Press review - January/February

Introducing the SENEF and Progiclean Press Review. This monthly press review is a digest of all the latest news from the cleaning sector.

Interclean 2024: What to expect?

Interclean Amsterdam returns May 14-17, 2024

• Over 900 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors expected.
• An opportunity to discover the latest cleaning products and solutions.
• Network with other professionals and keep abreast of market developments.
• Themes: robotization, energy transformation, training, sanitary hygiene, etc.
• New: the Interclean Social Club, where you can exchange ideas in a friendly atmosphere.

Interclean Amsterdam is a must-attend event for hygiene and cleaning professionals.

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Cleaning world: Continuous and/or daytime work

Gabriel Attal talks about the cleaning sector. A key player in the development of employment, it is essential to improve the organization of services in public contracts, through a more virtuous practice of continuous and/or daytime work when activity permits.

As a reminder, Fédépropreté's Blue Book proposes a solution aimed at including in the French Public Procurement Code the systematization of feasibility studies for the introduction of continuous and/or daytime working in public procurement contracts, based on FEP's national work and taking up the recommendations of the French government, to improve the social conditions of cleaners by effectively reducing staggered and fragmented working hours.

Philippe Jouanny: "the importance of systematically carrying out a study to examine the feasibility of introducing continuous and/or daytime working".

Continuous work

TOP 70 companies in terms of sales for the year 2023 who are also among our customers

We find Hemera, Chrome Nettoyage, Armor Groupe, La Rationnelle 2FC+Net...

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Increase in public-sector waste management contracts, worth a total of €4.2 billion

In 2023, the value of public contracts for waste management rose by 14% to €4.2 billion. Last year, nearly 200,000 contracts were awarded, representing almost 10% of French GDP.

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FEP/Samera merger: "Successful synergy and pooling of resources".

The two waste management federations forge closer ties

Synergy and mutualization: the key words of the merger. By pooling their resources and expertise, FEP and Samera intend to :

• Strengthen their economic and social clout tocarry more weight in negotiations with prime contractors and public authorities.
• Develop innovative services tomeet the ever-changing needs of customers and employees.
• Promote the cleaning professions andattract new talent.
• Defend the sector's interestsin the face ofeconomic, social and environmental challenges.

A reminder about SAMERA: SAMERA is a federation of companies of all sizes specializing in maintenance and materials handling activities, operating on a regional or local basis, who share the following common goals

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