Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 22nd September 2011 Issue no. 488
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Products A decade after September 11, room to improved emergency preparedness say FM professionals Some 88% of facilities management professionals consider their workplaces better prepared for an emergency situation than in 2001 - with fewer than 2% saying they are less prepared - according to the results of an International Facility Management Association emergency preparedness survey. |
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We're producing this issue of Cleanzine from CMS 2011 in Berlin and as well as being a surprisingly big show, it's busy and there are lots of new products to see and interestingly, some real innovation. There are 354 exhibitors from 20 countries. John and I have been here for two full days now and are beginning to doubt whether we'll get around to seeing everyone we'd like to (my picture, below, shows me grabbing a much needed coffee in the press office, between visits. John says it's about time we stopped using the old image, which was taken 16 years ago, as I don't look like that anymore. As the coffee cup covers much of my face, it means that I'm still going to be fairly unrecognisable but perhaps that's not such a bad thing bearing in mind the advancing years and the delicious cakes the Germans keep serving up!) As there is some general industry news that has to be included in this issue and there is so much ground to cover at CMS still, we're going to bring you a brief report from the show but over the coming weeks and months we will be featuring many of the new products we're examining here, so do look out for them. Yours,
  This Week's News
A significant anniversary: 25 years of cleaning trade fairs in Berlin This event is attracting a record attendance on its special anniversary in Berlin, where trade shows for the cleaning industry have been successfully taking place for the past 25 years. This year's CMS 2011 - Cleaning. Management. Services. underlines the importance of this biennial meeting place for the industry and has attracted the largest attendance ever. A total of 354 exhibitors from 20 countries are represented and more than 15,000 high-ranking trade visitors from 50 countries are expected to attend. The 24,700 square metres in Halls 1.2 to 4.2 and on the outdoor area in front of the South Entrance to the Berlin Exhibition Grounds include active displays featuring 'Glass and Facade Cleaning', 'Aerial Work Platforms' and the special show entitled 'Groundcare', as well as all the relevant machinery, equipment and cleaning products. If you're on the lookout for new cleaning equipment Ausclean opens in Queensland, Australia. There will be lots to see and there are some interesting seminars lined up. The show opening times are: Tuesday 27th September 10.00 - 17.00 Alfred Karcher GmbH to sue Tennant Alfred Karcher GmbH has announced that it has filed lawsuits against national companies of its competitor Tennant. The legal dispute in Germany, Belgium and the UK involves what Karcher says are misleading advertising claims by Tennant for scrubber-driers that use ec-H2O technology. Karcher is taking legal action against several advertising claims made by Tennant, especially, it says, the assertion that ordinary tap water can, in scrubber-driers, be converted into "active water" that then has the same effect as a powerful cleaning agent, with the result that a floor cleaning detergent no longer needs to be used. Employers in FM and cleaning: funding offer for technical certificates Government funding is available for facilities management and cleaning employers to put staff through training for the following technical certificates: * Cleaning Principles Technical certificates are specialist courses that link to key components of a set job role. UK's first absorbent hygiene product recycling plant opens for business
Knowaste, which has opened the plant, is an absorbent hygiene product (AHP) waste recycling specialist and its Midlands site is the first of five planned over four years, which would each process 36,000 tonnes annually. New research highlights potential corrosive impact of some chlorine-based disinfectants New research has highlighted the potential corrosive damage to medical devices caused by ongoing exposure to some chlorine-based disinfectants. This could result in infection risk as well as expense in replacing damaged equipment, according to Synergy Health, which commissioned the laboratory tests. Research findings were presented to clinicians by Sharon King, Senior Product Manager for Synergy Health, at The Infection Prevention Society Conference on Tuesday. International Facility Management Association celebrates 20,000 member milestone The International Facility Management Association is pleased to announce that it now serves more than 20,000 members worldwide. IFMA members are a diverse group of facility professionals concerned with the form and function of the built environment. Representing 78 countries, they manage more than 37 billion square feet of property and annually purchase more than US$100 billion in products and services. IFMA counts among its membership facilities managers, architects, engineers, interior designers, property managers and real estate professionals. Within their organisations, IFMA members are senior decision makers consulted by executive management for strategies to ensure functionality of the built environment through the integration of people, place, processes and technology. IFMA members m It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Gary Ayres on 14th September 2011. Gary, who started Hospital & General Supplies in 1979 and Norsan in 1980, is survived by his wife Susan and five children. A celebration and blessing of his life will be held at St.Georges Church, High Street, Langton Matravers, Dorset, BH19 3HZ on Tuesday 27th September at 15.00. For further information contact Alan Curtis at Norsan, on: 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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