Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 26th February 2015 Issue no. 662
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         International News
Products Wall-mounted sprays in health centres and hospitals 'not as effective as soap and water' Hard-pushed NHS trusts up and down the country are spending thousands every week on gel sprays in bids to avoid visitors transmitting infections, when simple soap and water is cheaper and far more effective. Rules are changing for corporate reputation management, reveals Workplace Trends Report
Mundipharma demonstrates efficacy of Betadine formulations against Ebola virus
GenEon's technology reducing school absenteeism
Legionella Control publishes advice on how to appoint an authorising engineer
EUnited Cleaning, with the support of the European Federation of Cleaning Industries (EFCI) and the International Association for Soaps, Detergents & Maintenance Products (A.I.S.E) is launching a campaign called the European Cleaning Days (ECD). IFMA's 'world-class, gold standard' FM programme earns ANSI accreditation with seven commendations The International Facility Management Association's FM credential programme has earned accreditation and seven commendations from the American National Standards Institute. ANSI, which oversees thousands of standards and guidelines that directly impact businesses in a range of sectors, accredited IFMA for the Facility Management Professional (FMP) and Sustainability Facility Professional (SFP) credentials. |
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! This is issue 662 of Cleanzine – the equivalent of some 55 years-worth of broadcasting when you compare it with magazines that issue only every month! Circulation for our first issue 13 years ago comprised around 4,500 UK contacts John and I had built up over our many years in the cleaning industry, together with contact details of members of UK-based industry associations, whose CEO’s and National Executive Committees and General Secretaries could see the benefits of a weekly source of industry-related information, delivered free-of-charge to their members’ inboxes. We now have 100,000-plus readers – far more than we envisaged back when the Internet was in its infancy and we still naively regarded the coastline as a barrier. For although we initially set up to ‘cover’ the UK, we soon noticed foreign readers subscribing – we now have more than 20,000 in the US alone - and before long learned that thanks to us, an advertiser was about to ship his first pallet-load of chemicals to Croatia in what I understand was the start of a long relationship. And right from our first ever issue, we’ve been supported week in, week out, by Newhaven-based Brightwell Dispensers, whose Neale Pybus liked our plans and had enough confidence in our ability to deliver, that he pledged his support without hesitation. That is until two weeks ago when we inadvertently managed to omit Brightwell’s ad due to a server blip… I don’t generally mention companies in my leader but thought that under the circumstances I ought to herald the fact that Brightwell’s ad is now back in pride of place, heading up the ads in the centre column! We like to rotate ads to give everyone the chance to be at the top, but Brightwell’s slot has always been non-negotiable. And I’d like to thank Brightwell and our other advertisers – many of whom are also long term supporters, for helping us pay the bills. We couldn’t have done it without you! And of course we also need editorial – not just from the UK but from all 163 countries that Cleanzine is received. If you’re proud of your products and/or services, please let us know about them so we can tell our readers; a simple email may just help your business skyrocket too! 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
Karcher and ISS Group agree to global partnership
In the context of ISS's new global supplier strategy, Karcher was selected against several rivals and, along with one other vendor, is now an exclusive supplier to ISS. Americans dish the dirt on handwashing, germs and washrooms
The results are part of the Healthy Hand Washing Survey conducted by Bradley Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial plumbing fixtures, washroom accessories, partition cubicles, emergency fixtures and solid plastic lockers. Kalorama: Superbug concerns will drive healthcare facility sterilisation services
Kalorama notes that the effectiveness of many antibiotics is waning dramatically, as more and more types of bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. This is forcing the industry to re-evaluate prevention, diagnosis, and treatment plans for patients in hospitals and other health facilities as well as ways to clean and sterilise the facilities themselves. Last chance to enter the 2015 recycling 'Oscars'
Big business, entrepreneurs, charities and local authorities will be competing for the top spots in the 2015 Awards for Excellence. Founded by the Environment Media Group, these prestigious awards recognise individual success stories, outstanding team efforts and original approaches to sustainable resource management. ISS China wins large integrated facility services contract
This campus provides apartments, recreation centres, a medical centre and many other living amenities for its residents. ISS will provide a full range of services to Huawei, including cleaning, security, office support, customer service, and facilities management. Uridan waterless urinals provide solution to water leakage
"We wanted a waterless solution to reduce water use and maintenance costs," explains Adrian Bailey, facilities manager at Winchmore School. Taking steps against workplace slips
The Health & Safety Laboratory has launched a new footwear rating scheme called 'GRIP.' GRIP provides free information to health & safety managers so that they can make informed, evidence based decisions before purchasing resistance footwear. Bunzl makes further acquisitions in Canada and Spain Bunzl has this week announced that it has completed the acquisition of two further businesses - one in Canada and the other in Spain. Based in Toronto, Jan-Mar Sales is principally engaged in the sale of cleaning & hygiene supplies to distributors in the region. Revenue in the year ended 31st January 2015 was C$12 million. Dear Jan, Did you know? Almost every employer in the UK could engage 'The Living Wage' in their cleaning services without having to pay more, so please, do make everyone aware! A rapidly expanding global digital company recently bid its two London office buildings for cleaning services via its global facilities director. After considering better and far more intelligent ways of working in its cleaning operations, the company saved £80K per annum on its current contract cleaning spend from the 1st bid option Thames put before them. The global digital entertainment company then decided to opt to re-invest £40K of that £80K annual saving, by choosing Thames' 2nd bid option paying 'The London Living Wage'! Cleaners at Sotheby's win London Living Wage
As well as a substantial pay rise to the full London Living Wage of £9.15 per hour, the increase will be backdated to 1st November 2014, a suspended shop steward and dismissed cleaner have both been reinstated, and the chemicals the cleaners use will be changed in favour of more eco-friendly products. Pulire 2015: cleaning solutions for Ho.Re.Ca.
"Sparkling clean hotels, lodgings, wellness centres, spas and restaurants are the most effective calling card for our country, which is being tested this year with the major challenge of Expo 2015," say the organisers. 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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Dear Jan, Albert Einstein famously said that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. After analysing the findings of the most recent National Rail Passenger Surveys, I worry that a similar condition has taken hold of train operating companies in the UK.
Lake District council prosecuted over bin lorry deaths A council in the Lake District has been fined £120,000 after two women were killed by reversing rubbish trucks within a year of each other. South Lakeland District Council was prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive after an investigation found the local authority had failed to tackle the risks from reversing vehicles. Cleaners more likely to lose their lives to alcohol than those in other work
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