Demand for pumps in North American sanitary applications remains steady

The North American pump market for sanitary applications is growing along with its food and beverage, personal care and pharmaceutical end-user segments. Adoption of advanced pump systems in the region is driven by the aim of these end-users to achieve energy efficiency, reduce overall lifecycle costs, and achieve operational excellence.
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Spanish professional cleaning sector continues to increase exports

Exports in the Spanish professional cleaning & hygiene sector are following a good trend, according to the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Cleaning & Hygiene (Asfel). Faced with declining domestic market, manufacturers are turning to exporting their professional cleaning products to improve the balance sheet. They are also looking for export destinations.
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World Water Week opens with a call for life-saving cooperation over water

Global leaders have gathered in Stockholm for the 23rd World Water Week, calling for strengthened cooperation over water. With the world's population and economies growing fast while the amount of available water remains the same, collaboration over our most essential resource is more urgent than ever.
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Square is the new round!

When you place your next order for FreshClean, you may notice things are not quite as they were...

The team at RJN Chemicals is constantly striving to improve its products and packaging, from adjusting the fragrance levels, to choosing the right dispensing spoons for the job! Research, development and acting upon customer feedback, regardless of which aspect of the company's offering needs review, forms an everyday part of its business.
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UV-C disinfection redefined

Aware that highly resistant forms of bacteria can survive even the most thorough disinfection process, healthcare support services provider Crothall Healthcare, has announced its decision to provide the next big step in UV-C disinfection for its healthcare customers.
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Increasing demand boosts Asia-Pacific antimicrobial coatings market

Increasing demand for antimicrobials from end-user applications is boosting the antimicrobial coatings market in Asia-Pacific. The need to minimise infection and in turn, the cost of treatment has spurred the use of antimicrobial coatings on hospital window frames, door knobs and other areas where hygiene is mandatory, thereby sustaining investments in the market.
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Survey finds most cleaning pro's would recommend joining cleaning industry

A survey conducted by AlturaSolutions Communications, a jansan industry communications firm, for Kaivac, developer of the No-Touch Cleaning and the OmniFlex Crossover Cleaning system, finds that 63% of those surveyed would recommend getting involved with the professional cleaning industry.
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All systems go for merger of Asset Skills, CSSA and FMA

Asset Skills, the Cleaning & Support Services Association and the Facilities Management Association say that the three parties are now accelerating their plans to merge following calls from industry to provide greater rationalisation and better representation. This follows the British Institute of Facilities Management’s decision to withdraw from the merger discussions.
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Freudenberg announces screw connections based on hygienic design "consistently achievable"

With its Hygienic Usit ring, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Process Seals has developed the first step toward completely new hygienic standards for screw connections in the food, beverage, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. For the first time, complete screw connections meeting Hygienic Design standards are achievable with the combination of Hygienic Usit rings and highly polished NovoNox screws and cap nuts.
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Good food hygiene is good for business

Customers are becoming increasingly aware of the food hygiene schemes and are actively looking for rating stickers when choosing where to eat out, Food Standards Agency research shows.
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It's in the can... new corporate video from Robert Scott & Sons

Did you know that over 410,000 mops and 1 million dishcloths are produced every week by manual janitorial cleaning products manufacturer Robert Scott & Sons - and, that this UK-based company also supplies many of the country's leading retail chain stores with a range of cloths, mops and cleaning items from its portfolio of over 2000 products?
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Costs of gum removal will be slashed with new Gumwand invention

A British company has invented and launched Gumwand, a new product that is set to slash the cost of removing chewing gum from pavements and floors to under 1p per piece of gum. Gumwand is 100% environmentally-friendly and safely removes gum from pavements combining steam and 'green' detergents.

Gary Fage, Director at Janitorial Express has been testing the product and says: "Tackling the sticky problem on the streets is about to be made a whole lot easier and less expensive with this new machine; I predict that Gumwand will take the market by storm. We are certainly stocking it and will be pushing it hard."
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Working together to keep stores cleaner and safer

Betco Corporation has partnered with Quick Request, a cutting-edge smartphone technology designed to better manage the cleanliness and appearance of stores and keep them safer for shoppers and staff.
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P&G Professional's new range can be ordered through your distributor

In business today, you only get one chance to delight your customers and earn their loyalty. To help operators up their game and deliver a new level of clean that building users will really notice, P&G Professional today announced the hotly anticipated launch of a brand new range of cleaning and disinfecting products designed for direct distribution.
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Incentive FM's cleaning and security expertise enriches shopping centre portfolio

Having proven itself by providing impressive cleaning and security services to Friars Square Shopping Centre in Aylesbury, Incentive FM has been rewarded with an extended and expanded contract.

Under the terms of the new contract, which was awarded by Jones Lang LaSalle, the commercial property specialist, Incentive FM will expand its remit, which currently involves providing all soft services, to a full TFM model covering all maintenance for the centre.
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PASMA launches Tower Week

In its first national Tower Week, industry body Prefabricated Access Suppliers & Manufacturers Association, plans to promote not only safety and best practice, but also the benefits of mobile access towers in a growing number of different applications. The week will also provide a snapshot of current tower use to inform future safety campaigns and projects.
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Exceptional environmental services technicians honoured for infection prevention efforts

The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE), of the American Hospital Association (AHA), and Kimberly-Clark this week announced the recipients of the second annual Heart of Healthcare Awards, honouring outstanding frontline environmental services technicians who make a difference for patients and residents across all care settings.
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AusClean Pulire is just four weeks away, so register now!

It's not long now until AusClean Pulire opens its doors. And with more than 30 hours of education, 60 exhibitors, happy hour on the show floor and the Inclean Awards, networking and relationship building has never been so simple - or, knowing the Aussies, as much fun!
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Demand increasing for non-chemical cleaning & sanitising

There is a growing acceptance that 'traditional' chemical methods are no longer the only solution for effective cleaning and sanitising. The main reason has to be the detrimental impact of chemicals on the environmental - however, there are many other benefits from going chemical-free, not least of which is a dramatic cost saving.
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ISSA announces 2014 Board

The following individuals have been elected to the new ISSA board, which will be led by incoming ISSA President Fritz Gast of P.B. Gast & Sons.
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Reserve your seat for important conference now!

Join the front runners of the cleaning industry at The British Cleaning Council's annual conference at the CBI Conference Centre in London's Centre Point Tower on Thursday 28th November 2013 from 09:00 until 15:30.

The conference will focus on 'Future Proofing the Cleaning Industry' and will once again include a high profile speaker line up.
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Janitorial Direct joins the Matrix network

Matrix - established nearly a decade ago and now recognised as the UK's leading steam cleaning machine manufacturer with an extensive portfolio of high quality light commercial to industrial 4 bar and 8 bar cleaning systems in its portfolio, has welcomed Janitorial Direct to its network of distributors.
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New Hydromist 13 Pro-Spotter makes light work of spots and stains

Truvox International has expanded its renowned Hydromist range of carpet cleaners with the launch of the Hydromist 13 Pro-Spotter.
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New approach to old and increasing problem of insects

There are 200 million insects to each and every human being on this planet and, whilst some, like bees, perform an essential service, many can be a serious nuisance and are regarded as pests. The increase in insect problems arises from recent changes in climate and the rapid growth of natural, biodegradable materials in home fabrics and building materials.
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Top safety accreditation for JPM Contract Cleaners

Watford based business JPM Contract Cleaners has been awarded accreditation from safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health & safety.
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JTM scores new commission with The Bantams

A new commission with Bradford City Football Club has kicked off for commercial laundry specialist JTM Service - whose customers include some of Yorkshire's iconic sporting clubs. JTM's growing portfolio within the region's sporting sector spans Leeds United and Yorkshire County Cricket Cub.
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100,000 cans in the bag - with help from Cromwell Polythene

A public-spirited Leicester man, who began collecting aluminium cans for recycling less than three years ago, is within sight of his target of 100,000 cans by the end of this year.
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Norse grows education sector cleaning services

Norse Commercial Services and its subsidiaries are seeing continued growth in the education sector across the UK.The Norfolk based company, which has joint venture partnerships with 11 local authorities around the UK, has recently won a £2.5 million, three year agreement with Norfolk Educational Services group to provide cleaning services at City College Norwich and a number of Academies in the county.
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New AMA report reviews UK contract cleaning market

''Contract cleaning is a mature and highly fragmented market and one of the most competitive of all the outsourced sectors. Despite the economic downturn and continued budget cuts across private and public sectors, the market has performed reasonably well compared to the wider FM and construction markets and is currently worth around £5.3bn,'' say the authors of the new AMA Research report.
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BIFM withdraws from talks on potential merger with Asset Skills, CSSA and FMA

The British Institute of Facilities Management has announced that it has decided to withdraw with immediate effect from the merger discussions it had entered into with Asset Skills, the Cleaning & Support Services Association and the Facilities Management Association.
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Elan Sales Open Days

Elan Sales Ltd, master UK distributors for Factory Cat have moved to new premises.

The company is celebrating with Open Days next week September 11th, 12th, 13th. As well as FactoryCat and TomCat machines Elan will also have the ORBITZ floor preparation machines available, that went down a storm at the Cleaning Show, with demonstrations of marble, terrazzo polishing and the stick dry stripping system.
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Soapbox: Carpet Care - Wet or Dry?

Dry Extraction Cleaning is often maligned and little understood, Geoff Greeley - Vice President of Market Development and Support, explains...

These days the majority of industry experts should really be called wet extraction cleaning experts. Their understanding of dry extraction is on a par with a trombone player explaining how to play a violin - he knows music and music theory; but if he hasn't played a violin, he will operate it improperly yet still expect to hear music!
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OxyPharm disinfection units now available through rental service

The OxyPharm System, available through Healthcare cleaning specialist CK Group, is an effective whole area bio-disinfection solution for wards, operating theatres and intensive care rooms. Based upon vaporised hydrogen peroxide, OxyPharm quickly and effectively disinfects all surfaces, fabrics and fittings, along with the air within the room.
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Reducing HCAIs 2013: Supporting Community Health

Govtoday and Health & Social Care Reform are staging a conference and exhibition. 'Reducing HCAIs 2013: Supporting Community Health', will be held at The Brewery, London, on 10th October 2013.
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Principle achieves outstanding reduction in emissions

Since becoming a certified CarbonNeutral company at the start of 2011, Principle Cleaning Services tells us it is delighted to have recorded a huge reduction in its emissions. The London based, sustainable company has worked with The CarbonNeutral Company, a world-leading provider of carbon reduction solutions, to set a target to reduce its carbon footprint by 5% each year over a five year period.
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Racecourse stays cleaned up for festival

Events and venue cleaning specialist Ryans Cleaning made sure Galway Race Festival ran smoothly by working day and night over the festival week. More than 127,000 racegoers enjoyed the events during the festival, which was hit by extreme rain for two of the days despite ideal conditions for the rest of the festival.
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