Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 7th November 2013 Issue no. 598
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Products Inaugural Ausclean Pulire draws international crowd
Global biocides market expected to reach USD 9,622 million in 2018 According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research: 'Biocides (Halogen Compounds, Metallic Compounds, Organosulfurs, Organic Acids, Phenolic, Nitrogen and Others) Market for Water Treatment, Food and Beverage, Personal Care, Wood Preservation, Paints and Coatings and Other Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018', the global biocide market was USD 6.99 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach market worth USD 9.62 billion in 2018, growing at an estimated Compound Annual Growth Rate of 4.7% over the forecast period from 2012 to 2018. Survey shows a correlation between a clean office and higher productivity As flu season approaches, it may be time to break out those cleaning supplies, disinfectant wipes and hand sanitiser. But keeping a clean workspace may not just be good for your health. According to a recent customer survey by Staples Advantage Canada, the business-to-business division of Staples, maintaining a clean and tidy workspace increases productivity. Decontaminating sanitiser dispensers in healthcare environments: new studies show the best options Simple remedies - from keeping the antibacterial gel dispenser clean, to giving healthcare workers their own hand sanitiser - can help keep patients safe by decreasing contamination in operating and recovery rooms, suggest two studies presented at the recent 'Anesthesiology 2013' annual meeting. Zapper launches Scan-to-Pay to help SMEs who suffer from late payments
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! Certain members of the press have picked up on the news that the European Commission is to adopt criteria on delivering an Ecolabel to toilets and urinals and have used it to slate the EU, grouping it with such daft decisions as specifying the maximum curve of a cucumber or the fiasco over ‘deadly’ oil jugs and dipping bowls on restaurant tables. They are saying the exercise is a waste of taxpayers’ money. Now regular readers of my leaders will be aware of my hatred of the expensive interference of the EU in areas of our daily lives in which it really has no business becoming involved, but in this case I am in support of the initiative and if the press wants our support in withdrawing from the EU it needs to be reasonable and it needs to get its facts right.
The Ecolabel initiative is not new legislation – it simply offers a unified way of showing consumers and professional buyers just which companies are genuinely producing sustainable products and which are merely taking their seats on the green bandwagon. It’s something individual companies will request – not another EU demand. None of the articles I’ve read have mentioned the thinking behind this particular Ecolabel – the fact that our water reserves are seriously depleted and that any toilets and urinals carrying the Ecolabel will be helping to redress the situation by reducing the amount of water needed to flush away our waste. None of them have admitted that if our toilets and urinals waste less water and perhaps use grey water rather than drinking water, it will save us money on our water bills and keep our food costs down – as food manufacture requires a lot of water! A reader commenting on one such article has suggested that with even just 10% of toilets and urinals carrying the Ecolabel, there could potentially be an average of 105 million m³/year annual water savings in Europe. Maths was never my strong point but I understand that if you translate this into costs, it offers savings in water costs of Euros 298.2 million/year or savings in water plus sewage costs of Euros 388.5 million/year. That’s an awful lot of money which, perhaps, even the EU could put to good use…
Yours,
          This Week's News
Golden Service Awards 2013: the results
Survey reveals hospitals focus on reducing infections, but most have not adopted all best practices
Bunzl acquires large Canadian distributor
Based in Edmonton, Alberta and operating from 13 locations throughout Western Canada, Wesclean is principally engaged in the distribution of cleaning & hygiene equipment and supplies to a variety of customer markets. Revenue in the year ended 30th September 2013 was C$65 million.
Luna announces agreement to commercialise new self-cleaning textile technology Luna Innovations has this week announced an agreement granting UltraTech International an exclusive license to commercialise Luna's new textile repellent technology that can protect first responders from pathogens and industrial workers from contaminants, as well as address the common problem of keeping fabric clean.
Betco makes it even easier to use less water for flushing
Greyland rolls out new clearer look labels
SCA will invest about SEK 150m in local production of hygiene products in southwest India. Production at SCA's own plant is planned to commence in 2015.
"This investment creates a solid platform for us to leverage the favourable growth opportunities that exist in the hygiene products area in India markets," says Jan Johansson, President and CEO of SCA. "The investment is in line with our strategy of strengthening SCA's presence in emerging markets. Vectair announces Quadrasan actuator change
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