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French cleaning group moves into football
19th of September 2018
The third largest cleaning company in France, Groupe Nicollin, is expanding in the west of the country and has invested in a football stadium - writes ECJ’s reporter there Christian Bouzols.
A year after the death of the company’s former boss, Louis Nicollin, who was an emblematic figure in France, Groupe Nicollin, now managed by
Cleaners face increased risk of multiple sclerosis, says study
23rd of July 2018
Cleaners, beauticians, decorators and anyone coming into contact with potent solvents in paint thinners and cleaning chemicals are 50 per cent more likely more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has found.
The risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease is seven times higher in people who work with solvents and have a
'Sanitary bins in public toilets should be higher priority'
19th of July 2018
Sanitary bins in in public toilets should be a higher priority for councils, according to a charity in Northern Ireland which provides hygiene products for homeless women.
The plea from Homeless Period Belfast came after it was revealed that one council has not installed sanitary bins in any of its 31 public toilets - saying there is "no
New Clean Hospitals Industry Platform launched
16th of July 2018
Following the inaugural Healthcare Cleaning Forum, which took place at Rai Amsterdam during the recent Interclean Amsterdam exhibition, the Clean Hospitals Industry Platform (CHIP) has been launched.
The goal of the forum was to create awareness about new knowledge and technology that can be used to battle the unique hygiene challenges like
Australian study shows hand hygiene compliance rates may be overstated
13th of July 2018
Medical researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia have discovered that hand hygiene rates in hospital staff drop sharply when humans undertaking compliance monitoring are replaced by machines.
A government-led hand hygiene programme has been running in the country's hospitals for the past eight years, with human auditors
Hospital room items left off cleaning list may contain dangerous bacteria
11th of July 2018
A presentation at the recently Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) in the US highlighted the importance of the cleaning checklists provided to cleaning staff in most hospitals.
Terminal cleaning between patients is pivotal in eliminating contamination. At Summit Health, a hospital in
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