Here you will find the latest industry news and developments. Choose between breaking news, brought to you daily by independent trade magazines, and press releases, brought to you by companies participating in this portal.   Breaking news   Search for   Search in All ------------------- Business article Case study Feature News headlines Theme story     Month All ---------------------------------- January February March April May June July August September October November December   Year All ---------------------------------- 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009     Showing 1 - 25 of 1880 newsitems | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |  Next >> Date   Title   December 15, 2006   ISSA launches free online videos Worldwide cleaning association ISSA has launched a new online Educational Quick Clips series of c... December 15, 2006   German jobless reaches four-year low German unemployment figures improved in November, with the number of jobless people dropping belo... December 15, 2006   Denmark ‘most dynamic EU economy’ Denmark is the EU’s most competitive and dynamic economy, according to the World Economic Forum (... December 15, 2006   CIRI council to get new chairman Dr Steven Spivak is to be the new chairman of the USA’s Cleaning Industry Research Institute’s (C... December 15, 2006   Dutch takeover in UK In the UK, Gom Environmental Services, part of Facilicom, is to acquire CPS Cleaning & Security. ... December 14, 2006   UK rewards clean toilets The Camping and Caravanning Club received the 2006 Loo of the Year Awards Overall Winner’s Trophy... December 14, 2006   EU chemical law is passed The European Parliament has backed a deal, reached with EU governments, on wide-ranging legislati... December 14, 2006   London cleaners protest on pay Banker Goldman Sachs in London is facing the prospect of strike action by cleaners who say they a... December 14, 2006   Irish contractors receive awards The fifth annual Irish Contract Cleaning Association (ICCA) awards took place in Dublin recently,... December 7, 2006   Hygiene Group wins top award Hygiene Group – provider of specialist hygiene and cleaning services to the food and pharmaceutic... December 7, 2006   New elements added to Tork website Tork manufacturer SCA Tissue Europe has relaunched its website and added new elements to improve ... December 7, 2006   Proposed rise in minimum wage The Irish Labour Court has recommended that the statutory minimum wage should be increased from E... December 7, 2006   Rug maintenance guide A new book entitled ‘A Comprehensive Guide to Oriental & Specialty Rug Cleaning’ claims to remove... December 7, 2006   EU job situation improves The employment situation in the EU continued to improve in 2005 despite a temporary slowdown in e... December 5, 2006   German plan to raise pension age Germany’s cabinet has approved plans to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67 as Europe’s larges... December 5, 2006   Defence contract ISS Coflex in the UK has been awarded the completed integrated facility services contract for one... December 5, 2006   ISSA accepting management standard applications Building service contractors and in-house cleaning service providers can now apply to become one ... December 5, 2006   EU criticises Turkish progress The European Commission has issued a critical verdict on Turkey’s progress towards EU membership,... December 1, 2006   City cleaners protest in pay row Cleaners who work for major financial firms in London are continuing their campaign to put an end... December 1, 2006   ISS buys German services provider ISS Facility Services in Germany has acquired DEBEOS, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler and provide... December 1, 2006   ISSA awards UK scholarship ISSA European board of representatives chairman Keith Baker recently presented the second ISSA Fo... December 1, 2006   New president for SCA SCA has appointed Mats Berencreutz as president of SCA Tissue Europe. He will succeed Ole Terland... December 1, 2006   India accelerates economic growth India’s economy has exceeded expectations by growing at a rate of 9.2 per cent in the July to Sep... December 1, 2006   Greater limitations on Dutch company bargaining The Dutch social affairs minister Aart Jan de Geus has submitted a proposal to the lower house of... November 30, 2006   EU economic sentiment improves The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) in both the EU and the Euro area continued to rise in Octo... Showing 1 - 25 of 1880 newsitems | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |  Next >>