Phillips 66 Deploys Autonomous Cleaning Robots

Phillips 66 is partnering with floor cleaning equipment and technology company ICE Cobotics to enable branded Phillips 66, Conoco, 76, and Phillips 66 Aviation locations to utilise Ice Cobotics Cobi 18 autonomous floor scrubbers. Cobi 18 robots are designed to clean 5,000sq.ft - 7,000sq.ft of floorspace per hour and can be deployed multiple times per day to clean floors.
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Essity and Reckitt launch bespoke co-branded professional hygiene solutions

Essity and Reckitt have announced the launch of a range of co-branded disinfection products for professional hygiene customers combining the power of their Tork, Dettol and Sagrotan brands across four countries in Europe.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say in business…

Writes Matt Wonnacott, founder of Ennovamark - a new agency created to help aircare, hygiene and washroom technology brands and businesses develop effective innovations and marketing strategies. Matt’s two decades of experience in the industry, enables him to support clients with outstanding and truly innovative ideas - both for branding and products.
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2022 Cintas SHINE Award honours housekeepers who go above and beyond

Cintas Corporation has announced the grand-prize winner and runners-up in the 2022 Cintas SHINE (Star Housekeepers in a New Era) Award. Christine Perkins, a housekeeper at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cedar City in Cedar City, Utah, won the contest's $5,000 cash grand prize. Additionally, her property will receive a comprehensive product, training and consultation package from Cintas and its contest partners.
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The best ways to boost hygiene in the workplace over the Winter season

Workplace hygiene has never been more important. With the UK set to face a cold Winter - especially considering the soaring price of gas and electricity bills - it is imperative that workspaces and offices have measures in place to limit the spread of infections. And with evidence suggesting the Northern Hemisphere is on course for a surge of Covid-19 cases this Winter, any additional facilities or policies to protect yourself and your colleagues will be welcomed.
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Vectair Systems launches Vibe Pro

Vectair Systems, a leading innovator, manufacturer and supplier of aircare and hygiene products worldwide, has launched the Vibe Pro aircare dispenser - its newest innovation in the aircare evolution.
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ISSA and Staples form national distribution partnership program

ISSA has formed a new distribution partner program with business equipment and stationery giant Staples. Together, ISSA and Staples will elevate the cleaning industry by hosting training and certification programs at Staples training facilities across the US.
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Innovation and your product: how to be innovative

Matt Wonnacott, founder of Ennovamark, writes…

Innovation, especially product innovation, is all around us, 24/7. Think of your latest Alexa product, to the latest automatic watch and that e-hybrid/electric car that sits on the drive. It forms part of our everyday life - now and in the future.
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P-Wave introduces longer-lasting and budget-friendly urinal screen ranges

Air-freshening specialist P-Wave has added two new urinal screen options to its market-leading ranges. To complement the successful and popular Slant6, it has now added P-Wave 360, which delivers fewer change-outs as the powerful fragrance lasts for up to 60 days, plus the budget-friendly WCBasix.
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Sanitized AG appoints Dr Martin Čadek as CTO of its Competence Centre for Technology & Innovation

Swiss-based Sanitized AG is increasing its innovation expertise by appointing a new CTO, Dr Martin Čadek, who will oversee global technological activities for the specialist antimicrobial hygiene brand. Dr Čadek will lead the company's Competence Centre for Technology Innovation and will focus on breaking new ground to develop innovations in sustainability.
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Be honest, don't greenwash: four responsible changes to make your business greener…

The Commercial LPG division at Flogas, looks at some of the ways in which you can ditch greenwashing and search, instead, for responsible changes and solutions.
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Why does hygiene still struggle to gain political importance?

The Chatham House Report concludes that changing hygiene behaviours can lead to better health, for the individual, the wider population, and the economy. Yet, even with the lessons from Covid-19, hygiene still struggles to gain political importance. Why?
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Italian business network safebreath.net aims to reduce particulate matter PM2.5 AND PM10 in industrial environments

A new national business network has launched with the aim of proposing a complete solution to abate harmful PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter in industrial environments: 'Safebreath.net' was officially presented in Rimini during the recent Ecomondo Trade Fair.
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MPs' report on pandemic calls for introduction of cleaning standards; recommends wide-ranging measures to ready nation for future public health emergencies

A new report by MPs into the role of cleaning & hygiene during the pandemic has called for the introduction of minimum standards for hand and other hygiene infrastructure and cleaning of venues to help make sure the nation is better prepared for any future public health emergency.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Cleaning & Hygiene Industry has today published the highly significant report with 11 recommendations for Government, regulators and the industry itself, following a wide-ranging and detailed inquiry entitled: 'Embedding Effective Hygiene for a Resilient UK'.
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UMF calls for nominations for 14th Annual National Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award

Nominations are open for the 14th annual National Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award, which acknowledges the environmental services (EVS) workers who play essential roles in reducing preventable healthcare associated infections.

Nominations must be submitted before the start of 2023.
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Expert explains how evidence-based cleaning will help reduce HCAI deaths

Interclean, which organises the highly successful cleaning exhibitions and conferences that take place in Amsterdam every two years, has interviewed Professor Didier Pittet, chairman of Clean Hospitals and director of the infection control programme at the University of Geneva Hospitals Faculty of Medicine, about the importance of healthcare cleaning.
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Government strategy highlights value of FM, says BESA

The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the Government's first comprehensive strategy for facilities management, which sets out an eight-year plan to improve the performance of its estate of almost 140,000 buildings, which currently generates an annual FM bill of more than £13bn - 18% of the total UK market.

The Government acknowledged there had been long-term under investment along with "inconsistent and varied approaches" which meant many of its buildings had "deteriorated to the point where functionality was becoming affected".
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New State minimum wage for Swedish work permit 'not thought through' claims Almega

The decision by Riksdag, Sweden's legislature and supreme decision-making body, to vote through the previous Government's proposal on improving the standard of living for non-EU labour immigrants - including those involved in cleaning - has been dubbed by Patrick Joyce, chief economist at service companies' organisation Almega, 'a bad proposal' .

In future, an income that guarantees a 'good livelihood' will be required to obtain a work permit as a labour immigrant from a non-EU country.
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UK Contract Cleaning market: growth opportunities in 2023

Research for a new report from MTW Research has found that the contract cleaning market continues to be supported by high levels of spending in the public sector, despite challenging headwinds in the commercial cleaning market in 2022.

The Autumn budget pledged an additional £3 billion for the NHS to 2025, underpinning rising resource spending by the NHS, demand for contract cleaning services; and boosting opportunities for suppliers to the contract cleaning market.
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Mitie reveals eight key questions to address the FM industry's most pressing issues

Mitie has collaborated with Nordic Foresight, the workplace and research consultancy, to identify the biggest challenges facing facilities management leaders, and in its report, released yesterday, experts explore eight questions FM leaders must ask themselves as they navigate an ever-changing industry, with a focus on sustainability and the transformation of workspaces.

The paper shares insights from across the FM industry, offering a framework for the assessment of a company's services and future plans.
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Bradley donates hand sanitiser dispensers for hurricane Ian relief efforts

Following the devastation of Hurricane Ian in Florida, Bradley Corporation has donated hand sanitiser dispensers and supplies to support the hand hygiene of community members helping with relief efforts.

The product donation came about when Bradley's national sales manager, Brian Jurkiewicz, and regional sales manager, Mike Logan, brainstormed with Karen Lott, Bradley territory business manager, to determine the most impactful ways to help ongoing aid and cleanup endeavours.
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Entry deadline extended for Metsä Tissue 2023 Sustainability Awards

At the request of people preparing their entries and needing more time in which to do so, Metsä Tissue has extended the submission date for its upcoming Sustainability Awards to 23rd December 2022, so if you’ve been toying with the idea of entering but didn’t feel you’d be able to do yourself justice within the initial timescale, now’s your chance to shine! These Awards are free to enter.
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Planned fuel duty increase will stifle economy, says Logistics UK

A proposed 23% increase in fuel duty, which equates an additional 12p per litre of petrol or diesel at the pumps, hidden in the content of last week's Office of Budgetary Responsibility Report on Fiscal Responsibility, would be a body blow to the logistics industry if introduced, according to the business group which represents the sector.
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Putting mental health first

Andrew Safo Poku, HR director at facilities management specialist Samsic UK, examines how the company's innovative approach to mental health is delivering significant benefits across the business:
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BCC calls for entire cleaning sector to consider paying a real Living Wage

To mark Living Wage Week, (which is this week) the British Cleaning Council has renewed its call for cleaning & hygiene sector businesses and organisations to consider also becoming real Living Wage Employers.
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Tackling a toxic timebomb

Cigarette butts account for 66% of all litter and can be found in every corner Great Britain - on our streets, in our countryside, our parks and beaches, our waterways and, finally, in the sea. In fact, new research for Keep Britain Tidy reveals that, right now, there are 2.4 million cigarette butts littered on England's high streets, despite the efforts of local authorities to clean them up on a daily basis.
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CHSA issues 'cease and desist' notice to company claiming Accredited status

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association has issued a 'cease and desist' notice to a Turkish manufacturer of plastic sacks claiming CHSA Accredited status.
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Partnership to create 10 new hard-to-recycle plastics recycling facilities across UK

Clean Planet Energy has this week announced a new joint venture with private equity firm Crossroads Real Estate to fund Clean Planet Energy's flagship ecoPlant currently under construction in Teesside, North East England. This will be the first of 10 new ecoPlants that Crossroads Real Estate and Clean Planet Energy are jointly seeking to build and operate across the UK.
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Truvox delivers effective, efficient cleaning solution for care sector environment

Cleaning in a care environment needs to balance achieving aesthetically pleasing results with ensuring health, hygiene and safety. We talk to Truvox International UK sales manager Simon Constantine and account manager Mark Maslin to discover why one of the company's products delivers consistently great results…
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Travertine tiled kitchen floor refinished in Kings Norton

The photographs below are of a Travertine tiled floor installed in the kitchen of a 17th century cottage in the small Leicestershire village of Kings Norton. The owner had called Leicester Tile Doctor in to deep clean and refinish the Travertine tiles which had become soiled, dull, the grout had darkened in places and there were lots of holes that needed filling.
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Completing the Matrix

When Dennis Goodwin took up his position as global sales manager at Matrix Cleaning Systems recently, it must have felt a bit like 'coming home'. Why?
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Can your contract cleaning business do more for the environment?

More than six out of ten people in the UK want to see companies including contract cleaners act more sustainably - citing the use of recyclable packaging, less plastic, less waste, and mobilising renewable energy, as coming top of their wish list.
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The Cleaning Show
14-16th March 2023
London
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CMS Berlin
19-22nd September 2023
Messe Berlin
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National Floor Safety Institute
25-26th September 2023
International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

Hurst Convention Center, Texas
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