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Benchmarking in washrooms
9th of November 2017
UK correspondent Lynn Webster reports on a new study into office washroom standards.
It is essential to periodically highlight FM realities, which is what the recent Kimberly-Clark Professional UK Benchmark Report 2017 on Office Washroom Standards has done. The office washroom has been shown to be more of an issue than openly
Driverless cars - friend or foe?
9th of November 2017
Self-driving cars are set to become a huge game-changer in our lives, and not only by silencing once and for all the incessant earbashing we receive from backseat drivers! But should we welcome or fear their arrival, asks Hartley Milner.
Wresting the steering wheel from the grasp of us fallible mortals will make the world a far safer place, so the
Fighting back against litter
6th of November 2017
From France, Christian Bouzols reports on a major change in policy by the local authority responsible for tackling litter in Marseille.
Starting from September, the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan authority, which is responsible for street cleaning and litter collection,has been deploying a new system to improve the cleanliness of downtown
Agents of change
6th of November 2017
Change is a difficult, but essential, part of any prosperous business. Where new ideas come from, how they are communicated and crucially how they are implemented can be important factors in making new initiatives a success. Jan-Hein Hemke, managing director at soft FM service provider and contract cleaners Facilicom, has given his managers the
CMS Purus Innovation prizes - winners announced
18th of October 2017
The organisers of the CMS cleaning exhibition in Berlin announced the winners of the CMS Purus Innovation Awards 2017 (PIA) on the first day of the event. There were six categories.
Large Machines - Adlatus Robotics for the Adlatus CR 700 autonomous cleaning robot.
Small Machines - Kenter for the iMop XXL.
Equipment - Kärcher for the
Hotel staff told to clean faster to recoup wages hike
9th of October 2017
Irish hotel cleaning staff are allegedly being told to clean more bedrooms per shift to compensate for an increase in the minimum wage.
And they may face disciplinary action if they fail to reach their new target, according to union chiefs.
Delegates at the biennial conference of Ireland's Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union in
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