Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 9th March 2023 Issue no. 1055
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 International News
Products Bureau Veritas's new guide will help manage green claims and avoid unintentional greenwashing
 Mineral Wars: How your business can prepare to deal with the battery crisis?
 IMCD appointed as distributor for Genesis Biosciences
Program finalised, speakers added for ACI workshop on new test methods for cleaning product safety
Introducing MicroGuard: Microban’s antimicrobial technology for PU, EVA and PVC
CDVI’s new accessible toilet lock system features MicroGuard anti-microbial coating
UMF|PerfectClean welcomes Mark Hodgson as vice president sales - healthcare markets
Sybron launches first own brand with new biotechnology cleaning range - SyBio
Relationships underpin innovation and marketing
“Seeing as it was Valentine's Day this week, I wanted to explore the effect relationships have on business, as well as innovation and marketing. There's a classic quote that saying ‘hello’ doesn't have a return on investment - it's about building relationships. |
Welcome to the Cleanzine
If you’ve been reading my Leaders for any length of time, you’ll be aware of my ‘leave no trace’ mantra… that we should strive to give our cleaning teams as little – if any - unexpected work to do. You’ll also be aware of my argument that we need to support this by making it easy; ensuring that there are plenty of litter and recycling bins around for example, and that our recycling centres are open every day and outside of normal working hours. Also that they are free of charge to ordinary residents - to ensure that there’s no excuse for fly-tipping or putting recyclables into the waste for landfill.
Those thoughts came into play a couple of Fridays back when I needed to dump a double mattress that was beyond redemption. My daughter had warned that we’d never get it into the boot but following a lot of manoeuvring and some brute force my 2007 Honda Civic succumbed and off to the local tip I drove.
Asked for ID by the gateman, I pointed to the sticker one of his colleagues had put on my windscreen the previous year. “That’s out of date” he said. I didn’t have any ID with my address so was advised to go home and get some, but with the growing queue of cars I doubted I’d make it back inside before closing time. I tried everything… my advancing age, the fact that my daughter’s growing a baby that could be harmed if she had to help me wrest the mattress from the car, that I write about cleaning and had often written about visiting the dump and how bureaucracy and red tape encourage fly tipping, (yes, a threat, but made with a smile!). He invited me to pull over so I could call my daughter and ask her to WhatsApp some ID. She answered from the shower and wasn’t best-pleased with my request. Nor was her sister, who was in a meeting. Both sent what I needed within minutes, but the signal was poor so nothing came through. It was getting nearer to closing time and I can honestly say that had I felt I’d have been able to physically remove the mattress myself I’d have done so and left it there on the forecourt, driven off and faced the consequences later. I walked back to the man on the gate to let him know of my plans, but I think he must have read my mind as he allowed me to proceed into the tip. QED. Put too many barriers up for folk who want to do the right thing, and you'll turn us into criminals.
Yours,
 This Week's News
 Diversey to be acquired by Solenis for $4.6 billion
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Solenis is a leading manufacturer of speciality chemicals used in water-intensive industries, which was acquired by Platinum Equity in 2021. Diversey is a leading provider of hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions based in Fort Mill, South Carolina.  Plastic-free bottles designed for commercial cleaning products
The fast-growing start-up was co-founded last year by experienced environmental entrepreneur Nick Winstone with a mission to drive sustainable change in all markets that use cleaning products.  Atlas appoints new cleaning managing director
BICSc announces audit app official launch
The industry-leading Institute has revealed that the groundbreaking BICSc Cleaning & Hygiene Audit App is now live and available for the first time to the public, following months of development and rigorous testing, with the official unveiling of the app taking place at the Cleaning Show in London next week. Why cleaning workers must pay attention to 'signal words' & what they mean
While many of these injuries are due to repetitive or awkward movements that stress the musculoskeletal system, many of these injuries result from not using cleaning solutions properly.  Last chance for waste equipment savings as 'super tax deduction' deadline approaches
The super-deduction that allows companies to claim 130% capital allowances on qualifying plant and machinery ends on 31st March 2023.  Wetrok Granuline: Climate-neutral industrial cleaning with granules
Ourfresh-e from P-Wave enhances every venue
"Ourfresh-e delivers premium pleasant fragrances which enhance the ambience of any venue, helping to reassure consumers that premises are clean, fresh, hygienic and safe," says P-Wave sales and marketing manager Mark Wintle. Prochem's TM3 - good things DO come in small packages!
This latest model joins a prestigious stable of CRB units which includes the larger 17in. TM4 and the PRO 35. Looking for a more compact, lightweight alternative? The stainless steel TM3 is the solution and only weighs 12Kg! Almost two-thirds of employers set to hire ex-offenders in 2023
One in three (30%) UK businesses in the private sector do not currently employ any ex-offenders, despite the majority (62%) saying they are struggling to fill positions. 43% report finding it difficult to fill in excess of ten current vacancies. A clear view: moving the window cleaning industry into the 21st century
And with householders increasingly having less time to prioritise window cleaning specifically, the growth of the industry has been substantial and there are now over 31,000 window cleaning businesses operating in the UK alone. 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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