Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 20th January 2022 Issue no. 1000
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   International News
Products Vitalacy adds SmartBadge to hand hygiene monitoring portfolio
 New robot does more than just clean beaches
Global health & hygiene market growth forecast to 2025 now available
ACI mourns loss of former ACI board member and Distinguished Service Award winner Dale Steichen
Planet-saving systems dispense sugarcane & bamboo consumables
SoftBank publishes a study on the effects of air quality through the deployment of cobotics
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The original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Twenty years ago, when Internet broadcasting was in its infancy, and to get online we had to unplug the ‘phone and insert a lead from computer into vacated socket, John Austen and I broadcast our first Cleanzine. We had no idea how things were going to go and I don't think anyone expected us to be around for long - the concept was too new and so radically different. I recall my surprise at reaching our 100th issue. It doesn’t seem that long ago - yet here we are at our 1,000th! That's the equivalent of just over 83 years-worth of the monthly printed publications which were still the norm for the first few years of Cleanzine’s existence. Although I say it myself, that's quite an achievement - especially when I realise I've managed to write 1,000 Leaders! How things have changed... Not just with 'dial-up' Internet being replaced by a wireless signal which allows us to work almost anywhere, but in terms of our industry. When John and I attended our first Show as Cleanzine, (Interclean, Amsterdam) exhibitors were amused to see us taking videos of their live demo's for our broadcasts. Now such videos are a marketing tool staple… If ‘a picture tells a thousand words', a decent video can surely provide a book's-worth. Technologically, our industry's advanced enormously, but in my view it's our professionalism that's improved most. Emphasis has been put on enhancing the service provider/client relationship and serious attention paid to branding, so cleaning teams can represent their brand as they work. The fact that cleaners are far more thoroughly trained these days and are highly skilled, too, is obvious to me whenever I get to observe them working. They’ll interact with and advise the public – seemingly proud to be responsible for keeping our environment clean. For those who hadn’t previously noticed our cleaners, Covid-19 proved a turning point in their perception of the role cleaners play in keeping us all safe. Crucial, frontline/key workers? I reckon so. Sadly, some people have short memories. Below, we run a Soapbox on behalf of Jim Melvin, chairman of The British Cleaning Council, who understandably was astonished to learn recently, that cleaning is still considered by some in Government, (whom we thought were onside) to be less important than some other industries. Please get involved in Jim’s study – and if you’re one of our thousands of overseas readers, are your country’s cleaners getting the support and recognition they deserve? Do please, let me know how things stand.
Yours,
    This Week's News
Exceptional conformance to CHSA Accreditation Schemes in 2021 guarantees standards
The CHSA's independent inspector conducted 143 audits during the year, inspecting every member of the CHSA. More than 3,800 individual items were checked across all the schemes making sure ‘what's on the box is what's in the box’.
It is almost a year since the APPG was set up and whilst we have seen traction in the Apprenticeship Levy/Trailblazer group, we have not seen the same level of commitment and drive in relation to the main areas of concern and strategy that we had commenced upon. If you recall these were as follows: ACI CEO Melissa Hockstad named vice chair of Council of Manufacturing Associations
Made up of 260 industry-specific manufacturing associations representing 130,000 companies worldwide, the CMA creates powerful partnerships across the industry and ensures manufacturers have the strongest possible voice. Three tips for running a sustainable cleaning company…
“More and more consumers are focusing on being eco-friendly in their personal and professional lives, which means they want to use companies that will commit to helping the environment. To stay ahead of the competition, cleaning companies must now look into ethical business practices. But how?  Polygiene acquires business related to SteriTouch
The purchase price amounts to - approximately, £3.5 million (SEK 43.2 million), where £3.15 million (SEK 38.9 million) is paid in cash and the remaining £0.35 million (SEK 4.3 million) is paid through newly issued shares in Polygiene. 
Open now: ISSA Scholars 2022-2023 applications and sponsorships
Opportunities for member companies to donate to a scholarship fund or develop a new fund are available now. Delivering sanitisation services for Deliveroo Editions
With the 2021 national lockdown accelerating an uptake in demand for takeaway services, Deliveroo Editions knew it had a responsibility to ensure its kitchens not only facilitated the increase in orders, but consistently ensured the safety of all employees and visitors. Finalists announced for 'Oscars' of the cleaning industry
Dubbed by many as the 'Oscars' of the cleaning industry, these awards are the pinnacle accolade - therefore many congratulations go to 59 finalists from 24 companies, listed below. ACI Convention to tackle important industry issues
The ACI Convention – a leading global business-to-business event for our industry - will take place 31st January - 5th February at the Grande Lakes, Orlando. Health and hygiene top list of flight preference criteria, survey finds
"Covid has dramatically changed the attitudes and priorities of most travelers today," notes Orkun Özkan, senior commercial manager of Wingie. "Before the pandemic, health and hygiene concerns were relatively insignificant. Now they're among the leading factors affecting flight selection." GBAC Star accredited Lucas Oil Stadium hosts college football championship
The accreditationvfrom the Global Biorisk Advisory Council, a Division of ISSA, ensures that facilities of all sizes meet the highest standards of cleaning, disinfection and infectious disease prevention. 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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