Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 27th May 2021 Issue no. 970
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Products Post Covid-19 crisis can lead to a new period of rapid growth and prosperity
Call for nominations for US 2nd Annual National Guest Room Attendant Excellence Award
Countries lift ban on electric hand dryers in public washrooms The electric Hand dryer Association (eHA), the official body that represents the global hand dryer industry, chose yesterday - World Hand Hygiene Day, to point out the importance of proper hand hygiene and welcome several countries' decisions to lift bans on electric hand dryers in public washrooms and workplaces. Virtual Summit recommends ventilation and single use towels as key to safety in ‘new normal’
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Sebastian Volders joins ISS as Global Head of Growth in the Life Sciences and Manufacturing Segment
This is a position he will share with Nicole Ballard, who was recently appointed to drive growth in these strategically important industry segments for ISS. What did the professional cleaning industry learn from Covid?
Respondents were given four answer options to select from: Partnership enables facilities to safely reopen with help of innovative air testing technology
Corporate Care's expertise in cleaning, remediation, and data reporting strategies, merged with the AirAnswers groundbreaking technology, will deliver businesses and customers greater peace of mind while dining, shopping, going to school or returning to work. Powerful cleaning disinfectant approved as a medical device
But now hypochlorous acid has gone a step further with a product, manufactured by Aqualution Systems, now being approved as a Class 2a medical device further proving HOCl's efficacy as one of the most powerful and safe biocides available. Mitie welcomes new director of cleaning services
This appointment builds on Mitie's investment in industry leading cleaning innovations and its commitment to drive best practice to ensure it continues delivering exceptional cleaning services for its customers. Decitex - Smart textiles' new microbre mop comprises 100% recycled materials
The perfect marriage between textile innovation and respect for the environment, it is the ideal solution to the needs of hygiene & health professionals. New BCC report gives fascinating insights into one of the country's biggest industries
The BCC's research report for 2021 gives a highly-detailed picture of the sector. The latest, revised figures show that the industry contributed £55.5 billion to the UK economy in 2018 - a slight rise on previous figures - with turnover soaring in a sector with tens of thousands of businesses. Prochem training stays on-screen
"With many people starting up new cleaning businesses, demand for training is at a high, but due to the lockdown it has been hard to get to a classroom to learn," says sales & training manager, Phil Jones. New disinfection blue light system brings hope to hospitals' antibiotic resistance fight
Halton, a technology leader in ultra-clean ventilation systems, integrates disinfection blue light to eliminate microbes from surfaces while being 100% safe for the staff and patients. Phs Aeramax air purifiers proven to eliminate coronavirus surrogate
However, Fellowes, the manufacturer of Aeramax, wanted to put this to the test. As it is not yet possible or ethically responsible for labs to aerosolise Sars-CoV-2 for airborne testing in a large test chamber environment, (the Coronavirus which causes Covid-19) researchers were tasked with using a valid surrogate virus.
Prior to a solar compacting bin trial in 2018, the council's collection teams were emptying 25, 160-litre traditional litterbins on the city's popular Buchannan Street 438 times a week. To prevent bins from overflowing and to ensure that the street was kept clean at all times, the area was constantly patrolled by collection operatives who often emptied bins that were not full. Keep driver testing at top speed, Logistics UK urges DVSA
Speaking after a meeting with new DVSA chief executive Loveday Ryder, Logistics UK's chief executive David Wells was encouraged by progress made so far by the agency, but warns that there is still much work to be done: 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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