Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 8th May 2014 Issue no. 624
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 International News
Products Karcher’s B60/10C MopVac wins ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam Innovation Award 2014
Machines, accessories and components
Equipment/tools for cleaning, care and safety Category and overall winner: Kärcher - B60/10C MopVac
Finalist: Tennant Europe – Orbio os3 is a unit that allows customers to generate their own cleaning and disinfecting solutions on-site – created through water electrolysis and using salt – so reducing conventional chemical use. Cleaning management and training solutions
Las Vegas to celebrate new type of wedding
Sky Pro introduces safe,cost effective alternative to manual window cleaning
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Welcome to the
Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! Welcome to the third of our daily bulletins from the ISSA/Interclean exhibition in Amsterdam, through which we’re attempting to bring you a flavour of the show, together with information on some of the best new products we’re uncovering as we go. When I tell people from outside the industry that I’m visiting Amsterdam for an exhibition, I tend to get a, “Well it’s alright for some” type of reaction; they seem to think that I’m swanning around having fun and not working very hard at all. If only they knew! John and I cover miles during these events – as our aching feet already (after just two days) attest, but I do feel rather lucky in as much as having been on the other side of things, I’m aware that it’s harder to work on the stands. You’re on your feet all day selling to people, demonstrating equipment, putting packs of leaflets together and restocking sample displays, sometimes having too many stand visitors to look after at once and others, hanging around and trying to entice passers-by to come and talk to you about your products or services (it’s not considered professional to sit unless you’re with a customer) which makes your feet and legs ache even more than if you’re able to walk around. Plus it’s pretty frustrating to be left wondering at what’s going on at the other stands, unable to leave your own to go and investigate.
Then it was on to a tour of the Heineken brewery courtesy of our friends at Vax Commercial, to see how this world famous beer is manufactured, before an enjoyable dinner in the brewery itself. So no – it’s not all hard work, but what we do is on very little sleep indeed… Before I start talking about the new products we saw yesterday, those of you who know John McCormick who’s been in the industry for years in several different guises, will not be surprised at his reaction when I told him yesterday morning that I’d inadvertently promoted him to managing director of Dowding & Plummer, by mistakenly captioning an image of him demonstrating the new Victor LMX Excel floor cleaning machine, saying it was Barney Dowding instead. “Well, I’ll have to tell Barney I need a pay rise then!” he quipped! So what else did we see yesterday that excited us? 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
VAH certified product range now even bigger
For those unfamiliar with VAH accreditation, it’s recognised throughout the EU and accredited companies feature on a list that serves as a basis for the selection of appropriate disinfectants in hospital, medical and dental surgeries as well as public institutions and other areas in which infections may be transmitted.
John and I both tried new Deb GrittyFoam – a heavy duty foam hand cleanser that has a rich-creamy texture and suspended, non-abrasive cornmeal bio-scrubbers for deep-cleaning action. The rapid and effective cleansing action, combined with excellent skin feel during and after use, encourages compliance.
Managing Director Thomas Stuecken also showed us their new static steam generating model and some of the impressive technology that governs it. Keep your floors looking brilliant
These include Trizact Diamond HX Discs, which can turn dull, scratched stone floors into beautiful shiny ones using standard floor cleaning equipment. Faster than traditional diamond grinding, the dust-free process can cut up to 85% off your costs. SanServ Concentrated Chemical Systems
Silke told us that the products are all so new that the literature explaining exactly what they are, what they do and how they do it, hasn’t been finished yet. Truly eco-friendly, pre-dosed cleaning
All the cleaning products are fully biodegradable, phosphate free and meet the strict criteria of BUAV accreditation, carrying the leaping bunny, vegan and evoflower logos on the packaging. Distributor of The Year Award for Trafalgar
British steam cleaning machine manufacturer Matrix took the opportunity of the show to present their distributor Trafalgar Cleaning Equipment with the Distributor of The Year award - which they have now won for the second year running. "It has been a tremendous effort from James and the team at Trafalgar to hold the award for the second time," said Matrix Sales Director Mike Osiadacz, on presenting the award at the UK Pavilion.
Built to last, using high quality, commercial grade components, they are ideal for use in the toughest of working environments where they can deliver a premium cleaning performance. A great networking opportunity... Seeing the exhibition as a good networking opportunity was visitor Wim van Drunen, Technologies Director of Interpolymer, the manufacturer of cutting edge polymers for use in a wide variety of surface care and other speciality markets. “Our surface care polymers improve the appearance, cleaning ability, protective characteristics and overall cost of floorcare, carpet care and automotive products,” he told us, “And our industrial specialties polymers enjoy wide acceptance in a variety of coating, sealing and treatment applications.” 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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But it’s not all hard work. I write this having finished the day over a cold beer and a much needed sit down with Sabine Paul on the Hako stand, before heading across to Unger’s 50th birthday celebrations, where cocktails and live music were the order of the day. Two of the guests – from South Korea – had the place in uproar, singing live and doing a brilliant version of ‘Gangnam Style’. Hall 1 at the RAI will never be the same again!
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