Dry Fusion: Stand G93

Dry Fusion is using the Show to launch a groundbreaking new product that will allow operators of the popular Dry Fusion Carpet Cleaning System an impressive 50% saving! Re-Act is both a heavy duty pre-spray and pad solution in one. It dilutes 1:10 and replaces the previous 'Restore' and 'Activator' Dry Fusion products yet is more environmentally friendly. Managing director Shaun Bradbury tells us it is still WOOLSAFE approved though.
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Ophardt Hygiene: new hygiene dispensers

Ophardt Hygiene is showcasing an enormous range of dispensers and complete hygiene solutions for public washrooms - including the impressive reliable and robust stainless-steel Santral series, which come as standard with the company's durable 'anti-fingerprint coating' for long-lasting good looks. "AFP ensures a noticeable reduction of visible fingerprints during use," says the team.
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FactoryCat / Elan Sales: Stand E80

The TomCat Orbitz range of scrubbers from FactoryCat have - literally - landed in the UK this week and you can see them ably demonstrated on a range of floor surfaces including concrete, marble and vinyl - showcasing their ability to strip multiple layers of seal without the use of harmful chemicals, reducing the risk of slip and fall potential and minimising the impact on the environment.
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Jangro: Stand G30

FREE training programme from Jangro

Jangro, the UK's largest network of independent janitorial suppliers, is launching the first ever distance learning programme for the cleaning industry at the Cleaning Show.

Jangro's 'Learning Management Solution' enables you to educate your cleaning staff anywhere, anytime, at a fraction of the cost of traditional training methods.

The suite of training modules offers something for all. New staff will choose from basic modules, which introduce the PH Scale or explain COSHH requirements. Experienced staff will select from more in-depth courses, such as the Floorcare module, which provides an immense amount of knowledge regarding how to achieve best results on every kind of floor.
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PowerCell: Stand A70

As you take in the clever features and sheer functional beauty of the floor cleaning equipment on display at the Show, try to imagine the frustration you'd feel if you owned such a machine and it didn't work... This is the costly scenario faced all too often in the cleaning industry -and it's one that industrial battery supplier PowerCell would like to help you avoid.

"Today's cleaners are generally very reliable and well built, but whether they will function on any particular day depends largely on the quality and state of their batteries," argued PowerCell's Managing Director Derek Anderson.
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PTS Clean: Stand E40

PTS Clean is showing the Italian-built Eureka Picobello 151 Manual Sweeper - a product that we know made the finals of the Innovation Awards in the Cleaning Equipment (outdoor) category, although we won't know until later today whether it has actually won the award or not. The company's Craig HosieIt told us that it was during a recent trip to the Eureka factory in Italy that realised the massive potential for this particular sweeper on his customers' sites.
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Rise in low-skilled migrant labour from EU is not simply due to work ethic or skills, says new report

A complex mix of largely unintentional factors means that some employers offering low-skilled work see migrants from elsewhere in the EU as more suitable for employment than UK born workers.  This is one of the conclusions of a new study published today by the CIPD, alongside policy recommendations and a warning that employers need to safeguard their long-term skills and talent mix by continuing to provide support and entry level opportunities for young job seekers.
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Cleaning Show organisers release details of seminar programme

The Cleaning Show 2013 organisers have released details of the seminar programme, which is as follows:

Tuesday 19th March

11:00: Employment Law - Peninsula Services
12:00: How does cleaning with Probiotics work? - Dan Kirschner of Pro-B
13:00: Changing the way the world cleans - David Yli-Juuti of Tersano Int
14:00: How to meet the growing demands for safer, greener cleaning - Mark Jankovich of Delphis Eco
15:00: Real time information for PAYE reporting - Dean Hudson of CleanLink Software
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AfidampFAB launches 'Pulire 2013 Innovation Awards'

AfidampFAB (Italian Association of manufacturers of machinery, products & tools for industrial cleaning & environmental hygiene), with organisational support from Afidamp Services, has announced the seventh edition of the Pulire Innovation Awards.
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New 3M Melamine Floor Pads deep clean and restore up to 5 x more floor

Cleaning and maintaining stone, marble, concrete and other porous floor surfaces presents a particular challenge to facilities managers and contract cleaners; which is why 3M has launched a new, high-performance Melamine Floor Pad tailormade for the job.
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New Soybean Resin urinals cement Waterless Co's environmental credentials!

Waterless Co., the first manufacturer of no-water urinal systems in the US and whose products are used throughout the world, has once again shown the world that it really cares for the environment by introducing a range of Soybean Resin urinals to its portfolio.
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Keep stains at bay with the brand new app from WoolSafe

After months of development and fine-tuning, the WoolSafe Organisation is set to launch its Stain Guide App this month. Designed especially for carpet owners, housekeepers, facilities managers and building maintenance managers, the app is set to become an essential tool across the board and proves WoolSafe's commitment to finding new and innovative ways of sharing its knowledge and staying at the leading edge of the carpet care industry.
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New contract win builds on JTM's social housing portfolio

Commercial laundry specialist JTM Service continues to make a splash across the social housing sector with a new contract to provide communal laundry facilities for Isos Housing.
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Hygiene concerns change our thinking on construction materials

Rising awareness and concern about hygiene and infections is affecting companies on many levels. Some are even thinking about changing the materials used to construct their workplaces, to help keep the area safe and hygienic for both employees and members of the general public.
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Bird-B-Gone!

Bird-B-Gone has unveiled its latest addition to the Bird Jolt Flat Track line of electric bird deterrents, Clear Track, which is available around the globe.

Effective for both small and large pest birds, the Bird Jolt Flat Track System does not harm birds but instead conditions them to avoid the area. The system is said to be the only electric track bird deterrent system in the US with multi-patented anti-arcing and glue trough designs and the number one specified electric track system by architects and government agencies.
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Tissue World, Barcelona, less than two weeks away

The Tissue World Conference, which will take place less than two weeks from now from March 18th to 21st in Barcelona, Spain, will give tissue makers, converters and suppliers to the tissue making and converting industries the opportunity for meetings, idea exchange and learning. It is a truly global event, with visitors and exhibitors coming from all over the world.
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China Clean teams up with World Toilet Organization to create onsite forum

The organiser of next month's China Clean Expo 2013, UBM Sinoexpo, is teaming up with the World Toilet Organization to create an onsite forum, the World Toilet Form, with the aim of attracting people's attention to China's public health issues as well as promoting toilet culture across China. Professionals and experts from the sustainable sanitation sector, such as Prof. Jan-Olof Drangert, from Linkoping University in Sweden, will be giving speeches and interacting with the attendees onsite.
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Sodexo named one of the 'World's Most Admired Companies' by Fortune Magazine

Global FM services provider Sodexo is the most admired company in its sector according to Fortune Magazine's 2013 corporate reputation survey. Nearly 4,000 business executives, directors and analysts rated close to 700 companies from 30 countries on nine criteria, from innovation to global competitiveness, for the survey.
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Xenex 'robot' halting spread of infection in more than 100 hospitals

As major news outlets including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and CBS News have recently reported, US hospitals are engaged in a ferocious battle against the deadly pathogens and multi drug-resistant organisms which cause healthcare associated infections.

Hospital cleanliness plays a role in the spread of HAIs, which are caused by microorganisms such as Clostridium difficile, MRSA, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Acinetobacter baumannii. Hospital cleaning teams are not able to disinfect all the surfaces in patient rooms in the allotted time, with research showing that more than half of the surfaces remain untouched. Some superbugs such as C. diff are showing resistance to disinfectants, making them even more difficult to eliminate. Others, such as CRE, have developed a resistance to antibiotics, making them nearly impossible to treat.
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Landfill still the answer for most, despite EU recycling target

Figures released by the European statistical agency, Eurostat, show that while recycling and composting of waste grew in the last decade across Europe, most countries still dump the bulk of their rubbish despite their obligations to recycle half of it by 2020. Some 37% of the average 503 kg of waste each European country generates ends up in landfills, 25% is recycled and 15% is composted. Some 23% is burned - typically for energy.
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IFMA brings Facility Fusion Conference & Expo to Los Angeles, next month

The International Facility Management Association will host the Facility Fusion Conference and Expo at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles, Calif., US, from April 2nd - 4th, 2013. The conference and expo will include education workshops, leadership training and discussions on best practices in various disciplines related to facilities management including workplace strategy, sustainability and trends.
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ISSA ready to hit the fairways

Following the success of the event over the past three years, get ready to hit the fairways again at this year's ISSA Golf Day, which will be held on 27th June at the Toft Hotel and Golf Course, Toft, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 0JT.
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Academic believes awards system will lead to cleaner schools in Ghana

Professor Kwadwo Djang- Forjour, Rector of the Sunyani Polytechnic in Ghana, has reiterated the need for hygiene to be taught in schools to promote health and a clean environment. He has suggested that the required motivation could come from an awards programme whereby the educational authorities would award prizes to the cleanest schools.
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Idrobase buys new premises to cope with increasing business

An expanding order book has forced Idrobase Group to seek extra capacity once more. The company has now bought a new 1,000 sq.m building, adjacent to its historic headquarters in Borgoricco, which will house a new production line and a warehouse.

In 1998, after 12 years as a distributor, Idrobase started out with a 900 sq.m building, most of which was used for storage while 100 sq.m was used for producing equipment destined mainly for the Italian market.
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Electrolysed water for The Lab at Westminster Kingsway

The Lab, one of the brand new facilities at Westminster Kingsway College, enables students to explore - and experiment with, the latest innovations in science-based cooking equipment and techniques. It is headed by Rachel Edwards-Stuart, a doctor of food science and also a qualified chef.
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Extra funding for emergency pre-monsoon cleaning awarded to Kochi Corp. of India

The 74 divisions of the Kochi Corporation - the body responsible for municipal cleaning in the area that Wikipedia says is the sixth most popular tourist destination in India - have been awarded extra funding worth almost £13,500 for emergency pre-monsoon cleaning this year.
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Jangro triumphs in Innovation Awards

As well as winning its category in the Innovation Awards, Jangro scooped the overall winner's trophy for its new Smartphone app which breaks down many of the barriers that prevent cleaners from being properly trained. Its new distance learning programme, called ‘Learning Management System’ (LMS).enables contract cleaning companies and organisations that directly employ cleaning staff, to train every employee on a range of specific cleaning tasks for only £0.99p, per person, per course.
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And the category winners were...

Woolsafe, Oemachem, Delphis Eco, ICE/Cleanfix, PTS Clean, Centrego, Addguards, Miele Professional, Mac International, HTC, Connect Hygiene and Unger. We'll be bringing you details of their winning products later this week, when we've had a chance to look at them all and talk to the manufacturers.

Neil Nixon, Chair of the judging team which included Stan Atkins, Doug Cooke, Maureen Marden, Michael Poulter, John Stinton, Paul Thrupp, Bob Vincent and Lynn Webster, said that it was very difficult to pick the winners from a superb selection of finalists, showing some real innovation, and singled out Addguards for a special mention.

"It's been rammed!"

We've never quite come across this term before by someone referring to their exhibition stand but having seen how busy Dean Smith and the relatively new Sales Manager Europe, Ewout de Lange, and the team had been every time we walked past Stand E80, we could understand perfectly what Dean meant!
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Hydro Systems Europe shows new prototypes

Hydro Systems Europe’s Alistair Blair-Davies talked us through the attributes of the two new prototypes on the stand – one offering flexible dispensing and dosing and the other being a lower cost version of the company’s top performing foaming system – both of which should be available within the next few months. He said feedback from visitors to the stand had been good.
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Bright Hygiene: Stand C52

Well… when you see someone that looks like a burly rugby player, wandering around a cleaning show looking miserable and dressed in a tight, bright pink tutu, you just have to go and investigate, don’t you?

So why was he dressed like that? “I’m the cleaning fairy,” he confessed.
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And from one cleaning fairy to another...

...visitors coming into the show via the main entrance were given free samples of Fairy Extra Clean washing up
liquid. Now all we need are some rubber gloves. We're clearly at the right place to find some...

£50M to spend between them!

Who said our local authorities were having their budgets cut to the bone? These three ABCD members, (from left) Mark Herring from Nottinghamshire, Kim Phillips from Rotherham and Simon Hollingbery from Reading have some £50,000,000 to spend between them, reports ABCD General Secretary Pat Maloney (not pictured).

Brightwell Dispensers launches Eco Mix and Eco Shot

So the secret is out… Brightwell is launching a new range of chemical dosing and dilution systems, Ecomix and Ecoshot, as Suzanne Gardent, pictured, explained. “Economix is a proprtioner,” she explained. “Connected to mains water, it creates a vauum and dilutes a pre-determined ratio of chemical into a final solution, ready to use. Ecoshop is a manual dosing system, dosing a specific volume or shot of concentrated chemical into a spray bottle, bucket or sink. Although different systems, the two provide an efficient, flexible, on-site system, which enables the user to create ready-to-use chemicals from concentrates.
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Numatic International: everything new

Show visitors may be so familiar with the cheeky face on Numatic’s world-renowned range of tubvacs that they think there’s nothing new going on at the company- but that couldn’t be further from the truth as the company’s Jonathan Evans explained. Indeed some 90% of what was on show was actually new – and there were even some impressive tweaks to Henry and his family, news of which we’ll be bringing you over the coming weeks.
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Environmental Hygiene Products shows NHS approved waste bins

This manufacturer had cleverly used some of the material it uses for its sack holders to make the desk on its stand, tying the whole thing together nicely.
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Pasante Healthcare launches Dizolve detergent sheets

Although we didn’t meet him last time around, Pasante’s Sales Manager UK Retail & Export, Paul Tudor, told us that he’d had such as successful show in 2011 that he’d booked a stand that was twice the size for 2013. And how had he done? “It’s been really busy,” he said. “I’ve taken about 20 good leads already – not bad for a morning’s work!”
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Goodbye and hello

We met outgoing head of the Cleaning & Support Services Association, Andrew Large, along with new Media & Policy Manager for the British Cleaning Council, Melissa Higgs.

Andrew is leaving for pastures new - or is that flying the coop? - as he is about to join the poultry industry. Having first met Andrew at another cleaning industry show in Amsterdam some years ago, we wish him all the best for the future. And a warm welcome to Melissa. The Cleaning Show is her first opportunity to meet the industry at large having taken up her new post just recently.

HTC Floor Systems: Stand H80

General Manager Robert Kreicberg, who hails from Sweden, talked us through the way the Innovation Award-winningTwister floorpads operate and said that the most important part of his job had been building the brand and educating users on how to use the new technology without causing blips in the service they were providing to their customers. He said that one of the things that had been the hardest was persuading them that the pads are not just for natural floors but for all types of floors.
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Window Cleaning Competition

Window cleaning always has a high profile at the Cleaning Show and this year will be no different. Those in the trade (and perhaps those thinking of taking it up) will have the opportunity to view and try out a huge range of innovative window cleaning products including water-fed pole systems, access equipment, safety equipment, work-wear, squeegees and accessories plus window cleaning machines and discuss with representatives of the Federation of Window Cleaners, some of the training programmes on offer - and in particular 'Cleaning Windows Safely' and 'Risk Assessment'.
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Prochem Europe: Stand C70

Our image shows the Prochem stand before all the equipment was brought onto it and while it might look impressive here, just wait until you see it in its full glory - there is so much to discover!
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British Cleaning Council : Stand H52

The Cleaning Show is jointly owned by the British Cleaning Council and representatives from several of the member organisations are on the stand to tell you more about their associations and why - as a service provider or supplier, you should join them and why - as a buyer or specifier of goods and services, you should seriously consider using a member of a reputable association rather than anyone else.
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UKCPI: Stand F48

The UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) told us it is offering a membership 'special' at the Show. For the first time, prospective members will be offered their first six months of membership to the association for free, when they sign up at the show. Cleaning Show visitors can find out more and pick up a membership pack at the stand. Philip Malpass, director general of UKCPI, said: "As the lead trade association for our sector, UKCPI delivers robust industry representation to politicians and officials, offers guidance and advice to members, and provides the industry's authoritative voice on a range of issues to the public, opinion formers and the media."
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ISS soars with Ryanair at Luton Airport

ISS FS Transport has won an additional contract with Ryanair at Luton Airport.

The new 18-month contract will cover the cleaning of all Luton airport-based aircraft, which currently stands at four Boeing 737-800s. Services will include aircraft interior cleaning, deep cleaning, toilets and water servicing as well as daily services such as rubbish collection from inbound flights and spot cleaning.
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Greyland customer survey - results are in!

The results are in, and the winner is... (cue drumroll) YOU!

Yes, the Greyland annual Customer Survey has been evaluated for 2012 and despite all that could have happened (but didn't) during their move a year ago, the overall consensus is that Greyland service is 'Excellent.'

Of those who returned their Customer Survey forms, none thought that they needed to use another supplier alongside Greyland, the reason being given was that the company scored highly for value for money and service (PS Greyland is the only cleaning chemicals manufacturer that offers a 4 day turnaround on orders - next day if you need it really fast!).
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