Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 7th September 2017 Issue no. 788
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 International News
Products Family owned Stadsing A/S, sells life's work to Swedish OptiGroup
Global biosurfactant market to generate demand of over 340,000 tons by 2020 The global biosurfactant market is anticipated to generate demand of over 340,000 tons by 2020, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of around 4% from 2014 to 2020. Absence of direct bio-based substitutes of these products is expected to be one of the major factors driving the market over the forecast period, together with rising environmental concern over the consumption of synthetic surfactants and the growth of the global personal care industry. Seligo launches digital transaction and services platform for waste professionals
Betco becomes Goodwill NCPP Preferred Supplier
Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit Europe agenda unveiled
Truvox 'cuts the cord' with award-winning Valet Battery Upright vacuum
CMS Berlin 2017: Keen interest in the Mobility Cleaning Circle
UV disinfection robot helps keep hospitals germ-free for military patients in Seoul
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Welcome to our first post-Summer-break issue of Cleanzine – which happens to be our 788th; the equivalent of more than 65 years of publishing a monthly magazine! When we started broadcasting, almost 16 years ago, Cleanzine was one of just a handful of e-zines worldwide. Back then we really didn’t know what we had, thinking Cleanzine would be read in the UK and Ireland by just a few thousand people. Little did we know that before long, we’d be broadcasting to more than 100,000 readers in 163 countries! I’d always written a leader in magazines I’d edited, and as I knew little about Internet publishing or the joys of working on a weekly (and sometimes, daily) it never occurred to me that I might be making life difficult by attempting a weekly leader – despite having struggled sometimes to come up with a theme for a monthly! As you might imagine, there have been many times over the years that I’ve been short of something interesting to write about. If you’ve managed to take a break, I hope it’s been enjoyable. I had felt rested but spent far too many hours yesterday and overnight, wondering what to write about today. This time though, it hasn’t been a lack of ideas, but too many… Should it be the exposé on some of Beijing’s top hotels, which showed that sheets were not always changed between guests? In case you haven’t seen the reports, testers left marks on sheets, cups and toilets that could only be seen under UV light, before checking out. When checking in next day, testers could see the marks, meaning the bedding hadn’t been changed and the cleaning hadn’t been done properly. Or should it be the studies by researchers from The Netherlands who discovered that under the right conditions, stainless steel taps and sinks have a higher Legionella concentration, than brass ceramic versions and brass thermostatic mixer taps? Or what about sweeping changes being made all over the UK, to our household waste and recycling collections (with many public consultations taking place over Summer, while we’re away)? Then there’s the news that microplastics have been discovered in our drinking water worldwide. Frightening, but perhaps only to be expected… You can learn more here: https://orbmedia.org/stories/Invisibles_plastics And did you hear about the young woman that got stuck in a window when the toilet flush didn’t do its job properly? I’ll let you Google that one… 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
Getting silver can put hygiene first
The use of silver in hospitals and other healthcare situations is well established. Silver interrupts bacterial cells' ability to form the chemical bonds essential to their survival; so it has recognised anti-bacterial and anti-infection properties. Meet the cleaning industry at CMS 2017
400 exhibitors have registered so far and 17,000 trade visitors from 65-plus countries are expected to attend. Due to the success of the 2015 event, CMS has now opened an additional hall - taking the total to five. Revealed: UK outside Europe top 10 for average cleaning salaries
A study from London Cleaning System showed that the average wage of a UK cleaner is £7.27 an hour, significantly less than the top players across the continent - and even the rest of the world. Global surface disinfectant market estimated to reach US$ 1.7bn by 2024
The global industry analysis, size, share, growth, trends, and forecast, covers 2016-2024. According to the report, the global surface disinfectant market was valued at US$ 802.9mn in 2016 and is projected to reach US$ 1.77bn by 2024 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 10.4% from 2016 to 2024. A breakthrough in vehicle cleaning technology
Steam Clean Systems says its new Nebula Steam Cleaner offers a breakthrough in vehicle cleaning technology.
"Until now the car cleaning fraternity have had to rely on pressure washers using up to 12 litres of water per minute, or steam cleaners using less water but using diesel burners with all their deadly fumes when burned, and the mess and smell that diesel oil can cause if spilled - both of which require a mains water and electricity connection," argues sales director Charles Kent. SpaceVac chooses Rawlins as UK distributor
SpaceVac's cleverly designed package of lightweight carbon fibre poles, cleaning accessories and wireless cameras has revolutionised cleaning at height. The system allows operators to clean up to 15m from ground level in a safe and simple operation with no need for expensive and disruptive cherry pickers or scaffolding. Diversey becomes standalone company upon completion of its acquisition by Bain Capital
Diversey will now be a standalone company that will include the Diversey Care division of Sealed Air as well as the food hygiene solution business that was part of its Food Care division. Bite-sized training videos to protect uptime
In around five minutes, new machine owners - or recruits to the team - can get up to speed on setting up each machine and achieving the best cleaning performance. Registration now open for Deb Group's second Annual Happy Hands contest
"Kids don't always listen when parents or teachers tell them to wash their hands, so we wanted to find a way to make hand hygiene fun," explains Isabelle Faivre, vice president of marketing, Deb USA. ISS wins the 2017 Best Swiss Employer Award
ISS Switzerland took first place in the category of 'Large companies with more than 1,000 employees', based on the positive feedback from the company's employees. 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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Our weekly updated Hospital Hygiene features current developments and product solutions cleaning and hygiene industry manufacturers are coming up with. Read More. Recent UK News
Decon 7 able to eliminate Japanese Fungus
Soapbox: New energy label is failing vacuum cleaner users writes Justin Binks, managing director of Sebo UK... "For the second time in three years, the vacuum cleaner industry is tasked with meeting the requirements of new EU energy labelling which will see a reduction in the rated input power of vacuum cleaners. CHSA's accredited distributors demand conformance from suppliers
Survey shows that 83% of FM professionals believe BIM will support delivery of facilities management
The FM Awareness of Building Information Modelling survey, developed in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, aims to establish a benchmark of the current perceptions of the impact of BIM on the FM sector and the benefits and challenges it presents. Forestry Commission logs into Salisbury Group's facilities management
Children's Hospital introduces cutting edge Surfacide technology to combat HAIs
Infection rates can be cut with better hygiene and improved patient care in hospitals, surgeries and care homes, such as ensuring staff, patients and visitors regularly wash their hands. Zenith Hygiene Group and CPL Online announce new working partnership
The Merseyside-based company has developed a bespoke range of learning resources for Zenith Hygiene, which includes an e-learning course, learning management system and mobile app. Clarity -The Soap Co. awarded The Planet Mark
Award-winning Julius Rutherfoord Training Academy passes BICSc audit with flying colours
Sikafloor system washes away fears of flood damage spread at pharmaceutical plant
Facilities managers 'kept in dark' about poor washroom conditions, reveals research
BCC welcomes new chair, deputy and new representatives at 2017 AGM
BICSc launches new accredited training courses
The courses launched include Car Valeting, On Premises Laundry, Train the Trainer and a Health & Safety workshop designed specifically for individuals working in the cleaning industry. Finalists revealed for the BICSc Annual Awards 2017
2017 Award Finalists Client Commitment to Training: Innovation at the heart of Facilicom contract with the OU
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