Cleanzine: your weekly industry and hygiene industry news 17th May 2012 Issue no. 522
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Below the recent stories will be listed in reverse chronological order, by issue.
Issue 522 on 17th May 2012
- Leader
- Breaking more records: ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2012
- ISSA/Interclean 2012: show review
- Tork stand at ISSA was 'Designed for your convenience'
- Rubbermaid Hygen Clean Water System awarded BICSc Accreditation
- Vikan: working smarter
- Tomcat's Clean Caddie offers auxiliary cleaning option
- We have Mail
- International employers initiative launches
- Crothall Healthcare releases Infection Prevention White Paper
- Themes of the WFBSC 2012 presentations chosen
- Early-bird tickets for forthcoming BCC Conference, now released
- Drivers reminded: Bag it, Bin it! - and keep roads tidy as Olympic Torch comes to town
- JPM Contract Cleaners up for business award
- Industry first for ServiceMaster Clean
- Asckey Data Services acquires Eclipse-fm software from HFC
Issue 521 on 11th May 2012
- Leader
- Lucart Group
- Hako
- Unger
- Contico
- bpi
- The British Cleaning Council's Press Officer, Peter Carrol, writes...
- Spot the birdie
- Electrolux
- Plum
- Premiere Products
- TreColli
- TomCat Edge
- Macro
Issue 520 on 10th May 2012
- Leader
- Activeion Cleaning Solutions: a statement
- Kimberly-Clark
- Poor hospital cleaning revealed in recent Canadian study
- Brussels is to push for EU-wide minimum wage
- Vermopping the UK
- OCS brews up contract with Typhoo
- Image Office Cleaning's emergency response team gives FMs peace of mind
- Trojan Battery names C.I.A.K. distributor for eastern Europe
- RCM obtains the ECA Certificate
- New Sustainability Guide details how to measure carbon footprint
- Connect Hygiene Products to launch new foam soap range
- CK Group to launch new OxyPharm disinfection at AHCP event
- First high speed hand dryer to receive noise reduction accolade
- Swisher unveils new look in the UK
- Natural bacteria help defeat the 'drought'
- OspreyDeepclean
- Donna's shining in her new job
- Vectair
- Toucan Eco
- Truvox
- Jangro success in the North
- Miniskills competition
- Gojo
- Singaporean students do their bit for their local coffee shop washroom
- Vileda
- Abertax
- Fragrance Delivery Technologies
- Tersano
- Abrasivos Aguila
- New Eco-Friendly Washcloth saves money and the environment
- An Olympic start to the year for Principle Cleaning!
- Bio-enzymatic cleaners find new use: restoring masterpieces
- Registration to the 19th WFBSC is now open
- ISSA's Mark Armitage to retire
- Welcome to Unger’s new age of nLite’ment
- Record numbers entering their lovely loos in Loo of the Year Awards
- No compromise on cleanliness, says poll
- Bunzl completes three further acquisitions
- City Of London bins that broadcast news - and recycle newspapers
- Simple ladder carrying gadget wins two awards
- NHS selects SoChlor in advanced infection control tender
Issue 519 on 9th May 2012
- Leader
- Innovation Awards 2012
- Category winner - Machines, accessories and components:
- Category winner – Cleaning Management and Training Solutions
- HTC
- Proandre
- Bay West
- Seminar Programme
Issue 518 on 8th May 2012
- Leader
- Seminar Programme
- Italian manufacturer Adiatek has given birth to a new Baby
- Cromwell Polythene
- Alani
- Alfa HygiCare
Issue 517 on 3rd May 2012
- Leader
- SCA strengthens its presence in South America
- Health experts call for ‘hygiene rating’ scheme for tattoo parlours
- Top 10 cash flow killers
- Government should use public sector procurement to tackle late payment, says Forum
- K-CP celebrates Earth Day with largest portfolio of FSC certified towel and tissue products in North America
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners installs new Master
- Veolia fined after agency worker sustained serious burns
Issue 516 on 26th April 2012
- Leader
- PHS Washrooms achieves 'world first'
- Tech-Clean's new Trailer Mount System
- We have Mail: Vectair Systems' Matthew Wonnacott
- Regulatory specialist launches health & safety package
- GNB Industrial Power unveils additions to its battery range
- Coventry City Council endorses Ingot Services with renewed contract
- People:
- CMS delivers retirement boost for Karcher UK employees
Issue 515 on 19th April 2012
- Leader
- British Cleaning Council announces details of its 2012 Conference
- 605 US colleges and universities recover 92,000,000 lbs of organic and recyclable materials during RecycleMania
- Penske racing driver AJ Allmendinger 'Takes the Challenge' with Scott Pro Shop Towels
- Kitchenmaster to introduce full range in Amsterdam
- Getting all the pieces in place: clean, green and steam for Jigsaw
- Bunzl's interim management statement released
Issue 514 on 12th April 2012
- Leader
- Pay market App launched to support managers on the move
- RJC Cleaning to distribute award-winning Kaivac system in UK
- Learn how to get the best out of your cleaning equipment batteries
- UMF to provide infection prevention products to Sodexo under multiyear agreement
- Karcher repeats its £100 cashback scheme and vac competition
- VDM presents 'DMX' - the evolution of the MX project
- LPM shows commitment to environment and service with introduction of new range
- Fogbuster eliminates fat, oil and grease from waste pipes
- Injuries sustained through fall from chemical storage tank lead to fine
- Top safety accreditation for Pr1me Cleaning Services
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council extends waste contract with Acumen
- Brayborne secures three new local authority contracts and BP Pangborne
Issue 513 on 5th April 2012
- Leader
- EU countries failing on 2020 waste target
- We have Mail: What is clean?
- Meet Rocky!
- We have Mail: What is Clean 2
- MITIE's new Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma revolutionises cleaning
- Outbreaks of SARS and flu forces Taiwan to implement infection control measures
- New Vectair product set to revolutionise feminine hygiene unit servicing
- Ecolab introduces cleaning solution for EMEA food manufacturers, that dissolves low trans fat oils
- 3M's new matting really makes an entrance!
- Grout discoloration problem rectified at Rolls-Royce showroom
- Toucan play: Regent first major contractor to adopt cleaning innovation
- Cleaning firm fined over porter's death at Bolton hospital
Issue 512 on 29th March 2012
- Leader
- We have Mail: Response to Survey reveals professionals "unclear about proper cleaning / disinfecting procedures"
- CSSA comments on minimum wage increase
- We have Mail: from Mike Bone of the Loo of the Year Awards
- Healthcare acquired superbug infections on the rise
- ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam offers exciting seminar programme
- Find a flexible trolley solution with new VoleoFlex
- MITIE awarded £6m integrated facilities management contract with Worldpay
- The Truvox TruSweep 460 is sweeping across Britain
- Free webinar on how to improve PPE compliance being staged next month
- Keynote speakers announced for AHCP 2012 National Conference
- bpi.recycled products reveals MDD plans
- ServiceMaster awarded national accreditation for environmental clean-up efforts
Issue 511 on 22nd March 2012
- Leader
- Survey reveals professionals "unclear about proper cleaning / disinfecting procedures"
- Washroom Products in the Education & Health Sector UK 2012 - 2016: report published
- bpi.recycled products makes £multi-million investment into new recycling capabilities
- UK's Low Pay Commission welcomes Government's acceptance of its 2012 report
- Premiere Products announces exciting new partnership
- LPM Cleaning goes 'quackers' in support of Brainwave children's charity
- Rubbermaid's new 'Clean Look' range elevates washroom experience for all
- Additional exhibition space secured for Clean NZ
- Exterior cleaning: System solutions ensure economical street cleansing and grounds maintenance
- Surface cleaning the 'green' way:lLiability and risk management - does it make cents?
Issue 510 on 15th March 2012
- Leader
- £5 million up for grabs for Britain's start-up stars
- OspreyDeepclean introduces the new SteamForce range
- Achieve professional results in the shortest time with Window Vac
- ISSA wins top honour
- Jigsaw gives new hospital Royal treatment
- Jani-King crowned 'Official Cleaning Company' for St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Savannah
- Combo: the big, ride-on machine from Italy
- PikStik enables you to pick with ease
- Ecolab expands Brazil institutional business
- Envirionix gains Food Safety Certification on Eco-Safe Cleaning Solutions
- A high performance service for a high performance business - GKN Aerospace
- Hydro Tek introduces its new Industrial Cold Wash Skid CPS Series
- New ways of working at height demand the highest training standards
Issue 509 on 8th March 2012
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- ACI says safety built into cleaning product DNA; refutes study designed to scare
- Robert Scott & Sons acquires Contico Manufacturing
- New sanitisation products claim to Kill H5N1 Super Virus
- Great Start to the Year for Global FM
- Renowned German cleaning machine manufacturer appoints Wrennalls as UK agent
- OCS Group expands in Singapore through Don Thaker acquisition
- British Cleaning Council holds 30th Anniversary Reception in Palace of Westminster
- ISSA industry association meeting sets tone for upcoming Amsterdam show
- Regent wins cleaning contract for Blatchford prosthetics sites
- Expansion underway at Ecolab's Schuman Campus in Eagan, Minnesotta
- Jangro Member wins top Deb Award
- Silverdell awarded with framework contracts in Utilities and Social Housing sectors
Issue 508 on 1st March 2012
- Leader
- Major new TV series seeks Britain's most colourful and unconventional workplaces
- The Cleaning Authority offers returning veterans great business opportunities
- OCS acquires majority stake in Integris management Services
- How to beat the BIG boys - What the giants of the industry just don't get
- At last - some good news for the UK Cleaning Equipment & Materials industry
- Pump and dispense fluids easily, safely and without waste
- Chance for employers to participate in a new £250m training fund
- MagicArt Trolleys
- RIA announces Martin L. King scholarship events at Annual Leadership Summit & Industry Expo
- Speed manufacturing finds a new home
- Kennedy introduces the new Ellipse range
- Soapbox: Consider environmental impact when selecting wiping systems
- Yet another landmark building cleaning contract win for Principle
Issue 507 on 23rd February 2012
- Leader
- Fuller Brush Company files for bankruptcy protection
- From Australia - a really novel way of providing better hand hygiene
- Starting an office recycling programme... becoming a worm wrangler
- Quality pays for South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Cannon Hygiene UK confirms commitment to floorcare and roller towels
- NCL introduces cost-saving portable dilution system
- New CILS computer printable rating plate labels have 'heavy duty' label adhesives!
- Norse wins contract with Suffolk ports
- New 21st century disinfection and hand sanitisation products set to zap the world's superbugs!
- Altro taps Regent Cleaning know-how in joint training initiative
- Cleaning company sets shining example
- PHS Direct and The National Forest: Families plant trees in a new woodland.
- A pilot sanitation project is about to begin in Lahore, Pakistan
Issue 506 on 16th February 2012
- Leader
- Government urged to boost credibility of apprenticeship schemes
- RIA introduces new website for 2012 Convention
- "Y Viva Espana" says the cleaning industry
- In-depth study reveals controlling, target-driven approach to leadership as counter-productive
- Pest problems solved with the WoolSafe Organisation
- Catalogue of safety failings by Rotherham recycling firm
- Italian Cleaning to participate in mission to UAE and Qatar
- Helping British Airways 'To Fly. To Serve'
- Steady stream of biobased products are headed our way in 2012
- Sercon celebrates new association with cleaning contract win
- Heavy duty scrubber dryers come with a three year warranty
- All clean at Northampton College
- Guests protected from filthy hotel rooms by new safety systems
- Camden Council appoints ISS as new facilities management partner
Issue 505 on 9th February 2012
- Leader
- SCA's binding offer on G-P's European tissue operations is accepted
- Carpet cleaning work injury survey looks at equipment ergonomics
- New activated hydrogen peroxide cleaner disinfectants clean fast in healthcare environments
- PPC introduces new cleaning and maintenance course
- Enterprises must boost innovation as global competition becomes stronger
- Cleaning Industry Charity Golf Open
- Queen's Diamond Jubilee: 60 years of Britain at work
- Tristel launches sporicidal wipes you can actually see work
- Bower Products launches quality stainless steel air freshener
- Pseudomonas - we need more facts
- Recognising the best toilets for 25 Years
- Dealing with feminine hygiene waste in a revolutionary new way
Issue 504 on 2nd February 2012
- Leader
- Better-than-national infection rate drops even further at hospital using Xenex
- Facilities managers and Cleaning Pro's 'will pay more for sustainable products'
- Blue Competence for Green Cleaning
- Carpex/Windex: just five weeks off
- New lease options for electrolysed water for 2012
- Check who's working for you, Olympics firms told
- Clean NZ - just a few stands left and they're going fast
- MITIE Chief Executive awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List for 2012
- Chicago hosts 2012 IFMA Facility Fusion Conference & Expo
- Yuasa launches new Pro-Spec batteries for semi-traction applications
- Improving street cleaning and waste collection in Chennai
- ServiceMaster Clean team members boast BDMA status
- Demon's new Hurricane Combi in Awards final!
- A 'Clean Sweep' for OCS at Brunel University
- New contract win takes Incentive QAS to dizzy heights
- Emprise celebrates 10 years at The Berkeley by rewarding cleaning staff
Issue 503 on 26th January 2012
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- Prochem Europe receives Royal Warrant of Appointment to HM The Queen
- We have mail: Disposal of Reusable Items
- CFR to emphasise 'responsible cleaning' in 2012
- Lotus Professional brand launches lifetime guarantees
- A breath of clean air for Afghan police officers and their European advisors
- Fairer deal for UK hauliers
- Iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom undergoes its annual spring clean
- Dirty hands costs lives
- Ingot celebrates landmark anniversary
- Frying high with Jangro
- A new era dawns for Jet-Vac Systems
- Cleaner sweeps up - Kingston University cleaner receives award for 45 years service
- Norfolk companies prosecuted after cleaner crushes hand
Issue 502 on 19th January 2012
- Leader
- New Year ambitions to reduce healthcare associated infections
- Ecolab China again named Outstanding Enterprise for Corporate Social Responsibility
- 'Select few' grabbing all the growth
- Getting out of a sticky situation
- OCS helps International Aid Trust to stock up
- Changes at the ACI announced
- Shropshire town's paving feels the force!
- Transport for London awards 'greener' cleaning contract for coach and bus station
- Norse cleaning up in social housing
- British Cleaning Council backs London 2012 cleaning jobs pledge
- Cresswell wins back high-status contract after a year away
- Cleaning company wins top Environmental Award
- Barnsley Council agreement pioneers new public/private partnering
Issue 501 on 12th January 2012
- Leader
- New Year rings new heights for Canadian 'Men In Kilts'
- BTA 2011 Innovation Award results
- New methods 'save time and money'
- More youngsters enter FM profession as average salaries near US$100,000 pa
- We have Mail - We need the loo!
- Improvements means there is now a Tork hand towel roll for every environment
- Ecolab Germany to relocate to new high-tech innovation centre in Monheim am Rhein
- Dave Rogers to spearhead European market growth at Unger
- Greyland moves to new land
- Niche solutions stand out in Prochem 2012 catalogue
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners receives Royal Charter
- MITIE is the only way for Essex!
Issue 500 on 15th December 2011
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- WFBSC secures observer status at UN Commission
- Ceredigion County Council is UK Overall LOTY Trophy Winner
- Three weeks left to nominate for Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award
- Women do better than men in 2011 jobs market despite public sector cutbacks
- Ecolab expands Brazil pest elimination business
- The CVC - a user-friendly vacuum cleaner from Contico that works wonders!
- Hygiene Group to the rescue!
- Two giants become one
- Popular cleaning textbook now available in electronic format
- OCS hat trick with People into Action Awards 2011
- A novel way of spreading the message about hygiene!
- Deputy Minister awards candidates with vocational qualifications certificates
- Survey reveals what facilities managers think of waterless urinal systems
Issue 499 on 8th December 2011
- Leader
- Start the New Year with some training!
- Shenandoah University dance students show off Hygen's attributes
- Catching bugs at Karachi hospital
- As 2020 target nears, England's recycling record improves
- New invention means Cardiff International pool is flushed with savings
- Matthew Wonnacott - badly injured but doing well
- CSSA welcomes new online visa check tool
- New £125m fund to boost UK advanced manufacturing supply chains
- Register now for the ISSA Europe 2012 Golf Day
- Winner of Kaivac's Dirtiest Mop Contest announced (15,557 votes received!)
- Deb Group enters South East Asian market
- Some NZ hotels "could be cleaner" report travellers
Issue 498 on 1st December 2011
- Leader
- Asset Skills secures £2m investment for skills to drive growth
- SCA delivers binding offer to acquire Georgia-Pacific's European tissue operations
- Ecolab, Nalco shareholders approve merger
- Study highlights serious problem of hospital-acquired infections in Africa
- PolyOne and Sanitized AG collaborate on healthcare solutions
- Training for cleaners in 2012
- RCS is driving forward sustainable cleaning.
- New pads perfect for terrazzo and concrete cleaning and polishing
- Emprise retains leading role with Ambassador Theatre Group
- Better information about lorry parking provision
- Cutting edge brush machine commissioned
Issue 497 on 24th November 2011
- Leader
- News in Brief
- Customers are shouting, but is anybody listening?
- Sale proposed of Fiberweb's hygiene business to Petropar
- Loch Loo-mand, as it might become...
- Chequers' crowning moment at East Surrey College
- Hygiene issues at Indian hospital exacerbated by huge volume of visitors
- Ranger adds Teupen's new Leo 15GT Plus spider lift to its portfolio
- Did you know... Brightwell organises free technical training sessions?
- Veolia Environmental Services wastes no time in getting HelpStar on board
- Leeds Castle drives for sustainability
- China Clean Expo partners with EUnited Cleaning to promote next year's show
- The Apprenticeship Scheme in action at CK Group
- Public procurement announcement a big deal for SMEs, says Forum of Private Business
- Francisco Duarte
- OCS achieves sparkling results in Asset Skills Team Clean Challenge Awards
Issue 496 on 17th November 2011
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- SCA reorganises hygiene operations for increased efficiency, market presence and growth
- Backstage battle over energy efficiency directive
- Scottish botulism poisoning highlights limitations of anti-bacterial sanitisers
- Making the case for daytime cleaning
- A 'Right Royal' Service for Queen Alexandra College
- Hovima Aparthotels wins Check Safety First award for exceptional standards
- Central vacuuming systems could change commercial cleaning, says Vacrite
- Girbau UK launches smarter washers to save energy and water
- Cintas and Rubbermaid to deliver rental cleaning solutions together
- Ensure compliance with PPG26 Pollution Prevention Guidelines
- Cut staff sick days with antibacterial surface protection
- UK Government plans to reform PFI model
- Annual CIPD survey shows shift in priorities for reward professionals
Issue 495 on 10th November 2011
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- Exhibitors and attendees win big at ISSA/Interclean 2011
- UK's top cleaners recognised at Golden Service Awards 2011
- Freudenberg's green technologies lead to workforce increases
- MITIE CEO named National Business Awards 'Leader of the Year'
- Win a pair of Unger Gloves!
- Bunzl acquires further business in Brazil
- Healthy Workplaces Campaign closing event takes place this month in Spain
- OCS Helps Eurostar to Shine
- New SoChlor environmental disinfection portfolio aids infection prevention
- B & V Water Treatment's new Absulox kills all harmful microbes
- Lavendon Access launches SkySiren entrapment solution
- Emprise wins Royal Bank of Canada support services contract
Issue 494 on 3rd November 2011
- Leader
- News in Brief
- Study highlights need for more knowledge about green cleaning programmes in hospitals
- Satino Black wins Pentaward 2011
- Activeion technology makes finals of IET Awards 2011
- Especially in the janitorial industry, only wet babies like change
- Contract Cleaning Market: Research & Analysis UK 2011-2015, now published
- Servi-Tek reinvents the janitorial services offering
- IICRC (The Clean Trust) publishes list of forthcoming courses
- Awards event in Scotland celebrates cleaning skills contest
- Emprise still ensuring the show goes on at Delfont Mackintosh
- New Gum Spotter Lance removes gum in seconds, without chemicals
- Dutch transfer: Vebego sells Indigo Services to Facilicom
- Trouble free commercial cleaning with SEBO
Issue 493 on 27th October 2011
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- Australian cleaning industry to form umbrella body
- We have Mail
- Unger UK supports Keep Britain Tidy's 'Love Where You Live' campaign
- Chemical product/manufacturing process health impact reporting standardised
- US Products' survey finds 2011 carpet cleaning spend 'about same' as 2010
- St Pancras International's cleaning runs as scheduled, thanks to Rubbermaid
- Post Office guarantees to beat business insurance renewal quotes
- Roadshow highlights business cost of poor indoor air quality
- Halo cleans up with RPC UKSC
- A date for your diary: Carpex / Windex Show 2012
- Workplace Futures conference 2012: New needs? New solutions
- CK Group achieves ISO 14001
Issue 492 on 20th October 2011
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- News in Brief
- Finnclean takes place next week
- Get involved in review of EcoLogo's Sanitary Paper Environmental Standard
- Snow and sustainable transportation DO go together!
- We have mail: A rebranding for the IICRC
- Tork foam soaps save customers time and money
- Vectair named South West Finalist in Santander International Trade Awards
- Filmop product agreement latest piece of Jigsaw puzzle
- New study shows that cleanliness matters most to restaurant customers
- HCI introduces new Infection Control Series televisions for healthcare use
- First commercially available drier powered by heat pump
- Ace Janitorial celebrates 40th Anniversary
- UK taxman urges employers to ditch 'A N Other'
- Industry raises £1,800 for Breast Cancer Campaign
Issue 491 on 13th October 2011
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- Survey finding shifts in green attitudes and behaviours
- ISSA aims to change the way the world views cleaning
- New approach to fighting hospital superbugs - with friendly bacteria
- Kimberly-Clark introduces patient education programme for HAI prevention
- Safe Contractor award for CK Group
- Soapbox: Food Manufacturing Cleaning Companies are Gangmasters
- MITIE wins inaugural Co-operative Food Award
- Vileda Professional launches new website
- Environmentally responsible lamp recycling initiative now available in Canada
- We have mail: Bill Bryson, President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Karcher Professional Cleaning Roadshow a resounding success!
- Chemical-free floor stripping in just one pass
- CHSA tees up a great Golf Day
Issue 490 on 6th October 2011
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- New study finds soft surface textiles significant source of bacterial infection in healthcare settings
- WEEE Directive recast negotiations sparking disagreements
- Study confirms 'no link' between use of antibacterial soaps and antibiotic resistance
- New HiFlo Indoor Window Cleaning System from Unger
- Five companies earn top accolade in ISSA Innovation Awards
- First video from Brightwell!
- Rubbermaid demonstrates benefits of its Hygen Clean Water System
- Sebo launches new Pro vacuum cleaner
- Numatic International: new machine features powerful two-stage motor
- Clever Lucart produces recycled paper from drinks cartons
- Research proves economic benefits of Activeion cleaning technology in hotels
- Dhofar 'clean-up' effort lauded at Arab summit
- A MITIE partnership with Essex County Council
- Emprise teams up with Brainwave to launch 'Walk for Kids' charity fundraiser
- URGENT STOCK CLEARANCE
- STOP PRESS
Issue 489 on 29th September 2011
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- Attendance rises at CMS Berlin to 15,500 trade visitors from 60 countries
- The mermaid is only part of the attraction...
- Hako goes to town with new range - and its stand!
- BIV Training Prize 2011 goes to Bogdol group of companies
- Upset stomachs cost UK 11 million working days a year
- BICSc honours UK cleaning industry achievements
- Fresh from Italy: hand cleaning cream with natural origin microspheres
- Deb celebrates with HRH The Princess Royal
- When a Little John makes a big difference...
- BTA Conference had solutions
- Bunzl completes further acquisitions in Brazil and the Netherlands
Issue 488 on 22nd September 2011
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- A significant anniversary: 25 years of cleaning trade fairs in Berlin
- Ausclean Convention opens
- Alfred Karcher GmbH to sue Tennant
- Employers in FM and cleaning: funding offer for technical certificates
- UK's first absorbent hygiene product recycling plant opens for business
- New research highlights potential corrosive impact of some chlorine-based disinfectants
- International Facility Management Association celebrates 20,000 member milestone
- Gary Ayres
Issue 487 on 15th September 2011
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- News in Brief
- A decade after September 11, room to improved emergency preparedness say FM professionals
- UK's C diff deaths down by 31%
- UK Contract Cleaning Market - optimism for 2012
- Gatwick gets Green Apple award
- Keeping flexible with Numatic...
- Visitors wrecking attempts to keep Indian hospital clean
- Ecolab introduces new cleaning formulations for food industry CIP
- PPC's new storm pad Re-vives cathedral floor!
- Panztel brushes off the recession
- Truvox burnisher goes on safari
- From rags to riches and Royal praise
- US automotive aftermarket contributes to a cleaner environment
- CHSA Educational Scholarships 2011 announced
Issue 486 on 8th September 2011
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- The Antibac pen: a certified superbug killer
- Worlds apart! Xperience intensely different 'scentsations' with FOUR new Airoma(r) XTREME fragrances!
- Washroom solution saves water, time and money
- Steam cleaning the easy way
- A day in the business
- Facilities managers asked their thoughts about green cleaning chemicals
- Healthcare expert applauds new cleaning initiative
- Girbau launches complete laundry care
- SMC's success spawns specialist division set-up
- Trojan Battery names Accutrade as distributor for Russia
- Consultants' fees hit small firms with almost £6 billion in annual compliance costs
- Prisons competition helping ex-offenders secure employment in cleaning
Issue 485 on 1st September 2011
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- News in Brief
- EU prepares to re-open REACH 'can of worms'
- Kimberly-Clark expands network of global innovation centres
- Ed Selkow: Little People
- SERV Hampshire blood runners clean up with spill packs
- BCC's Sustainability Conference 2011: an update
- Passengers offered hygiene packs as airport strike looms
- South African cleaning strike over, pay deal signed
- Bunzl makes further acquisitions in North America and Europe
- Facilities Management market strengthens in 2011
- WFBSC 2012 Congress surging ahead
- Terminix enters joint venture with SIS in India
- Toucan-Eco beats chemical price increases
- Getting your strategy right in the UK Cleaning Equipment & Materials industry
Issue 484 on 11th August 2011
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- Brightwell and All Care distribution alliance
- Steam in the snow
- Train windows, a breakthrough (not literally!)
- BTA Conference Wednesday 21st September
- No-Water Urinals: survey reveals misconceptions
- Corporate responsibility in a harsher business landscape
- Night-time cleaning to end rubbish nightmare
- Recycling revolution grows in the US
- Certified pros protect catering industry as insurers get tough on greasy ductwork
- Heading to the beach this Summer?
Issue 482 on 28th July 2011
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- Contract Cleaning Market Report - UK 2011-2015 Analysis
- More than one third of Americans personally affected by HCAIs, reveals survey
- Take up the offer of a free audit
- A solution to cross-EU border credit problems?
- Industry elite co-host celebration dinner for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
- Fire at SCA's paper mill in North Wales
- 'Grow as You Go' system offers 'Crossover Cleaning'
- Kärcher announces September UK Roadshows
- Cleaners REACH for Prochem solutions
- Ecolab delivers strong second quarter with sales up 12%
Issue 481 on 21st July 2011
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- Ecolab and Nalco in merger agreement
- Byotrol signs four year, multi-country, multi-product agreement with Rentokil Initial
- Gates Foundation launches effort to reinvent the toilet
- Treasury announces plans to find £1.5 billion savings across PFI contracts
- Defra launches consultation on draft national policy statement on hazardous waste
- New cleaner sucks up waste water as it goes and delivers it to where it's needed!
- MITIE to inspire British start-ups to success
- V-Air Zero - Neutralising odours in an environmentally friendly way!
- Commercial Janitorial continues to grow by providing green cleaning services
- Choosing the right high rise cleaning contractor: A guide
- CK Group passes the ball with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- John and I work across a number of industries and we're often invited along to open days and eagerly attend, expecting to find something new and exciting to discover and report back on. They can involve a long drive and thus lots of valuable time and expe
Issue 480 on 14th July 2011
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- World Workplace Conference & Expo showcases latest trends and innovations
- Ireland losing almost 1,000 jobs a week and services industry hardest hit
- Just under four months until Clean India show opens
- IEHA releases the Master's Programme
- ICMMA launches new code of practice
- Hovis bakery uses its loaf and sees it kneads Vikan mopping systems
- Silver use grows with infection control products
- BICSc training now available from Jangro
- GMB union signs National Framework Agreement with Sodexo
- Joint Venture secures council services and jobs
- Great golf, hospitality and fellowship characterise ISSA Europe Golf Day
- A perfect symbiosis - efficient pool management and good water management
Issue 479 on 7th July 2011
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- New technology kills bacteria that cause hospital infections
- Cleaning firms urged to prepare for new agency worker regulations
- Fimap receives from QCB Italy, 'Top Peformance 2010' quality award
- Toilet Innovation Awards open for entries
- BICSc Education Conference helps set new environmental and training standards
- Ecolab recognised with IFT Food Expo Innovation Award
- Idrobase Group closes first half of the year 26% up
- Cleaning team celebrates after gaining nationally recognised awards
- We Have Mail
- Wallgate develops new sanitaryware control package
- Coventry 'cleaning show' takes place next Thursday
- Brightwell rises to the challenge
Issue 478 on 30th June 2011
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- Germgard Lighting demonstrates two-second, bare and gloved hand sterilisation
- Ecolab adopts automated hand hygiene monitoring technology for healthcare customers
- WWF and Kimberly-Clark announce new global commitment to responsible forestry
- BCC announces keynote environmental speaker at Conference 2011
- Beaver Floorcare makes sure Wolverhampton Civic Hall doesn't slip up!
- LCC adds £1m a month
- Growth at The Facilities Show highlights industry optimism
- RCM gears up to look after cleaning needs of Yamaha Motor Racing, Milan
- AeroGlass liquid glass technology helps prevent the spread of infection
- 'Mission Green Clean'
- Bunzl: looking good
- DSA saves £millions on facilities management
Issue 477 on 23rd June 2011
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- Annual recruitment survey finds return of war for talent and huge skills gaps in UK
- Living wages for London cleaners (or the Olympic city will be a filthy city)
- Special Offer! Need to find those high value cleaning and security contracts?
- Vectair launches 'Green Tea' aircare fragrance
- Bio trunking makes a meal out of food factory bugs
- Vernacare's 'Austerity Partnership' rewards loyal customers
- New pressure washers from Idrobase are going down a storm
- CSSA AGM & Annual Luncheon: informative and fun
- 'Give Soap a Chance' campaign reaches South Africa
- Higiexpo 2011, Brazil, opens in just a few weeks
- PPE assessment: improving your bottom line
- Tennant UK Cleaning Solutions celebrates opening of new Head Office
- Acumen proves key in Newcastle-under-Lyme winning waste management award
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners
Issue 476 on 16th June 2011
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- Rubbermaid's new Hygen clean water system turns dirty water into clean
- EU to start taxing road freight to contain pollution
- IEHA Seattle Educational Forum sells out
- Tackling 'cowboy' suppliers: a day in the life of CHSA's auditor
- IPC Media chooses Principle Cleaning
- HSS Outsource: time/money-saving solution for cleaning and FM contractors
- Mega I: RCM's new walk-behind scrubber-drier
- Glass Clean System
- Businesses overlooking financial cost of workplace injury and illness
- What exactly engages employees?
- MITIE wins integrated FM contract in Norway
Issue 475 on 9th June 2011
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- Cleaners paid too little, say Britons
- Inadequate cleaning causes unnecessary deaths in hospitals and care facilities
- 'Magic' trolley systems
- Testing green cleaning products for performance - IEHA/TURI programme continues expansion
- Waste Management opens first public compressed natural gas fueling station in Camden
- Cleanliness of premises 'is top priority'
- Tennant Company and its Orbio Technologies Group acquires Water Star
- Soluclean gets a thumbs up from James Paget University Hospital
- Sebo a red carpet contender, says top manufacturer
- Premium provider White Star Laundry equips with Girbau
- Access to plastics recycling more widespread than previously believed
- Three men taken ill after cleaning toilets
Issue 474 on 2nd June 2011
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- Sealed Air to acquire Diversey for $4.3 Billion
- New Bio (bucketless) microfibre cleaning tool
- AFIDAMP releases cleaning industry update - and it's good news!
- Bunzl completes further acquisitions in Spain, the UK and Australia
- Perception is not reality, but Enhance 'SCOR's in London
- UNI Property Services breaking through in cleaning & security
- Vectair Omniscent chosen for its impressive innovations at the upcoming AHCP National Conference!
- Jangro expands membership at Border
- Pulire Verona 2011 - continued