Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 16th August 2018 Issue no. 835
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   International News
Products America's Best Restroom 2018 contest finalists announced
The lucky loo will take home the grand prize of $2,500 in Cintas products and services for cleaning or facilities management and a lifetime of bathroom bragging rights. Bio-Productions: planting trees to support the environment
Canadian cleaning machine manufacturer to benefit from Government investment
Budapest could become a regional hub of cleaning technology
The event, which will be held on 5th and 6th October 2018, is attracting international attention, which indicates that Hungary's capital could become the Central and Eastern European hub of the cleaning technologies profession in the near future. Impact Products names Sylvia Lam strategic account manager, Western Region
X Bio-P pulls flush on odorous washroom smells
ACI names toxicologist James Kim as associate vice president, science & regulatory affairs
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Welcome to the
Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! The Summer holidays are once again upon us and I'm relieved to say that this will be the last issue of Cleanzine until we return on 6th September. Not that I don't love producing Cleanzine and its sister publication KBzine of course; it's just that with two issues to broadcast every week from early January, I become a little worn out by August! I never stray far from my roots though and am naturally always on the lookout for a good story. Last weekend at a festival I attended an enthralling presentation by the explorer Mark Wood - amongst many incredible achievements, the only man to have completed back-to-back solo treks to the South Geographic Pole and a 200-mile crossing of the Arctic ocean to the Geographic North Pole. And when I say solo that means no dogs and no back-up whatsoever (https://vimeo.com/46217790). He also supported the BBC Top Gear team to the Magnetic North Pole. I won't tell you what his response was when asked which was worse... trekking in 'solitary confinement' or trekking with the likes of Jeremy Clarkson. Nor will I share his answer to the question of how he goes to toilet in such extreme conditions... And judging by the numbers of public toilets closing down around Britain, it probably won't be too long before we're as far away from a public toilet as Mark is most of the time. See this week's news for more on that story. At the end of Mark's talk, I got into an interesting conversation with someone involved in procurement for the NHS, and when I asked what can be done to even out the spending differences for essential items, whereby one Trust is paying double per toilet roll or similar quality (and sometimes identical) black bin bag as another will pay, my new-found friend quipped that either way, they'd pay less if they went to the local supermarket. Bearing in mind that the Trusts are buying in bulk, these differences really add up and I can understand why the NHS is short of money. I'm pleased to say that the disparity is being investigated and I'm looking forward to sharing the findings with you at some time in the future. 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
Facilicom UK appoints new director of operations
He assumed responsibilities on 23rd July, succeeding Giles Wheeler, who will retire at the end of 2018, allowing the pair to have a six-month handover period. IICRC announces agenda for 2018 Technical Conference The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration Certification (IICRC) has this week announced the agenda for its 2018 Technical Conference, taking place 27th - 28th September at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Now in its third year, the Technical Conference will offer attendees an inside look at what it takes to work in the niche field of trauma and crime scene cleanup. Attendees can earn up to 10 CEC credits (up to three on Thursday and up to seven on Friday). The 2018 conference agenda is as follows: Thursday, 27th September: British Toilet Association's Ray Martin asks Guardian readers to support loo campaign
The number of public toilets in the UK has dropped by more than a third (39%) in the past two decades, laments Ray, who says that the average council in England now runs only 15 facilities. Cromwell Polythene to speak about resource-efficiency of plastic at RWM 2018
For as well as the company's extensive portfolio of sacks, bags and speciality products for the storage and collection of waste and recyclables being showcased on stand 5P32, managing director, James Lee will also speak at the show, on 12th September, emphasising, that it's 'Time to Stop Bashing the Plastics.' Kennedy expands Satin Ellipse range with two new feminine hygiene products
The company has now expanded the feminine hygiene range by adding the Satin Intima Pedal with a capacity of 23 litres, in addition to the Intima Mini Satin with a 15-litre capacity. The Satin Intima bins come with a black protective lid insert. Great news for the ABCD 30th Anniversary
The art of keeping your audience captivated...
"We typically say about one a minute, but before an audience, we may use five every minute, that's about 12 per second". Here he gives some tips on how to keep your audience captivated, when making a presentation... Britannia Hotel Group flies the Nilfisk flag
Acquisitions and business development has seen the group invest significantly in hotel restaurants, bars, nightclubs and health facilities. This includes six sites previously operated by Pontins. ProTech XV high volume employee hygiene systems help keep the workforce clean
Developed to accommodate 15 employees per minute, it will sanitise hands or gloved hands with an E-3 'no-rinse' hand sanitising solution and will simultaneously sanitise footwear with a high concentration sanitising chemical as employees walk through. Cintas Canada dishes out foodservice uniform program tips in free white paper
It can help those operating restaurants and foodservice programs run out of schools, hotels and government buildings and is available for free download. New e-guide explains how to select chemical protective gloves in six steps
'A guide to selecting chemical protective gloves - part 1' offers a simple six-step method for glove selection that can be used to ensure a worker's hands are fully protected in a range of applications involving chemicals. 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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