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May 2024


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News round-up 05


News round-up/Comment 06


News round-up 07


News round-up 08


Cinet news 10


COVER STORY


Steen Søgaard on AI and what it means for the future


12 Spotlight on Spain


Eugene Gerden finds a fiesta attitude in a vibrfant Spanish market


16 Washer extractors


The great and the good in the world of washer extractors


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Artificial intelligence Manufacturers are innovating at an exponential level


26 Trade Secrets


Roger Cawood tackles spotting for wetcleaning businesses


27 Material Solutions


Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide looks at cleaning and maintaining specialist workwear


30 What Went Wrong


Roger Cawood and Richard Neale have advice on how to avoid some dangerous mistakes that could prove costly


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