Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 6th February 2020 Issue no. 904
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  International News
Products Celebrating global achievements and elevating attention for innovation
New product offers clean bill of health for gyms
Procter & Gamble's Robert Bartolo receives 2020 ACI Distinguished Service Award
Collaboration will deliver complete smart waste solution
Forum Pulire 2020: dates and new location confirmed for fifth edition;
Team Software acquires UK-based Innovise
Mini wet wipe dispensers offer added protection
Packaging: Becoming greener through innovation
Wherever you look in the news, environmentalism is present. Flicking through the pages of a print newspaper or scanning online news outlets reveals daily stories looking at the environmental crisis and the ongoing changes to the planet. For instance, as an indicator of the growing emphasis on climate change, Time person of the year for 2019 was 16-year-old Greta Thunberg; the youthful face of the campaign to combat the 'climate emergency' - a state of affairs that's been highlighted by such luminaries as Sir David Attenborough. Prochem training recognised for NCCA membership level upgrade
Advancing through the NCCA's four membership levels is dependent upon members attending a recognised qualification in professional carpet and upholstery cleaning at base level and then progressing over time with additional training and industry experience. RAS unveils plans for higher Happy Toilet standards
Mitie takes first IFM step in pharmaceuticals with GlaxoSmithKline
The contract is worth around £150 million over five years, with an option to extend the contract for up to two years. Heavy-duty foaming hand cleanser has true grit
Consistently called the best hand cleaner for grease removal by those who use it, Solopol GFX transforms heavy-duty hand cleaning liquid into a rich, cream foam that washes away quickly and completely. Cintas Signature Series now offered in 11 colours
Originally available in nine vibrant colour choices, the Signature Series is now available in 11 colours, with the new addition of True Blue and RealTree Edge Camo. New Battery Industrialisation Centre powers up with additional cash boost
Currently under construction, the Centre will be a cutting-edge research facility that will facilitate the scale up and manufacture of the batteries that power the electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and autonomous vehicles of the future. |
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! If you’re a regular reader of my leaders you’ll be well aware that one of my bugbears is the lack of consistency in our various local authorities’ recycling regulations: my argument is that by confusing people, or trying to get them to commit too much time and effort to the cause, you’ll lose them along the way and they’ll end up either contaminating the recycling they contribute, or sending perfectly recyclable products to landfill simply because they can’t be bothered to sort it properly. It’s with quite some interest then that I look forward to taking part in the upcoming webinar: ‘Consistency in collections: key findings from WRAP’s recent one-to-one local authority support’, which takes place on 11th February. Over the last four years, WRAP has worked with over 120 local authorities across England, helping them to assess their future options for the development of their waste collection and recycling services. With the principle of 'consistency in household recycling' underpinning many of the proposals in the Government's Resources & Waste Strategy, this webinar will share some of the key findings from WRAP's 'consistency' support, highlighting how different collection scenarios performed in the studies. The webinar is aimed at heads of service, service development managers and other officers involved in designing local authority household waste collection services. And me of course… You can register at: https://wrap.org.uk/ It's always sad to read about heroes having to sell their medals & especially so when it's someone we know... Ex-contract cleaning boss Ronnie Russell was driving home from work in the '70s when he chanced upon an attempted armed kidnap on Anne, the Princess Royal. Several people had been shot but this didn't deter ex-boxer Ronnie who decked the culprit with a couple of punches! I interviewed him 20 years later whilst editing another industry publication & he struck me as being a lovely man with a great sense of humour. He told me he didn't think twice about his own safety, but did what he had to do. Now struggling with ill health, he plans to sell the medal he was awarded for bravery, to provide for his future. You can read more about Ronnie and join John Austen's fundraiser to help 'one of our own' keep his medal, via: https://www.gofundme.com
Yours,
           This Week's News
British company delivers 9.5 tonnes of infection control products to Chinese hospitals
Exciting new conference programme announced for Manchester Cleaning Show
The free conference programme is one of the main attractions at the show, which takes place 25th & 26th March at Event City, Greater Manchester, and is the biggest cleaning and hygiene event in the North of England. New survey of house cleaners reveals cleanest and most respectful nations
ACI to 'stand and deliver' on four strategic pillars
Airdri launches Air Purifier to flush away washroom bacteria
Complementing its range of hand drying solutions, the Airdri Air Purifier uses custom thermal convection technology to kill airborne and surface bacteria and viruses, as well as eliminating bad odours caused by bacteria, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Cintas shows appreciation of school custodians in nationwide contest
Audit results show exceptional conformance to CHSA Accreditation Schemes in 2019
The Schemes' Independent Inspector conducted more than 140 audits, inspecting well over 2,000 individual products in the process. Conformance across all four Schemes - Manufacturing Standards Accreditation Schemes for Soft Tissue, Plastic Refuse Sacks and the Accreditation Scheme for Distributors - was near perfect. Tidy Green Clean shows outstanding potential for serious growth in 2020
The company has appointed two more regional directors to develop business in Aberdeen North and Falkirk and the Forth Valley, pushing the TGC story further afield with its combination of ISO-standard cleaning systems and environmental credentials, exemplary customer service, and high employee retention. New Visusafe range improves workplace safety and protection
The range combines impact resistant and eye-catching features with the latest in high performance materials, low maintenance features and durable design, to provide cost-effective safety solutions for distribution centres, warehouses, manufacturing and production facilities, retail properties and other applications. Spirit of community - Brayborne's campus cleaning for Central Beds College
Outsourcing to a specialist brings a number of time- and cost-saving benefits plus the reassurance that the teams working on a site are appropriately skilled for the tasks they are undertaking. 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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