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Personnel - the key to success
11th of November 2016
Russia correspondent Oleg Popov emphasises the importance of recruiting the right cleaning staff.
From the beginning, we must determine who we’re looking for. For various types of facilities, we need different types of personnel. While negotiating with a customer, we together compile an ‘employee portrait’. This allows us to
Tapping the disabled workforce
8th of November 2016
Having a disability does not rule out a cleaning job. Scandinavian correspondent Lotte Printz gives us this report from Sweden.
If you walk into a burger joint in, say, Stockholm to buy your morning coffee or takeaway breakfast, don’t be surprised if you bump into a disabled floor sweeper. Cleaning restaurant and kitchen floors in large
ISS Switzerland awarded Best Swiss Employer of 2016
18th of October 2016
Global facilities service provider ISS' Switzerland operation has won the Swiss Employer Award 2016 in the category of 1000+ employees.
The result was based on the largest employee survey carried out annually in Switzerland which covers subjects as diverse as commitment, satisfaction, work situation, culture, structure, management, and knowledge
Grosvenor Services shares best practice in FM at European conference
14th of October 2016
Facility services specialist Grosvenor Services hosted an event in Dublin recently where European facilities management (FM) companies exchanged ideas and shared best practice. The company is part of European Customer Synergy (ECS), a network of FM partners that supports pan-European facilities management contracts.
The conference was attended by
Nilfisk to launch robotic scrubber dryer
13th of October 2016
Cleaning machine producer Nilfisk is to enter the sector's robotics race with the launch of The Horizon Program, a schedule of multiple product launches of autonomous solutions. The company is partnering Carnegie Robotics, provider of robotics sensors and software, in the project.
The objective of the programme says Nilfisk, is "to bring
De Bruin is new chairman of ISSA European council
11th of October 2016
Worldwide cleaning association ISSA has appointed Michel de Bruin as chairman of its European council. De Bruin, ceo of Greenspeed, succeeds Andrew Dunning who served in the post for three years.
"I am truly honoured to take on the role of chairman," said de Bruin. "My own commercial background in the industry has helped me understand what the
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