Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 2nd June 2022 Issue no. 1019
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  International News
Products Dr Deborah Birx to Keynote inaugural GBAC Symposium in Chicago
 Clean the World expands global Hospitality Recycling Program in UK
Interclean Amsterdam's 4-day reunion last week created cause for celebration
USD 3.05 billion potential growth in hand hygiene market size, says report
ACI to Congress: Ensure EPA Chemical Safety Office has necessary funding
Reckitt: an Official Partner of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
'The Future of Cleaning' by Hako
Innovation at Interclean Amsterdam
Five ways distributors can turn new customers into steady customers
Global citric acid market to grow
Monovac BeFree: the cordless dry vacuum cleaner with the ‘magic’ handle
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I’ve attended a lot of Awards functions over my years as a journalist but I don’t recall ever having come away, unable to get a speech made at an event, out of my head. And in this case it was two. I went to last week’s Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards excited to discover who the winners were while also expecting – through the valuable networking opportunity such events offer, to find out how contractors were managing to pay their staff a ‘Living Wage’ with inflation rising as it is. I came away with so much more... The two impassioned speeches – one from Jim Melvin, chair of the British Cleaning Council, and the other from Toni D’Andrea, CEO of ISSA Pulire Network and director of ISSA EMEA, really gave us all food for thought and although they were completely different, they carried a similar message. Jim was clearly incensed that despite all we did as an industry throughout the pandemic, there are still some amongst Government believing we are a low skilled industry that employs cheap foreign labour. How could they have forgotten so quickly, the important role cleaners played in keeping us all safe! And Jim rightly reminded us that it wasn’t just the cleaners, but the machinery service engineers and those keeping the supply chain going too, as without them, the cleaners couldn’t have functioned. Jim pointed out that the huge number of vacancies the industry’s trying to fill should be of major concern to Government, since without cleaners, everything will fall apart and the economy won’t recover. Now we’re aware of the difference proper cleaning can make to our health, we won’t put up with being in a dirty indoor environment, will we? There’s too much at stake. Toni D’Andrea shared some interesting data about the cleaning industry globally. His ideas were fascinating and he put forward an excellent argument for why cleanliness should be considered an investment, rather than a cost. Like Jim, he alluded to the disaster that would befall us if all the cleaners downed tools and he highlighted the need for us to show respect and gratitude, “since only when we acknowledge the work others do as necessary to us all, can we feel we are part of a modern society.” I like that! Both speeches feature below and they’re well worth a read. And if you have any thoughts on them or anything to add, do please let me know.
Yours,
   This Week's News
Sodexo Healthcare's April Harvey recognised as Covid Workplace Champion by RoSPA
At the end of 2021 RoSPA, which is known for its prestigious health & safety awards, launched its Covid Workplace Champion scheme to recognise and highlight the contributions of those who have used their expertise, passion and unwavering commitment to help limit the transmission of Covid in workplace. It received over 300 nominations from a range of industry sectors across 19 countries. Cleaning industry's heroes honoured at 2022 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards
Created over 30 years ago, the biennial Golden Service Awards (@GoldenServAward) is today one of the most prestigious events and sought-after accolades in the British FM and cleaning industry - with this year representing more poignance and relevance than ever before. The silent anthropological and social repercussions of cleaning
"The Golden Service Awards 2022 is an important opportunity to reflect and share some thoughts on the cleaning world, what it represents in our daily lives, and especially on the future that awaits us. I imagine many of you are familiar with the global service sector, not just from a technological and economic point of view but in terms of its day-in, day-out relationships with the manufacturing world.
We set a number of key strategic points amongst which were:  SRR 2022 to host European Recycling Conference in Madrid this month
 Taski launches all new Ultimaxx range of smart scrubber driers
Taski R&D engineers have bolstered every scrubber drier function and every component to optimise efficiency, performance and reliability. Ultimaxx incorporates the latest intelligent technologies to reduce time, energy, water, chemical and consumable consumption. Cleaners demonstrate against Government's culture of disrespect against low paid workers
"We're not in the least bit surprised by the revelations in the Sue Gray report!” remarked Petros Elia, general secretary for UVW – the union that represents cleaners and security guards in Government buildings. Transitioning to more sustainable bag-in-box packaging
1. Sustainable manufacturing - Bag-in-box uses less plastic and resources, cutting waste by 75%, greenhouse gases by 52%, and energy by 81%. UK toilet manufacturer targeted lower consumption in Water Saving Week
Propelair's water-saving toilet is reducing consumption by 875 million litres for several companies, government bodies and other organisations - equivalent to 350 Olympic swimming pools. 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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