Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 19th November 2020 Issue no. 945
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    International News
Products Diversey announces 3% to 4% price increase in Europe by January 1st 2021 Diversey has announced a 3% - 4% price increase across its Professional product ranges in Europe, effective January 1st 2021, due to continued cost movements and investment. Virtual ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard Course
Germinator mobile sanitising & disinfecting adds ATP monitoring to its service offerings
Leading the way in infection control: A Covid-19 fighting solution
New array of finishes expands design flexibility with Bradley's Touchless Washbar
These durable and environmentally-friendly finishes further enhance Bradley's growing line of WashBar models. Leobot wins Amsterdam Innovation Award 2020
European social dialogue: SSDC's plenary meeting devoted to Covid-19
Forum Pulire 2020, a growing event
Spotta puts bed bugs to the test
Clean N Coat offers combined solution to 24/7 cleaning and sanitising
Procurement Excellence recognised with CIPS certification for Mitie
CIRI to host ‘Covid-19: the second wave’ webinar series
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The original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide We’re running a couple of interesting reports this week – one from the US and the other from Canada, which discuss people’s perceptions of cleaning and how seriously they affect decision-making when it comes to giving a particular facility our custom or choosing instead to walk on by. Prior to this year’s upheaval, we’d go into buildings and use transport facilities, expecting them to be clean, but resigned perhaps to still use them if they weren’t. This year we’re concerned that if they’re not clean, we may end up becoming severely ill, or even dying – or, if we happen to have the ability to be one of the millions of asymptomatic Covid-19 carriers - making lots of other people ill. Years ago, the word on the street was: “Waft a bit of furniture polish around if you want to convince people that a room’s been cleaned”. Nowadays people expect so much more, don’t they? You have to prove that the cleaning’s been done efficiently. No excuses. News this week then about the discovery of dirty hotels, via a Which? report, and filthy London Underground transport systems (via a commuter, who having given several poles a quick clean down in an empty tube carriage, revealed a filthy wipe), comes as something of a surprise. Whether or not you believe this pandemic is as bad as the various authorities (globally) say it is, now is not the time to cut corners with the cleaning, is it? At the very least, your reputation is at stake – and with many businesses facing a gargantuan struggle to stay afloat, cleaning, or lack of it, can really add that ‘make or break’ element, can’t it?
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        This Week's News
Face mask laboratory tests show light-activated dye can destroy human coronaviruses
CovGuard SHyCoCan: a breakthrough innovation against coronavirus in enclosed spaces
New data reveals consumer confidence in business cleanliness
The findings from the survey conducted for American Cleaning Institute by Ipsos underscore shoppers' confidence in not only the cleaning products and recommended protocols, but also their confidence in businesses to implement these protocols effectively within their workplace. The survey analysed consumer perceptions of cleaning measures following an unprecedented decline in sales for many small businesses and retailers due to Covid-19. ISSA recognises 2020 Industry Achievement Award Winners
The Jack D. Ramaley Industry Distinguished Service Award has been presented to Brian Slack (pictured left), CEO of Pro-Link, and the ISSA NextGen Rising Star Award in Honor of Jimmy Core has been presented to Kyle Pickens (pictured below right), regional sales manager with Home Depot Pro. 99Point9 Hygiene appoints industry expert to its board
53 million disposable face masks sent to landfill every single day
"If you walk around any street now you will see disposable face masks being blown around with leaves in the gutter - they are the new cigarette butt - people are simply chucking them after use,” remarks Charlotte Green from waste company TradeWaste.co.uk A glance into the future - Interclean Amsterdam Online
Attendees from over 120 countries watched 81 sessions with knowledge provided by 136 experts. More than 7,000 professionals signed up for the virtual platform and made in total over 20,000 connections in four days. DCS announces property management cleaning survey results
"Our survey clearly shows the majority of property managers are staying on top of cleaning issues during the pandemic," says Randy Burke, president and CEO of DCS. Double the success for Genesis Biosciences at inaugural Wales STEM Awards
The Cardiff based global biosciences company was among 42 innovative businesses to be named finalists in this year's highly anticipated awards, which celebrated those making a difference to, and championing, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) in Wales. The winners were announced in a virtual ceremony hosted by Sian Lloyd on November 12th. Plaudits aplenty for British manufacturer
The Burgess Hill, West Sussex-based company, was awarded a manufacturing accreditation by the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association in October. It was also named a 'UK Business Hero' by the Sussex Chamber of Commerce, in recognition of its efforts to support the local community during the Covid-19 crisis. Fast-growing NuServe gains coveted B Corp certification
NuServe, which has been certified by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp movement, takes pride of place in being only the second UK company providing services in cleaning and facilities management to achieve the accolade. 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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With contributions from highly regarded industry experts, the publication combines intelligence, experience and knowledge which, when followed, will become an integral part of your organisation's overall performance. Cleaning and FM industries pay tribute to Patrick Jongbloet
Hunt for CSSA's 2021 Innovation Showcase award winners is now on
The deadline for entries is 31st December 2020. UK prepares for giant lockdown fatbergs
New act at Andrew Lloyd Webber's theatre group receives rave reviews
£400 penalty for Rowlands Castle fly-tip
Significant win for Incentive QAS
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