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Staff shortages bring less growth

5th of September 2024 Article by Katja Scholz

In Germany, the mood in the latest BIV survey was not so positive - reports Katja Scholz.

The Federal Association of Contract Cleaners (BIV) has been carrying out a business survey in spring each year since 2019, in which BIV member companies provide a picture of the mood in the sector and express their views on market forecasts, sales expectations and current issues.

The o..

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Why not clean during the day?

28th of August 2024 Article by Christian Bouzols

Christian Bouzols from France on recent discussions at government level about daytime cleaning.

The idea of daytime and/or continuous working is brought up every now and then in the news. Recently, it was none other than the French prime minister, Gabriel Attal, who raised the matter of work organisation in the cleaning sector.

During his general policy statement he said: “I want..

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Are our leaders suffering burnout?

20th of August 2024 Article by Lynn Webster

From the UK, Lynn Webster urges the sector not to lose sight of the value of its leadership teams.

The UK is embarking on a major charge in its leadership. As this edition is published, we will likely know the resulting outcome of the forthcoming General Election and whilst remaining apolitical here it is apparent that we will be facing major change with the first actually elected..

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Thanks for noticing us

12th of August 2024 Article by Lotte Printz

A campaign has been launched in Denmark to encourage passengers to show respect for cleaning staff in the Copenhagen Metro. ECJ’s Lotte Printz reports.

At work in the capital recently, I was rather impressed with the cleaning procedures on the Metro. Only minutes after I had entered a carriage where someone had clearly had an accident with a coffee to go, a cleaning operative jumped on..

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AI - should cleaners be worried?

31st of July 2024 Article by John Griep

John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands considers the implications of AI for the cleaning sector.

AI has become the talk of the town nowadays. In the cleaning industry too, many applications are currently being developed to automate certain activities. Do cleaners have to fear for their jobs and livelihoods? At VSR, we don’t think so.

AI works well as a supplement in the..

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