Six Steps suppliers should take now
Many in the professional cleaning industry report they are swamped right now, with end-customers asking them to help them sanitize... Read More
Vendor’s attitude,Customer’s woes When Suppliers abstain from Servicing
A good vendor is one who sells good products and machines, but he becomes much sought-after and gets acknowledged only... Read More
‘Sustainability improves sales’
Using the automobile industry as an example, Vinay Deshmukh, Executive Director & CEO, Forbes Facility Services explains how sustainability has... Read More
Sustainable Building Management is the only option
Apart from its land footprint, every building also has an environmental footprint. The choices their managers make will have a... Read More
Can sustainability be measured?
While an organisation’s intention to embrace sustainability must be commended, actually integrating sustainability into its operations is easier said than... Read More
Letter to the Editor – February 2022
Travels to collect the magazine Where I live, courier companies do not offer doorstep delivery of parcels. I have to... Read More
Distributor blues and supply chain skews
Distributors are the gears that keep the facility management industry going. The matchmakers who connect the eager customer to the... Read More
New Cleaning Association of South Africa is formed
Will represent the industry’s and employees’ interests with various stakeholders The Cleaning Association of South Africa (CASA) will be a... Read More
Eco-friendly chemicals are trending. A sustainable product life cycle ensures sustained business growth.
The shift towards eco-friendly chemicals is no longer a one-off choice. Many hospitality brands, for example, have a mandate to... Read More
Facility Management-Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
In these trying times, housekeeping and facility management service providers are now holding fort to help facilities tide over this... Read More
Essentiality of Cleaning Tools
In an age of increasingly mechanised cleaning, where do cleaning tools figure? How can they complement cleaning machines? What tools... Read More
Karcher’s strategy for a record sales year
After a volatile year when many in the global cleaning industry struggled to adapt to an unprecedented and unpredictable market... Read More
Spend on Hygiene to Rise
During the Covid-19 crisis, the adjustments of contracts with suppliers and subcontractors were little to none, especially for organisations that... Read More
Willingness to Spend for Quality
The requirement for office space has shrunk, there are no two ways about that. New expansions will also be limited.... Read More
Incentives for semiconductor manufacturers to Make in India
Government wants to reduce dependence on imports India is offering more than $1 billion in cash to each semiconductor company... Read More
Tork manufacturer Essity earns a place in Dow Jones list
The list is one of the most prestigious sustainability indices in the world Essity qualified for inclusion in the 2020... Read More
Is residential housekeeping the new commercial cleaning?
The pandemic has brought with it a strange dichotomy; the intensity and thoroughness of cleaning has been increased across the... Read More
Preparing for Pandemic, Procuring in Pandemonium
When the lockdown paralysed supply chains, which in turn rendered businesses helpless, who did business turn to?Procurement! When prices shot... Read More
Procurement Transformation vis-a-vis Financial Crisis Repercussions
Pandemic. Lockdown. Paralysis. Stranded guests. Pharma needs. Government rules. Budget cuts. While most Indians went into lockdown and many of... Read More
A cup of coffee and a lot of enthusiasm
The making of Clean India Journal Our Editor Mohana insists that I tell a story here about the birth and... Read More