Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 21st January 2016 Issue no. 707
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 International News
Products Full conference agenda for Tissue World New Orleans 2016 released
Soapbox: The decline in antibiotic research places more emphasis on effective cleaning
The luck of the Irish? Facilicom launches new business on the Emerald Isle
Commercial Cleaning Systems benefits from recapitalisation
Announcing European Cleaning Days 2016
Small UK biosciences company competes on world stage
New ANSI/IICRC guides published for mould remediation professionals
New specification for intelligent clothing is published
Study reveals remarkable hospital-wide reduction in c.diff hospital acquired infections
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! I stumbled quite by chance across a news story a couple of weeks back, regarding the ‘Clean for The Queen’ campaign, launched last September in an attempt to encourage us to clean up these beautiful lands to celebrate Her Majesty's 90th birthday this coming 21st April. The full details are below, but in a nutshell, it’s a kind of call to arms – the campaign’s organisers are admitting that we have litter problem and they’re asking us to help clean up in time for the celebrations. I think it’s good that the problems of litter are being brought to our attention in a positive way and I like the idea that we are being encouraged to clear up our outside spaces. What I can’t get my head around though is the fact that I recall several reports of citizens of this country getting themselves into trouble over recent years when they’ve organised themselves into groups with the aim of clearing up litter, because of “health & safety issues”. What’s changed I wonder? Could it be something to do with the cuts to local authority budgets? The story goes on to say that if we recycled 50% of items littered in England, it would have an economic value of at least £14.8 million. As well as being impressive, that figure’s quite frightening, isn’t it? How on earth did we allow our environment to get into such a mess? Good things that have happened to prevent littering include the value put on single-use plastic carrier bags, which means that since we have to pay for them, we’re less likely to allow them to litter the landscape. The Government’s proposal to double the litter fine to £150 is another good move – but only if people are fined wisely by those with common sense rather than jobsworths with an agenda. People who lose a button from their coats are not litterers, any more than those who have a £10 note blown out of their hand! Litter wardens who’ve written out fines under these circumstances ought to be strung up… I do hope this campaign receives lots of publicity and that people are inspired to get involved. Perhaps then, those who might otherwise drop litter will think twice about it, so we can once more enjoy our open spaces without having to grumble about the mess they’re in. 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
Press statement from the BFG issued 14th January 2016 The Board at The Building Futures Group has announced, with regret, that the company has ceased trading. This difficult decision has been made following two successful years in business providing comprehensive training and high quality membership services to Britain's building maintenance, management and services sectors. Industry wants answers after vague BFG closure statement
BFG made the announcement with a brief press release claiming it was closing after 'two successful years', but offered no explanation as to why the end had come now.
In 2015, both companies launched new and improved dry ice blasting product lines and strengthened their global reach by welcoming new partners and distributors. This acquisition will leverage the strengths of both companies to enhance and streamline future innovations in dry ice cleaning and production technology. Dozens arrested as US airport cleaners and their colleagues rally for better pay and conditions
"It's frustrating to have to live with my own son and rely on food stamps and public assistance," said Valentine Hough, a mother of five from Washington, DC, who works up to 36 hours a week as an overnight cabin cleaner, cleaning and searching the planes at $8.50/hr at Washington National Airport. "I work hard, yet I can barely afford transportation to my job or care for my kids and grandchildren." Launch of compact ride-on machine sees Hako enter new market
The arrival of the Scrubmaster B75R, with its total operating width of 76cm, marks the company's first foray into the compact ride-on scrubber dryer market. Ideal for working in tight spaces, including work environments such as shops, hotel foyers and car showrooms, the new machine's short wheelbase enables it to make a complete U-turn in aisles as narrow as 1.79m. Clean for The Queen for Her Majesty's 90th birthday
Adrian Evans, who has been appointed as campaign director, ran The Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant in 2012. With the full backing of Keep Britain Tidy, the campaign already has the support of well-known national organisations with a total membership of more than 1.5 million, as well as individual ambassadors. 7th OEESC takes place from 19th - 21st September 2016 in Manchester
The exchange of information from the multidisciplinary participants has enabled us to take steps forward in the prevention of ill health due to skin exposure. The next OEESC conference will take place 19th - 21st September 2016, in Manchester. New sanitisers for smart phones and tablets can reduce spread of superbugs in under 30 seconds
Said to be the world's first UV Sanitiser to kill more than 99.95% of pathogens in less than 30 seconds, Sky is designed for use in hospitals to protect patients and practitioners from dangerous cross-contamination infections; it is also the perfect solution for working environments where devices are shared by the workforce or for mobile retailers and IT / MIS professionals who service and support mobile devices of unknown or dubious origins.
As fast as systems are manufactured, they are shipped to end users in education, healthcare, county councils, food factories and many contract cleaners and facilities management companies. UAE's cleaning industry poised for Expo 2020
It has been estimated that Expo 2020 will receive over 25 million visitors - with 70% travelling from abroad. In anticipation of this, the emirate of Dubai aims to have doubled the number of hotel rooms to 164,000 by 2020. 'Could do better' says Oxford City Council's head of environmental health services
Zodiac launches cyclonic scrubbing system in a suction pool cleaner
Zodiac says its MX8 Elite suction pool cleaner is the first cleaner of its kind to use cyclonic scrubbing action, to achieve a deeper level of clean with brushes that constantly stay in touch with pool surfaces to spin, scrub and remove fine and stuck-on debris. Four die while cleaning septic tank in Chennai hotel Four men are alleged to have died of asphyxiation while cleaning the septic tank of a private hotel on the outskirts of Chennai, India, on Tuesday morning. A case of unnatural death has been registered. Officials say that the four, who were contract labourers with the civic body who had been engaged by the hotel's owner, started cleaning the septic tank - along with a hotel employee - at around 09:00. The hotel employee was at the mouth of the tank while the contractors were inside. 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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Our weekly updated Hospital Hygiene features current developments and product solutions cleaning and hygiene industry manufacturers are coming up with. Read More. Recent UK News
Hand hygiene in the NHS: Parliament debates
"I tabled this debate to request that the Government ensure that proper checks are introduced so that patients can have confidence that everything possible is being done to enforce proper hand hygiene best practice," he said earlier this week. Soapbox: The 'Northern Powerhouse' needed its own Cleaning Show
And now it has one! The 6th & 7th April 2016 Manchester Cleaning Show will be a long awaited event, held appropriately enough at the modern Event City venue, Manchester. The much vaunted Northern Powerhouse embodies the same industrial and entrepreneurial spirit that made the North of England into the 'Workshop of the World' more than one hundred and fifty years ago, continuing today with major investment around the Airport, the City Centre and in the surrounding infrastructure. We have Mail: away from home toilets Hi Jan, As a regular reader of your excellent publication, I appreciate the publicity you give to matters relating to the provision and cleanliness of 'away from home' toilets. I started campaigning on this issue many years ago. In 1985 I founded All Mod Cons, which became The British Toilet Association in 1999. I quietly contribute to various influential documents, e.g. I participated in the Global Guidelines for Practical Public Toilet Design in 2011. CHSA audits more product than ever in 2015; suppliers achieve near perfect compliance
With such clear evidence of the impact of the Schemes, Mike Stubbs, chairman of the Accreditation Schemes, is calling on buyers of soft tissue products, plastic refuse sacks and industrial cotton mops to specify Scheme membership in their tenders. Council heavily fined over safety failings after road sweeper kills biker Sevenoaks District Council pleaded guilty to safety failings after a member of the public was killed when he collided with a road sweeper. In the incident, which took place in September 2010, a council road sweeper lorry was cleaning the outside of a dual-lane slip road when Derek McCulloch (58) drove into the back of the sweeper on his motorbike. Mr McCulloch was pronounced dead at the scene. Essential clean-up aid bagged for Carlisle flood victims
Communities encouraged to bag quicker flood protection
CSSA Founder Member helps solve a Crisis over Christmas
CSSA launches recruitment drive with 'Founding Member' offer The CSSA is starting 2016 with a recruitment drive to attract new members, and is offering 'Founding Member' status for those who join before the official launch on 1st February. Why Morclean is thinking green for 2016
Vectair Systems campaigns for hygiene bins in mens toilets
Facilities Show unveils exciting plans for 2016
Cleaning industry needs to rise to occasion before National Living Wage is introduced The boss of a leading recruitment agency for the food and drink/hospitality/cleaning industry has warned the sector that it needs to prepare for the impact of the new, compulsory National Living Wage. Incinerator firm wins Liverpool export award
Rising star is not just for Christmas
Julius Rutherfoord lends a helping hand to homeless at Christmas London specialist in quality cleaning, Julius Rutherfoord, is supporting the charity Crisis at Christmas by providing free cleaning for several of its London centres helping the homeless over Christmas. Events & Exhibitions ISSA Pulire 2025 CMS INTERCLEAN Hygienalia ISSA Show North America INTERCLEAN |
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