Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 21st June 2012 Issue no. 527
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Products CCE 2012 is a Guinness World Record Breaker!
Rapid tests support FSA initiatives for safer food
Wheelie Bin 'Wash and Lift' is a really winner!
Proandre: air fresheners come with a selection of fragrances
Rubbermaid set to expand global presence with rebranding activity Rubbermaid Commercial Products, has announced that with immediate effect it is rebranding all existing Technical Concepts (TC) branded products to Rubbermaid Commercial Products. UL announces Global Certification for Environmentally Preferable Cleaning Products UL Environment has announced the launch of a globally applicable, lifecycle-based environmental product certification for janitorial and sanitation products. Afa Dispensing Group celebrates 40 year anniversary
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! John and I have recently been discussing ridiculously high paid jobs, which would be gladly snatched from those lucky enough to be doing them, by others eager to fill their shoes for 10% of the salary. We both felt that those doing the jobs no-one wants, should earn a lot more for doing them, while those with covetable jobs should earn a lot less. But life is rarely fair, is it? The conversation came back to me when I heard the news today about the peaceful demonstration calling for the end of poverty-wage jobs in Houston, Texas, in which a janitor was trampled by a police horse and a colleague who'd gone to the janitor's aid was arrested. The protestors - many of whom clean local buildings and make just $9000 annually as janitors - were gathered outside of JP Morgan Chase. "Today, in downtown Houston, hundreds of janitors were joined by allies from across the city in a simple, peaceful exercise of their First Amendment rights," explained Tom Balanoff, President of SEIU Local 1, which represents 3,200 Houston Janitors. "Everyday across this country, thousands of workers face the brute force of corporations unwilling to pay fair wages and treat workers with dignity and respect. Right here in Houston, thousands of janitors who clean the offices of some of the country's most profitable corporations are making poverty wages." I know I've slammed trade union action in the past when it doesn't seem justified or the aims achievable without creating problems for the rest of us, but I do wonder whether organisations such as JP Morgan Chase could perhaps look after their cleaning staff a little better than they do at present, so that living isn't quite as much of a struggle as the job can often be. More about this story follows further down the page... Yours,
  This Week's News
Researchers use automated UV disinfection to prevent C. diff in veterans care facility In a recently published article, 'Decontamination with ultraviolet radiation to prevent recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in two roommates in a long-term care facility', (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 05/2012), researchers shared the results of a trial that used Tru-D SmartUVC to prevent coincident recurrent CDI episodes in roommates in a Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF). Eurozone industry losing focus on the fundamentals The recent practice of industrial companies in the eurozone that have increased labour costs in the face of declining production cannot be sustained. The latest figures published by the EU's statistical agency Eurostat reveal that hourly labour costs in the industry sector rose by 2.5% across the eurozone over the year to Q1 2012. However, over a very similar period - the year to April 2012 - industrial production fell by 2.3% in the eurozone. Savortex becomes the first-ever hand dryer to achieve a Guinness World Records title
JP Morgan chief asked: "Why do you deny the people cleaning your buildings a living wage? Ed: The following was being released yesterday (as this issue of Cleanzine was being completed) by the Service Employees International Union in the US...
Earlier today, following JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's testimony in front of the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Committee regarding his company's recent massive banking loss, Adriana Vasquez, a janitor who cleans the JP Morgan Chase tower in Houston, Texas, confronted him with a simple question: "Despite making billions last year, why do you deny the people cleaning your buildings a living wage?" Forum of Private Business asks councils how long they take to pay suppliers The Forum of Private Business has this week submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to local councils in England asking how long they take to pay their suppliers. In 2009, almost a year after the Government urged councils to follow the example of central departments and commit to paying their suppliers within 10 days, FOI research carried out by the Forum revealed a 'postcode lottery' for council supplier payments. Trojan Battery expands distribution in the Netherlands Deep-cycle battery manufacturer,Trojan Battery Co., has named Accuverkoop Hefra as a distributor for the Netherlands. The company will work alongside Trojan's current distributor Emrol to manage customer sales and support activities. OspreyFrank - the new name in pressure washing
Rubbermaid unveils new products designed with the end-user in mind
Truvox makes big splash at Royal Commonwealth Pool
Global manufacturer unveils Water for Life programme
Kimberly-Clark Professional has launched a groundbreaking new initiative designed to address poor access to water and sanitation in the communities where it operates.
The Water for Life programme, which is being rolled out to the entire Kimberly-Clark Corporation, will act as a platform to enable the organisation to collaborate with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to deliver clean drinking water, adequate levels of sanitation and education on essential hygiene standards to people who need it most. Freudenberg North America targets zero manufacturing waste
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