Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 10th March 2016 Issue no. 714
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  International News
Products Amsterdam Innovation Awards 2016 shortlist announced from record number of entries
Becoming part of the Legend...
Permanent coating provides a one step solution to rust treatment
Cleaning on curriculum for children in Singapore
Moerman's new ProClean Combinator is designed to save you time and make you money
Apply some pressure with Briggs & Stratton
Taski Intellibot - robotic cleaning reimagined
New Gojo Mild Antimicrobial Handwash family: Proven protection that's gentle on the skin
Cannon Touch targets spread of workplace germs
Deb InstantFoam Complete breakthrough: the fully virucidal foam hand sanitiser
UK-based Genesys International has selected Water Planet, a global supplier of high-performance, membrane-based water treatment solutions, as the US distributor for its line of reverse osmosis membrane anti-scalant and cleaning chemicals.
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! There’s an interesting article on the BBC’s website about debris washed into the ocean by the earthquake-triggered tsunami which hit Japan’s north-eastern coast five years ago tomorrow, on 11th March 2011. Whole towns were washed away and as well as the enormous loss of life; it is estimated that about 20 million tonnes of material ended up in the sea as a result of the disaster.
Ikio – who lost several family members in the tsunami, decided that rather than accept offers to have it shipped back to him, it should be exhibited at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, US, as a memorial to others whose lives were touched by the disaster. The report notes that while the biggest items have received the most attention, the vast majority of the debris was smaller. Much of it is entirely or mostly sub-surface and can only be moved by currents, which means that a great deal of it has accumulated in an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a long-standing collection of marine debris. The article paints a very graphic picture of not only how long our rubbish will contaminate our oceans, but just how far it can travel whilst doing so. I wonder whether it will make enough of us who see it, think twice though – before carelessly discarding unwanted items and rubbish – and make a difference to the amount left bobbing around in the sea? For while catastrophic events such as the tsunami will do their damage without mankind’s help, smaller events such as a carelessly discarded plastic bottle, or plastic bag, or nappy – when added up globally – can do quite a damage too, can’t they? 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
Soapbox: Zero-hours contracts here to stay; can be positive if managed well
"Today's figures show a further increase in the number of people on zero-hours contracts, including a growing proportion of people on those contracts for less than a year. Expert demonstrations and advice at the Manchester Cleaning Show
From Pendulum Tests to the latest anti-slip products, Bonasystems will highlight the most recent developments in floor care, maintenance, and lend advice on how to prevent workplace slips, trips and falls. Handcare drives the US I&I cleaners industry, posting 3.6% growth in 2015, finds Kline
Moreover, sales of professional use handcare products surpass other professional cleaning chemicals, such as floorcare and hard surface cleaners, growing at 3.6% in 2015 to nearly $1.5 billion at the end-user level, finds the recently published Industrial and Institutional Hand Care: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities report by global market research and management consulting firm Kline. National Dry Cleaners chooses Girbau wet cleaning equipment
The company has an excellent working relationship with some of Nottingham's top fashion and bridal brands as well as retail outlets. Leading fashion guru Paul Smith is among National Dry Cleaner's well-known customers. Before and after tests prove benefits of aqueous ozone cleaning system
The tests were conducted using aqueous ozone cleaning machines manufactured by CleanCore Technology. TVH acquires assets of Danish DanTruck ApS
Wecoline introduces new red scrub pad for daily floor cleaning
Holchem addresses spread of Summer illnesses with summer spill kit
Whether it's generated from a member of the workforce or a customer, any illness within the food industry has to be addressed and dealt with straight away. The kit will deactivate and destroy any viruses from bodily fluids that the site has been exposed to and should work hand in hand with the best practice protocols put in place to deal with such situations. Charles Bentley launches hygienic toilet brush
Manufactured in the UK to the highest standards, the EU- & US-patented Dip-San is claimed by the company to be the only self-cleaning toilet brush on the market. Ideal for the professional cleaning environment, including hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, offices, schools and public facilities, every unit boasts a lifetime guarantee. Fighting infections with viruses
This new insight could lead to new methods of preventing infections and could contribute to overcoming problems with antibiotic resistance. The news comes after the recent government review on the antibiotic resistance challenge suggested that deaths from antibiotic resistant infection could exceed deaths from cancer by 2050, and cost the global economy $100 trillion. Quick hygiene test for the brewing industry
This has been achieved in many microbreweries by using a simple rapid test, to determine the hygienic quality of their production equipment and working surface areas. Vote for South London Aramark strike
Many of the staff who keep the four hospital sites clean and prepare and serve food to the patients are paid as little as £7.38 per hour and receive only 10 days of sick pay per year which is not paid in the first year of service or for the first three days of sickness, reports the GMB. 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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2016 Loo of the Year Awards launched
The most frequent place visited by most users of the building is the washrooms. First impressions count and high standards must be achieved consistently if the provider's - and the associated cleaning or FM company's - reputation is to be maintained. We have Mail: It's not just truckers that need toilets!
Nationwide catches the eye of the City
The real value of earnings of those whose work involves cleaning is a long way behind that of workers in other fields, having taken longer to recover from the 2008 slump, according to the GMB union's Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2007-2015. Overall in 2007, average earnings for all employees were £30,015 and although by 2015 they had increased by 12.2% to £33,689, with inflation running at 25.6% over this period, average earnings for all employees are really 13.4% below 2007 level, claims the union.
We have Mail: Cleaning up after smokers We included a letter in last week's issue from Peter Vezey, who was asking how industry experts might tackle a dilapidated building that had - amongst other things - been damaged by what appears to have been long-term, heavy smoking. Mary de Cobos, of FutureClean Assured Systems, writes... CHSA begins search for Undergraduate Scholar for 2016
The Scholarship is open to the sons and daughters of CHSA members who on 1st September 2016 will be 18 years or over and commencing their higher education studies this year. The successful applicant will receive £4,500, spread over their three-year degree. Water saving bathroom products see sales levels rise by 25%
Based on data from 130 manufacturers and retailers, MTW found that water saving products account for around 30% of the UK bathroom market in 2016, with the 50+ age group, DIoT (Domestic Internet of Things), product labelling and changing consumer habits providing a much needed sales boost in 2016. Comments invited on draft international standard for occupational health & safety BSI, the business standards company, has published the draft international standard of ISO 45001 Occupational health & safety management systems - Requirements. An occupational health & safety management system standard written with the ultimate aim of replacing OHSAS 18001, it is available until April 15th for comment. Principle Cleaning discovers its best contract cleaning partner
Based at Chiswick Park, London, the head office for Discovery Networks UK also covers operations in the UK, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, France and Flanders. Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners to celebrate 30th birthday The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners will this year celebrate the 30th anniversary of being granted full livery status by the City of London's Court of Aldermen. While it proudly supports and preserves the ancient customs and traditions of The City, the WCEC is much more than a relic of another age. As befits a soon to be 30-year-old, it is very much a modern Livery Company, focused on helping to meet the changing needs and challenges of today's cleaning industry. Prochem Europe to show at regional UK cleaning event debut
"Headquartered as we are in the south east of England, we welcome the opportunity to be able to showcase our current offer to customers from the north and Scotland at a regional event with the heritage of the national Cleaning Show," explains the company's sales manager, Phil Jones. Dear Jan, Knowing that Cle@nzine goes to everyone who knows everything about cleaning, I wondered if you could ask your readership for a solution to the following cleaning problem. I have a property that has not had a window open for 15 years and the owner smoked 50 cigarettes a day. Everything is thick with yellow stain and it smells awful - emulsion painted ceilings and walls, gloss paintwork/doors, metal surfaces (boiler and radiators), windows, tiles etc. are all nicotine-coloured. Sharing expertise at the highest level FutureClean Assured Systems, often employed as an 'expert witness' in legal proceedings and also a consultant to the Royal Navy and Ministry of Defence, shared some of its expertise more widely recently with those taking part in the seminar programme during Clean India Pulire. Mitie's pest control business secures new combined contract with Network Rail
Workplace acquired infection often goes undetected
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While much of this material sank, some is still washing up along the North American coast and it’s being tracked by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Programme, which is attempting to identify the items and reconcile them with their owners. Since September 2015, 64 items officially identified as tsunami debris have been washed ashore, from Alaska to Hawaii, including this Harley-Davidson motorcycle (image courtesy of the NOAA), which was found on Graham Island in British Columbia, Canada, in the container its Japanese owner, Ikio Yokohama, had used to store it, back in Japan.
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