Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 5th July 2018 Issue no. 829
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    International News
Products Nanotera launches powerful plant-based surfactants for oil industry Nanotera Group has introduced powerful, plant-based cleaning agents which it says perform at record times, to replace chemical and hazardous products currently used in the oil & gas industry.
Ukraine gears up for 16th International Cleaning Forum
'Cleaning for a Reason' wins Silver in 'Power of A' ASAE, the centre for association leadership in the US, has awarded its 2018 'Power of A' Award (Silver Level) to ISSA for its 'Cleaning for a Reason program' - a nonprofit organisation that partners with residential cleaners throughout the US and Canada to offer free in-home cleaning to help women who are battling cancer. It which works with more than 1,200 professional cleaning companies, and was adopted by ISSA last year. One week left to nominate terrific toilets for America's Best Restroom contest
Ideal Response appoints new senior technical manager
ECDC reviews risk posed by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in healthcare settings
Research shows polyurethane kitchen sponge helps keep E. coli at bay
CBRE Group to acquire majority interest in FM provider Ramot Group in Israel
Tissue industry professionals from four continents to convene at Tissue World Istanbul
Veritiv brings Reliable Brand products to Canada
Georgia-Pacific announces agreement to sell European nonwovens business to Glatfelter
Family-owned company invests in electrostatic cleaning technology
Bio Productions managing director to join Green Organisation awards judging panel
New biobased nonwoven cloths support CSR cleaning policies
Skanwear champions employee safety and company culture with launch of branded PPE
CDC-funded clinical trial proves UV disinfection effective in decreasing C. diff hospital-wide
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! Last Saturday week the Foo Fighters played London's Queen Elizabeth Park - home of the 2012 Olympic Games. Because my daughter has injured her knee, instead of standing at the front as we normally do at such events, we headed for the front row of unreserved seating near the stage. What an eye opener it was! When you've secured a much-coveted standing place at the barrier, you don't move for anything... no buying drinks and no loo visits. You cling on tightly to avoid being elbowed out. Security guards dispense drinking water. Sat in a seat this weekend I was gobsmacked at how much beer people consumed. How some were able to focus on the gig itself was beyond me - and the time they must have spent queuing for the loo, means they will have seen little of the band. Some over-indulged... A woman stopped nearby and vomited. Paramedics arrived quickly but it was 20 minutes before anyone came to clean up and there were no signs used at any stage to warn people to steer clear. Eventually a cleaner dispensed what appeared to be emergency spillage powder to solidify everything; this was from chest height so the rising cloud of powder will have been breathed in by the cleaner as well as us. Once he'd left, it was only a matter of time before someone stepped in the goo and a man skidded badly. Had he not managed to stay upright, he could have hit his head and been seriously injured or even killed. Some 15 minutes later, the cleaner returned and swept up some of the residue. We observed throughout the afternoon people standing their drinks and sitting themselves down in what was left. One woman examined the lumps on her hand, wondering what they were. The noise prevented us from shouting to anyone to steer clear or wash their hands. A major, specialist contract cleaner looks after the stadium and I'd suggest that safety signs and body spillage cleaning training should be provided without delay. Other than that, I was disgusted at the mess the public left behind - much of it plastic beer cups that had been urinated in and thrown into the crowd. I've been showered before but had no idea, from my place at the front, how much gets thrown. Why do it? The many cleaners worked hard to deal with it all. My report and pictures are at: Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
Yours,
          This Week's News
Expansion is coming to Selden...
The company's 3,500 pallet bay warehouse has recently been completed and is now fully operational; bringing the total covered pallet storage capacity to 9,500. Cole & Wilson introduces Caretex professional laundry powders
The seven new powders - Detergent Plus, Detergent, Colour Detergent, Oxy Bleach, Starch, Antichlor and Chlorine Bleach, are available in 25Kg bags, which are made from recycled paper. RAS awards first six-star washrooms to The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands
The luxury mall is the first and only establishment in Singapore to be accredited six stars for six (male and female) of its newly revamped washrooms after undergoing an audit conducted by the RAS. Jangro supports the 'What's In The Box' campaign
The scheme now includes bin liners so that buyers can be certain that plastic sacks stamped with the Accreditation Scheme mark are fit for purpose and the dimensions and count are as indicated on the label. Mitie wins Ahlsell contract in Norway
The contract is the most valuable to be secured by Mitie's dedicated Norway team to date. Dennis Goodwin joins Hako Machines
Dennis brings with him over 25 years' experience in the specification and sales of floor cleaning machines and this, allied to his experience of managing field sales teams, will really help the business to enhance its position as a brand leader in the UK machine marketplace. Grate Seal solves school shower smells
Developed in Australia, Grate Seal products have been used successfully to solve drainage issues in the showers at a 900+-pupil grammar school in Greater Manchester. ISS wins two large hospital contracts in Turkey
The two contracts will have a combined annual revenue of around DKK 250 million. UBM EMEA announces record-breaking year for Facilities Show 2018
Cleaning company goes for green
Last week, the organisation awarded the Burgess Hill company a Certificate of Achievement for planting seven trees in June. This contributes to the impressive 114 trees the company has planted as part of the Green Earth Appeal and United Nations Billion Tree Campaign. Plan for change: the message at the CHSA's House of Commons event
Stephen Kerr MP, who prior to entering Parliament in 2017 was EMEA sales operations leader at Kimberly-Clark, is the CHSA's unpaid Parliamentary Adviser. He hosted the event. Waste specialists join forces to become one of the UK's largest waste brokers
The merger - which comes at a time when businesses are increasingly looking to exploit more value from their waste, where recycling management, environmental challenge and initiatives within Energy from Waste, are becoming important to not only the businesses themselves but also to the end consumer - will make SWRNewstar one of the largest waste brokers in the UK, with an annual turnover of £41 million. HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures
The provisional annual data for work-related fatal injuries revealed that 144 workers were fatally injured between April 2017 and March 2018 (a rate of 0.45 per 100,000 workers). 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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Greyland Chemicals leading the way in UK with recycled polymer packaging
Beacon of hope for recycling as major funding agreement signed on plastics plant
Phil Smith takes up new role as group sales director at Templewood /LCC
Hearty congratulations to Phil Smith, who has taken up a new role as group sales director at Templewood Services/LCC Support Services. An experienced sales & marketing director with over 25 years' experience, Phil boasts some impressive cleaning industry credentials... Scrubber dryers streamline carpet cleaning in historic Stowe
Free sustainability guide outlines opportunities for the green transformation of businesses
CHSA members and guests raised £8,400 for RNIB
TCFM contributing to the sterling customer service at Eden Walk, Kingston
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