Conferences

In a constantly evolving industry, how can you best prepare your cleaning company while maximizing its value? This interactive workshop, led by Patrice Klug, Managing Partner at Entreprise & Décisions, will help you understand the key factors for successfully selling, valuing, and conducting an OBO (Owner Buy-Out) of your cleaning company.

Over 45 minutes, we will cover:

• Best practices for valuing your company: calculating the sale price, industry-specific tools and levers.
• The steps to a successful sale: from preparation to closing, with a real-life case study.
• Market trends and opportunities: what investors are looking for today.

Objective:

To help cleaning business owners and shareholders optimize their economic and strategic potential while building and securing their retirement wealth.

Aurélie Boileau, FEP vice-president, will welcome Patrick Martin to discuss topical and forward-looking issues.

Increasingly essential in commercial relations, the measurement of greenhouse gases emitted by cleaning services and reduction trajectories are becoming widespread. What actions are being implemented, and what is their impact? Participants will present the most effective commitments.

In an increasingly digital world, cleaning companies face two major challenges: cybersecurity and the integration of artificial intelligence. This conference provides a strategic and practical vision to secure your business and enhance your performance through new technologies.

🔹 Cyber threats specific to the cleaning industry and their impact.
🔹 AI solutions to automate, optimize, and secure processes.
🔹 How to combine protection and innovation for a more efficient future.

💡 Stay ahead of the curve by leveraging both cybersecurity and artificial intelligence to turn technology into an asset, not a risk, for your business!

Come and discover the specific activities involved in disaster recovery (water damage, fire, Diogenes, traumatic scenes, asbestos). What are the safety issues involved, the techniques used, the intervention protocols? Learn from the experience and expertise of professionals in the field.

Philippe JOUANNY, President of the FEP, Stéphanie PAUZAT, CEO of Mileclair and François LEROUX, President of the AGDSP and the Délégation patronale des Instances en lien avec la Santé, will welcome the French Minister of Labor and Employment to discuss the challenges and prospects of the cleaning sector.

More than 5,000 employees of cleaning companies have already been trained in disinfectant certibiocide, many of whom have opted for a course that goes even further, covering reasoned disinfection. What is the initial feedback? How are these training courses accelerating changes in practice? How do customers perceive these developments? These will be the main questions addressed in this round table.

The presentation explores the evolution and importance of sustainable practices in the global cleaning and facilities management industry. It covers the historical background, current trends and technological innovations driving sustainability. It aims to highlight the importance of sustainability for environmental preservation, regulatory compliance and business competitiveness in the global marketplace. The presentation will be delivered in English with French slides.

The cleaning industry is undergoing a major digital transformation, enabling companies to improve efficiency, service quality, and operational performance. Progiclean, the expert in cleaning business digitalization, and Silae, the leading HRIS solution, have joined forces to offer a comprehensive planning and payroll management solution.

Join this workshop to discover how these integrated solutions can streamline HR and operational processes, ensuring greater productivity and reliability.

🚀 Agenda:
🔹 Workforce planning & time tracking for field agents
🔹 HR automation: seamless transfer of variable elements and automated DSN generation
🔹 Progiclean - Silae integration: direct scheduling and data synchronization
🔹 Legal & regulatory compliance monitoring for optimal management

💡 Customer testimonials and best practices shared by our experts X and X to help you successfully digitize your business!

What are the issues involved in revising prices in public and private sector contracts? What is the impact on the partnership between the purchaser and the cleaning contractor? What tools are available to deal with the issue?

6 out of 10 cleaning companies provide associated services on an occasional basis, and this business segment could be further developed. There are indeed development opportunities for cleaning companies, but getting into this field is not something that can be improvised. It requires a real commercial and organizational strategy. This round-table discussion will bring together professionals from the sector to share their advice and strategic thoughts on associated services: what are the services associated with cleaning? what are customers' expectations? what are the interests and points of vigilance for cleaning companies? how can associated services be developed from a commercial and organizational point of view?

Join us for an exclusive workshop where we will preview our brand new product innovation Trushot 2.0 TM, designed to meet all your multi-surface cleaning needs.
At this event, you will discover the innovations that make Trushot 2.0 TM unique: powerful, environmentally friendly formulas that are suitable for a wide variety of surfaces. Our experts will guide you through the features and benefits of this new product and give you practical tips on how to get the most out of it in your daily life. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your cleaning experience!

AI Status report to date

AI x Operational efficiency: The conditions for a transparent and successful implementation for my end-user

AI x Optimization of operational costs: Positioning an AI agent at the heart of my front office means less data entry, more usable data, and more customer satisfaction

Clara De Previelle, ANC Project Manager- Direction Générale du Trésor - Ministère de l'Economie, will answer questions from Laurence Grillet Acerbo, President of the FEP's Comité Nationale des Référents RSE on the implementation of the European regulation on sustainability reporting and its long-term ambition to align extra-financial reporting with financial reporting.

The national strategy for the reduction, reuse and recycling of single-use plastic packaging, published in 2022, sets a reduction target of 20% by the end of 2025 and an end to the marketing of such packaging by 2040. The speakers, cleaning companies and supplier representatives, will explain how they are tackling this issue and, more generally, what best practices can be adopted to extend the life of the accessories, equipment and machines used during services.

Four companies active in station & premises maintenance and rolling stock cleaning present the actions they have taken to improve QWL (quality of life and working conditions). This contributes to the well-being of their employees, while enhancing the quality of their services and, consequently, customer satisfaction. This involves thinking about mobility (travel plans, soft mobility, car-pooling) and organization (continuous and/or daytime work, co-activity, on-board service), not forgetting training, awareness-raising and support for teams (eco-gestures, attitudes, literacy).

In an industry where efficiency, quality, and resource optimization are crucial, digitalization has become a key competitive advantage. Automating processes, improving team communication, and ensuring optimized management are now essential to enhancing performance and peace of mind.

🚀 Why digitize your cleaning company?
🔹 Improve operational efficiency with connected tools
🔹 Simplify HR and administrative management with integrated solutions
🔹 Provide better traceability and transparency for your clients
🔹 Boost profitability by reducing errors and hidden costs

💡 Our experts Cécile X et X and industry professionals will share their experiences and provide key insights for a successful digital transition!

What impact will artificial intelligence have on cleaning companies? FEP and Le Monde de la Propreté will unveil the first results of the AI study. How is AI - already - transforming practices in the sector? What use cases are being deployed? What are the best practices, but also what are the limits? Industry professionals will share concrete examples and thoughts on current applications and possible futures. A great opportunity to discover and exchange views on current innovations.