Every face has a story: Meet Nardos

“Hi, how are you?” There it is again, the typically warm and slightly timid “Nardos smile” that she always brings with her wherever she goes. Nardos has now been working at Valeriana for about two years. So, we thought that it was about time that ...

Valeriana in the semi-finals of the international TTI Global Impact Awards

“Now I'm the king of the swingers, oh, the jungle VIP…” is it just us or does “Top Tier” also immediately remind you of this classic film tune? If not, then you’re probably not a German speaker, for “Tier” means “animal” in German. In any case, yo...

How compassion helps against prejudice

Evolutionarily speaking, humans have always been compartmentalised thinkers. Back when we still lived in caves, this was actually rather practical, because our survival often depended on being able to decide within seconds whether the ragged-looki...

A short (im)migration history of Switzerland

What does it mean to be Swiss? Regardless of the exact reasons why you feel that you belong to this part of the world, technically speaking, all Swiss people have one thing in common (and that’s without resorting to cliches): a migration backgroun...

How we deal with damages

Oops! It’s always frustrating when something happens that really shouldn’t have happened. That is why we do our utmost to prevent damage or — in the event of an incident — to follow it up. How exactly we do that, we will reveal right here!

Revealing our best tips & tricks

The weekend is just around the corner and we’re in an excellent mood! So much so that we are willing to impart on you a few of our near-magical tips and tricks that will push your cleaning game to the next level!

Valeriana in a nutshell

Hi! You’re new here, aren’t you? Allow us to briefly introduce ourselves and break the ice — we’ll keep it short and sweet. (If you already know us inside and out, then you’re very welcome to skip ahead to the end of the article — we’re not stri...

How we help our staff become experts in all things cleaning

Saturday morning, 8.00 am, the sun is shining — the perfect conditions for cleaning windows! At the start of our third training session, our cleaning experts Tarsi asks the group: “And? Has anything improved since last time?” “Everything!”, the gr...

Meet Elif — the newest addition to Valeriana team

In 1961, Germany and Turkey concluded an agreement that would lead to 900,000 Turkish guestworkers coming to Germany over the course of the next 12 years, counteracting both widespread unemployment in Turkey as well as Germany’s labour shortage.