Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 26th June 2014 Issue no. 631
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   International News
Products Gesture Recognition and Touch-Less Sensing market worth $22.04 billion by 2020
Agaia, Al Daa'ma sign exclusive distribution agreement for Evolve
Polymer Group acquires Providencia
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! Many of Cleanzine’s readers will be familiar with that ‘Monday morning feeling’, (which can start to rear its ugly head from as early as Sunday afternoon) when people begin to dread the start of the working week. Well I can’t help wondering whether the Romanian sewage worker who’s been filmed going about his work along with two co-workers who play a crucial supporting role, gets not only the ‘Monday morning feeling’ but the ‘Tuesday morning feeling’ and so on, throughout the week – and perhaps even on a Friday! The video’s doing the rounds and can easily be found on YouTube, although the power of the viewer’s imagination is probably worse than the reality of this particular movie clip, as the ‘human pipe cleaner’, as he’s been dubbed, is hauled safely – feet first – from the narrow sewage pipes by his two colleagues using ropes. And he appears to be clean, dry and breathing. I have one question. This is Europe. Where on earth are the ‘Health & Safety Police’? Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
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         This Week's News
Grosvenor Services hosts Dublin conference to promote exceptional pan-European FM
The National Directors Conference was attended by directors of businesses from 15 countries which make up the European Customer Synergy. i+DCS cleans the new Bristol 'Super hospital'
Replacing two smaller hospitals, Southmead is said to set the standard for healthcare in the UK, with over 114,000 sq m and more than 5,000 rooms. Improving supply chain communication
Bunzl makes acquisitions in Brazil and the Netherlands
Based in Minas Gerais, Brazil, JPlus Comércio e Distribuição is engaged in the distribution of cleaning and hygiene supplies and disposable products to a variety of end user customers, particularly in the contract cleaning and healthcare sectors. Revenue in the year ended 31st December 2013 was R$39.3 million (c.£11 million). Brayborne expands contract cleaning business into facilities services
With nearly 30 years' experience in delivering a reliable and consistent service, Brayborne has a well-established infrastructure across the south of England and highly experienced managers and staff. ISS to become facility services provider for Swisscom
ISS will be taking over both infrastructure and technical facilities management for an overall portfolio comprising approximately 90 office buildings and 1,000 operational buildings with a total area of around 1.2 million square metres. Health & safety for an ageing workforce Workplace equipment supplier Slingsby has seen demand increasing for health & safety products that specifically appeal to an ageing workforce and it's an area that's set to continue growing with recent figures revealing the number of pensioners with jobs in the UK has smashed through the one million barrier.
According to research from the Office for National Statistics, the number of over-65s in work is now at the highest level since records began in 1992, with almost one in 10 people in this age group now employed. Of those 615,000 are men and 388,000 women. One in five businesses don't know if their website is optimised for mobile use A third of UK based businesses are yet to develop their website to work on mobile devices, whilst a further fifth simply 'don't know' whether their website is mobile ready or not. According to a new report, released this month by a catalogue marketing specialist, 34% of UK businesses haven't taken the necessary steps to ensure their website is suitable for mobile devices. Whilst an additional 17% admit to not knowing if their website is optimised for smartphone or tablet use.
Hygienic and cost-effective, for the safe containment of soiled linen, Wave water-soluble strip laundry bags are manufactured to Cromwell's own standard, from virgin LDPE film incorporating LowCO2T technology for a low carbon footprint. Raising the bar on food safety cleaning products in China While the quality and safety of food is a major benchmark of the economic development of any country, in China, the first major Food Safety Law was only put in effect in 2009!
Four years later, with worsening safety issues and after a series of critical violations, the Chinese government is placing even greater importance on food quality, safety, and hygiene with a new set of regulations affecting food quality and food production, supervision of imported and exported food products, food inspection practices and food hygiene. Reaching out to a new generation of cleaning professionals
As it continues into its 42nd year, the Company is now seeking to expand its membership to ensure its legacy continues - and a new membership and communications committee has been appointed to shape future activity. BPI RP - '3 mountains, 7 trekkers, 24 hours, 1 great cause'
Tomorrow, Friday 27th June, the group of walkers - who are calling themselves the Polytrekkers - will bid to climb the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in just 24 hours. The gruelling feat of stamina will be undertaken to raise a target of £5,000 for Cancer Research UK, one of BPI RP's dedicated charities. The team has adopted a rallying slogan to boost its effort: '3 mountains, 7 trekkers, 24 hours, 1 great cause.' 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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