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 »

At an era where we speak about robotic cleaning, much of the work even today is accomplished with tools and equipment operated by the cleaner or housekeeper or ‘a professional skilled worker’ or even the popular safai karamchari (municipal worker). ... Read More »

• Cleaning • Waste • Linen care • Vehicle care The prominent shift in consumer preferences made by visitors is evident in the intelligent purchases made during the recently concluded Clean India Technology Week in February. Special Corespondent Mrigank Warrier, ... Read More »

The story of WonderJoeTM was conceptualised last year, when Schevaran India raised the need for an easy-tooperate washroom cleaning machine meeting Indian needs which could achieve a higher level of hygiene. “In five months, Cleanfix engineers came up with a ... Read More »

If you can do business in India, you can do it anywhere. This is a statement that often surfaces especially at international cleaning industry forums. There are a few who have made an instant hit on entering India, some have ... Read More »

One of the challenges in Smart City projects is the planning and executing a comprehensive waste management programme into connecting the various sectors like residential buildings, commercial & industrial establishments, hotels, healthcare institutes, transport sector, public places, tourism spots and ... Read More »

One of the crucial and trying moments that a purchase department encounters – in a manufacturing facility or corporate office, mall, hotel or hospital – is when product prices fluctuate. Especially when it comes to procuring products internationally, based on ... Read More »