Fridays are different from the other days at Lykkegaard. There we always get rolls for our morning coffee.

And after that break, the apprentices and the working assistent focus on cleaning for the rest of their day at the factory. .

Machines, floor, surfaces. Everything must be cleaned.

No, the apprentices don't exactly love it. But they get used to it and they also learn to understand that cleaning is a task just as important  in the company as so much else. The great focus on cleaning every Friday means that we can turn up to a clean business on Monday morning. And it's lovely

But that's not the only reason why we make a virtue of getting everything properly and thoroughly cleaned. It is also about the working environment and the health of the employees.

They work with various metals and materials, which are processed, turned, ground and cut.

It generates dust and particles which fly around in the air, despite the fact that the machines have extraction and there is a focus on ventilation.

That is why we vacuum everything that is not the large shavings, so that we can reduce the amount of metal dust considerably.

So cleaning is part of the effort to keep a healthy working environment - and it also makes the whole factory look presentable.