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Removing the capex barrier in cleaning innovation

By Nils J.van der Zijl, VP Sales & Marketing, Softbank Robotics EMEA The urgent need for innovation in FM With the FM and cleaning industry facing enormous pressure to improve cleaning performance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ...

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Cobotics has potential to ‘transform’ the cleaning industry

FM leaders are turning to cobotics to drive innovation and performance in the wake of Covid-19 according to new research by SoftBank Robotics EMEA. The research, which highlights the urgent need for new approaches within FM and commercial cleaning, revealed ...

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Research reveals the need for new commercial models in cleaning in the wake of Covid-19

The vast majority of FM leaders across the EMEA region believe that technology suppliers should offer performance-based contracts in order to improve the success rate of innovation projects within facility management and commercial cleaning. New research from SoftBank Robotics EMEA, reveals that 89 per ...

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Category winners of the Amsterdam Innovation Award 2020 revealed

The first day of Interclean Amsterdam online, the Innovation Day, revealed the category winners of the Amsterdam Innovation Award 2020. As the current pandemic is impacting the world and as the people become more focused on hygiene and cleaning, it ...

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Disinfecting robot invented for fight against coronavirus

A ROBOT capable of rapidly disinfecting large areas has been invented by a world-first solutions business to speed-up the fight against coronavirus. Forth Engineering in Cumbria is known for its innovations to solve complex industry challenges in the nuclear, oil ...

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Covid-19: DASA seeks rapid sanitising technology for ambulances

To help in the national effort against Coronavirus and save lives, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is seeking rapid sanitising technology to speed up the time it takes to clean ambulances. At present, the cleaning process can take up ...

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Amsterdam Innovation Award 2020 nominees

From the latest robotic and connected technology to developments in sustainable cleaning, a strong list of candidates will compete to win the prestigious event at Interclean Amsterdam 2020. The 2020 edition of the Amsterdam Innovation Award will see the number of categories remain at four (after its expansion from ...

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Interclean Amsterdam: Top cleaning and hygiene trends for 2020

In the run-up to the 2020 event, Interclean Amsterdam reveals the three trends set to shape the professional cleaning and hygiene industry in years to come. Following its success in 2018, Interclean Amsterdam returns to the Dutch capital in 2020 ...

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Doctor Loo: Bloo launches MOT Health Check Toilet on World Toilet Day

To celebrate World Toilet Day (19 November), toilet hygiene brand, Bloo has revealed the ‘MOT Health Check Toilet’ of the future, to show its commitment to a more sustainable future. This is to also coincide with the launch of ProNature, Bloo’s ...

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The hunt for the CSSA’s 2020 Innovation Showcase is on!

The Cleaning Support Services Association’s (CSSA) 2020 Innovation Showcase celebrates the cleaning industry’s most innovative products, services and initiatives.  Taking place every two years, the Innovation Showcase is again backed by the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA), which is ...

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