The number of people in the UK that employ a cleaner has more than doubled in the last five years, with 28% having used one in the past 12 months – up from just 12% in 2011, a new study has found.

The UK contract cleaning organisation CSSA (the Cleaning & Support Services Association) has officially relaunched after a two-year hiatus.

P&G Professional has teamed up with hotel search engine trivago to determine what impact cleanliness has on a guest's willingness to write a positive online review.

The market for janitorial cleaning chemicals in Europe, which until recently was flat to declining, has posted modest growth of 1.6 per cent according to Kline’s recently published study Janitorial Cleaning Products in Europe: Market Analysis and Opportunities.

More than three quarters (76 percent) of cleaning industry professionals expect their sector to grow, according to a recent survey commissioned by Procter & Gamble (P&G) Professional.

Daytime cleaning is becoming increasingly prevalent in Europe. But how do office employees feel about sharing their workspace with cleaning teams? Charlotte Branwhite from Tork manufacturer SCA shares the results of a study into the changing relationship between office staff and cleaners.

A leading Netherlands ambulance service has been slammed for hygiene concerns just a few short weeks after a survey revealed the Dutch to be Europe's most negligent hand-washers.

Equipment manufacturers, distributors and property cleaning providers are all gradually realizing that consumers will give top priority to brands when they are making a decision, and that the low-price strategy will no longer work.