Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 23rd October 2014 Issue no. 646
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! I came across an item in the Bury Free Press this week headlined ‘Bury St Edmunds cleaning company boss astonished at unanswered job ads’ and it set me thinking. I know that much of Suffolk is considered an affluent area and one of low unemployment, but surely there are some able bodied people about who don’t have a job, who ought to be persuaded off of benefits and into work? Amanda Eyre, owner of A & H Associates, who advertised for the cleaners, is quoted as saying: “Whether it’s the stigma of cleaning or not I don’t know.” Cleaning or not, to be able to work for a company that’s been trading for 22 years and which boasts an airport and a football stadium as clients can’t be bad, can it? And particularly so when that company provides training and requires all its employees to sit a health & safety qualification, and which offers opportunities for employees to train as supervisors and team leaders. Don’t some of our jobless people have aspirations? Surely a career in cleaning has to be better than being ‘on benefits’! (If you know anyone who might be interested, email [email protected]). And perhaps more importantly, what can we as an industry do to remove the ‘stigma’ of cleaning? How can we persuade people that the industry offers to those who work hard and want to progress, a career to be proud of and the chance of what can be quite substantial riches? (Before you scoff, visit any cleaning show or association meeting and look at the expensive cars and personalised number plates)! Elsewhere we’re reading an awful lot about Ebola and this has inspired many of you to send press releases about your products aimed at combatting the virus and preventing its spread – so much so that we’re going to be compiling a mini-feature on the subject, over the coming weeks, so if you have any news for us, do get in touch without delay. I say ‘without delay’, as I, like everyone else, am hoping we get this frightening illness beaten soon. I really admire the bravery of those ‘on the frontline’ – and that includes the cleaners, who are working so hard to bring it under control. Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
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       This Week's News
SEIU calls on employers to prepare service and healthcare workers on Ebola response front lines
Union president Mary Kay Henry, issued the following statement about the role of ordinary working women and men in defending against Ebola and the need for employers to better support them in their critical roles: Airline Ebola scare puts cleaners' lives at risk, says one worker According to Fox31 Denver, a Denver-based Frontier Airlines employee has accused the airline of putting employees at risk by panicking after an Ebola sufferer apparently flew on one of its airplanes.
"Frontier hasn`t done enough to train cleaners to get us the proper cleaning solution to clean the plane," the employee said. "I think I should be able to wear a mask to protect myself." With perfect timing, Swiss-based Lonza issues guidance on controlling Ebola spread
On 1st August 2014, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance titled 'Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in US Hospitals.' How a small Bristol business's product is becoming the world's 'first line of defence' against Ebola
It's already being used at Heathrow Airport and now authorities in China and Australia have asked for a consignment of to be sent to them. Dubai has just re-ordered a batch of the product too. Introducing the Pulire Clean project...
Pavilion 1 of the Verona exhibition centre will be entirely dedicated to this market segment, bringing the equipment and product manufacturers from this sector into the professional cleaning industry fold with which it holds much synergy, yet with its own immediately recognisable and distinctive space. Tissue World Sao Paulo 2015 to serve South America market
The exhibition and accompanying conference, which will cover the whole industry, from pulp production to distribution and retail channels, will take place from 20th - 22nd May 2015 at the Transamerica Expo Center. Simple test for Enterobacteriaceae gives results in one - seven hours
The measurement of Enterobacteriaceae is a useful indicator of surface hygiene and product quality in the manufacture of heat processed food. Simple, rapid tests such as the specific ATP test system (MicroSnap EB) provides results in a working shift. New air filtration and fragrance system filters, rather than masks smells
First, it draws air through a dust filter to remove all airborne dust particulate; air is then directed through a sophisticated carbon filter to extract smelly organic molecules. Grinnell Regional Medical Centre testing clean with CuVerro Grinnell Regional Medical Centre (GRMC) is engaged with Olin Brass in a comprehensive clinical trial to test the impact of Olin Brass' CuVerro solid copper alloy products, in an effort to reduce the bacteria that cause infections and thus dramatically improve the hygiene of the patient environment. As an Environmental Protection Agency-registered copper alloy surface, it has been proven to be effective 24/7; continuously killing infectious bacteria - and because it is a copper alloy, its properties never wash out or wear away, a significant factor in creating cleaner healthcare environments*. Portable Sanitation Expo 2015 reveals new location and dates
David v. Goliath! Small owner run cleaning company scoops national awards
The company won the 'Best Overall Cleaner in Ireland' award and the 'Best Cleaner in a Small Cleaning Company' at the awards ceremony, held at Dublin's Ballsbridge Hotel last Friday week. Regent Samsic parent gets a gold for CSR
High achieving school appoints specialist cleaning provider for sparkling results
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