The inauguration was graced by Dinesh Jagdale, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE); Alok Kumar Tiwari, Principal Executive Director (EnHM), Railway Ministry, Government of India; Sunil Ralph, Group Head, Facility Management Services, GMR Group; Suresh Bhatia, President, ... Read More »

It is tough to summarise the paradigm shifts that are taking place in the cleaning industry. One definitely needs to be part of the Clean India shows, which provides an open window on the changing trends, demands, product preferences, new ... Read More »

Car wash and car care is one of the most essential segments in the automotive industry and yet at the same time it is facing some very pressing challenges in India. The Car Care Expo, which gives this segment the ... Read More »

There is no other way to put it; the Waste Technology Expo 2020 was an unprecedented, success. It attracted crowds that blocked the aisles, garnered interest beyond expectations, and initiated more sales. For the exhibitors, spending three days in the ... Read More »

Every exhibitor at the Laundrex India Expo referred to laundry as a ‘sunshine industry’. And over the three packed days of the Expo, the sun shone down upon a deluge of established laundry entrepreneurs and the new entrants whose numbers ... Read More »

Organisations are increasingly using their procurement practices and supply chain to increase productivity and profitability. An efficient functioning of both is now widely accepted as the key element of overall business strategy. Technology upgrades is the key driver for transformation ... Read More »

A few years ago, news reports about malls were full of doomsday predictions: most are facing losses many are shutting down, those that survive are being repurposed for other uses, and online shopping will make malls obsolete. Today, the naysayers ... Read More »

Hundreds of schools across the US and the UK shut down as norovirus outbreak strikes children… School children complain of vomiting as many hospitalised…” The newspapers made headlines and began sending out hourly reports as increasingly school after school declared ... Read More »

Zeroing in on celebrating the opening night of an annual event on the platform of a historic railway station, which was no longer in use, was way beyond a brilliant idea. The Cochin Harbour Terminus, which has no passenger services ... Read More »

By now, it is a well-accepted fact that India is in the throes of an economic slowdown. Decreased consumer spending and consumption are causing the manufacturing sector to experience decelerated growth, which in turn reduces employment, leading to decreased purchasing ... Read More »

Internationally, many companies have struggled to enter the Indian market, some have failed to establish themselves and many have gone back or just succeeded in niches; but yet, many others have achieved market leadership. Amid this paradox, the question arises, ... Read More »

In recent times, perhaps no hotel department has evolved, or has had to evolve as rapidly as housekeeping. From international financial conditions to burgeoning digitisation, an emphasis on Key Performance Indicators to becoming a source of revenue, and of course, ... Read More »

​ What goes into designing a collection for a hotel? We look at these factors: the standard of the hotel, the vision of the hotel, and the way they want to be perceived – some are very classical and traditional, ... Read More »

The winners of the AHA awards 2019 are: • Best Housekeeper in Asia: Kavita Shah Executive Housekeeper, Vivanta by Taj President, Mumbai • First Runner-up: Ebenezer Ahimaz Executive Housekeeper, Hormuz Grand and Radisson Hotel, Muscat • Second Runner-up: Rahul Raj ... Read More »

Over 250 delegates flew in from Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Indonesia and Vietnam, apart from across the Indian sub-continent, to be part of the 4th International Housekeepers Summit 2019 at the Jaypee Hotel & Convention ... Read More »

In a country where indigenous manufacturers of cleaning products are numbered, the consumer graphs have remained more inclined towards international brands. Making inroads into this market are international companies with distributor networks; companies that have joint ventures; companies that have ... Read More »

Irregular cleaning and maintenance of a facility’s HVAC system can harm the health, wellbeing and efficiency of employees, visitors and patients. The moment one enters a large office space or a corporate hospital, one breathes a sigh of a relief. ... Read More »

The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, Hyderabad, a Greenfield project that turned operational in March 2008, is celebrating 10 years of “sustainability, energy efficiency, carbon neutrality, water conservation and environment friendly waste management”. Sprawling across an area of 5,495 ... Read More »

To enhance the user experience, the Hyderabad airport is all geared up to utilize the power of technology to continuously monitor and elevate the cleanliness quotient of the airport, says SGK Kishore, CEO-GHIAL, in an exclusive interview with Clean India ... Read More »

From yesterday’s paper checklist outside public washrooms in an airport or an office complex that gave the cleaning schedule, the FM services have moved on to digital recording by wireless sensors. Internet of Things enables one to digitally record the ... Read More »