Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 26th September 2019 Issue no. 887
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Products Vikan launches complete concept for facilities cleaning segment
The concept is based on the insight that cleaning staff are critical to more efficient, profitable operations, and that better tools and knowledge are required to unleash the full potential of these vital employees. '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). 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. 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. |
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! I suppose that as a journalist, I shouldn't be saying that I never believe anything I read in the press - well not without thorough investigation from several sources, anyway! However, I'm going to take this image that's doing the rounds on Facebook at face value, for the purposes of the comment I'm about to make.
An ex-cleaner pointed out to me the difference between companies such as Amazon and the small cleaning companies working hard to keep their clients happy whilst ensuring that any employees can earn a good living and that taxes are being paid, but which the system seems to pin down so they're unable to ever be anything other than a small business or get beyond the 'one man band' stage. I've always been of the opinion that each of us should earn enough for the work we do, to be able to enjoy a reasonable standard of living. I support the growing band of companies paying what is known as a 'living wage' and only wish there were more of them. I am aware though that the burden it puts on employers to pay over and above what is legally required, is sometimes more than they can afford. Speaking to some of the smaller cleaning contractors as well as those involved in domestic cleaning, I've discovered that many face a sticking point... They're working at full capacity and because they're doing a good job, they're approached by potential new clients to whom they've been recommended. They want to take on the extra work, but the cost of employing one or more new members of staff and paying them a living wage - when added to the extra administration and equipment the new contracts will demand as well as all the extra taxes involved - means it's just not worth expanding the business since it will create a loss rather than produce a profit. It's a difficult one, isn't it?
Yours,
         This Week's News
The international cleaning trade fair is taking place for the tenth time and with around 450 exhibitors from 25 countries has once again attracted a record number of participants. CMS Berlin 2019: CMS Purus Awards 2019 presented
The business, which is the UK's largest producer of refuse sacks and the largest polythene recycler in Europe, had already been accredited at three of its UK manufacturing sites.
The Comac C 85 NSC floor cleaner from Kenter is a genuine game-changer. Unlike conventional machines, in which the water has to be changed 20 to 30 times a month, the on-board treatment unit with its innovative five-chamber system, only requires one change of water per month.
The Automower 535 AWD from Husqvarna can operate on extreme gradients of up to 70%, while ensuring that the highest safety standards are also maintained.
A highly effective concept, and in their evaluation of the Dust Stop the panel of judges kept asking themselves the same question: "Why did no one think of this before?" Category: Digital Tools and Systems:
Adlatus Teams 2020 is a man-machine interface, supported by AI, that creates a team comprising a human facility manager and his autonomous robot assistants. The intelligent networking of the systems enables an extensive range of cleaning tasks to be undertaken by variable cleaning fleets. This can significantly boost productivity, especially when large areas are being cleaned. With Adlatus Teams an efficient division of labour can be achieved: working largely on their own, the robots can tackle time-consuming and strenuous work, while the human members of the team monitor the various processes and can focus on those tasks that cannot be carried out robots alone. CMS Berlin 2019: Lots to discover
Speaking at the CMS Practice Forum on day one of CMS Berlin, Johannes Bungart, managing director of the National Guild Association of the Building Cleaning Trade, said: "The first day of the fair confirmed that for almost every exhibitor digitalisation is the dominant theme at CMS." On the one hand the discussion here in Berlin was on how processes were changing, what companies' digital strategies were, and how robotics, automation and sensor systems could effect changes, improve efficiency and create transparency. On the other hand, 90% of the work undertaken by companies in Berlin was on existing buildings.
For Fabian Forst, general manager of the Auconic company, a visit to CMS two years ago was the starting point for the development of a cleaning robot. His ClearBot prototype has been designed for working at height to clean building facades. It provides for thorough cleaning while also conserving water.
Sustainable, including the packaging:
Principle workforce enjoys 30th birthday celebrations
Tork Paper Circle: Recycling paper towels
Automated glass cleaning by drone:
For the past year they have been offering this service, using drones, and have been successfully applying robot technology to fulfil cleaning contracts in the Dresden area. Ashtead Technology appointed rental partner by Drain Doctor
Research by Skoup indicates that homes and business are wasting space and money on storage for bulky items that they'll never use, such as sofas, filing cabinets, old equipment and general junk that cannot be recycled at the kerbside. 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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A new approach to window cleaning
Faster, more cost effective, windows stay cleaner for longer... Robotic Cleaning Systems (RCS), a new start-up company with the latest robotic equipment is now carrying out cleaning assignments throughout the UK. Free-to-attend WISH event will focus on leadership in waste & recycling industry
Cromwell's sustainable street scene a success at RWM 2019
Hand-arm vibration exposure calculator and publication updated
TVH continues sponsorship of FLTA awards
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. 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
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). Soapbox: Going 'All In' on the Resource & Waste Strategy
Social enterprise Beco wants you to steal its staff
FSA publishes latest annual report on local authority food law enforcement
Prolong lifespan of commercial kitchen appliances with proper cleaning
NIC continues to strengthen relationship with Sainsbury's
This additional business is the award of further stores across the UK, further cementing NIC's already strong and growing partnership with Sainsbury's. New guide to water system disinfection: Protecting the sectors where clean water matters
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