Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 20th August 2020 Issue no. 932
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   International News
Products Dubai Mall is first shopping centre to achieve GBAC STAR
Secure sanitation the sustainable way, with TomCat
Sanitise vehicles by nebulisation at 50 microns
Marc Wolpers is new vice president sales hygiene at W+D/BICMA
Bed bugs secure $1.18m investment for UK AI firm
This investment reflects Spotta's huge potential in global markets in hospitality, farming, forestry and other sectors to solve the £320 bn ($400 bn) problem of insect pests while dramatically reducing pesticide use. Splashback, urinals, and the Covid connection
Partnership produces premium performance rechargeable antimicrobial micrillon micro-denier fibres
SOAPBOX: Coronavirus is easy to kill... with a little common sense
Hospitality sector needs to heed new cleaning techniques
Cleaning companies are adopting new technology to cope during Coronavirus
WoolSafe approval for cleaning and sanitising solutions
Savortex responds to Covid-19 with launch of revolutionary new 'smart' hand sanitiser
Kärcher strengthens municipal vehicle offering with acquisition of Max Holder GmbH
Second phase begins: Investigation into impact of Covid-19 on commercial recycling
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countriesworldwide I touched on the subject a couple of times during lockdown, but what's happened since has really focused my thinking and I can see that our industry is going to need to focus on what comes next - and what it plans to do about it - too. The UK Government (and what I'm about to say may also apply to other countries) is desperately trying to get a new nation of homeworkers back into their offices and thus also onto crowded and unreliable public transport systems deemed so unsafe we've recently been instructed to wear masks whilst travelling. We've become used to avoiding the early morning alarm call to shower & don business attire before what's often a stressful journey to our workplaces, we've embraced online business meetings and we've enjoyed a better quality of life and more time with our families since several hours a week are no longer spent commuting. Many offices are not set up for social distancing, either, so where we physically work isn't necessarily down to personal preference. Reading the arguments in newspapers as well as reader comments on online broadcasts and social media, I've known for some time that a huge majority of those whose companies are happy to keep everyone working from home, are delighted. Apart from noisy neighbours using what sounds like heavy machinery for lengthy DIY projects, what's not to like about working from a home (or even garden) office? A new survey by Accumulate Capital, of over 500 senior business decision-makers, has revealed that: 73% believe the pandemic will result in more UK businesses downsizing to smaller office spaces in the coming 12 months (37% are already planning to relocate to a smaller commercial space themselves over the same period)... 50% acknowledge that their preference for commercial working spaces has changed significantly... 58% believe that working from home will become the norm. These are huge changes. But it's not all about offices, is it? Many stores, restaurants and pubs have announced closures as we, the public, have taken to shopping online & no longer feel that socialising outside of the home in the 'new normal' is the fun it used to be. The contract cleaning industry is going to have to hugely refocus its efforts, bid for new contracts in different areas and train staff in new procedures - and fast if they're to survive and thrive. Manufacturers and suppliers will be asked for different products and equipment, too. Are you ready? I certainly hope so...
Yours,
       This Week's News
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Programme: Covid-19 - Live Discussion & Debate: - What have we learnt? Evaluating electrostatic sprayers for surface disinfection
Using established technologies in innovative ways can help facilities navigate the ‘new normal’ of clean needed to meet pandemic and post-pandemic standards. Victor poised to recapture podium position
Established in 1946 and a pioneer in the world of rotary floor buffing machines, the highly reputable range of Victor machines became a mainstay in many cleaning cupboards in hospitals, schools, retail environments, public buildings and more… Prochem launches fast spray mist disinfecting for floors and surfaces
The Micro-Mist is purpose-designed for fast application of disinfecting solutions in a fine mist to interior floors, carpets, upholstery and multiple types of surfaces and touch-points.
Operators can add customers to the app manually or import them via the spreadsheet template provided. Customers can be grouped into rounds; rounds can be grouped into larger groups if the operator so wishes. Triforce officially kills SARS-CoV-2 in only three minutes
Data from testing on SARS-CoV-2 in EPA-approved labs confirms that Triforce kills the virus that causes Covid-19 in just three minutes, while nearly all others on List N have only demonstrated efficacy against a harder-to-kill virus or similar human coronavirus. The best cleaning processes for post-Lockdown hotels
The Coronavirus has shaken every industry and made us all question our approach to hygiene, with hospitals and clinics having to maintain a high level of cleanliness to combat a growing risk of infection and the hospitality industry having to impose social distancing throughout restaurants. Green cleaning company boosts eco credentials by saving c.45 tonnes of virgin plastic
Outlining the organisation’s economic, social and environmental impacts, the report details how Bio-D has saved 43.59 tonnes of virgin plastic over the last 12 months by creating bottled packaging from post-consumer waste. Germinator awarded vendor contract by The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS)
Based in Texas and comprising over 11,000 Members, TIPS is a successful and growing national US purchasing cooperative. It is a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a governmental entity. Cromwell Plastics Recycling extends UK manufacturing and recycling operations
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Bristol cleaning businessman up for major franchising award
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PUBLIC TOILET FORUM: We have mail
I was interested to read the article in Cleanzine on a proposed Toilet Hygiene Rating Scheme, and to follow the subsequent correspondence on the matter. The European Tissue Symposium (ETS) sees this as an interesting initiative. A certified scheme, with a certificate or badge that is recognised by owners and operators as well as the general public, could offer important guidance as to the hygiene levels required to maintain optimal health & safety - and, of course, it is particularly timely in these times of pandemic. Cleanology up for national award recognising service industry entrepreneurs
Judges, including Cath Kidston and Go Compare founder Hayley Parsons, chose Cleanology from others in the London and East of England region. Winners of CHSA's 2020 Undergraduate Bursary announced
What a Fantastic idea! Prochem distributor provides NHS workers with free cleaning
Chris James steps down from WAMITAB CEO role
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Bus operator sets out the future for hygienic bus travel
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