Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 5th April 2012 Issue no. 513
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 International News
Products ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam offers exciting seminar programme
Find a flexible trolley solution with new VoleoFlex
Survey reveals professionals "unclear about proper cleaning / disinfecting procedures"
OspreyDeepclean introduces the new SteamForce range
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Welcome to the
Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! The press releases sent to me by companies exhibiting at ISSA/Interclean next month have been trickling in over recent weeks but the pace is now quickening as this much anticipated exhibition rapidly approaches (it takes place from 8th - 11th May). I say 'much anticipated' but frankly, this is one show that I actually get really excited about - despite the many miles I walk in an effort to cover it. Indeed, such is my anticipation, that having read this morning that Kirk Bradley, one of the UK's most wanted escaped criminals, who fled from a prison van in Manchester last July, has been found in Amsterdam, my first thought was that he'd been trying to make sure he didn't miss the show! While Cleanzine isn't running a preview, we will be doing our usual Show Daily broadcast from the event, so if you want us to visit your stand and share what you're exhibiting with our 80,000-plus readers around the globe, do get in touch soon and let us know why we should pay you a visit. Look forward to hearing from you... Yours,
  This Week's News
EU countries failing on 2020 waste target Europeans dump the bulk of their rubbish in landfills and many EU countries appear to be falling well short of 2020 targets for recycling municipal waste, new figures from the EU statistical agency show. Eurostat figures show that the 10 countries that have joined the EU since 2004 send the vast majority of their waste to landfills. But the data also shows that older member countries - including Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain - dump more than half their rubbish. Stephan Arts from Reflex Systems responds to last week's comment by Futureclean Assured Systems' Rafael Cobos. Rafael himself had written to us to argue that the science of cleaning is something that is often misunderstood and that proper training is needed if surfaces are to be cleaned and properly sanitised (read his comment here: We would welcome further comment on either e-mail. Dear Jan, I read with interest the e-mail from Rafael Cobos, which was published in last week's Cleanzine. I agree with Rafael's view, but please allow me to share two comments with your readers concerning his statement.
Stephan sent an email direct to Rafael, who has forwarded his reply to us: Dear Stephan, Many thanks for your reply in which you have rightly pinpointed the main problem of defining 'What is Clean?', 'What is visibly clean?'. We know that this term is highly subjective and therefore open to interpretation. MITIE's new Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma revolutionises cleaning
Outbreaks of SARS and flu forces Taiwan to implement infection control measures After a fierce outbreak of flu and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Taiwan in recent years, the Taiwan' Department of Health went into overdrive and introduced a slew of infection control programmes. Measures such as hospital accreditation and ratings based on patient safety and quality control have encouraged medical institutions to establish an effective control system for hospital-acquired infections. New Vectair product set to revolutionise feminine hygiene unit servicing
Ecolab introduces cleaning solution for EMEA food manufacturers, that dissolves low trans fat oils Exelerate ZTF, a patent-pending cleaning solution that dissolves low trans fat oil residue from processing equipment and surfaces, is now available to food manufacturers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). 3M's new matting really makes an entrance!
Grout discoloration problem rectified at Rolls-Royce showroom
"Cleaning the new tiles with a conventional mop just didn't shift the dirt that gathered in the grouting" explains Brian Dickson, Sales Manager of Murray Rolls-Royce. "A Rolls-Royce showroom must remain pristine and just cannot be allowed to look dirty. So I searched on the Internet for somebody to help and fortunately found Cleaning Systems UK in Cupar." Toucan play: Regent first major contractor to adopt cleaning innovation
The Coventry-based contractor is standardising the use of Toucan-Eco - a natural, cost-effective and simple system for disinfection and cleaning using a solution made from tap water, salt and a small electrical input - across all of its operational sites. Cleaning firm fined over porter's death at Bolton hospital
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