Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 10th October 2024 Issue no. 1133
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Products IEHA announces 34th Annual Housekeeping Olympics at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
 Lift technician mistakes LAM Museum artwork for rubbish
Truvox International steams ahead with additions to Multiwash Pro range
 WHO publishes new guide on infection prevention in healthcare settings
GBAC Star Facility Reaccreditation: the success stories
Lynsey O'Keefe set to strengthen Sodexo UK & Ireland business
New 2025 Board Members for ISSA
• Vice president/president-elect: Scott Stevenson, KleenMark New microbiologist motivated by environmental cleanup potential
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Finally, over the (almost) two and a half decades that Cleanzine’s been broadcasting, I reckon that this must have happened three or four times previously… yes – someone’s mistaken a ‘work of art’ for litter and binned it. This time though, it wasn’t one of the cleaners, but a lift engineer. Hurrah for that! I daresay that the ‘culprit’ will be receiving jibes over his/her actions for years to come, but I wonder how many folk will reflect on the fact that he/she did what so many of us should do, but don’t… pick up other people’s litter and find a bin for it? I get why people don’t. Litter may be contaminated with excrement or the like, or contain glass or sharps. We just don‘t know these days, do we? Plus in so many of our towns, villages and public spaces, there are so few bins about, so what we pick up may not be something we’re able or prepared to carry around with us until we find one. I keep my bins at the front of my property, on the boundary. Originally it was so they couldn’t be used by those of ill intent to climb over my front gate, but I soon noticed people using them to discard their own rubbish as they walked by. I rather like that and only hope that they’re locals who’ll know how to use the correct bin and thus won’t contaminate my carefully sorted loads. Further news on the binned artwork is below…
I rarely have a chance to ‘big up’ the BBC these days, but have to congratulate its investigative reporters on their work uncovering the Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings scam whereby some businesses are displaying false ratings i.e. giving themselves a top rating of five as opposed to their awarded rating which in some cases is zero. The BBC says it’s a nationwide problem that involves small businesses and restaurants right through to a large supermarket chain. In case you’re unfamiliar with the system, the FSA's hygiene ratings provide information about the cleanliness and safety practices of establishments that sell or serve food. They’re based on such factors as food handling practices, facility cleanliness, potential pest infestations and overall food safety management.
I’ve always believed that this system was more accurate than Trip Advisor or Google reviews since the stickers were based on the findings of official inspectors rather than a potentially disgruntled customer hellbent on revenge. Clearly not! I don’t get the thinking behind being given a poor rating and the decision to pretend you’re doing so much better than you are. Surely if you’ve been pulled up on anything by an inspector, you have a public duty to put things right. And what about personal pride? To read the nitty gritty, visit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wp46l3gv4o
 This Week's News
Changes at the top of the pile for WoolSafe
Agnes, a research chemist by profession, joined WoolSafe in 2002 to oversee the chemical testing programme. She has been managing director of the company since 2010, successfully guiding the expansion of the business - and, in addition to WoolSafe, developing the testing and approval programmes CleanSeal and EnviroSeal. Is it time your business systems had a refresh?
New study shows that closed pipe systems can reduce hospital bacteria
The study, conducted by Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems students Simon Britzelli and Kylie Aziz, indicates that transitioning to these advanced systems can not only enhance hygiene but could also, potentially, save the healthcare sector billions of pounds by reducing healthcare-associated infections.  Celebrating success at the BICSc Awards
 Safer Surfaces & Preventing Transmission - IDTechEx explores antimicrobial technologies
This week IDTechEx looks at over 100 companies that have developed their own antimicrobial technologies in its market research report, ‘Antiviral Antimicrobial Technology Market 2023-2033’, and also covers materials from silver, copper, and zinc to silane quaternary ammonium compounds and other alternatives. Recycling stations take pride of place at Haringey libraries
 Recycling Expo 2024: all you need to know
Playing host to dozens of guest speakers across three seminar theatres, along with live product demonstrations and launches, a networking lounge in association with The Recycling Association, the Recycling Expo Technology Zone and much more, there is no shortage of opportunities to immerse yourself in the show. Sasse Group acquires Capital Maintenance
On October 1st, the family-owned and governed Sasse Group, which carries out facilities management across the UK, acquired 100% of the shares of the London-based family business Capital Maintenance, which employs a workforce of around 100 highly skilled technicians and has been a reliable partner in the London market for 33 years. First Compliance Group agrees deal to acquire Duct Hygiene
The Wrexham-headquartered business, which also has bases in Birmingham, Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, Leeds and Middlesbrough, now becomes part of First Compliance Group, a compliance, training and regulatory safety specialist within the ventilation and specialist cleaning sectors. i-team Global launches i-walk: co-biotic wizardry that’s retrofittable with any i-mop XL!
300sq.m of floor cleaning with just one minute of set up time from a piece of kit that is easily retrofittable to any i-mop XL on the market!  Supporting mental health in the workplace
Six years ago in 2018, Christeyns set out to champion mental health, identifying several training activities, resources and assistance programmes that are now in place across the UK group of companies. A big part of this commitment was to enrol and train volunteer mental health first aiders, (MHFAs), of which there are now 25 across the business. Students join waste company in collecting college litter on World Clean-Up Day
Yorkshire pub pioneers sustainable food waste recycling
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