Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 27th July 2017 Issue no. 784
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Products Older people and children most at risk this Summer from Legionella Older people, parents and business owners are being encouraged to stay vigilant against a potentially deadly disease that has infected over 200 people in the UK and many more overseas, this year alone. Chemical free cleaning with TomCat Aqueous Ozone
In testament to its effectiveness it's a system used globally in water treatment plants for its disinfecting and sanitising properties. Cascades inaugurates new state-of-the-art tissue converting plant on US West Coast
Cleaning chemicals market in India "growing rapidly" The cleaning chemicals market in India is projected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 15% in value terms between 2017-2026, on account of increasing incidences of various infections, as well as rapid urbanisation, coupled with growing numbers of new commercial setups and increasingly stringent safety standards. Bunzl announces proposed acquisition in France and purchase of business in UK Bunzl has today announced that it has made a binding offer for the acquisition of a group of businesses in France and has also purchased a marketing services business in the UK. WELL now's the time to make buildings even better...
Romanian distributor wins Kaivac's 2016 'International Distributor of the Year' Award
International visit puts Arrow on course for Far Eastern expansion
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
Audax Private Equity announces the acquisition of EnviroVac from RLJ Equity Partners
RAS participates in schools' events
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
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I have to thank www.greenrushdaily.com for bringing a smile to my face and promoting a lively discussion at home this week, between myself and my two daughters, both of whom helped fund their college years cleaning offices for two hours a day, five evenings a week and deep cleaning a school in the Summer holidays. Its headline read: 'Get free weed for cleaning up trash'. Well that's a new one! The article reports on 'Summit Medical Marijuana', which took place in Maine, the US, and how as part of a green-themed community service project, those involved in the area's clean-up could be rewarded with marijuana, rather than money. Volunteers were given plastic rubbish bags, which they then filled with rubbish they collected around the city. When they returned their filled bags, they were given a small bag of cannabis in return. The event was a big success, attracting dozens of volunteers. Dozens of bags-worth of litter was removed from the streets and the marijuana smokers will have had big smiles on their faces - not just from taking pride in their work. Dennis Meehan, owner of Summit Medical Marijuana, got the idea following a similar event held in Colorado Springs, Colorado last Summer. He says that far from being irresponsible, both events were all about changing some of the negative stereotypes about cannabis and to bring greater visibility to its medicinal potential. "It's profound... The research... There's a whole world of science out there," he says. "When you see this plant have an incredibly life-changing impact on somebody that has given up on life, or somebody that has been given up on by modern medicine, and you can bring them back to life and give them a quality of life... it doesn't just affect that patient; it affects every single person in the family." As someone with loved ones who have to rely on a marijuana derivative - CBD oil - as a painkiller for their chronic illnesses and whose pain is untouched by more traditional painkillers (which can be addictive and can also create other health issues), I am aware of the plant's positive attributes and am pleased that many US states are legalising this life-saving product. Whether my daughters would have done so well in terms of their education if they'd been paid for their cleaning in hash, rather than cash, is another matter! 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
Nominations for 2017 America's Best Restroom contest close at midnight on Friday If you're planning to nominate a facility for 2017's America's Best Restroom contest, you don't have long left to do so. Nominations close at midnight on Friday. Now in their sixteenth year, the Awards scheme encourages the public to support their local luxurious loos as well as any fabulous facility they've visited by nominating them for an award. Kärcher puts its support behind the UK, as delegates from 65 countries arrive for its World Meeting
The prestigious 3-day event saw the coming together of some 150 guests, comprising leaders of the 100 subsidiaries and 65 countries in which Kärcher operates, as well as the Kärcher supervisory and management boards and members of the Kärcher family - the children and grandchildren of the company's founder Alfred Kärcher. Environmental Excellence Training & Development appointed as Steam Training Centre
Environmental Excellence Training & Development is an established business with over 30 years' experience within the education and training sector, with particular expertise in the NHS and other healthcare facilities, contract services and the public & private sector, providing services and leading on high profile projects. Messe Berlin spruces up for CMS 2017
For this occasion, no effort is being spared to ensure that the fair, the congress and the exhibition grounds themselves make the best possible impression on guests from every continent. RAS redesigns certificate of its star-rated Happy Toilet Programme
Citron Hygiene acquires Chemsyn to enhance service offering, presence and scale in Ontario Citron Hygiene has announced that it has acquired Chemsyn Chemical Corporation effective July 17th, 2017. Chemsyn is a dominant player in commercial warewash and laundry solutions, serving a broad range of customer verticals, including foodservice, hospitality, lodging, healthcare, long term care facilities, institutions, golf and sports clubs throughout Ontario. On a delivery van near you - spot the CHSA sticker!
Companies which have passed the Accreditation process are beginning to display the new Accredited Distributor status stickers on their vans to celebrate their success and commitment to standards. SmartTask transforms efficiency and performance management for University campus cleaning team
The advanced employee scheduling and remote workforce management solution - including proof of attendance, performance reporting and electronic auditing - has been used by the University to better performance manage staff and improve employee accountability. BASF supports hand hygiene amongst garment workers in Bangladesh
The approximately €250,000 (around BDT 23 million) project, implemented by Voluntary Organisation for Social Development, will explore the existing health behaviour of the workers with a view to improving hygiene and reducing associated diseases. 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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Heavy fine warns companies against fixing minimum prices charge by online sellers A supplier has been fined fined £2.7 million for breaking competition law, having been found guilty of requiring retailers to use a minimum price when selling its products online. This kind of illegal practice, known as resale price maintenance, means customers miss out on the best possible prices and cannot shop around for a better deal on that supplier's products. Mitie helps Network Rail achieve Carbon Trust Standard for Waste
Fatalities in the workplace - how can they be avoided? According to recent statistics released by HSE, there were 137 workers killed at work in the UK in 2016/17. These statistics are based on a wide variety of industries, such as manufacturing, construction, agriculture, waste, transport |& storage, and wholesale & retail trade. Adler & Allan wins BITC Award for its flood support services
Plentific announces partnership with Notting Hill Housing Association
Groundbreaking British Standard for the 'circular economy' launched
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. FM sponsor brings the ultimate facility service to the FM Forum - its own pub
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. 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
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