Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 12th September 2019 Issue no. 885
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Products Jangro launches Enviro water soluble sachets
Specially designed to minimise landfill burden and reduce the use of plastic by avoiding the use of traditional plastic bottles, the sachets are 100% biodegradable and phosphate free and they offer many other benefits: Bunzl Canada opens new distribution facility in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
Cintas's Restroom Finder App helps users avoid 'stinky stalls' when nature calls
ISSA appoints Dennis Goodwin business development manager for UK, Ireland and Middle East
London-based CleanCloud named 2019 SaaS Awards winner
CleanCloud, the point-of-sale software solution which transforms dry cleaners and laundromats by giving them the digital infrastructure they need to streamline their processes and procedures, beat competition from the likes of rankingCoach and Applauz to come top in its category. How to use a smartphone to detect Norovirus...
Diarrhoea-causing C.diff bacteria adapts to improve spread in hospitals
Easy-peazy, lemon squeezy: A new era of sanitary and sweet-smelling floor cleaning has arrived
Renowned UK chemicals manufacturer Bio Productions is getting rave reviews about this addition to its portfolio of environmentally-sympathetic alternatives to traditional harsh chemicals. CMS Practice Forum 2019 - an overview
New head of Canadian sales for Kaivac
ISSA's new 2020 board members announced
* Vice president/president elect: Steve Lewis, Golden Star China's waste ban creates growth opportunities for circular economy in developed countries
UV-Clean unit demonstrated its ability to eliminate 99.99% of C. diff and MRSA
Emitting low-intensity ultraviolet C light, UV-Clean eliminates 99.99% of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) endospores from keyboards. Bog Standards: survey reveals importance of washroom design in hospitality sector
Formica Group commissioned the report to better understand what makes a bathroom good or bad, asking 2,000 respondents for their most common toilet bugbears and their best and worst experiences. The report also includes top tips for designing the perfect washroom. Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit: key lessons
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! I had my computer fixed this week and in talking to the technician as he worked, discovered that the once easy upgrades to RAM or the replacement of hard drives are unlikely to be possible in future because the parts which used to be easy to remove and replace are now soldered in. I had loved this brand because I had felt that in producing computers which could seemingly go on forever, the company was bucking the trend of producing cheap, throwaway products that end up polluting our environment - and instead marketing something far more sustainable. We went on to discuss the damage our heavy consumption of new goods is doing to our planet and both felt that these days, if we have the technology to lengthen a product's life, then we should be using it. After all, it's the only responsible thing to do, isn't it? I don't normally mention individual companies in my Leaders but I have to make an exception this week, having been inspired by the presentation by Arcelik's CEO Hakan Bulgurlu, at this week's IFA exhibition in Berlin. The company has produced a washing machine with a built-in microplastics filter, which will prevent some 90% of the microplastics that normally leech out in the wash, from entering our water systems. What inspired me so much was not the technology itself (which was certainly impressive), but the fact that the company is offering to share it with its competition, for the good of the planet.
"Today sustainability is a way of life; it is a business model," he said. "As responsible leaders in businesses, we have to change our act." Is this the sort of gesture that could be extended to the competition by an enlightened manufacturer of cleaning equipment, who might have come up with something special, I wonder? Just imagine the press coverage that would result... Not to mention the positive impact the sharing of great ideas can have on the planet.
Yours,
         This Week's News
'Clean hands for all' this Global Handwashing Day
Handwashing is an effective and affordable way to prevent infection and save lives. As a skin and surface hygiene expert, Gojo Industries-Europe is a great supporter of Global Handwashing Day (Tuesday 15th October 2019). CMS World Summit 2019: Crash course for the future
Taking as its main theme 'Inject Innovation', the two-day conference will gather the cleaning industry's decision-makers and creative thinkers from all over the world in Berlin. Sanitising solutions from Kennedy Hygiene
All the company's sanitising dispensers have been designed with ease of service and end-user satisfaction in mind; and are complemented by high performance consumables. Winning ways to reach zero waste
It's the right thing to do-and it is good business: research proves today's purchasers want to buy from companies that practice sustainable processes in their day-to-day business. Council fined for Hand Arm Vibration failings Dacorum Borough Council has been fined for exposing seven grounds maintenance workers to Hand Arm Vibration, caused by excessive use of power tools. The employees were all part of its grounds maintenance and street care team, looking after the public spaces in Hertfordshire. An investigation by the Health & Safety Executive, found that the council had neither adequately planned its working methods nor trained or informed employees on the risks to their health. Furthermore, the Council did not limit the duration or magnitude of exposure to vibration and failed to put in place suitable health surveillance to identify problems at any early stage. Our Future Is Clean: ACI announces bold industry goals to shape a cleaner, healthier world
Grounded in the key aspirations we all have for our society, ACI's sustainability strategy aims to unite industry efforts for greater impact across four critical goals: How to deal with the customer that wants it for less
If you are placed in such a situation, Ron offers the following tips on how to handle it: Musculoskeletal disorders one of most commonly reported causes of occupational ill health
They include disorders of the back, upper limbs and lower limbs, the former two being the most common. MSDs are prevalent in all sectors but agriculture, fisheries, logistics and transport, construction and health and social care have significantly higher than average rates. West Middlesex University Hospital renews contract with ISS Healthcare
The contract, which has already commenced, will see ISS provide a full range of soft FM services, including: healthcare cleaning, pest control, window cleaning, waste management, linen and laundry, patient and retail catering, non-emergency patient transport, portering, switchboard and security. ISS will also be investing in innovation and technology, to support service delivery across the site. Woman's hospital invests in electrostatic disinfection system to advance patient safety
Founded in 1968 as one of the first women's specialty hospitals in the US, Woman's Hospital is Baton Rouge's only women's hospital and a leading provider in family-centered health services. Chem-Dry receives multiple industry awards and 'top franchise' recognition
Mitie secures IFM contract extension with Lloyds Banking Group Mitie has today announced that it has been awarded an extension to its contract to provide integrated facilities management services to Lloyds Banking Group (LBG). Mitie has been delivering IFM services to LBG since 2012 under a transformational partnership and this agreement extends the partnership through to the end of 2024. The extended contract represents a step change from a traditional input-based service model, to an output-based model, where the payments received by Mitie are determined by the outcomes delivered (i.e. payment-by-results), thereby ensuring that the interests of both Mitie and Lloyds Banking Group are completely aligned. The extended contract is expected to generate revenues of approximately £170m per annum. 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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