Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 15th December 2011 Issue no. 500
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 International News
Products SCA delivers binding offer to acquire Georgia-Pacific's European tissue operations SCA has delivered a binding offer to acquire Georgia-Pacific's European tissue operations, with sales in 2010 amounting to EUR 1.25bn (SEK 11.9bn). The offered price is EUR 1.32bn (SEK 12.6bn). Georgia-Pacific's acceptance of this offer is subject to consultations with works councils where appropriate. Ecolab, Nalco shareholders approve merger Shareholders from both Ecolab and Nalco Holding Company overwhelmingly approved the merger of the two companies yesterday. The merger will create a global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, offering premier product solutions, what is claimed to be the industry's largest and best-trained sales and service force, coverage in more than 160 countries, and combined 2011 annualised sales of more than $11 billion. Study highlights serious problem of hospital-acquired infections in Africa Research funded by the Wellcome Trust has highlighted the scale of the problem of hospital-acquired infections in sub-Saharan Africa. The study, published today in the 'Lancet', suggests that bloodstream infections acquired while in care might contribute to one in every 20 deaths that occur in children in hospitals in the region. Sale proposed of Fiberweb's hygiene business to Petropar Fiberweb has announced that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fiberweb Holdings, has entered into binding agreements for the sale of the hygiene business to Brazilian-based company Petropar for US$286 million (approximately £179 million). Hygiene issues at Indian hospital exacerbated by huge volume of visitors The cleaning programme at Gauhati Medical College & Hospital, in the large eastern Indian city of Guwahati, is being severely disrupted by the huge volume of visitors - estimated at some 2000 - 3000 each day with many staying overnight to be with their loved ones. This is leading to a rapid spread of infection as many of these visitors ignore the rules and regulations regarding cleanliness and hygiene. Ranger adds Teupen's new Leo 15GT Plus spider lift to its portfolio
China Clean Expo partners with EUnited Cleaning to promote next year's show
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Welcome to the 500th issue of Cleanzine, which I've worked out is the equivalent of a little over 41.5 years' publishing in monthly magazine terms! In that time we've grown from a 4,400 UK-reader e-zine to one with an 80,000-plus circulation and readers in 148 countries. Bearing in mind that the circulation is fully requested, that's an awful lot of readers who are keen to read about your latest product, piece of equipment or service, so do take advantage of this global platform of potential customers by regularly emailing us your news - it costs nothing other than a little of your time. It's actually our 10th birthday next February and we're marking this 'double whammy' celebration with a generous prize draw, announced in last week's issue. We're delighted to say that the winner of a year's free advertising in Cleanzine is Lisa Morantz, President of US-based Morantz Ultrasonics. Look out for the start of Lisa's campaign next year; because of the holidays our next issue will be broadcast on 12th January 2012. Our thanks go to Rob den Hertog, Senior Product Manager ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam, for doing the equivalent of drawing Lisa's name out of the hat. We had listed the entrants numerically and asked Rob to pick a number. He very cleverly used the calculation 8+9+10+11 May (5)+ 20+12 = 75 (Lisa's number) which just happen to remind us that this is when next year's ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam show takes place. It's not far off now and I for one can't wait! All that remains for me to say is Merry Christmas! We hope you enjoy whatever break you're able to take and that you stay safe and healthy - and that 2012 will bring some political stability, paid work for those seeking it and economic growth for the global community. Yours,
  This Week's News
WFBSC secures observer status at UN Commission Last Thursday, the World Federation of Building Service Contractors secured observer status at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe GHS subcommittee in Geneva. This subcommittee is responsible for global policy on the regulation of chemical products including cleaning chemicals. Ceredigion County Council is UK Overall LOTY Trophy Winner
Three weeks left to nominate for Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award
Women do better than men in 2011 jobs market despite public sector cutbacks The recession of 2008-9 is sometimes referred to as a 'mancession' in the UK because men were hit relatively hard when it came to jobs. Women accounted for only around a fifth of the fall in employment during the recession and only around a third of the rise in unemployment. But there is a widespread expectation that the opposite will occur in the wake of ongoing large scale public sector downsizing, given that two-thirds of public sector workers are women, and weak consumer demand in private sector services, especially retail, that employ lots of women in part-time jobs. Ecolab expands Brazil pest elimination business Ecolab announced this week that it has acquired the InsetCenter pest elimination business in Brazil. Sales of the acquired business are approximately $6 million. The business operations and staff will be integrated with Ecolab's existing Brazil Pest Elimination business. No further details were disclosed. The CVC - a user-friendly vacuum cleaner from Contico that works wonders!
In a striking development for the powered access industry, two of the UK's biggest names in platform rentals will be uniting under one name - Nationwide Platforms. Previously, access rental businesses Panther and Nationwide Platforms, along with vehicle mount specialists EPL Skylift, have operated under the umbrella brand Lavendon Access Services.
The bringing together of the four brands will see an unparalleled fleet of more than 11,300 powered access platforms, as well as what is believed to be Europe's largest provision for powered access training, united under one single name. Popular cleaning textbook now available in electronic format Cleaning Research International tells us that its best selling textbook 'Cleaning Specifications - their preparation and implementation' has now been revised and reissued in electronic format. Arranged in 12 chapters, the text describes in detail how a professional cleaning specification can be developed with supporting explanations of how to prepare tender return documentation; how to estimate manpower requirements and what to look for when evaluation tender returns. OCS hat trick with People into Action Awards 2011
A novel way of spreading the message about hygiene! No - it's not a book, but a play... Those using the New Delhi, Old Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway stations in India have been entertained and educated whilst waiting for their trains as part of a new programme devised by Northern Railways, aimed at highlighting hygiene and security issues on the railways. A large number of rail passengers have enjoyed the Nukad Natak (street plays) staged by the Mitra Cultural Society under leadership of its Director Anil Sharma. The response from passengers was so good that the programme is to be rolled out across other stations. Deputy Minister awards candidates with vocational qualifications certificates
The Minister heard from candidates such as Jason Moss who took the new Facilities Management Apprenticeship. Survey reveals what facilities managers think of waterless urinal systems A survey conducted in late October 2011 asked US facilities managers a variety of questions regarding no-water or waterless urinal systems. Most respondents manage office buildings, while the others are responsible for universities and colleges. The majority of the respondents (57%) indicated they have 10 or fewer no-water urinal systems; this was followed by managers with 10 to 50 systems (29%), while 14% responded that they have more than 100 waterless systems installed in their facilities.** 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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Start the New Year with some training! The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration Certification (which as we reported in a recent issue of Cleanzine, is currently being rebranded to become 'The Clean Trust') has published a new schedule of training and certification courses for those wishing to upgrade their skills in 2012. Asset Skills secures £2m investment for skills to drive growth More than £2 million will be spent on projects to drive employer investment in skills across the Asset Skills footprint. The funding, provided through the Employer Investment Fund and administered by the UK Commission for Employment & Skills, will help Asset Skills implement a range of employer-led programmes. Customers are shouting, but is anybody listening? Most British consumers (89%) are likely to tell the organisations they do business with if they receive poor service, yet almost half (44%) do not believe they take notice of, or really care about, the feedback shared, according to a study published this week by the Customer Contact Association and sponsored by Verint Systems. Loch Loo-mand, as it might become...
Scotland's lochs would look like sewage dumps if the country had to endure the same sanitary conditions as 2.6 billion people across the world, as images released to mark the launch of World Toilet Day show. Chequers' crowning moment at East Surrey College
Did you know... Brightwell organises free technical training sessions? Brightwell Dispensers organises regular in-house technical training sessions at its Newhaven HQ for its laundry and dishwashing equipment. The sessions usually last a full day, from 09.00 - 16.00 and cover all aspects of the units and accessories, from computer programming and dishwash programming, to correct and beneficial usage of accessories. And at the end of the day's training, the participants receive a certificate of training. Leeds Castle drives for sustainability
The Apprenticeship Scheme in action at CK Group
Public procurement announcement a big deal for SMEs, says Forum of Private Business News that the UK Government will implement 'radical reform' to the public procurement system - essentially how it does business with UK firms - has been welcomed by the Forum of Private Business. |
