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Who is the most sustainable of them all?
15th of October 2010
Now that sustainability is a primary focus for most companies, how can they differentiate themselves from one another in a market crowded with the same messages?
The concept of sustainability was only developed a few short decades ago, but already it is everywhere. Companies that yesterday declared themselves to be 'green' or
Formalising food hygiene
15th of October 2010The Eurostars Grand Marina is a five-star hotel in the heart of Barcelona, Spain. European Cleaning Journal editor Michelle Marshall visited to see how health and safety standards in food safety and water hygiene are being monitored and upheld using a risk management system called Cristal developed by Check Safety First.
Foreign holidays and
Style over budget?
15th of October 2010
Writing exclusively for ECJ, floor machine manufacturer Truvox International explains how cleaning budget should play a central part in determining the choice of hard floor surfaces.
Large, stylish office buildings, hotels, conference centres all have a way of inducing architects to think big when it comes to the floors. We have all been
New products - care of hard floors
15th of October 2010A look at the latest in hard floor care technology.
Forwards and back
The new scrubber dryer RA 320 IBC from Cleanfix has been designed for areas between 20 and 200 square metres. With its slim working width of 33 cm and continuous battery run time of up to 40 minutes it is suitable for areas like restaurants, shops and petrol stations.
The
Worst yet to come?
15th of October 2010As the new coalition government unveils its programme of spending cuts, the UK reporter for ECJ considers how they may affect the cleaning sector.
As the ‘cuts’ or the threat of cuts hover over us, we have a plethora of protestations regarding the damage the policies might do. Most of these come from people who helped to create the
High standards demand
15th of October 2010An update on the story in September's edition of ECJ from German reporter Thomas Schulte-Marxloh.
In the last issue we reported a supposed lack of hygiene conscience in the pharmaceutical department of the ‘Mainzer Universitätsklinik’ (University hospital of Mainz). Three babies died after the application of bacteria contaminated
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