Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 12th December 2013 Issue no. 603
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! Bearing in mind just how much our supermarkets make each year I was rather disgruntled to learn this week that one of the UK’s ‘big five’ chains, Morrisons, is planning to save money by scrapping its regular store window cleaning services between December and February. Why is it always the cleaning budget that's cut when money's tight? According to some reports, the decision-makers believe that customers won’t notice as it’s mostly going to be dark outside with little sunshine to show up any dust, smears and other dirt. That may be so, but I wonder how much thought they’ve put into potential loss of profits, when the now redundant (and possibly income-less) local window cleaners who may be Morrisons customers, either can’t afford to shop, or simply decide to spend their money elsewhere because they’ve been cast aside – not to mention their family and friends who may support them by following suit. Judging by comments in the forums, other customers tend to feel that this lack of pride in the cleaning probably mirrors a disregard of hygiene throughout the operation and are threatening to start visiting one of the other four large supermarkets, rather than shop in what’s likely to be a dirty facility! A spokesman for the chain also cited ‘health & safety’ as being a reason for the cuts, because the water that runs off windows can be a slip hazard in the Winter. I can’t help wondering though, why that’s never been a problem before…
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        This Week's News
Grant cuts' impact on toxic sites 'potentially dangerous' The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has this week sharply condemned the UK Government`s decision to cease funding local authority action on toxic sites which are potentially harmful to human health.
In a letter from Defra Minister Lord de Mauley, councils in England have been told this week that there will be no money for investigating and remediating contamination from next April. ISSA/Interclean North America 2013 'best in years'
Don't deflate the van tyres for winter Van users are being advised not to follow outdated advice on winter driving. Steve Clarke says: "There is a long-held view that reducing tyre pressures will increase grip on awkward surfaces. This might be all right for driving over desert sand, but it is certainly not safe for winter driving." ISS Poland employees supported the COP19
'Analytical Solutions' key to future distributor/end-customer relationships
Dustcontrol UK launches new mobile dust extraction products
The first product entering the market is the Aircube 1200, which will sit between Dustcontrol UK's current Aircube 500 and 2000 models. The new Aircube 1200 can be used in large rooms, cleaning air up to 1100 m3/hr. India's MSRTC bus staff design cleaning machine Employees of India's Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, stationed at the city of Nashik's depot, are working with a team of engineers to build a bus cleaning machine along the lines of the one used by their counterparts at Panchavati since 2008. They are building the machine from scrap. Venue and events cleaning specialist Ryans Cleaning believes it is the first company of its kind to gain the ISO 20121 Event Sustainability Management System award. And now the company has been shortlisted in the Small Firms Association Business Awards for Energy & Sustainability. Swiftclean welcomes increased clarity on legionella control
Prochem adds ready-to-use spray option for Fibrefresh
Norfolk's largest paper bank operator invests in Macpresse equipment
Manikandan Dunamis to supply Trojan Batteries in India Trojan Battery Company, has announced that Manikandan Dunamis Pvt. will distribute Trojan's deep-cycle batteries in India. Manikandan Dunamis will sell and service Trojan products for a wide range of applications, strengthening Trojan's brand name in the country. Seven reasons why cold calling scripts are set to fail
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