Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 16th July 2015 Issue no. 684
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Products Despite low brand loyalty, wipe sales grow faster than overall I&I cleaning market in 2014
Frosch natural cleaning products to enter US market
Air Products' CEO addresses attack on facility in France Air Products' chairman, president and CEO Seifi Ghasemi had words of sympathy for the victims of last Thursday's attack at its facility in L'Isle-d'Abeau, France. He also expressed appreciation for the assistance and outpouring of support received from around the world, as the company continues to cooperate with the continuing investigation by French and other authorities. Wearable monitoring system dramatically improves handwashing by healthcare workers
IFMA's World Workplace 2015 in Denver takes centre stage after record Facility Fusion attendance
Vax advanced deep cleaning system improves productivity
Eco-friendly cleaning and developing markets spur growth of ingredients in cleaning applications
Bookings now being taken for Pulire Asia Pacific
Kilo: the small machine that delivers big on expectations
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! I was always taught to look after other people’s things with as much care as I would my own and I would like to think that my behaviour is the norm. Give someone a company vehicle to drive though and the situation changes. I’m sure I’m not the only one who believes they can spot a company car driver at 50 paces and nor am I the only one who’d be reluctant to buy a second hand car that has previously seen use as a company car! What is it about company car drivers? My sentiments have been backed up by the release of the results of a new survey, courtesy of Venson Automotive Solutions (www.venson.com). While I can identify with the 58% of company car drivers that think it’s their employer’s responsibility to get the car serviced at the appropriate times, I’m at odds to understand the thinking behind the general lack of regular maintenance checks that should be a matter of course for all drivers. When asked if they undertake vehicle maintenance, only 52% of company car drivers are likely to top up water coolants and only 53% will check oil levels. Slightly better (but still not good enough) 66% check their tyre pressures and inflate their tyres if necessary. What’s really concerning is that 28% will ignore dashboard warning lights! The survey also found that 17.5% wouldn’t report minor damage to their employer and I find this the most worrying trait as I feel it’s a betrayal of trust not to do so. If you’re responsible for someone else’s property and it gets damaged, surely you’d report it? If I found that an employee of mine had deliberately withheld this type of information I’d be wondering how far I could trust them and how honest they were being in all other aspects of our working relationship – such as expenses claims! Venson’s Gil Kelly, advises that to keep fleet costs down, managers communicate regularly with their drivers about service and maintenance responsibilities and perhaps use daily/weekly/monthly (depending upon vehicle usage) vehicle checks to spot issues early on, using ongoing driver training to ensure employees are driving safely - which in turn will reduce accidental damage - and implementing a fleet policy that recharges fees back to drivers if incidents aren’t reported; all of which are good ideas. Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
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          This Week's News
Important changes at the British Cleaning Council
The vacant deputy chair position was then put to a vote of the membership, and was won by British Institute of Cleaning Science CEO, Stan Atkins, with a sizeable majority. Irish Public Accounts Committee questions "astonishing" amount spent on hospital cleaning
An item in this week's Irish Times cites a letter sent by HSE assistant national director Ray Mitchell, to the Dail Public Accounts Committee, which is said to have reported that the contract cleaning bill had reached €38,222,274 in 2014. The letter is also said to have confirmed that €12,219,932 was distributed to five companies in the HSE East region alone. Cleaning Show organisers announce new regional event in Manchester
Clean Hands Safe Hands receives US Patent for hand hygiene technology
Clean Hands Safe Hands, helps reduce the spread of infections by providing a technology platform to remind providers without disrupting their workflow. Congratulations Morclean: 'Green World Ambassador 2015'!
Regent Samsic expands Toucan ECA cleaning technology offer
The first cleaning contractor to adopt the eco-friendly 1.5 litre Toucan Eco II cleaning system across all of its UK sites, it is working with solution developer Centrego on a further range of models with varying tank capacities devised to enhance service delivery. Informative new website for Loo of the Year Awards
It has been designed to be accessible by desktop computers, laptops, tablets or mobile phones. Health & safety guidance for employers & technicians carrying out fumigation operations
The new guidance outlines the real risks and describes the law that applies to fumigation operations. Tork is headline sponsor of 2015 Loo of the Year Awards
Tork, Europe's leading professional hygiene paper brand, has been an associate sponsor of the Awards for the past eight years. Poppies Europe approved to join CHSA's Accreditation Scheme for Soft Tissue
The company's acceptance into the Scheme follows its acquisition of the away from home division of Staples Disposables, which was a member. TVH is 'official distributor' of Delta-Q battery chargers
"TVH was officially given the title of 'Distributor'," says the TVH's Debbie Manhaeve. "This concretely means that the company will be responsible for the quick distribution of Delta-Q battery chargers from its headquarters in Waregem. Portable toilet ascends New York's construction sites
This portable toilet has been designed specifically for construction sites where it will stand out and keep workers and members of the public safe. Window cleaning company fined for safety breaches
The Health and Safety Executive successfully prosecuted Brian Stubbs (director) and Brian Stubbs & Company at Stafford Magistrates' Court after a window cleaner was observed standing on guttering on the outside of a balcony parapet wall on the third floor of St Joseph's Nursing Home, Lichfield Road, Stafford, in August 2014. An HSE investigation found that there was no suitable edge protection or other appropriate safety measures in place. 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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