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International News
Products Announcing European Cleaning Days 2016
Small UK biosciences company competes on world stage
New ANSI/IICRC guides published for mould remediation professionals
New specification for intelligent clothing is published
Study reveals remarkable hospital-wide reduction in c.diff hospital acquired infections
Vectair Systems honoured as International Green World Ambassador
Cleaning up the detergents industry by sustainable development
ISSA/Interclean calls for entries for the Amsterdam Innovation Awards
EcoWaste 2016 opens its doors in just over a month
TVH becomes official distributor of Lonking lift truck parts
Reliable cleanliness in the National-Garden-Show (BUGA) City of Havelberg
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No doubt you, too, have seen the reports all over the international press this week, featuring confessions shared by hotel housekeeping staff on how they cut corners when cleaning our rooms, to save time. Many of us will have read of such tricks over recent years, but generally when they’re reported in the UK national press, they can sometimes be taken with a pinch of salt, since some news outlets are known to sensationalise the information they’ve uncovered, for their own publicity’s sake. These latest confessions, shared anonymously on the Whisper app, are likely to be true. I’ve always been wary of the cleanliness of hotel rooms and would never think of taking a bath or drinking from one of the glasses or cups or using a spoon without giving it a good rub and rinse around first. I’ll also rinse out the kettle before filling it. But how far does one go with this type of behaviour, without being over the top about it? Many posters said their hotels don’t wash blankets regularly and I have to say that – unhygienic as this may sound – it didn’t surprise me too much. After all, these blankets tend to be more for show and most guests wouldn’t sleep with them next to their skin, would they? I think they ought to be washed more than the ‘once annually’ quoted by some posters but certainly not after every guest visit. That would be a waste of resources. Other posters confessed to leaving sheets on the bed between guests, simply turning them up the other way or running over their surface with a lint roller to remove hairs and other bits. Now that disgusted me – but surely, when you first draw back the sheets, you can tell whether they’ve been slept in or not, because used sheets become crumpled? My belief is that hotel housekeepers are generally under such pressure to clean rooms in too little time to do the job properly, that they have to find the quickest way possible to make the room look as if it’s been properly cleaned, when really it hasn’t – and while I can’t condone some of the shortcuts they take, I can’t actually blame them, can you? 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
Hand hygiene in the NHS: Parliament debates
"I tabled this debate to request that the Government ensure that proper checks are introduced so that patients can have confidence that everything possible is being done to enforce proper hand hygiene best practice," he said earlier this week. Full conference agenda for Tissue World New Orleans 2016 released
Across the four days, topics will cover the complete industry chain starting with a seminar on Yankee Operations, followed by the Senior Management Seminar tackling strategic market insights, and Technical Sessions over the last two days, which will explore a full spectrum of technological advancements. Soapbox: The 'Northern Powerhouse' needed its own Cleaning Show
And now it has one! The 6th & 7th April 2016 Manchester Cleaning Show will be a long awaited event, held appropriately enough at the modern Event City venue, Manchester. The much vaunted Northern Powerhouse embodies the same industrial and entrepreneurial spirit that made the North of England into the 'Workshop of the World' more than one hundred and fifty years ago, continuing today with major investment around the Airport, the City Centre and in the surrounding infrastructure. Frank Van Zanten to take over as Bunzl's chief executive from Michael Rooney, who will be retiring
Soapbox: The decline in antibiotic research places more emphasis on effective cleaning
"It's possible many in the professional cleaning industry are unaware of a major redirection in the pharmaceutical industry. Whereas pharmaceutical companies spent billions of dollars and put decades of research into the development of new antibiotics after World War II, one by one the major firms are backing away from this expensive and time consuming research.* We have Mail: away from home toilets Hi Jan, As a regular reader of your excellent publication, I appreciate the publicity you give to matters relating to the provision and cleanliness of 'away from home' toilets. I started campaigning on this issue many years ago. In 1985 I founded All Mod Cons, which became The British Toilet Association in 1999. I quietly contribute to various influential documents, e.g. I participated in the Global Guidelines for Practical Public Toilet Design in 2011. CHSA audits more product than ever in 2015; suppliers achieve near perfect compliance
With such clear evidence of the impact of the Schemes, Mike Stubbs, chairman of the Accreditation Schemes, is calling on buyers of soft tissue products, plastic refuse sacks and industrial cotton mops to specify Scheme membership in their tenders. The luck of the Irish? Facilicom launches new business on the Emerald Isle
Commercial Cleaning Systems benefits from recapitalisation
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Denver, CCS has operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada and Washington. It provides a full range of janitorial services focused on commercial customers, including end markets such as single and multi-tenant office, healthcare, education, industrial, government and residential communities. Dhofar Global named exclusive hygiene solutions provider for Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
The Group has contracted Dhofar Global to provide all the necessary hygiene supplies and services, support the development of product ranges, as well as provide adequate technical and commercial training according to the Group's needs. Council heavily fined over safety failings after road sweeper kills biker Sevenoaks District Council pleaded guilty to safety failings after a member of the public was killed when he collided with a road sweeper. In the incident, which took place in September 2010, a council road sweeper lorry was cleaning the outside of a dual-lane slip road when Derek McCulloch (58) drove into the back of the sweeper on his motorbike. Mr McCulloch was pronounced dead at the scene. Managing work-related stress at an organisational and individual level
In 2014/15 stress accounted for 35% of all work-related ill health cases and 43% of all working days lost due to ill health. 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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CSSA launches recruitment drive with 'Founding Member' offer The CSSA is starting 2016 with a recruitment drive to attract new members, and is offering 'Founding Member' status for those who join before the official launch on 1st February. Why Morclean is thinking green for 2016
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Facilities Show unveils exciting plans for 2016
Cleaning industry needs to rise to occasion before National Living Wage is introduced The boss of a leading recruitment agency for the food and drink/hospitality/cleaning industry has warned the sector that it needs to prepare for the impact of the new, compulsory National Living Wage. Incinerator firm wins Liverpool export award
Rising star is not just for Christmas
Julius Rutherfoord lends a helping hand to homeless at Christmas London specialist in quality cleaning, Julius Rutherfoord, is supporting the charity Crisis at Christmas by providing free cleaning for several of its London centres helping the homeless over Christmas. Operation Magnify focuses on stamping out on illegal working in cleaning industry
Operation Magnify is targeting the construction and care home sectors as well as cleaning contractors, as these are thought to be some of the most likely industries that illegal workers are to be found - along with the restaurant sector. Cleaning company is the overall 'Tork Loo of the Year Awards' winner
This is the first time in the Awards' 28-years-history that a cleaning company has achieved this top award and was in recognition of the company being awarded Platinum Awards for every one of its entries. Offering more than just a pint... pub wins award for best accessible loos in the country
Lancashire faces cuts in refuse collections and street cleaning Refuse collections and street cleaning are amongst the services set to suffer as Lancashire County Council tries to reduce its spend by £4.7m. Deputy leader Cllr Tony Greaves, who oversees the council's finances, told the Lancashire Telegraph: "The government is again slashing our grants and councils like ours in the north of England, are among the worst hit. We're looking at different ways to cut our spending and raise our income, but we're now very close to being forced to stop doing some quite important things." |
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