Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 24th October 2024 Issue no. 1135
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 International News
Products Kärcher spotlights incredible work of cleaning teams with its annual Thank Your Cleaner Day campaign
 Cintas crowns Maverik - Adventure's First Stop 2024 America's Best Restroom
 Celebrating 50 years of innovation from Harrison Wipes and Chicopee
 Meet Jangro AI Beta: The Smart Cleaning Assistant
Changes at the top of the pile for WoolSafe
Is it time your business systems had a refresh?
New study shows that closed pipe systems can reduce hospital bacteria
Safer Surfaces & Preventing Transmission - IDTechEx explores antimicrobial technologies
Sasse Group acquires Capital Maintenance
i-team Global launches i-walk: co-biotic wizardry that’s retrofittable with any i-mop XL!
IEHA announces 34th Annual Housekeeping Olympics at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Lift technician mistakes LAM Museum artwork for rubbish
Truvox International steams ahead with additions to Multiwash Pro range
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My father, missing the camaraderie of office working, closed his consultancy to become a facilities manager for Racal Decca several decades ago. I learned a lot about the role plus the enormous stress he suffered trying to do what was needed with diminishing budgets and non-replacement of leavers - you have my sympathies if you’re in a similar position! Decades before that, unqualified in anything and struggling to feed a young family, he’d visited local pubs on Christmas Eve playing his accordion upside down (as he was left-handed) in the hope of raising enough to cover the cost of a chicken he’d been offered for the following day’s lunch. Since hearing that story, I’ve never passed a busker without donating and as I have several musician friends who also busk, the move away from the use of cash troubles me. Hence my membership of Facebook’s ‘Keep Cash:UK’, to raise awareness of the need to preserve cash use and how best to do it. Yesterday, someone living in a Yorkshire village where the majority are elderly, posted: “I was approached today by a non-local who really needed the loo but couldn't work out how to access the newly refurbished public toilets; she didn’t know how to use the Google Pay pad provided. She rushed off to find a loo at the pub so I didn't have chance to look/help her.” Someone responded: “I'm 60 and have elderly relatives who fear to go out just because of this kind of thing. Cashless car parks put them off driving, now they can catch a bus to town but don't because of cashless loos. It's a disgrace.” I totally get both comments. I’m fairly tech-savvy but wouldn’t know how to use Google or any method other than cash or card to pay for anything and nor would I want to. I’ve had to wander around a large hospital car park in the early hours looking for a functioning card reader machine, (the only payment method). None were working, there was no answer from the emergency ‘phone number and despite leaving a message with my details, I was fined. I feel strongly that local authorities and the contractors running our council’s car parks, toilets and other facilities should be forced to provide alternative payment methods for those of us who need them – and for when machines go down, cards are corrupted or there’s no Wi-Fi signal. After all, if we want folk to support our town centres and local businesses, we need to make it easy for them to visit – and to prevent street urination to boot! Back to my father… don’t miss the ‘lone workers report’ piece further down the page. It has useful data for anyone those whose work isolates them from others and for those responsible for keeping lone workers safe.
 This Week's News
New EU legislation tightens sustainability reporting & clamps down on greenwashing:
New EU legislation - the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the EU Green Claims Directive - is to tighten sustainability reporting and combat greenwashing. The purpose of the legislation is to enhance transparency, accountability and sustainability in business practices. All businesses with operations or a market presence in the EU are affected.  Lone workers face increased aggression, EcoOnline research finds
The release of EcoOnline Lone Worker Landscape Report 2024 highlights that the risk of violence and abuse, for lone workers, has risen significantly over the last two - three years, with 46% of lone workers reporting an increase in violence and aggression.  Robert Scott launches 100% compostable wipe for sustainable cleaning
Developed as an alternative to traditional synthetic options, the wipe is made entirely from compostable fibres sourced from PEFC-certified wood pulp and meets EN 13432:2000-12 standards for compostability. 
This year's event will feature an enhanced international programme designed to showcase cutting-edge solutions and encourage collaboration across the sector.  Manchester location for groundbreaking new Kärcher centre
Kärcher Hire rents an extensive range of the latest Kärcher equipment and has grown to become one of the largest cleaning equipment hire companies in the UK. With a reputation for providing customers with best in class, fast and reliable service throughout the UK, the organisation has outgrown its current base in Droylsden, Manchester. Kärcher Hire is set to supercharge its operations, continuing to expand its client base across the UK.  ISS develops female leaders through new apprenticeship schemes
Launched on International Women's Day 2024 in March, with the first cohort starting in July, the scheme, co-ordinated in partnership with apprenticeship specialist and ISS training partner Learnmore, has been a huge success for the business.  Culture change: how becoming people-centric can transform a business
The decision to transform a business culture is therefore not one to be taken lightly, and the shift in perspective will not happen overnight. However, the results can be deeply rewarding, especially against an industry landscape where recruitment is highly competitive, retention is essential and high morale is the key to supporting happy, engaged customers. Honouring services to environmental health at WCEC Military Awards 2024
The ceremony was attended by Lorraine Larman - Master of the WCEC, alongside Senior Warden Darren Marston, Junior Warden Kevin Meighan and Clerk of the WCEC Mike Jenkins. Special guest speakers on the day were Lord Mayor Elect Alderman Alasdair King and Major General Ewan Carmichael CBE. 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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Our weekly updated Hospital Hygiene features current developments and product solutions cleaning and hygiene industry manufacturers are coming up with. Read More. Recent UK News
Liberty Hygiene cleans up environmentally with BigChange Job Management System  Liberty Hygiene is using a BigChange job management system to achieve its carbon neutral aspirations.
Offering linen and floor care, as well as pest control and washroom services, Liberty Hygiene uses the six-in-one, cloud-based solution to improve the utilisation and management of its fleet as it transitions to all electric.  Metsä Group's 2025 Sustainability Awards submission window closes with 91 entries
Cleanology's annual charity fundraiser sets new record to reach £115k raised for The Hygiene Bank
September's Mash for Cash winner announced
Sodexo leads industry in 2024 Social Mobility Employer Index
Celebrating success at the BICSc Awards
Recycling stations take pride of place at Haringey libraries
First Compliance Group agrees deal to acquire Duct Hygiene
Supporting mental health in the workplace
Students join waste company in collecting college litter on World Clean-Up Day
Yorkshire pub pioneers sustainable food waste recycling
The Clean Space appoints senior business development manager to drive business growth
BCC unveils modern, new, design for its website
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