Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 13th October 2022 Issue no. 1036
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Products Nova from Kennedy Hygiene - the perfect solution for maximum hygiene
Kimberly-Clark Professional launches 100% bio-based and recyclable core plug for hand towel range
Brightwell extends versatile dispenser systems and strengthens R & D programme during its 75th year
During 2022, it has continued to extend and enhance its product offering, focused on helping customers with their evolving cleaning & hygiene needs.
Ineos Hygienics new campaign fronted by Formula One seven-time world champion
Known for his endless drive, the aptly dubbed campaign shows the Seven-Time World Champion amongst an infinite series of reflections - positioned to dramatise what life could look like with limitless potential, through staying fit and healthy. Jon Graves appointed as Greenteck Global's first chief operating officer
Genesis Biosciences consults with US Green Seal to implement industry-wide standards
Rensair launches smarter solution for indoor air pollution
New frontline workwear uniforms inhibit bacterial growth
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Welcome to the Cleanzine
This coming Saturday is Global Handwashing Day and although it’s not something I generally mention, with Covid cases once again on the rise in my neck of the woods and probably in many other places where the cold, damp weather’s setting in – plus the re-emergence of seasonal flu, which can be a killer - I’ve decided that this year I should. Why? Well I tend not to mention it because I figure it’s something we all do as a matter of course, so it doesn’t need a special day. But then I’m wrong with my figuring, aren’t I? I’ve visited several motorway service stations this year and as it’s always with family and friends I’ve had longer to observe washbasin activity as I’ve waited for the rest of my party to emerge from the cubicles.
A practice I consider to be almost as natural a part of daily life as breathing – i.e. it shouldn’t need any thought - is something we all do differently, which means some of us aren’t doing it right, (and that’s not just handwashing but breathing too)! My own handwashing tends to vary depending upon where I am, what I’m doing next and how long I’ve got. Often my thoughts are racing so the last thing I’m thinking about is how I’m washing my hands. Something else that plays a huge part is the environment I’m in: I’m happy to linger in a quiet and welcoming washroom, whereas a noisy, crowded facility that doesn’t seem clean and cared for, has me rushing for the exit. I doubt I’m very different from most folk in those respects.
The American Cleaning Institute’s president & CEO Melissa Hockstad, has said recently: "Over the past two years, we have had stark reminders about the importance, impact and necessity of essential hand hygiene practices. Washing your hands with soap and water remains one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of infectious disease. This starts with each of us, in our homes, schools, communities and workplaces". She’s right, of course. So my message to myself – and to you if you’re not focusing while you wash your hands, is: ‘take more care’ – even if your environment isn’t the most welcoming or you’re pushed for time! Melissa also highlighted the need for us to wash our hands more regularly during food preparation; when involved in caring for the sick, after nose blowing, coughing or sneezing; after handling rubbish and after directly handling dirty laundry – again something I’d expect us all to do as a matter of course, but worth a mention, just in case.
Yours,
        This Week's News
MBE awarded to leading cleaning industry figure
Kim is a director at the British Cleaning Council, the national chairperson of BCC member the Association of Building Cleaning Direct Service Providers (ABCD) and head of catering & facilities services at Rotherham Council. Local family business couple celebrate a combined 116 years of service
Michael and Pam celebrated a combined 116 years at a celebration dinner in The Hardwick Suite at the International Lawn Tennis Centre. Family, friends and work colleagues came together to thank the couple for their drive and dedication over the years. Michael Damiana to lead MicroCare’s global sourcing efforts
Mike brings with him more than 20 years of experience in sourcing and supply chain management. Forum ISSA Pulire 2022 gets underway on Tuesday
Products still make a splash after 25 years
The probiotic urinal blocks were dubbed 'Toss Blocks' when they first launched, named as such because users simply toss them into urinals and let them do their work.
That's exactly what happened to Andy Daly of A&C Diamond Cleaning Services in Northamptonshire, only a short while ago. Oxonox reveals game changing performance of its lift and escalator sterilisation solutions
Designed to restore the public's confidence in post-pandemic hygiene and drive footfall, Oxonox’s two controlled plasma sterilisation solutions have demonstrated that they provide round-the-clock protection against viruses and bacteria, reducing the microbiological load continually by 90% on average, both in the air and on surfaces, outside of laboratory conditions.
This statistic is key as it demonstrates the products' effectiveness in real world environments, as opposed to sterile laboratory settings.
The £59 billion cleaning, hygiene & waste sector has been suffering from severe staff shortages since a tightening of immigration rules last year left cleaning & hygiene professionals incorrectly labelled as unskilled, making it more difficult for overseas workers to join the industry. Chemicals company fined after releasing cloud of chlorine gas into factory
In June 2019, Wiltshire company GEA Farm Technologies (UK) mistakenly mixed an Intermediate Bulk Container containing approximately 700Kg of concentrated sulphuric acid into a mixing vessel which already contained 1,600 litres of sodium hypochlorite solution. Clean Planet Energy secures supply agreement with plastics recycling giant, KW Plastics
The agreement will provide plastic scrap to Clean Planet's new ecoPlant, to be built in Alabama, and means that up to 20,000 tons of plastic residue generated at the current KW Plastics facility in Alabama will be turned into reusable circular products, rather than being sent to landfill. Industry smashes last year's record at Cleanology's annual event to raise funds for The Hygiene Bank
"The generosity and engagement of our industry has been astonishing," says organiser, and CEO of Cleanology, Dominic Ponniah. "This year, we recruited sponsors who have championed the cause and helped us take the event to a new level. We are really proud to see so many industry representatives coming together to achieve a common goal. With the cost of living biting more each day, there has never been a more important time to support the work of The Hygiene Bank. Mrs Buckét partners with Brynteg School - one of the largest secondary schools in Wales
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