Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 10th October 2019 Issue no. 889
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Products Industrial cleaning market worldwide is projected to grow by US$15BN
CMS Berlin 2019: Cleaning summit - a polished performance
Mobility Cleaning Circle an important platform for global dialogue
Coor acquires Swedish cleaning company Norrlands Miljövård
Chem-Dry carpet and floor cleaning announces Lebanon Master Franchise agreement
RAS certifies first convention & exhibition centre under the Happy Toilet Programme
Sodexo connects its financing to action to prevent food waste
Kärcher launches new MC 250 sweeper
CMS Berlin 2019: CMS Purus Awards 2019 presented
The Comac C 85 NSC floor cleaner from Kenter is a genuine game-changer. Unlike conventional machines, in which the water has to be changed 20 to 30 times a month, the on-board treatment unit with its innovative five-chamber system, only requires one change of water per month.
The Automower 535 AWD from Husqvarna can operate on extreme gradients of up to 70%, while ensuring that the highest safety standards are also maintained.
A highly effective concept, and in their evaluation of the Dust Stop the panel of judges kept asking themselves the same question: "Why did no one think of this before?" Category: Digital Tools and Systems:
Adlatus Teams 2020 is a man-machine interface, supported by AI, that creates a team comprising a human facility manager and his autonomous robot assistants. The intelligent networking of the systems enables an extensive range of cleaning tasks to be undertaken by variable cleaning fleets. This can significantly boost productivity, especially when large areas are being cleaned. Sustainable, including the packaging:
Tork Paper Circle: Recycling paper towels
Automated glass cleaning by drone:
Vikan launches complete concept for facilities cleaning segment
The concept is based on the insight that cleaning staff are critical to more efficient, profitable operations, and that better tools and knowledge are required to unleash the full potential of these vital employees. |
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! Today is World Mental Health Day, an internationally recognised day in which organisations and individuals come together to break the silence surrounding mental ill-health. This year's theme focuses on suicide prevention. According to The Office of National Statistics, in 2018 there was a rise in the number of deaths by suicide with 6,507 recorded in the UK alone - the highest level since 2002. There is growing awareness of the scale of the mental health crisis. The facts are stark: one in three in the UK will be diagnosed with a mental health condition at some point while three out of five have experienced mental health issues due to work. Given that the average person now spends a third of their adult life at work, we all have a part to play in safeguarding mental as well as physical health at work. I agree with the British Safety Council when it says that just as with physical health and safety, prevention is the best cure and the wisest investment. Changes that reduce stress, encourage early intervention and remove the mental health stigma deliver significant long-term benefits and its training courses prove that. Evidence gathered along with mental health charity Mates in Mind, shows that taking a 'whole organisation' approach is having both quantifiable and qualitative impact, such as improved sickness absence and staff retention rates and more engaged workforces. For example, in the last two years, Tideway has reported a 12% rise in the number of staff who felt that they could approach their boss about a mental health problem - up from 64% in 2017 to 76% in 2018?. A similar increase was reported in RSE Building Services, an SME firm, where there was a reported 9% rise in staff feeling supported in relation to mental health - up from 66% in 2018 to 75% in 2019?. The pressures we're under workwise are growing as most organisations don't have the luxury of a less than fully employed workforce. If one team member is off sick, colleagues tend to be able to cover for a while to ensure tasks are carried out successfully to deadline, but if this carries on long term, standards are likely to drop alongside morale and the rest of the team's mental health too. Contracts can be lost. There's too much at stake to ignore mental health, isn't there - not just for the individual/s concerned but for the employer, too?
Yours,
 This Week's News
Announcing the CSSA's 2020 Innovation Showcase
Taking place every two years, the Innovation Showcase is again backed by the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association which is sponsoring the event.  Hoppecke converts lead-acid trucks and equipment to lithium-ion with ease
Developed by Hoppecke group company Intilion, the new trak / powerpack lion is a modular lithium-ion energy system that can be installed in the industrial trucks, cleaning machines and the like, that are designed to take lead-acid batteries, with no requirement for vehicle/equipment-specific adjustments.  Carl Software develops useful prototype for maintenance
Augmented maintenance is currently in the research and experimentation phases. A prototype is being tested in Toulouse, as part of a partnership with IRIT (Toulouse institute for IT research).  IICRC announces 2020 Board of Directors
New members of the 2019-2020 Board include Craig Kersemeier and Leslie Morrow. Joe Dobbins and Robert Pettyjohn were re-elected for an additional term, while former chairman Pete Duncanson will stay on the Board as immediate past chairman. IICRC's Board Officers will be elected at a special Board meeting 15th October.  Coming clean: The dirty truth behind UK offices
This was in addition to research carried out by Printerland in May 2018 which found that the average desk harbours 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat.  Tennant Coatings launches Eco-MVR 100 moisture mitigation flooring system
Eco-MVR 100 not only offers contractor-installers and facilities a greater level of defence against concrete moisture vapor damage than ever before, but also helps reduce costs, downtime and waste with its one coat application.  New equipment is powered by van on tick-over
Steam cleaners and pressure washers need either an engine or a generator to power them. Generators are around 7Kva depending on the type of machine, which means extra engine and noise/weight to consider.  Cintas marks Global Handwashing Day by adding Germ-X to its sanitiser dispenser line
 Star Platforms provides two Skyjack SJ46AJ articulated boom lifts to Tyringham Hall
Built in 1797, Tyringham Hall is a beautiful example of a Grade I listed English stately home located in 60 acres of idyllic Buckinghamshire countryside. 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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Ladder Association responds to recent HSE prosecution
 2019 BICSc Annual Awards, Showcase & Exhibition Celebrates outstanding excellence
New advice helps protect safety and health of window cleaners who use water-fed poles
2019 Loo of the Year Awards sponsors announced
* Signo Nano-Care UK - the supplier of Wipe-out 365; the newest generation of self-disinfecting surface treatments that ensures all surfaces stay clean.
Principle workforce enjoys 30th birthday celebrations
"Our 30th Anniversary event aimed to get everyone in the company together to celebrate a huge milestone of the company turning 30 years old," explains executive chairman Doug Cooke. Ashtead Technology appointed rental partner by Drain Doctor
With over 57 locations across the UK, the deal will ensure that all Drain Doctor’s plumbing and drainage engineers are provided with quick and easy access to the latest inspection tools including crawlers, push rods and ATEX systems, from leading brands such as MiniCam, iPEK, Pearpoint and Wohler.
A new approach to window cleaning
Faster, more cost effective, windows stay cleaner for longer... Robotic Cleaning Systems (RCS), a new start-up company with the latest robotic equipment is now carrying out cleaning assignments throughout the UK. Free-to-attend WISH event will focus on leadership in waste & recycling industry
Cromwell's sustainable street scene a success at RWM 2019
Hand-arm vibration exposure calculator and publication updated
TVH continues sponsorship of FLTA awards
Events & Exhibitions CRS 2019 CleanExpo Pulire Sustainable Cleaning Summit Hygienalia+Pulire ISSA North America Loo of the Year Awards Surfactants Summit Budapest Cleaning Show |
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