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R & T strengthens European presence with Dolly acquisition

21st of February 2025

Netherlands-based floor pads specialist R & T has acquired fellow pads producer Dolly in Germany, which it says will strengthen its position in the German-speaking markets and reinforce its presence across Europe.

R & T is best known for its E-line pads, while Dolly - with its Glit floor pads brand and distribution of Birchmeier products

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ISS and Anthesis form sustainability partnership

19th of February 2025

Facilities services group ISS has formed a partnership with global sustainability consultancy Anthesis to conceive, develop and deliver sustainability solutions optimised for FM. The partnership will focus on three core workplace sustainability pillars:

• Low carbon - delivering decarbonisation strategies tailored for FM, reducing

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Differences in cleaning practices between countries

18th of February 2025

For three years a team of industry experts has been gathering material on cleaning ergonomics and conscious cleaning. In the latest of their exclusive articles for ECJ, Helge Alt from Puhastusekspert in Estonia and Tarja Valkosalo of Propuhtaus Finland (who have been involved since the start) look at how cleaning practices vary from country to

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BICSc announces 100,000 enrolments in online courses

17th of February 2025

The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) has reached a significant milestone as it marks 100,000 enrolments for its various online training courses.

Tens of thousands of candidates from all over the world have enrolled since the launch of the Virtual Training Suite in early 2021. Participants have completed courses covering comprehensive

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Belgian trade union discusses daytime cleaning at congress

13th of February 2025

Mark Bergfeld, director Property Services & UNI Care at UNI Global Union - Europa, has been reporting on the Industrial Cleaning congress of the Belgian trade union AC CG-FGTB ABVV at the end of last year. As part of the programme, more than 140 cleaning industry professionals took part in a discussion about daytime cleaning.

During one of

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Kitchen germs are an ‘underestimated threat to public health’

13th of February 2025

More than 100,000 cases of illness in Germany annually are probably caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses or parasites in food, according to a new study.

And since many cases go undocumented this number is likely to reflect only a fraction of the true scale, claims the latest German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

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