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A Message from the President of AFH Professional Hygiene Europe We just take some things for granted. We get the newspaper in the morning, the bus arrives on time, and our workplace is clean when we arrive in the morning. These things don’t happen by themselves – there are people behind each and every one of them: the mechanic who fixes the bus, the newspaper delivery person, and the cleaning worker who cleans the office at night. These are the individuals who make our society work; without them, the things we take for granted would stop working. The European cleaning industry is a flourishing industry. The number of companies is five times higher today than it was 20 years ago and the number of employees has increased by five percent each year in the last decade. Today, some four million cleaners help keep our society clean and healthy. Tork is proud to be a leading supplier of away-from-home paper and hygiene products and services to this industry. However, the industry also faces some challenges. Cleaning workers are working in tough environments and the rate of sick leave and work-related health problems is higher in the cleaning industry than in many other sectors. This is a problem not only for the affected individuals, but for the industry as a whole. SCA with its professional hygiene paper brand Tork wants to add value for all stake holders. Through responsible operations, caring for people and nature, and our sustainable solutions, we play an essential role in improving the quality of everyday life. We are aware of the cleaning workers’ situation and, as a major supplier to the industry, we know that we have a responsibility to do everything we can to improve the working environment. We have produced this report in order to show how we have started to incorporate a caring dimension when we develop products. We want our products to make life easier for the people who work with them. We realize that developing our products is not the complete solution to the challenges that the cleaning industry is facing. However, we believe that it is an important first step that can inspire other actors to do their share. If everyone in the cleaning industry – distributors, producers, or cleaning companies, among others – do what they can, we believe that we together can improve the situation for the cleaning workers. This will benefit everyone. This will ensure that the things we all take for granted continue to work. As Europe’s No. 1 hygiene paper brand for professionals, we want to inspire and lead the way. Through creative and innovative ways of thinking and working, we aim to provide industry leadership and inspiration. Sune Lundin President of AFH Professional Hygiene Europe
The European Cleaning Industry – A Flourishing Sector Every day, some four million cleaners go to work in Europe. They help keep our workplaces, schools, and hospitals clean and ensure the well-being of the entire society. The cleaners do not only contribute to the physical wellbeing of Europe; the industry also contributes greatly to the European economy, with an estimated annual turnover of approximately 60 billion Euros. The industry has also seen a strong and uninterrupted growth for more than 20 years, in the number of companies and employees and turnover. Since 1989, the number of cleaning companies in Europe has increased from around 31,000 to approximately 158,000 (see Figure 1). The number of cleaners has increased by an average of more than five percent annually in the last 10 years. 1 1 80000 1 60000 1 40000 1 20000 1 00000 80000 60000 40000 20000 Figure 1. The number of cleaning companies in Europe 1989 – 2010 1 European Federation of Cleaning Industries, http://www.feni.be/index.php?id=18 Number of cleaning companies 0 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
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