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Cleaners’ podcast enters fourth year
27th of June 2024 Article by Katja Scholz
German contract cleaning association BIV has a new content focus for its podcast, reports Katja Scholz.
Joining in the discussion on sociopolitical questions – that is the challenge for the skilled trades sector with the largest workforce in Germany. The ‘Showpiece’ podcast of the Federal Association of Contract Cleaners (BIV) made its debut in January 2021 and now has more than 30 episodes under its belt follow..
Quality deserves more than a score
19th of June 2024 Article by John Griep
John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands explains how the industry organisation assesses cleaning quality. At VSR, we do not assess cleaning quality by means of a score, but with the Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL), part of our proven VSR-KMS system. For the quality of cleaning delivered, an unambiguous score is simply inadequate. You can’t just lump different types of cleaning work together.. Professor Mark Wilcox OBE has spent over 15 years exploring the role of hand drying in upholding public health. In this piece, written in cooperation with the European Tissue Symposium (ETS), he looks back on the key learnings from all the research that's been carried out during that period. Why has hand drying research been such an important focus of your work Like all the best science I stumbled into this field b.. The cleaning industry gathers at a seminar with a ‘green’ focus. Lotte Printz in Denmark reports from the event. As the conference auditorium is filling up this early spring Friday, there are various reliable indicators that this is a ‘green’ event. Some seminar goers are flashing shirts and bags made from recycled tea towels and a majority of attendees turn..Fifteen years of hand drying research
11th of June 2024
Article by Professor Mark Wilcox OBE
Green is the new black
4th of June 2024
Article by Lotte Printz
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