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Cyber security - take action now
19th of September 2025
Ransomware gangs target only big bucks corporations, right? Well, if you believe that then you are not only kidding yourself but may also be leaving your business dangerously exposed, writes Hartley Milner.
FROM A SINGLE horse and cart in 1865, Knights of Old grew into a thriving logistics company operating 500 trucks from its base in Kettering, a
Hygiene paper - is grass the future?
18th of September 2025
Nik Ruangroj, head of brand marketing at WEPA Professional, shares how innovations in materials and manufacturing are positioning Miscanthus grass as a game-changer for sustainable hygiene paper.
AS SUSTAINABILITY MOVES from aspiration to expectation, the cleaning and hygiene industry faces a dual challenge: to reduce environmental impact while
CMS Berlin - a focus on the future
17th of September 2025
CMS Berlin - the German cleaning exhibition - takes place next week, with a programme centred on how digitalisation and artificial intelligence are influencing cleaning and hygiene services. Occupying more than 34,000 square metres, the exhibition will combine product showcases with forums, themed days and guided tours.
The CMS Practice Forum in
A second chance
16th of September 2025
ECJ editor Michelle Marshall spends some time with NGB Clean, a social enterprise in London delivering commercial cleaning to corporate clients across the city while employing people who have been in the prison system. The charity No Going Back (NGB) from which it was founded is dedicated to supporting people released from prison in finding work
EFCI news: automation vs. upskilling
15th of September 2025
From the EFCI secretariat in Brussels, Lyndsey Campbell says the cleaning sector of the future should not be forced to choose between humans and machines. The organisation believes automation must be balanced with empowering the workforce.
As robotic vacuum cleaners roll silently across the floors of airports, offices, and shopping centres, the
'COVID-style cleaning does not reduce the spread of measles’
19th of August 2025
Some UK nurseries are striving to protect children from contracting measles by carrying out Covid-style levels of cleaning, according to reports.
But the UK Health Security Agency has stressed that cleaning alone cannot provide effective protection from the illness.
The UKHSA has issued a statement after an article in a British national
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