Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 20th March 2014 Issue no. 615
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Products Warning: your open-plan office can make you ill Don't blame other commuters if you catch a cold this Winter: blame the people who designed your office. According to a study published in the current issue of Ergonomics, workplace layout has a surprising effect on rates of sick leave. Nominees announced for Amsterdam Innovation Awards 2014
IFMA Foundation releases free how-to guide: 'Benchmarking for Facility Professionals
New adjustable 3M Scotch-Brite Fryer and Kitchen Cleaning Tool tackles toughest tasks
StepNpull marches into Europe to combat effects of dirty washroom users
Three-way partnership will help reduce HAIs Hill-Rom, a global provider of clinical workflow solutions for hospitals, has announced major partnerships with real-time healthcare patient flow systems specialist TeleTracking Technologies, and hygiene company Gojo, to co-market integrations with its Hand Hygiene Compliance Solution. |
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! While I’m a big fan of us all working together for the good of mankind and our wonderful planet, the wastefulness of the EU and the idiotic extravagances of those ‘in charge’ incense me… So while I won’t say “all is forgiven”, I congratulate MEPs that voted in favour of targets which will force us to halve our use of lightweight, one-use plastic carrier bags by 2017 and to cut it by 80% by 2019. Research shows that these bags are kept for an average of 20 minutes but take 1,000 years to degrade. Worryingly, each of us uses an average of 200 bags every year - which represents one bag a day for each household… Well you can remove my household from the equation as for years I’ve had a car bootful of bags that I take shopping with me and use until they fall apart. I must admit that they’ve led to rows and that my refusal to embrace online shopping “because everything arrives in new bags” has made me particularly unpopular! Escaped plastic bags blight our landscape and pose a serious threat to wildlife. Every year eight billion end up in rivers and lakes, while three-quarters of seabirds and one third of fish in the English Channel have been found to be contaminated by plastic waste - much of it from bags. In the North Sea, the stomachs of 94% of birds contain plastic, while bags accounted for 73% of the plastic waste collected by trawlers along the coast of Tuscany. It’s clear that something has to be done but why on earth do we need to wait so long to take action?
Our image shows an art work outside the EC, made entirely of plastic trash, designed to raise awareness about resource efficiency. Now I wonder how much that cost us…
Yours,
         This Week's News
Deb Group acquires Stoko skincare business from Evonik
Stoko has for over 70 years sought to combat skin disease in the workplace and has unparalleled expertise and knowledge in this field, supported by world class skincare products.The businesses has highly complementary customers, product and geographic. The addition of Stoko will allow Deb to accelerate a key element of its commercial strategy, to become a global leader in the prevention of occupational skin disease. Dirty cash: Problem of filthy and drug-coated cash won't go away after 2016
ContractCleaning.co.uk says that the public is generally unaware of the lifespan of cash, and blanks out the fact that the pound (or whatever currency is being used) in their pocket could have been anywhere before it got there."Coins can last up to 40 years," says the company's spokesman Mark Hall, "And we dare say the only time the vast majority were clean was on the day they were minted." 'Reinvent the Toilet' India will showcase advancements that improve sanitation and health
The fair is also an opportunity to recognise India's commitment to improving child health and fostering innovative solutions to persistent development challenges. Soapbox: When dispensers go bad... By Metsa Tissue All manufacturers of washroom products do their best to provide good products. After all, they wouldn't get far if they said: "Here's a product that's not very good - how many would you like?" would they? However, what they do not always take into account is the experience, priority and ethos of the people who use those products. Bunzl expands in healthcare in Brazil Bunzl, has this week announced that it has acquired Lamedid Comercial e Servicos in Brazil. Based near Sao Paulo, Lamedid is principally engaged in the supply and distribution throughout Brazil of own label medical and healthcare consumable products to hospitals, clinics and laboratories as well as to distributors. Revenue in the year ended 31st December 2013 was R$48.3 million (c.£12 million). Harvard Maintenance announces Karcher and Sealed Air will sponsor WFBSC's 20th Congress Harvard Maintenance has announced today that Karcher and Sealed Air are sponsoring the 20th Congress of World Federation of Building Service Contractors upcoming Congress - the next in the series of bi-annual conferences for the building service industry.
The conference will be held in the US for the first time in 20 years. It is taking place at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City, from 6th - 9th April, 2014. Kimberly-Clark Health Care and 3M announce infection prevention solutions Kimberly-Clark Health Care and 3M Infection Prevention Division have announced an alliance to deliver what they say will be best-in-class surgical and infection prevention solutions to hospitals and healthcare facilities in the US.
"At Kimberly-Clark, we have long admired 3M's track record of innovation. This relationship presents the opportunity to offer a more extensive surgical product portfolio with the latest healthcare technology to help customers tackle their foremost challenges including infection prevention and hospital readmissions," said Chris Lowery, Global VP, Health Care Sales & Marketing, Kimberly-Clark. Global Abrasives market expected to reach USD 51.38 billion by 2019 Transparency Market Research has released a new market report which observes that the revenue generated by abrasives market was USD 35,203.6 million in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 51,389.7 million by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 5.5% from 2013 to 2019. The global demand for abrasives was 13,939.7 kilo tons in 2012.
Abrasives are natural or synthetic substances used to grind, clean, scour, abrade or remove solid material by rubbing action or by impact. Abrasives are used in various forms such as grinding wheels, honing stones, sandpapers, cut-off wheels, polishes, sand for blasting, pulp stones, tumbling and mass-finishing media, ball mills and other tools and products. The machinery segment was the largest end user of abrasives in 2012 while transportation is expected to be the fastest New technology pays off on the workshop floor
Company founder and Managing Director, Steve Cleaver says the product that he has developed is proven to not only remove excessive staining and contamination but to also re-establish the tile's original slip rating. Ultra-slim dryer awarded ultra-quiet accolade - the Quiet Mark
World Health Organisation research indicates that loud hand dryers can have a negative impact on wellbeing. People with hearing and sight problems, young children and the elderly, and those with autistic spectrum disorders can find them particularly distressing. However the Elite hand dryer's features ensure that no individual is excluded from the washroom environment. Due to its low decibel levels, the dryer is not harmful to sensitive ear Croke Park and Ryans are a team
With a capacity of 82,300, Croke Park is the home of the Gaelic Games and the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association, and this year stages other major events including One Direction and Garth Brooks concerts and the Croke Park Classic - an American college football game. P-Wave goodbye to urinal smells...
P-Wave is the UK arm of the Fresh Products 'Wave', available from Waypoint Distributors and comprising a urinal screen, a bowl clip and a fan & cover that help keep urinals smelling fresh. Genband chooses Incentive FM for EMEA head office role
New Environmental Services company to bring more than 100 jobs to Gulf of Mexico A deal was signed this week to establish what is heralded as the oil and gas industry's first comprehensive environmental cleaning, decontamination and disposal service: Ecoserv. The new company is expected to create more than 100 new jobs, many of which will be at the company's Lafayette, LA, headquarters and other facilities in the Gulf region.
Ecoserv offers fully integrated, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly specialised cleaning, waste management and disposal services for the upstream oil and gas industry. The Cleanzine Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of The Cleanzine. If you would like to run a search of the The Cleanzine web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at The Cleanzine:
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Organisation formed by Asset Skills, the CSSA and the FMA, announces its name
The Building Futures Group is the only representative organisation for the Housing, Property, Planning, Cleaning, Parking and Facilities Management sectors. The new name reflects the organisation's commitment to developing individuals working within the industry, as well as safeguarding the buildings where we live, work and play, now and for the future. David Ward MP campaigns for compulsory display of food hygiene 'scores on the doors'
The Low Pay Commission's recommendation for a 3% increase in the National Minimum Wage strikes a good balance in helping to regain some of its lost value, while not threatening to undermine employment levels, according to a new report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Mrs Bucket mops up Welsh school cleaning contract
Top class cleaning at Salvation Army's International HQ
GV Health supports World Kidney Day
New job opportunities as commercial cleaning company expands Cambridge operations
New university scholarship encourages excellence in cleaning and infection control
MITIE signs sponsorship deal with the Cleaning Show 2015 MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing company, has signed a ground-breaking deal to become Platinum Sponsor of the Cleaning Show 2015. CK Consumables to repeat success of Emirates show with follow-up event
Recycling project run by Warwickshire charities, wins Big Society Award A recycling project, run by two Warwickshire charities, which pumps profits into local community projects, has won a Big Society Award. Incentive FM takes street cleaning to a new level in Covent Garden
Spring cleaning time... for cleaning firms Spring is the traditional time for having a clear-out – and Steve Clarke says that cleaning firms, like other van users, should begin with their refuelling. Marketing manager for The Fuelcard People, a Fuel Card Group company, he insists that it makes sense. “Some businesses have been using the same fuel cards for years, without ever taking a real look at the alternatives. Some, unbelievably, are happy to pay pump prices. For anything else they buy, from tyres to teabags, they shop around for bargains. You would think that they would be equally keen on keeping down the cost of refuelling.” |
We will be allowed to decide ourselves how to meet the target – perhaps shops will have to charge for a bag or face a tax. There is also talk of a complete ban (good news for Italy, perhaps - currently facing legal action from the EC, after launching a ban in 2011). Countries that have already introduced levies have enjoyed huge success and this has no doubt encouraged Scotland to follow suit this coming October and the UK to introduce a five pence charge from 2015.
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