As robotic vacuum cleaners roll silently across the floors of airports, offices, and shopping centres, the cleaning sector stands at a crossroads. In Germany and beyond, facility service providers face a pivotal choice: invest in AI and automation to streamline operations or strengthen their workforce through workplace-oriented upskilling. The Human Error That Cost Over €100,000 […]
Brussels, 1 July 2025 – EFCI, the association of European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry is pleased to announce it has entered a new era with the election of Avril McCarthy (Ireland). The change follows the departure of Italian leadership of the association. Newly elected President Avril McCarthy said “I have had the privilege being […]
Mrs. Avril McCarthy, who will assume her role as President of EFCI as of July 2025, delivered the opening speech at the launch of the European Daytime Cleaning Alliance, held today in Brussels organized by UniEuropa. Gathering stakeholders from across Europe — including policymakers, employers, trade unions, and frontline cleaning professionals — the two-day conference […]
Press Release The SK-Clean II project officially concluded today with a highly successful final conference, titled “Towards a Sustainable Future: Lessons Learned and Strategic Insights from SK CLEAN II.” The event brought together more than 70 participants, both in-person in Madrid and remotely, showcasing the project’s significant impact and widespread engagement within the industrial cleaning […]
Last Tuesday, 9/07, our President Lorenzo Mattioli and Director General Miguel Caramello-Alvarez from EFCI – European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry, together with CoESS – Confederation of European Security Services and FoodServiceEurope, met with Commissioner Schmit and his cabinet to discuss critical issues in public procurement. We followed with great interest the recent debate on […]
The second part of the event for the presentation of the Manifesto was centred around a panel discussion, animated by the external moderator Dave Keating, journalist and correspondent of France 24 in Brussels. The discussion represented the opportunity for representatives of EFCI members to share their perspective on how the priorities listed in the Manifesto […]
Brussels – on March 6th EFCI, the European federation representing the cleaning and facility management industry organized an event to present its Manifesto ahead of the European elections of next June. More than 50guests, including policymakers, representatives of the business community and social partner organizations gathered in Brussels to participate in a presentation of this […]
On March 6th, EU policymakers, industry representatives and will gather in Brussels to assist the unveiling of the industry Manifesto for the 2024-2029 institutional cycle and discuss the future of the sector. Next June, EU citizens will be called to elect the 10th legislature of the European Parliament, 720 MEPs who will decide on EU […]
As Belgium takes on the Presidency of the European Union in January 2024, the EU enters the last semester of the current political cycle and prepares for the next one, which will take our continent to 2030 and a new decade. In this institutional context, EFCI has defined a program for its actions for 2024 […]