by Brianna Crandall — December 3, 2012—The World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) has published what it says is the first comprehensive Worldwide Cleaning Report, expanding on the organization’s inaugural overview of the world cleaning industry in 2009, which gave valuable insight into the sector but covered only a few countries. Covering 38 countries, this survey gives an overview of the size and importance of the cleaning market in those countries and the key issues for the sector, says the organization.
Speaking at the launch, Andrew Large, Executive Vice President WFBSC, said, “The publication of this report marks a big step forward in the work of the WFBSC. Only a global organization like the WFBSC has the scope to take such a broad overview of the sector, and we believe that this report breaks new ground in the knowledge and understanding of our industry. I hope that the members of the WFBSC and the purchasers of this report will be able to use it to add value to their own knowledge and understanding of their domestic and regional cleaning markets.”
The report offers a Profile of the Cleaning Industry, Key Themes, Country Profiles, and a Conclusion. The themes explored are: The Impact of the Economy, The Increasing Use of Technology, Regulation, Trade Union Activity, Sustainability, and Staffing and Training.
The WFBSC Worldwide Cleaning Report (September 2012) extract and contents page are free to view on the WFBSC Web site. The full report can be purchased from the WFBSC for £750 + VAT.
Established in 1978, the World Federation of Building Service Contractors is the global trade association for private sector employers in the contract cleaning sector. WFBSC members provide outsourced cleaning services to a wide variety of public and private sector clients.
