Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 6th April 2017 Issue no. 766
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 International News
Products Vectair Systems granted Ecolabel mark for its Sanitex MVP Foam Soap
Waste: boost recycling, cut landfilling and curb food waste, European Parliament says
Rogaland boosts Endeavor fleet to five
Bioklenz disinfectant gets approval from M&S
Lindhaus cleans the Dutch Royal Palace in The Hague (Paleis Noordeinde)
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! There's barely a week that the National Health Service doesn't feature in the news and the coverage is now more frequent as we've all become aware that the organisation's financial struggles have reached crisis point. It's clear that something needs to be done to tackle the problem and while much focus and many expensive consultations over recent years, have been on the potential closure of local facilities with the promise of 'super-hospitals' (not very local, but with better facilities and staffing), the thing the public focuses on is the tremendous unnecessary waste of money and resources. Many believe that with the right purchasing decisions and less waste, we won't need to close hospitals. I had personal experience of this last year when my daughter was forced to have botox in her soft palette to freeze a spasm. As the consultant injected it, he grumbled that he only needed a small percentage of this highly expensive chemical, but that the vial contained the minimum amount that the supplier was prepared to offer. The majority of the product would be discarded. "Just imagine the costs involved, across the entire NHS!" he said. "And just imagine that across all the chemicals and other products the NHS has to buy!" NHS waste hit the headlines again this week and the cleaning industry didn't fare too well out of it, being accused of charging too much for basics such as toilet tissue and cleaning services, while being blamed for hospital acquired infections. Apparently, City Hospitals Sunderland has been paying 66p per loo roll while other Trusts have been paying half that. I pay around 28p a roll for quality tissue in the local supermarket and I'm hardly buying it in bulk! What's going on? Why is a hospital - purchasing in huge quantities through a trade outlet rather than via a store - being charged so much? It doesn't make sense, does it? We need our NHS, and the cleaning industry - forever fighting to improve public perception of what we do - can help it to survive and thus prove what an important industry we are. What can we as an industry do, to enable NHS facilities everywhere to be properly cleaned and well stocked with the products we supply, for a consistent and reasonable price while we maintain decent margins? It can't be hard, can it? And the NHS is well worth it. Please let me know what you think... 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
SCA to become two listed companies
One of these will continue to operate as SCA, an efficient and well-invested forest products company that will include the forest products operations and all forest land currently owned by the Group. SCA's hygiene business, including the current business areas of Personal Care (including the recently acquired BSN medical) and Tissue will become a leading global hygiene & health company operating under the name Essity. Concerns about cleanliness and infection control in independent ambulances
These inspections have identified some common concerns around cleanliness and infection control practices, a lack of appropriate recruitment checks and poor medicines management.
Mayor Sadiq Khan is implementing tough measures to reduce London's deadly air pollution and protect the health and wellbeing of all Londoners.
As a result, waste management, modernisation of WTE plants, research and development into new WTE technologies, and public and private partnerships (PPP) are garnering attention. DJB Cleaning Supplies first in the UK to become a CHSA Accredited Distributor
In close cooperation with Kimberly Clark Professional, ECMR will collect all end of lifetime sanitary dispensers for the recycling, re-use and upcycling of the materials, according to the EU waste regulations. DCS Multiserve - How to clean a... Skyscraper
It's so big, in fact, that it even has its own Twitter handle. With offices, hotel rooms, social spaces and function rooms in skyscrapers across the world, the windows - and the building itself - need to be spotless to showcase it in its best light. So how do these impressive buildings get cleaned? DCS Multiserve, a cleaning company in Newcastle, has put together some interesting insights on this most daring of tasks... Clorox Professional's Total 360 System uses proven electrostatic technology
New Standard published: ANSI/IICRC S540 Standard for Trauma and Crime Scene Cleanup
ANSI/IICRC S540 Standard defines criteria and methodology used by the technician for inspecting and investigating blood and other potentially infectious material (OPIM) contamination and for establishing work plans and procedures. "What a welcome! Our first experience of the Cleaning Show was one we'll never forget"
We were not disappointed. Transportation cleaning - flexible, ergonomic and cost-efficient
Their German manufacturer, Lehmann, is an advocate of sustainable cleaning concepts; providing professional solutions that reduce the consumption of water, energy and cleaning agents. Prochem Europe broadens training offer to professional cleaners in 2017
Citron Hygiene acquires Workplace Essentials
Bunzl announces acquisitions in the US and Italy
ML Kishigo, which is based in Santa Ana, California, is engaged in the sale of high visibility clothing and other safety related workwear to distributors throughout the US. Revenue in the year ending 31st December 2016 was US$34 million. 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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Cleaning Show in London well attended and business done
The show certainly seemed busy and the organisers tell us that some 10% of the visitors came from overseas - 9% more than last time. But the visitors weren't just there to look at what was on show... orders were placed with a number of companies exhibiting. Action Team takes on improving the environment
Safety gets shown the green card at Lanes Utilities
Art Cleaning's work declared 'a masterpiece' at National Awards Ceremony
Window cleaner Robert Baker, from Walsall, was presented with the UK's Window Cleaner of the Year Award for his 51-year commitment to the industry and for overcoming many challenges to continue doing the job he loves, while Art Cleaning achieved the second position as a runner-up in the Window Cleaning Company of the Year category. NVQ training for washroom service technicians
Public sector FM outsourcing is growing: how can providers & FM professionals benefit? In this article, Peter Forshaw, managing director of Maxwell Stephens - the UK professional services agency that specialises in facilities management recruitment - writes about the growth of outsourcing in the public sector... "FM outsourcing is booming, but that's not the only big news. The definition of facilities management is changing, too. A huge trend is rising within the public sector, favouring outsourced experts to deliver services rather than in-house employees. Return of the Dook to Dukinfield
Prochem Europe broadens training offer to professional cleaners in 2017
ICE Locator beats 95 entrants to win Best Product Award
Selection of photos from the Cleaning Show
Northern expansion for Guardian Water Treatment
National bed month: 58% of Brits are sleeping with the enemy
New contract reinforces Cooper's partnership
'Outstanding' Accrington College tutor awarded Medal of Excellence
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