Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 13th July 2017 Issue no. 782
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Products IICRC opens nominations for two prestigious industry awards The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification is seeking nominations for the Cy Gantt Award and Keith Williams Award. The Cy Gantt Award recognises special contributions to the industries served by the IICRC, while the Keith Williams Award recognises a significant technical contribution to the science of inspection, cleaning & restoration. The deadline for nominations is 15th August.
OspreyDeepclean's increasing international orders for multiple units are ready and waiting to be shipped from the production line straight to the company's distributors. New research on preventing the spread of norovirus
This study aimed to help stop the 'Winter vomiting bug' norovirus from spreading, by understanding and improving food handler behaviours. CMS 2017 Berlin jury nominates 17 PIA finalists
Mechanised cleaning welcomed at Hubballi railway station
IICRC announces presenter lineup for technical conference
Manufacturers help infection control experts make sense of FDA rules on antiseptic ingredients
Revolutionary new P-Wave urinal screen shows the shape of things to come in washroom hygiene
Dealing with potential Norovirus incidents in restaurants
Cromwell Polythene's antimicrobial bin liners prove popular in Austria
Latest Sapphire largest jewel in the crown
Stepan to acquire Mexican surfactant production facility and part of its surfactant business
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It takes a lot to make me cross, but sat in a long queue of cars with a boot-full of garden waste needing to be dumped at my local civic amenity tip, is not a way I like to spend a hot sunny day. I’d not expected it to be busy either, since it was late morning, mid-week… most people would have been at work. The hold-up was partly caused because of the stringent checks made by the ‘gate-man’ to ensure we were indeed locals and that we were not dumping waste that we shouldn’t be. I can recall thinking that I’d had an easier time getting into some of the old Eastern bloc countries before Perestroika… It turned out that as well as the checks, he was handing out leaflets about a public consultation on reducing the tip’s opening hours. The idea is, that the tip is shut completely for two days a week and that opening hours are further reduced. Other, smaller Surrey tips are earmarked for closure, meaning more people than ever, are going to be trying to dump waste at my local tip, which is to have its open hours drastically cut. It used to be open until 20:00 in Summer. It was open every day apart from Christmas Day and Easter Sunday. Now it shuts at 16:00. Who amongst us (who doesn’t work from home) can join the queue that early in the day? So – more traffic travelling further across the county, polluting our environment, and more time spent by residents sitting in queues, hoping they’ll get to the front before the gates are shut. Oh yes – and more illegal dumping, blighting our countryside. And this is happening all over the country, as councils try to reduce costs… I spoke to one of the workers inside the dump who said everyone was worried for their jobs. Yes, there was a likelihood that they’d be redeployed but no-one was sure and many were sick with worry. As usually happens, I lost the leaflet explaining the changes and with it the web address I need to visit to be able to comment on the proposals, but thought I’d be able to easily find the consultation on the council’s website. OK, I’ve only spent a few minutes looking for it but I’m yet to uncover it. I wonder why? 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
Groundbreaking British Standard for the 'circular economy' launched
The 'circular economy' is a concept which challenges organisations to rethink how their resources are managed to create financial, environmental and social benefits. Registration for WFBSC Congress available at preferential rates until 27th July
International visit puts Arrow on course for Far Eastern expansion
Arrow Solutions was praised for the performance of its cleaning solutions, its manufacturing facilities and its health & safety track record during a high profile visit from the Industrial Cleaning Association of China. Protect hands and reduce cross contamination threat with I-Con
The new I-Con glove system not only protects workers' hands against the most common chemicals and substances found in contract cleaning but also helps prevent contact contamination from bacteria, viruses, pathogens, and vaccines that may be encountered. Vectair Systems' V-Air Solid wins 'Carbon Footprint' approval
V-Air Solid is now 'Carbon Footprint Approved' after being CO2e assessed to the latest Carbon Footprint Standard 2017. Audax Private Equity announces the acquisition of EnviroVac from RLJ Equity Partners
Unusual cleaning job leads to fall and fine Falls from height have been brought to our attention again with the news that national bread maker Warburtons has been fined £2million after a worker was hospitalised following a fall. Late in 2013, Andrew Sears was cleaning one of the mixing machines at the Wednesbury bakery, a routine job he carried out every few weeks, when he lost his footing and fell nearly two-meters. RAS participates in schools' events
After the storm: Cintas offers retailers a Summer storm checklist
With Summer storm season just beginning in parts of the US & well underway in much of Europe, Cintas Corporation offers retailers a checklist to help limit downtime following a severe storm. FM sponsor brings the ultimate facility service to the FM Forum - its own pub
To slate their thirst and refresh themselves, attendees will head for the iconic Principal Hotel's basement pub, converted by the headline sponsor into 'The Salisbury Arms' for the duration of the event. OCS flying high after UTC Aerospace Systems contract extension
OCS has been working with Goodrich Actuation Systems since 2011 to deliver facilities services at the company's five UK sites. 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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Cleaners fare better than some when it comes to buying a first home (but it's not all good news) Online estate agent HouseSimple.com has looked at the latest Office for National Statistics wages data and average prices for first-time buyers' properties, to compile a table of jobs where it will take so long to save for a deposit for an average UK property, that those concerned (unless they get help from the Bank of Mum & Dad), won't have saved enough until at least 2100. Cleaners aren't the worst off, but the picture is grim... Call to end 'one in, three out' deregulation gains wide support More than 700 organisations and individuals have now signed an open letter to UK Prime Minister Theresa May which challenges arbitrary deregulation of health & safety. Enforce professionalism: drone effectiveness study showsFM sector is seeking better governance
Celebrating 20 years in commercial cleaning
Official workplace fatality figures hide tens of thousands of related deaths The GMB Union, which has members across every sector of the British economy, says yesterday's official workplace death figures hide tens of thousands of related deaths. SOAPBOX: Why I now love B2B review websites
"After a few years in the commercial cleaning business I soon learnt that all cleaning companies say that they are 'excellent' at everything they do and they all promise their customers the world. Prospective customers are unsurprisingly distinctly immune and unimpressed by this hyperbole. ARL wins contract with leading restaurant operator
CSSA Annual Luncheon revisited
SOAPBOX: Public Toilets UK - a matter of urgency
"Articles about public toilets appear to be ever increasing - usually because so many facilities are now closing. This is a great worry especially for the young, the elderly, those who are pregnant, on medication of various types that necessitate the loo, have a particular medical condition... in fact the list gets longer if you also take into account the needs of taxi drivers, bus drivers, train drivers, police officers, postal workers, night shift workers and so on... Castlemeadow Care chooses Girbau Laundry
Incentive QAS secures contract extension with Johnson Matthey
Delta-Q Technologies announces lithium charger supply to Orbot LiFe floor machines
Gemini Commercial Cleaning increases market share with latest acquisition
Jangro has welcomed Crystal Cleaning Supplies as the latest addition to its independent janitorial distribution network, an expansion which brings the total number of distributors in the group to 44, strategically located across the UK, Ireland and the Isle of Man. UK Government urged to end health & safety deregulation following Grenfell Tower blaze The UK Government has been urged to scrap its approach to deregulation of health & safety legislation in the light of the Grenfell Tower blaze.
Green World Innovations launches GreenFit Solutions service
Soapbox: The Bathroom Manufacturers Association's CEO Yvonne Orgill on 'Leaky Loos'
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