Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 2nd June 2016 Issue no. 726
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Products Expert warns of harmful microbeads in oceans
RayVio launches ultraviolet LEDS to facilitate clean water and environments
GenEon's on-site disinfectant generating system awarded coveted EPA Registration Number
ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2016 - a resounding success
The Quirkies - introducing the Cleanzine quirky awards
Uniwipe expands cleaning range with UK wide launch
Known Cost Cleaning + outstanding results
Another carpet care product gains EnviroSeal certification
Praesidio: A new standard for touchless hand hygiene in public areas
Congratulations to ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam Innovation Award 2016 winners and finalists!
Award of CE Marking of Taski Intellibots brings hands-free cleaning to 33 European Countries
Connected Cleaning: Karcher focuses on digitalisation
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! The BBC has taken some stick over recent years with accusations that it’s lost its impartiality. I’m forgiving it for the time-being as it’s just given some good coverage to the plight of our nation’s WCs. In an article headed up: ‘How to survive without public toilets’, it draws attention to the fact that at least 1,782 public toilets have closed in the last decade, with some councils now offering no public facilities whatsoever. It brought in the British Toilet Association’s Raymond Martin, to comment. One of the issues Ray and his colleagues (and indeed all of us) face is that councils don't have to provide public toilets. Under the 1976 Local Government Act, those in England and Wales can simply install them in places of entertainment and other ‘relevant places’. That’s all very well if we’re in a ‘relevant place’ when we need the loo, but what if we’re not? The 1986 Public Order Act means we could be prosecuted if ‘going outdoors’ is likely to "cause harassment, alarm or distress" to others. Urinating where you will not be seen, in a shop doorway, say, or behind bushes, is covered by local bylaws. Newcastle, which has no council-run public toilets whatsoever, has a bylaw, stating: "No person shall urinate or defecate in any public place." The maximum penalty is a £500 fine. Where does that leave the people of Newcastle – apart from ‘at home’? And what about tourists and other visitors? Some people will pop into a shop, pub or café – which Ray agrees can be embarrassing. Some will sneak in while others will ask first; but private businesses are not legally bound to provide free toilets for non-customers. Some councils promote the Community Toilet Scheme, where businesses offering toilet facilities to non-customers display stickers in their windows. "Some businesses realise that having a toilet gets more people in, increasing footfall and takings,” offers Ray. That’s all very well if users leave the washroom clean… The Great British Public Toilet Map shows where people can use the loo across the UK and Ireland and there are moves in Wales to compel councils to create a strategy ensuring public toilet provision across the area. "It's something that we could do with across the UK," says Ray. "Having decent public toilets is good for public health, business and the prevention of disease. It’s also civilised. Having nowhere to go, is not! 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
Mitie launches new specialised drone service
The drone's hi-resolution 4K camera boosts the accuracy of each survey giving facilities and property managers a more detailed inspection service. With the ability to reach 400ft, previously inaccessible places are reachable from the ground and without the need for specialist equipment. Don't flush - just because it says flushable, it doesn't mean you should
The campaign includes Public Service Announcements that urge the public not to flush personal hygiene products - even when labelled 'flushable'. Cleaning and FM industry will share, inspire and innovate at upcoming 2016 Facilities Show
The cleaning industry will be out in force, showcasing its products and services. Hako unveils new service offer
Key to the new offering is the inclusion of non-Hako equipment in a new range of contract options that have been designed to help customers extend the operating life of their machines, reduce downtime and minimise the risk of unexpected breakdowns and associated repair costs. CleanNZ Expo and CleanSweep Awards bigger and better than ever before
Ample room for bigger stands meant New Zealand's leading players in the cleaning and hygiene sector could showcase a complete selection of goods including sweepers and scrubbers, a wall full of washroom dispensers, window squeegee demonstrations, backpack vacuums being modelled and an automated floor cleaning robot making its way up and down the aisle. RP Adam opens new £100,000 powder plant at Selkirk factory
The new facility has been designed to meet a growing demand for powdered detergent across the UK, and will initially handle 400,000 kilos of product per year, aiming to exceed the one million kilo mark by 2020. Don't forget to put on a coat!
Peter Crossen, vice president of the Maintenance & Partsmaster Innovation Platform at NCH Europe, explains how the right coating makes all the difference. Kyrgyzstan protests over Kazakh minister's toilet cleaning comment Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry has summoned a Kazakh diplomat for talks after Kazakhstan's culture and sports minister said he felt sorry for Kyrgyz migrant labourers having to clean public toilets in Russia, reports Reuters. The Kyrgyz foreign ministry said in a statement last week that Arystanbek Mukhamediuly's comments were insulting and "had provoked negative reaction from the Kyrgyz public and were not in line with the allied spirit of Kyrgyz-Kazakh relations." Road sweeper refuel cost worker his life
Derby Crown Court heard how 39-year-old Matthew Lambert was refuelling his road sweeper at the yard of Leedale. Cleaners gassed - but it could have been so much worse... Chemicals and a gas-operated pressure washer that created dangerous levels of carbon monoxide led to the hospitalisation of five men who were cleaning a restaurant in Florida, USA, on Monday. Emergency crews who attended Bartow's Catfish Country Restaurant found what was described as 'a dangerous situation' and Polk County Fire Rescue Spokesperson Kevin Watler told WFLA News Channel 8: "Chemicals and a gas-operated pressure washer were used inside the structure to clean. We noticed a strong odour of exhaust at the doorway. Crews found levels to be more than 500 parts per million. Anything over 50 parts per million is considered to be hazardous. This could have been much worse." Airport staff in first-ever Global Day of Action to protest against 'poverty wages'
'Domestic Bliss that is Best of British', writes Hazel Langley of Induction Junction
Although he admits "there is probably a limit to the number of people who want to sit and listen to the endless, often un-scriptable, stories we domestics have," I for one could listen all day. 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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Dear CSSA Members and Industry Colleagues, We have been advised of the following by Philippa Rouse, Head of Illegal Migration, Identity Security & Enforcement from the Home Office's Immigration & Border Policy Directorate (IBPD): The Immigration Bill 2015, which had been introduced in Parliament in September 2015, has now received Royal Assent and will be known as the Immigration Act 2016. Arrow Solutions launches £1m international expansion plan
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CSSA agree new board structure at spring meeting Price Bailey's Offices in Old Broad Street was the venue for the CSSA's first board meeting since relaunching in February. Members were invited to reconstitute the board of directors and executive management bodies, which has resulted in the CSSA now having one of the most experienced boards in the cleaning industry. Former BCC chairman and CEO of Principle Cleaning, Doug Cooke, returns as chairman, Bob Vincent, chairman of LCC Support Services, will be vice-chairman, and Mike Rutherford, Alba Victoria Cleaning & Support Services, is treasurer. BIFM asks you to make your views known The British Institute of Facilities Management wants to know if (and how) your organisation engages with the sustainability agenda. Are you aware of which teams take the lead; how the facilities management division contributes; and what metrics are used to report on the impact of sustainable business strategies? Energy efficiency research and development project worth £900,000 launches in Scotland
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