Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 9th May 2013 Issue no. 571
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  International News
Products Karcher and Sanoserv win the Golden Broom Award 2013
We have Mail: communication is the key writes John Laws of the Australian Cleaning Contractors' Alliance, on a subject of interest to contractors all over the globe: Matrix Industrial Range of steamers now completed
Unger launches HiFlo Control Complete On / Off switch for water fed poles
We have Mail: Any idiot can clean? With reference to your recent lead article (Any idiot can clean? www.facebook.com/Cleanzine), those of us connected to the cleaning industry are blighted before we even start. Skilled professionals in all their individual areas, (engineers, surgeons, pilots etc) are respected for their skill, their knowledge, and their application. We all admire them, but unfortunately every adult on the planet is a cleaner!! All have been made to clean at some time in their life at home, or in their personal environment, and they think they are now experts, so when a professional cleaner performs, he or she is facing silent but intense scrutiny from the outset. Ecolab to acquire Purate business from AkzoNobel Ecolab has reached an agreement to acquire AkzoNobel's Purate business, which specialises in global antimicrobial water treatment technology. With 2012 revenue of approximately $23 million, the Purate business provides patented, proprietary chlorine dioxide programmes for use in a wide array of water treatment applications. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory clearances and other standard closing conditions. Guests expect a 'Spring Clean' standard all year round from hospitality operators
New study examines possible contamination from hand drying methods
ECHA - online quiz tests your knowledge on new hazard pictograms The European Chemical Agency has launched an interactive quiz on the new pictograms for the labelling of hazardous chemicals in the EU introduced by the (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) Regulation. A research by ECHA shows that many of these pictograms are not yet recognised or properly understood. |
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! I’m almost ashamed to admit it but news reports that have surfaced recently reveal that some British children are still wearing nappies when they start school (at around four/five years of age) because their parents haven’t, for one reason or another, made sure they were toilet trained at the age they should have been! Something that surprised me almost as much as this, is that today one of the teachers is quoted as saying that two of the carpets in her school have had to be replaced because children have accidentally urinated on them. What a shame that those running these establishments (which are supposedly so short of money that they can’t pay for sufficient numbers of qualified teachers) aren’t aware that a cleaning professional - using the right products and procedures - should be able to bring the carpet back up to good-as-new, sweet-smelling condition, without nearly as much disruption or expense!
Yours,
      This Week's News
The premier event for the cleaning industry in the Central & Eastern European region, ISSA/Interclean Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), was held two weeks ago at the Warsaw International Exhibition Centre in Warsaw, Poland. It attracted almost 200 exhibitors from 26 countries and was once again deemed a real success. The organisers tell us that there were 3,706 visits over the event's three days and that these included 3,035 unique visitors from 55 countries. This was a 27% increase in international visits, compared to the 2011 edition. New, simplified naming system for Tork wiping products
Facilities managers and property owners urged to be alert on sewer flooding In a year which has seen increased flooding across the UK (and many parts of the world) and an ongoing stand-off between Government and the Association of British Insurers regarding flood insurance, a significant cause of property flooding - sewers, appear to have flowed under the radar. Incentive FM adds Northampton's venue to shopping centre contract portfolio
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Asset Skills and the CSSA announce merger plans Asset Skills, the industry skills body for facilities management and cleaning, has reached an agreement in principle with the Cleaning & Support Services Association to look into the benefits of merging the operations of each organisation. 190 Cleaning Services firms braced for takeover The cleaning services Industry should brace itself for takeovers as a series of curious circumstances begin to shape the industry, argues a new market report from analysts Plimsoll Publishing. ABCD Seminar 'Trading and Charging' The Association of Building Cleaning Direct Service Providers has organised a seminar which explores the best ways for local authority cleaning service providers to maximise the income they receive from the services they provide. Karcher cleans a true London landmark
Get Waste Smart at the Facilities Show 2013 With many FM professionals facing recycling and waste reduction targets in their jobs, and with new responsibilities coming in due to the EU Waste Framework Directive, sustainable waste management and resource efficiency are moving fast up the FM sector agenda. New Saniflo MD predicts success
Disposables UK comes to the rescue of South Yorkshire Fire Service
Prochem expands training programme with in-depth stain removal course for 2013
EMS raises the bar on ambulance cleanliness and infection control
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