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Cleaning - a complex combination
18th of September 2020
UK reporter Lynn Webster on the science of cleaning.
Cleaning has often been described as a science, in fact it is decades since we had the City and Guilds qualification in Cleaning Science providing the sound scientific background to many cleaning routines and processes. Never more so has the science behind cleaning being at the forefront of
Robots are cleaning in Paris
18th of September 2020
Robots are now being used to clean many sites in Paris, reports Christian Bouzols.
In the deep passages of the Paris métro, an odd looking machine, glowing in black and orange colours, can now be seen moving to and fro. It’s been tested for some while by the RATP and its supplier Onet, a major cleaning company. It’s now a
Washroom dispensers - the legacy of Covid-19
17th of September 2020
ECJ considers how soap and paper dispensers will need to adapt to suit our socially-distanced washrooms - while also balancing the all-important issues of hygiene and efficiency.
Customers’ demands are changing dramatically in the wake of Covid-19 – in the washroom as well as everywhere else. Facility cleaning has suddenly moved to
Italian cleaning sector offers expertise on coronavirus
17th of September 2020
Anna Garbagna in Italy on how sector associations have been key in offering expertise during Covid-19.
For many months, the Covid-19 emergency has been occupying our lives, modifying them and changing how we plan for our future. It could not be any different for the professional cleaning sector, which has been in the front line from the start.
Interclean Amsterdam 2020 live show cancels and goes virtual
25th of August 2020
Interclean Amsterdam - which had been postponed from May to this November because of Covid-19 - will now not take place as a live event in 2020. Instead, the organiser RAI Amsterdam will host a virtual version from November 3-6.
"This decision is disappointing for all of us, especially as RAI Amsterdam is ready to organise Interclean Amsterdam
More than 800 million students worldwide lack hand washing amenities
24th of August 2020
More than 40 per cent of students worldwide - around 818 million - lack access to basic hand-washing facilities in the classroom.
But hand hygiene provision is a key requirement for the safe reopening of schools, claim the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF.
According to UN data there are currently 1.6 billion students worldwide in 190
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