Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 27th February 2014 Issue no. 612
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   International News
Products Healthcare-acquired infections fuel uptake of hand hygiene solutions in Western Europe The need to prevent and control healthcare acquired infections across Europe, of which there are 4.5 to 5 million cases annually, is driving the hand hygiene market in Western Europe. Outbreaks of norovirus and bird flu over the past five years have also served to highlight the importance of hand hygiene in containing infectious diseases. Carpets versus hard floors: what do you consider to be more hygienic? Ed: We recently published an item entitled ‘Studies help settle great debate' in which we reported on the results of studies into the use of carpeting in US hospitals and their contribution to a reduction in hospital acquired infections. This has started a debate on our Facebook page and I’d be really interested in seeing what your feelings are about this argument. This is the debate so far: The eight germiest public places... We have our Australian industry colleague John Laws of the Australian Cleaning Contactors' Alliance, to thank for the following article: 'Excerpt from The List Maker's Get-Healthy Guide, By the Editors of Prevention'. It reveals some surprising germ pick-up points and offers several useful tips on the best way to avoid picking up germs... Unger founder honoured with posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award
Karcher makes a splash at Bristol in yellow, anthracite grey… and green
European Tissue Symposium: sponsor, exhibitor and speaker at ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2014
Winter building care starts with a sound matting system
CTM UK launches compact ride-on scrubber drier with long warranty
Superbugs no longer ride in rescue vehicles!
Sustainability is an integral part of the paper tissue value chain
Pick up the Katrin Easy Pick, wherever you work...
New Valet Single Motor Upright vacuum cleaner is easy to manoeuvre
Robust and modern in design, this new model is perfect for healthcare, educational and office facilities, incorporating excellent manoeuvrability for hard to reach areas and a brush head that automatically senses the carpet pile height. Features and benefits include: OhioHealth and IBM scientists join forces to prevent infections in hospitals
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! Regular readers of Cleanzine will be well aware of the issues I have with tradespeople, who never quite seem to be able to do what they’re supposed to do. Feeling thoroughly exasperated as a result of their incompetence and inability to meet easy deadlines on a couple of recent refurbishment projects, I decided it would be quicker, easier and less expensive to finish the work myself. Never one to dwell on the negative, I decided to use this as an opportunity to trial some of the products and equipment that I so often write about, which are available to or used by people in this industry - and although in some cases it’s involved some hard work, it’s been both interesting and rewarding! Over the coming weeks you’ll be able to read about my experiences using a Prochem carpet cleaning machine with the company’s ‘Natural’ range of environmentally-friendly chemicals, as well as the professional services of Chris Straker – proprietor of Straker Eco Carpet & Rug Care, Solution Cornwall’s chemicals and the service provided by Nick Vousden-White and the wonderful Grout Shield from Kilrock Products – amongst many others. And if there was ever a way of underlining the importance of schemes such as the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s Manufacturing Standard Accreditation Scheme for plastic refuse sacks, which ensures that sacks produced by scheme members are of a certain quality, then look no further! The path outside together with my car, my porch and much of the downstairs part of my house, bear testament to the damage inferior grade bags can wreak! In my defence they were not bags I’d bought, but some that had been left by one of the builders I was complaining about at the start of this leader (now why doesn’t that surprise me?)
Yours,
         This Week's News
Warning: your open-plan office can make you ill Don't blame other commuters if you catch a cold this Winter: blame the people who designed your office. According to a study published in the current issue of Ergonomics, workplace layout has a surprising effect on rates of sick leave.
Four Stockholm University scientists examined data from nearly 2000 employees working in seven different types of office. Key to their research was the number of short and long-term illnesses the employees had, as well as their total days off sick each year. Nominees announced for Amsterdam Innovation Awards 2014
The following 10 nominees are selected as the top three in their category: IFMA Foundation releases free how-to guide: 'Benchmarking for Facility Professionals
New adjustable 3M Scotch-Brite Fryer and Kitchen Cleaning Tool tackles toughest tasks
Claimed to be first kitchen cleaning tool to adjust to the task at hand, this highly versatile device can be used in three different positions and with multiple pad options, to clean a variety of ovens, fryers and other kitchen surfaces more quickly, safely and easily. StepNpull marches into Europe to combat effects of dirty washroom users
New StepNpull is a potentially life saving device, as it eliminates the unnecessary spread of bacteria from door handles. Revolutionising the way we open any door - including public toilets, it eradicates the need to touch the dreaded door handle by letting you exit the door using just your foot. Three-way partnership will help reduce HAIs Hill-Rom, a global provider of clinical workflow solutions for hospitals, has announced major partnerships with real-time healthcare patient flow systems specialist TeleTracking Technologies, and hygiene company Gojo, to co-market integrations with its Hand Hygiene Compliance Solution. Hand hygiene plays an enormous role in preventing healthcare-acquired infections, yet many hospitals struggle to achieve even 50% compliance with recommended protocols. The Hill-Rom system continually monitors the patient care environment, reminding key personnel about critical handwashing events and providing the data for sustainability. Institutions that have implemented the system have experienced a significant increase in their hand hygiene compliance. Infection control company combats HAIs with new clean wipe washable keyboard
The Seal Shield Clean Wipe is a low profile, small form factor keyboard with short travel, chiclet style keys. It is available in USB wired or Bluetooth wireless versions and is 100% waterproof, fully submersible, washable and dishwasher safe. MITIE signs sponsorship deal with the Cleaning Show 2015 MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing company, has signed a ground-breaking deal to become Platinum Sponsor of the Cleaning Show 2015.
"MITIE has been a pioneer in the FM sector for over 26 years and we're excited to be the first Platinum Sponsor in the Cleaning Show's history, as well as supporting our industry at the heart of its main event," says Rob Cattell, managing director of MITIE's Environmental + business. Bunzl makes further acquisitions in Germany and Czech Republic
The company has acquired Bäumer Betriebshygiene Vertriebsgesellschaft and its related company Protemo in Germany. Based near Düsseldorf, Bäumer is principally engaged in the distribution of cleaning and hygiene and healthcare supplies to end users in various market sectors while Protemo focuses on the sale of healthcare related products to the healthcare sector. The aggregated revenue of both businesses in the year ended 31st December 2013 was €11.9 million. CK Consumables to repeat success of Emirates show with follow-up event
The event was a huge success, enabling clients from a variety of sectors to see firsthand the large range of machines and chemicals available from CK Consumables, have a play around with them and ask the industry experts those all important questions that we all want the answers to! Recycling project run by Warwickshire charities, wins Big Society Award A recycling project, run by two Warwickshire charities, which pumps profits into local community projects, has won a Big Society Award. Warwickshire Community Recycling runs two recycling centres, in Stockton and Wellesbourne, Warwickshire. Warwickshire Community & Voluntary Action and the Heart of England Community Foundation set up the project in 2012. It was the first voluntary sector partnership to take over a recycling centre from the County Council, saving it from closure. Incentive FM takes street cleaning to a new level in Covent Garden
Spring cleaning time... for cleaning firms Spring is the traditional time for having a clear-out – and Steve Clarke says that cleaning firms, like other van users, should begin with their refuelling. Marketing manager for The Fuelcard People, a Fuel Card Group company, he insists that it makes sense. “Some businesses have been using the same fuel cards for years, without ever taking a real look at the alternatives. Some, unbelievably, are happy to pay pump prices. For anything else they buy, from tyres to teabags, they shop around for bargains. You would think that they would be equally keen on keeping down the cost of refuelling.” Steve points out that the fuel card market has changed significantly over the years and that there are real differences between fuel cards. He throws out a bold challenge to cleaning fir 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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