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German chemical giant says REACH is worth the investment BASF, the German chemical giant, has distanced itself from the rest of the industry by saying Europe's REACH chemical safety law was worth the investment in the end, reports Euractiv. A review of the legislation is expected this month. US HEPA vacuum filters market expected to reach USD 621.3 Million by 2018 According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, 'US HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) vacuum filters market: United States industry analysis, size, share and forecast, 2010 - 2018', the US HEPA vacuum filters market revenue is estimated to reached USD 484.0 million in 2013 and then further reach USD 621.3 million by 2018, growing at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate ) of 5.1% from 2013 to 2018. |
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As a keen recycler I know all about the importance of taking something someone no longer wants and turning it into something positive, but I have to draw the line somewhere and that line has been well and truly crossed by an artist called Ben Wilson. Ben paints pictures on chewing gum that has been discarded on London's pavements or stuck on walls and railings, then lacquers it to give it longevity. Yuk! Ben says he used to find himself getting upset seeing all the gum on London's streets, so thought he'd work with it and make it into something positive. Apparently he's now produced "thousands upon thousands" of pieces and he even takes personal requests. The BBC's The One Show, where I learned about this odd habit, reports that Ben's local council and the police seem to view him as a unique community artist. Do please take a look at: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01n1t6d/The_One_Show (the bit about Ben is around half way through) and let me know whether you feel, as Ben does, that his work is about "making people take responsibility". Huh? Yours,
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2012 Seven-Star Awards highlight food safety achievement in China Ecolab and China Business News recognised 32 companies with 2012 Seven-Star Awards for their outstanding contributions to Food Safety & Public Health during a ceremony yesterday at the Shanghai World Financial Center. Co-launched by Ecolab and China Business News, with technical support from the China Institute of Food Science & Technology (CIFST), the Seven-Star Awards and Seven-Star Alliance recognise and promote the highest standards in food safety and public health in China. Sustainability strategies becoming more important A new 2012 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) study finds that real estate managers and investors are becoming more and more focused on sustainability issues, with 80% now having some sort of sustainability strategy in place. Additionally, the study found that 60% were now collecting and reporting data about such things as energy consumption in their properties. Hygiene Group is the right ingredient for Cereform
Cereform manufactures a wide range of ingredients used in the UK baking industry at its 420 sq m facility in Northampton. One of its key products is bread improver, which is used by many of the country's top bakeries each day to control the baking process and optimise the consistency and appearance of bread products. The company produces approximately 250 tonnes of bread improver each week at the site. Final tickets on sale now for BCC Conference 2012 A few tickets are still available for the BCC Conference 2012: Business Efficiency & Innovation, priced at £149 per delegate. The BCC Conference has established itself as the must-attend event for UK professionals concerned with commercial success in the modern world. The last three events have sold out, with over 200 senior executives convening each year to discuss, debate and disseminate the latest business strategies for the cleaning industry. BICSc celebrates outstanding year at Annual Awards Dinner and Golf Day
Important reminder to all ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2012 exhibitors planning to show in 2014 If you exhibited at ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2012, were happy with the location of your stand and want to secure that space again, you have only a couple of days to do so. You need to reserve the space with the organisers before the end of this month, as from 1st October 2012, all space that is not reserved will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Haulage firm fined after worker is severely injured by vehicle he had just cleaned An Aberdeenshire haulage firm has been fined after a driver was severely injured when he was knocked to the ground and run over by a tractor unit of a Heavy Goods Vehicle, that he had just cleaned. Risk assessments regarding vehicle movements around the site, prepared by external consultants, were deemed by inspectors to be inadequate. OxyBAC hand wash: very safe and highly effective Occupational skincare specialist Deb Group, has announced the launch of OxyBAC, which it claims is the safest and most effective antibacterial hand wash for use in any food handling, general workplace, public facility or social care environment where higher standards of hand hygiene are required. Government to charge businesses £124hr for health & safety fails The Health & Safety Executive has recently confirmed that its cost recovery scheme, Fee for Intervention (FFI), will start on 1st October 2012, meaning that business owners need to start taking a more proactive approach now. FFI aims to recover costs from those who break health & safety laws for the time and effort HSE spends helping to put matters right, such as investigating, writing reports and taking enforcement action. Just a week until The FM Event opens its doors There is now only one week to go until the popular facilities management networking event - The FM Event, opens its doors at London's Olympia from 10-11 October. Highlights for the show this year include The Networking Hub and The FM Academy, which will both host targeted sessions tackling key issues affecting the facilities management industry. Speakers participating in these sessions include Julie Kortens, Head of Corporate Services, Channel 4 and Chairman of WiFM SIG, Bernard Amos, CEO, Hellistrat Management Services and Mandy Keepax, Head of FM - Offices, Store Cleaning, Waste & Pest Control for Marks & Spencer, amongst many others. CSSA frustrated by news that illegal migrants are not pursued for economic reasons This week's Daily Telegraph newspaper revealed that the UK Border Agency is giving up on attempts to locate some 80,000 illegal migrants to the UK for economic reasons. These cases are the remainder of the over 500,000 cases discovered at the Home Office in 2006. Of those, some 180,000 had been allowed to remain, because they had settled by the time their cases were considered. Instazorb super absorbent granule now available in UK
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust chooses In Depth for windows contract
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Don't miss out on important UK cleaning industry event The British Cleaning Council Conference 2012 is now only one month away, and for those that have not secured their place, there are only a limited number of tickets remaining. While many of last year's attendees are already set to return, some readers will be unfamiliar with the event, so here is a taster of what to expect. Nurses regularly forced to perform heavy cleaning duties, survey finds The results of a survey of 1,000 nurses and health assistants, conducted by Nursing Times and published this week, has confirmed that they are regularly carrying out the type of cleaning duties that one would normally expect the cleaning staff to undertake. CSSA responds to survey on hospital cleaning Responding to the results of the survey published by the Nursing Times, in which significant numbers of nurses reported that they had undertaken cleaning duties in the preceding months, Andrew Large - Chief Executive of the Cleaning & Support Services Association, said: |
