Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 28th September 2023 Issue no. 1082
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 International News
Products Cintas shares five recommendations to celebrate National Custodial Workers Recognition Day
 Five reasons to enter the Golden Service Awards and perhaps be a winner in 2024
 Purus Awards winners announced at CMS Berlin
Jury chair Tanja Čujić-Koch, a member of the board of the Bundesinnungsverband des Gebäudereiniger-Handwerks and managing partner at Čujić Gebäudedienste GmbH, was able to draw some a positive conclusions from the competition:
Afflink awarded paper and janitorial supply distribution agreement with Premier
ISS UK & Ireland appoints Leanne Lynch to drive technology strategy as chief information officer
Survey finds end-of-Summer trips are preceded by extra handwashing
Xenex strikes it lucky with FDA
ISS and ToolSense enter global strategic partnership to digitise asset operations
Vectair Systems launches the V-Screen Dual urinal screen
Meet ISSA’s Board Members for 2024
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I remember learning about the benefits of colour coding back in the early 90s courtesy of the wonderful Colin Hasson, who was at the time heading up the British Institute of Cleaning Science. The concept was something I’d never come across before but once Colin had explained the ‘whys and wherefores’, I was hooked to the extent that I not only regularly wrote about the system but I started using it at home – and still do – as do several friends and family members who saw from me how much sense it makes. I was particularly enthused that as well as all the benefits regarding cross-contamination etc, colour coding – if the same system were to be adopted nationally, or even globally, it would allow those in our high-turnover industry and especially those working part-time for several contractors, to move from one workplace to another without fear of using the wrong coloured equipment for the job in hand.
You might imagine then that I was excited by the NHS Supply Chain’s announcement this week regarding the incoming National Health Service uniform colourways, to include all the allied health professions, healthcare sciences, midwifery, nursing and pharmacy. Currently uniforms are decided upon by individual Trusts, which has resulted in a range of styles, colours, embroidery and rank identifiers. “During the consultation it was clear that colour should be the primary identifier for different professions and roles,” it said. “The carefully curated colourways have been chosen for their ability to resonate nationally and create a coherent and recognisable system across the NHS. The chosen base colours and contrast trim for the smart scrub top will clearly denote each professional group.” Initially, it all made sense, but 27 different colours with contrasting trims? And gender neutral, “to ensure the fit of the garments are [sic] appropriate for use in a diverse workforce.” I don’t think so!
Standardising uniforms to enable patients and visitors to easily identify staff – not forgetting professionals thrown together to handle emergencies – is a great idea, but what’s in the pipeline sounds far too confusing. Likewise, using one supplier rather than the multitude currently used, is likely to save money, (around 30% of the current spend of around £23million annually, according to estimates). However, since adoption will still be down to individual Trusts there is likely to be little cohesion regarding either point and I’m now wondering how much will be spent on leaflets and posters telling folk what each base colour and contrasting trim signifies! And the environmental costs of people switching to new uniforms when their old ones are still perfectly serviceable, of course…
Now change the patient ‘uniform’, (the gown which does seem to be standard across the NHS) to one that’s less flimsy and which doesn’t require help to secure all the ties down the back but which still exposes the wearer’s backside and they’ll have a winner!
 This Week's News
CMS Berlin 2023 comes to a successful conclusion
In 2023, around 21,000 visitors attended the fair, compared with 20,000 in 2019. A total of 421 exhibitors from 25 countries presented an overview of the market for commercial cleaning systems (2019: 448/25) on an indoor and outdoor display area covering 31,000sq.m. 40 projects granted £1.8m to support recycling of electricals
These projects will provide a variety of recycling methods, from kerbside collections to more drop-off points in schools, community centres and on-street bring banks. Overall there will be more than 400 new collection points plus kerbside collections for 5.5 million UK residents.   Packers and Tork team up on 'Tackle hygiene with every catch' campaign
The campaign, which kicked off this week and will run through the first five home games of the Packers season, aims to raise awareness and promote the benefits of proper hygiene for all. Additionally, the Packers and Tork will provide community partners with essential hygiene products that help reduce environmental impact.  New approach should improve competitiveness
Opening the floor at the Coalition's launch event this week, Alberto Ruiz, counsellor for industry at the Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU, highlighted industrial competitiveness and innovation as the priorities of the Spanish EU Presidency, while also identifying the often-overlooked role bioeconomy and circularity actors already play in delivering on these priorities. Recreational cricket to benefit from extended 'period dignity' campaign
"We're delighted to be extending this offer to all cricket clubs with a girls' section across England and Wales," says ECB's head of female participation Tessa Whieldon. Wing-screen wipers: How self-cleaning cicadas could help us have cleaner vehicles
The texture of the cicada wing is unusually repellent to water - known as being ‘super hydrophobic’. This means that morning dew is able to collect on the wing surface, forming small water droplets. As the droplets combine with each other, they collect dust particles and microorganisms - taking them with them as the water drops off the wings.  ISS champions sustainable workplaces as official IEMA training centre
Certification as a training centre is a result of ISS meeting IEMA's rigorous standards, and will enable the business to provide certified sustainability training to both ISS colleagues and clients:  Lowering costs of wastewater treatment with nanobubble technology
The presentation will be held on 3rd October at 16:00, as part of the Design Tools & Technologies for Preliminary & Primary Treatment professional education track. Sodexo secures £730m Project Allenby/Connaught contract
The new contract is for a further 17 years and nine months (with a 10 year benchmarking clause) and is worth £730m over the initial 10 year period. Cleanology's annual charity fundraiser raises a record £32,000 for The Hygiene Bank
"We have been overwhelmed by the generosity and support of our industry this year," says event organiser and CEO of Cleanology, Dominic Ponniah. "Now in its third year, this event has grown from strength to strength every year and this year we have been oversubscribed once again. It's testimony to how the FM industry has rallied together for a cause as significant as hygiene poverty, and with the cost of living crisis only getting worse, there has never been a more important time to support the work of the Hygiene Bank. RIT partners with PathoSans for safe and sustainable cleaning solutions
"Safety is at the forefront of our thought process," explains Derek Sylvester, director of facilities services for RIT. "PathoSans cleaning chemicals are not caustic like some of the others on the market. It's mild when it comes to skin contact." 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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