Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 6th September 2018 Issue no. 836
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Products IICRC announces agenda for 2018 Technical Conference The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration Certification (IICRC) has this week announced the agenda for its 2018 Technical Conference, taking place 27th - 28th September at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Now in its third year, the Technical Conference will offer attendees an inside look at what it takes to work in the niche field of trauma and crime scene cleanup. Attendees can earn up to 10 CEC credits (up to three on Thursday and up to seven on Friday). The 2018 conference agenda is as follows: Thursday, 27th September: Kennedy expands Satin Ellipse range with two new feminine hygiene products
The company has now expanded the feminine hygiene range by adding the Satin Intima Pedal with a capacity of 23 litres, in addition to the Intima Mini Satin with a 15-litre capacity. The Satin Intima bins come with a black protective lid insert. ProTech XV high volume employee hygiene systems help keep the workforce clean
New e-guide explains how to select chemical protective gloves in six steps
America's Best Restroom 2018 contest finalists announced
The lucky loo will take home the grand prize of $2,500 in Cintas products and services for cleaning or facilities management and a lifetime of bathroom bragging rights. Bio-Productions: planting trees to support the environment
Canadian cleaning machine manufacturer to benefit from Government investment
Budapest could become a regional hub of cleaning technology
The event, which will be held on 5th and 6th October 2018, is attracting international attention, which indicates that Hungary's capital could become the Central and Eastern European hub of the cleaning technologies profession in the near future. Impact Products names Sylvia Lam strategic account manager, Western Region
X Bio-P pulls flush on odorous washroom smells
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Welcome to the
Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! Welcome back to our first post-Summer Cleanzine. It seems like such a long time ago that I wrote my last leader - perhaps that's the sign of having had a good break! As is usual over Summer, I've gone from one festival to another without actually unpacking my car and I'm happy to say that while most have boasted a crowd that takes note of the mantra: 'leave no trace', there was one that had attracted a tiny minority of the wrong element and I was sorry to see rubbish and a couple of tents left behind for the hard-working volunteers to deal with. If I can pack all my things and drive off with a bag of recycling on my lap as there's no room for it elsewhere, why can't everyone else? I've observed over the years, a measure of what I refer to as 'mob mentality' in as much as my fellow campers seem to be of one mind. When I say 'leave no trace' I mean that the only sign anyone's been around is bleached grass where tents were pitched. Mob mentality at its best then, although working the other way, it's clear that if people see that others have left rubbish behind, they think it's ok to follow suit, when actually it's not. It's the same with graffiti, isn't it? Hence the need to clean it off quickly, or better still, prevent it from happening in the first place. The pictures beamed around the world of the detritus left by Leeds & Reading Festival-goers, which included an estimated £1million worth of perfectly good tents, made me ashamed of the way some of us think it's ok to behave. I've seen how hard the on-site teams work & I know how tiring it is to dismantle and pack up a tent after a manic few days and little sleep, so I can imagine their despair at being faced with a jungle of tents and rubbish. Why do people do it? Something needs to be done to change people's attitudes to waste - not just at festivals but on our beaches and in other places we spend our leisure time too, but apart from extra policing and intrusive CCTV, how do we do that? Education? Fines? Security-type inspections? Future bans for offenders? I'm at a loss - as, no doubt, are the authorities. What are your thoughts on this? Do you have what you think may be a solution? Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
Yours,
          This Week's News
Hooper Services launches TSM Italy into UK Market
Ian and the rest of the team strongly believe in building and maintaining long term relationships and establishing trust with suppliers, which continues all the way through to the customers and end-users, ensuring that they receive the best product with the support and guidance they need. Vectair Systems launches new P-Screen triple action urinal screen
John Cornish joins Dolphin Solutions
"Dolphin manufactures some great products and offers superb customer service with short lead times as well as good, traditional values in doing business," says John. "It's a great opportunity to help in growing a company that has huge potential and an impressive management team, selling worldwide." Can standing up all day harm your health?
However, whilst being in a chair for hours on end might not be the best for your health, what about workers that have no choice but to stand for a living? Are there any harmful effects associated with this? If so, what can employers do about it? We have mail: Marvin Klein of PortionPac Chemical Corporation, responds to last week's leader...
... and starting off by tackling our industry's biggest challenge and opportunity. How do we lead industry, institutions and the public to do something that will help everyone and hurt no one? Boels extends its presence in Great Britain
Artisan and SAS operate from nine depots across the southwest of England. These latest additions follow the acquisition of Supply UK Hire Shops (2017) and Already Hire (2018). Solved365 enters franchise market
The concept behind Solved365 is simple. There is huge demand for Total Solutions Group's services right across the UK, so to meet that demand the organisation is offering exclusive franchise territories to ambitious franchisees who, with full training in Total Solutions Group's methods and procedures, will service both local and national account work under the Solved365 brand. Veltia UK up 60% year on year so far
Mouro helps solve hygiene issues and remove odours at mosques
Turnaco Robotik has developed a technological solution to this problem, with what it believes is 'the world's first mosque carpet hygiene robot' - the Mouro. Latest eguide looks beyond basics to simplify selection of chemical protective gloves
Where the first eGuide explored the dangers posed by chemicals and how to select gloves based on the specific chemicals being encountered, the second eGuide focuses on how the task at hand can impact glove selection and how different environmental factors, such as temperature and moisture, can affect glove performance. Mitie Landscapes strengthens NHS partnerships with a double win
For South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), Mitie will deliver a range of landscaping services across 72 sites in Gloucester, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall. Fly tippers are under surveillance
"We have invested £115,000 in fixed and mobile CCTV cameras to monitor locations where fly tipping is a problem," warns a council spokesperson. "We will also place large concrete barriers on sites we own to prevent vehicles gaining access to dump materials illegally, while new signs at key locations will highlight the penalties. RPC bpi recycled products sharpens sustainability focus with important acquisition
PLASgran recycles nearly 50,000 tonnes of rigid plastics, and a series of strategic investments in recent years has positioned the company, which is based in Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, as a best-in-class recycler. PLASgran was launched in 1999 and is run by a management team led by Mark Roberts. 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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