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Dutch government policy affects cleaning sector
23rd of September 2015
The Dutch government has decided to insource a number of facilities services, reports Nico Lemmens.
The Dutch government has decided to insource a number of facility services, among which catering and cleaning. This remarkable policy has been proposed by the socialist government party. As explained in earlier editions, this policy is aimed at
Technology - the key to better service and adding value for cleaning firms
16th of September 2015
Benoit Maerten is managing director of Temco Facility Services Europe in Belgium – one of the largest service providers in the country. Having joined the company as a newcomer to the sector in 2011, and with a background in management systems, he quickly saw ways in which to make the business smarter and more efficient.
Having come to the
UK cleaning contractor first in Europe to achieve CIMS certificate
15th of September 2015
A UK cleaning contractor has become the first in Europe to achieve the Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) first launched by US-based association ISSA in 2006. Based in London, Principle Cleaning underwent a comprehensive assessment process in order to gain this consensus-based management standard originally developed in the US.
The
Taxpayers are paying for dirty hospitals in Ireland, says patients group
30th of July 2015
Basic commodities like soap are still not being provided in toilets in all public hospitals in Ireland, according to a patients' group there. Janette Byrne of lobby organisation Patients Together said this was still the unfortunate reality at a time when millions are being spent on hospital cleaning services.
Figures released to The Irish Times
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