Hydro Systems Europe shows new prototypes

Hydro Systems Europe’s Alistair Blair-Davies talked us through the attributes of the two new prototypes on the stand – one offering flexible dispensing and dosing and the other being a lower cost version of the company’s top performing foaming system – both of which should be available within the next few months. He said feedback from visitors to the stand had been good.
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Brightwell Dispensers launches Eco Mix and Eco Shot

So the secret is out… Brightwell is launching a new range of chemical dosing and dilution systems, Ecomix and Ecoshot, as Suzanne Gardent, pictured, explained. “Economix is a proprtioner,” she explained. “Connected to mains water, it creates a vauum and dilutes a pre-determined ratio of chemical into a final solution, ready to use. Ecoshop is a manual dosing system, dosing a specific volume or shot of concentrated chemical into a spray bottle, bucket or sink. Although different systems, the two provide an efficient, flexible, on-site system, which enables the user to create ready-to-use chemicals from concentrates.
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Dry Fusion: Stand G93

Dry Fusion is using the Show to launch a groundbreaking new product that will allow operators of the popular Dry Fusion Carpet Cleaning System an impressive 50% saving! Re-Act is both a heavy duty pre-spray and pad solution in one. It dilutes 1:10 and replaces the previous 'Restore' and 'Activator' Dry Fusion products yet is more environmentally friendly. Managing director Shaun Bradbury tells us it is still WOOLSAFE approved though.
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Ophardt Hygiene: new hygiene dispensers

Ophardt Hygiene is showcasing an enormous range of dispensers and complete hygiene solutions for public washrooms - including the impressive reliable and robust stainless-steel Santral series, which come as standard with the company's durable 'anti-fingerprint coating' for long-lasting good looks. "AFP ensures a noticeable reduction of visible fingerprints during use," says the team.
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FactoryCat / Elan Sales: Stand E80

The TomCat Orbitz range of scrubbers from FactoryCat have - literally - landed in the UK this week and you can see them ably demonstrated on a range of floor surfaces including concrete, marble and vinyl - showcasing their ability to strip multiple layers of seal without the use of harmful chemicals, reducing the risk of slip and fall potential and minimising the impact on the environment.
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Jangro: Stand G30

FREE training programme from Jangro

Jangro, the UK's largest network of independent janitorial suppliers, is launching the first ever distance learning programme for the cleaning industry at the Cleaning Show.

Jangro's 'Learning Management Solution' enables you to educate your cleaning staff anywhere, anytime, at a fraction of the cost of traditional training methods.

The suite of training modules offers something for all. New staff will choose from basic modules, which introduce the PH Scale or explain COSHH requirements. Experienced staff will select from more in-depth courses, such as the Floorcare module, which provides an immense amount of knowledge regarding how to achieve best results on every kind of floor.
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PowerCell: Stand A70

As you take in the clever features and sheer functional beauty of the floor cleaning equipment on display at the Show, try to imagine the frustration you'd feel if you owned such a machine and it didn't work... This is the costly scenario faced all too often in the cleaning industry -and it's one that industrial battery supplier PowerCell would like to help you avoid.

"Today's cleaners are generally very reliable and well built, but whether they will function on any particular day depends largely on the quality and state of their batteries," argued PowerCell's Managing Director Derek Anderson.
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PTS Clean: Stand E40

PTS Clean is showing the Italian-built Eureka Picobello 151 Manual Sweeper - a product that we know made the finals of the Innovation Awards in the Cleaning Equipment (outdoor) category, although we won't know until later today whether it has actually won the award or not. The company's Craig HosieIt told us that it was during a recent trip to the Eureka factory in Italy that realised the massive potential for this particular sweeper on his customers' sites.
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Rise in low-skilled migrant labour from EU is not simply due to work ethic or skills, says new report

A complex mix of largely unintentional factors means that some employers offering low-skilled work see migrants from elsewhere in the EU as more suitable for employment than UK born workers.  This is one of the conclusions of a new study published today by the CIPD, alongside policy recommendations and a warning that employers need to safeguard their long-term skills and talent mix by continuing to provide support and entry level opportunities for young job seekers.
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Cleaning Show organisers release details of seminar programme

The Cleaning Show 2013 organisers have released details of the seminar programme, which is as follows:

Tuesday 19th March

11:00: Employment Law - Peninsula Services
12:00: How does cleaning with Probiotics work? - Dan Kirschner of Pro-B
13:00: Changing the way the world cleans - David Yli-Juuti of Tersano Int
14:00: How to meet the growing demands for safer, greener cleaning - Mark Jankovich of Delphis Eco
15:00: Real time information for PAYE reporting - Dean Hudson of CleanLink Software
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AfidampFAB launches 'Pulire 2013 Innovation Awards'

AfidampFAB (Italian Association of manufacturers of machinery, products & tools for industrial cleaning & environmental hygiene), with organisational support from Afidamp Services, has announced the seventh edition of the Pulire Innovation Awards.
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New 3M Melamine Floor Pads deep clean and restore up to 5 x more floor

Cleaning and maintaining stone, marble, concrete and other porous floor surfaces presents a particular challenge to facilities managers and contract cleaners; which is why 3M has launched a new, high-performance Melamine Floor Pad tailormade for the job.
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New Soybean Resin urinals cement Waterless Co's environmental credentials!

Waterless Co., the first manufacturer of no-water urinal systems in the US and whose products are used throughout the world, has once again shown the world that it really cares for the environment by introducing a range of Soybean Resin urinals to its portfolio.
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Keep stains at bay with the brand new app from WoolSafe

After months of development and fine-tuning, the WoolSafe Organisation is set to launch its Stain Guide App this month. Designed especially for carpet owners, housekeepers, facilities managers and building maintenance managers, the app is set to become an essential tool across the board and proves WoolSafe's commitment to finding new and innovative ways of sharing its knowledge and staying at the leading edge of the carpet care industry.
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New contract win builds on JTM's social housing portfolio

Commercial laundry specialist JTM Service continues to make a splash across the social housing sector with a new contract to provide communal laundry facilities for Isos Housing.
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Hygiene concerns change our thinking on construction materials

Rising awareness and concern about hygiene and infections is affecting companies on many levels. Some are even thinking about changing the materials used to construct their workplaces, to help keep the area safe and hygienic for both employees and members of the general public.
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Bird-B-Gone!

Bird-B-Gone has unveiled its latest addition to the Bird Jolt Flat Track line of electric bird deterrents, Clear Track, which is available around the globe.

Effective for both small and large pest birds, the Bird Jolt Flat Track System does not harm birds but instead conditions them to avoid the area. The system is said to be the only electric track bird deterrent system in the US with multi-patented anti-arcing and glue trough designs and the number one specified electric track system by architects and government agencies.
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Connect Hygiene: at the heart of a new £50M business

Announcing a new force in the away-from-home paper market! Formed from the amalgamation of Connect Hygiene Products and Peter Grant Papers, Northwood Hygiene Products will be operating under its new name from July this year. Headed by Chris Wickham and his management team, the operation - which will have a combined turnover of nearly £50m, will be a clear number three in the UK  away-from-home disposable paper market, with a 15.0% volume share. Like the majors the new company will benefit from being both a converter and a manufacturer...
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Anglian Chemicals: Stand F64

John and I (and many others) were delighted to see that Anglian Chemicals are back exhibiting at the cleaning show and we were equally delighted to learn that business is going very well indeed!
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BMP Europe

BMP is a global company specialising in the manufacture and conversion of polyurethane elastomers, technical nonwoven textiles and mechanical systems for use in applications ranging from digital printing to industrial cleaning equipment.
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Centrego (Toucan Eco) introduces the Fogger

We may be wrong but Centrego seems to save up its new products for launch at The Cleaning Show... In 2011 it was the Innovation Award-winning Toucan Eco that was stopping us in our tracks; this time around it's the Toucan Fogger (pictured here with Centrego's Oliver Weisflog) and the Toucan Mini (also pictured) - a smaller version of the Eco - which, like its older, bigger brother, has won an Innovation Award.
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Disposables UK unveils new products

Disposables UK is using The Cleaning Show for the launch of a range of new products. A regular at the Show and occupying its usual position at the entrance to the hall, the Group's brands will be on show en masse and will include 'never seen before' products. 
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Florence and the machines strike at Truvox: Stand E20

New marketing co-ordinator Florence Summers and marketing manager Natalie Dowse, told us that they have been kept very busy throughout the exhibition, by stand visitors wanting to know more about the benefits of using Truvox machines.
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ISSA/Interclean

The ISSA's business services executive EMEA region Leah Lister, originally from Chicago but now living in Liverpool, is hoping to increase ISSA membership by talking to show visitors about the benefits of belonging to this global association.
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Osprey to supply lightweight 8 bar steam cleaner

John and I have always been impressed with OspreyDeepclean products and when we were at Pulire, Verona last year, we were stopped in our tracks by the machines on the Maxima Advanced Solutions stand, so perhaps we shouldn't have been surprised to see Giuseppe Codemo (left in picture) with Thomas Stucken and learn that they have struck a deal!
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Soluclean introduces a first of its kind in toilet cleaning and descaling

Soluclean's stand has been very busy throughout the show, with visitors keen to learn more about the company's eco-friendly and easy-to-use range of pre-dosed concentrated surface cleaning products encapsulated in fully water-soluble sachets. One of the latest product innovations is the Daily Toilet Cleaner & Descaler, which sales director Jon Horton says is the first of its kind in the cleaning industry.
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Unger UK: Stand C10

Founded in 1964 by Henry and Barbara Unger in Solingen, Germany, Unger Enterprises, Inc. is an international company with offices in the US, Germany, China and the UK as well as manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and India. Globally acknowledged for revolutionising the window cleaning industry over the past 40 years with modern squeegees and telescopic poles, the company continues to innovate and expand its product lines.

Unger HiFlo nLite, already a winner of an ISSA/Interclean Chicago 2012 Innovation Award, is a category winner in this year's Cleaning Show Innovation Awards too.
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Tersano (International) Srl introduce ozone cleaning

Although the sanitising power of ozone (O3) has been known about and utilised since the early 1900's, it was not until Tersano was able to re-engineer the technology for commercial use that the full cleaning, sanitising and environmental benefits were realised.
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Seen in the aisles

The British Cleaning Council's Doug Cooke (left) and Mark Woodhead, have been out on the exhibition floor talking to visitors and exhibitors and finding out how people are enjoying the show.

Jangro triumphs in Innovation Awards

As well as winning its category in the Innovation Awards, Jangro scooped the overall winner's trophy for its new Smartphone app which breaks down many of the barriers that prevent cleaners from being properly trained. Its new distance learning programme, called ‘Learning Management System’ (LMS).enables contract cleaning companies and organisations that directly employ cleaning staff, to train every employee on a range of specific cleaning tasks for only £0.99p, per person, per course.
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"It's been rammed!"

We've never quite come across this term before by someone referring to their exhibition stand but having seen how busy Dean Smith and the relatively new Sales Manager Europe, Ewout de Lange, and the team had been every time we walked past Stand E80, we could understand perfectly what Dean meant!
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£50M to spend between them!

Who said our local authorities were having their budgets cut to the bone? These three ABCD members, (from left) Mark Herring from Nottinghamshire, Kim Phillips from Rotherham and Simon Hollingbery from Reading have some £50,000,000 to spend between them, reports ABCD General Secretary Pat Maloney (not pictured).

Numatic International: everything new

Show visitors may be so familiar with the cheeky face on Numatic’s world-renowned range of tubvacs that they think there’s nothing new going on at the company- but that couldn’t be further from the truth as the company’s Jonathan Evans explained. Indeed some 90% of what was on show was actually new – and there were even some impressive tweaks to Henry and his family, news of which we’ll be bringing you over the coming weeks.
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Environmental Hygiene Products shows NHS approved waste bins

This manufacturer had cleverly used some of the material it uses for its sack holders to make the desk on its stand, tying the whole thing together nicely.
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Pasante Healthcare launches Dizolve detergent sheets

Although we didn’t meet him last time around, Pasante’s Sales Manager UK Retail & Export, Paul Tudor, told us that he’d had such as successful show in 2011 that he’d booked a stand that was twice the size for 2013. And how had he done? “It’s been really busy,” he said. “I’ve taken about 20 good leads already – not bad for a morning’s work!”
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Goodbye and hello

We met outgoing head of the Cleaning & Support Services Association, Andrew Large, along with new Media & Policy Manager for the British Cleaning Council, Melissa Higgs.

Andrew is leaving for pastures new - or is that flying the coop? - as he is about to join the poultry industry. Having first met Andrew at another cleaning industry show in Amsterdam some years ago, we wish him all the best for the future. And a warm welcome to Melissa. The Cleaning Show is her first opportunity to meet the industry at large having taken up her new post just recently.

Window Cleaning Competition

Window cleaning always has a high profile at the Cleaning Show and this year will be no different. Those in the trade (and perhaps those thinking of taking it up) will have the opportunity to view and try out a huge range of innovative window cleaning products including water-fed pole systems, access equipment, safety equipment, work-wear, squeegees and accessories plus window cleaning machines and discuss with representatives of the Federation of Window Cleaners, some of the training programmes on offer - and in particular 'Cleaning Windows Safely' and 'Risk Assessment'.
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Prochem Europe: Stand C70

Our image shows the Prochem stand before all the equipment was brought onto it and while it might look impressive here, just wait until you see it in its full glory - there is so much to discover!
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British Cleaning Council : Stand H52

The Cleaning Show is jointly owned by the British Cleaning Council and representatives from several of the member organisations are on the stand to tell you more about their associations and why - as a service provider or supplier, you should join them and why - as a buyer or specifier of goods and services, you should seriously consider using a member of a reputable association rather than anyone else.
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UKCPI: Stand F48

The UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) told us it is offering a membership 'special' at the Show. For the first time, prospective members will be offered their first six months of membership to the association for free, when they sign up at the show. Cleaning Show visitors can find out more and pick up a membership pack at the stand. Philip Malpass, director general of UKCPI, said: "As the lead trade association for our sector, UKCPI delivers robust industry representation to politicians and officials, offers guidance and advice to members, and provides the industry's authoritative voice on a range of issues to the public, opinion formers and the media."
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