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Cleaning workload in shared workplaces
31st of March 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) tackle the subject of cleaning workload in
How green is cleaning tech?
28th of March 2025
Technology is taking an increasingly prominent role in cleaning. But how far can it help companies to achieve their sustainability goals such as cutting emissions, saving energy, reducing water use and minimising chemical usage? Ann Laffeaty considers the point at which sustainability and technology might meet.
TECHNOLOGY IS MOVING at a rapid
The beach, or not the beach?
26th of March 2025
From the UK, Lynn Webster tells us about a trend that takes the concept of WFH a step further.
In recent years there has been an increase in the desire to work from ‘home’. This has been driven by advancement in technology but even more so by the wish to have greater flexibility in lifestyle and the work-life balance. One of the
Hygiene in healthcare - winter woes
25th of March 2025
What are the biggest problems that hospitals have to face in winter in terms of cleaning and hygiene? Ann Laffeaty finds out.
February and March are challenging months for the European healthcare sector. Winter is when we see greater numbers of cold, flu and norovirus outbreaks in the northern hemisphere. Cold weather also leads to more people
Year ahead at a glance
21st of March 2025
ECJ’s Lotte Printz looking into new legislation and some challenges facing the industry in Denmark in 2025.
To raise awareness in the general public and among politicians and to gain the necessary impact, the cleaning industry must do a proper clean-up among themselves. If there’s just one black sheep or shitstorm, the sector itself
Churchill Group ESG roundtable sparks community partnership
20th of March 2025
A series of ESG roundtables by UK facilities services provider Churchill Group has facilitated a new project among its clients to benefit local communities.
The inaugural roundtable, for example, connected the charity Oasis and The University of Law, resulting in industrial kitchen equipment being donated to help feed families in the challenging
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