Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 17th January 2019 Issue no. 853
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   International News
Products Nilfisk TrackClean simplifies management of cleaning fleet
Here, John Brill, sales director for Nilfisk, tells us how he sees the TrackClean fleet management system working in practice... Newly launched pH neutral spray takes the heat out of oven cleaning
"Oven-cleaning might not be the most glamorous job but it is one of the most crucial," says managing director, Angela Gill. "It is especially important to get it right when it comes to cleaning with chemicals in food preparation areas, and we're confident that our Neutral Oven Cleaner is up to the challenge." Ecoray UV technology helps Grande Brio 35 achieve ultra-hygienic finish
ISS and Vattenfall sign seven-year partnership
Understanding effective cleaning: methods... measurement... management...
SAC chair, Steven Spivak, Ph.D., is spearheading the selection of the symposium's technical agenda. "This theme reflects CIRI's core competency," he says. "Methods, measurement and management are critical elements required for effective cleaning, including disaster restoration. Those attending the 2019 symposium will gain a new and deeper understanding of these concepts that collectively define effective cleaning and restoration. New nanoseptic self-cleaning surfaces address travellers' hygiene issues
NanoTouch Materials' new self-cleaning surfaces address these concerns and particularly so its new launch - a self-cleaning film for touch screens that can turn any airport check-in kiosk or in-flight screen into a continuously self-cleaning surface. HealthSpace and Visionstate to target audit segment of facilities management
Visionstate's product suite includes Internet of Things devices that help track cleaning, maintenance and supply utilisation. Its WANDA device is installed in both public and private facilities such as hospitals, airports, shopping centres, arenas and office buildings. ISS focus on key accounts in fewer markets will lead to 100,000 job losses
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! This week sees the launch of the 2019 Loo of the Year Awards and while the Awards do a brilliant job in raising standards as well as awareness of the need for decent facilities, there are still many people who need to use a toilet but struggle to be able to do so. Surprisingly, one group likely to experience problems is the workforce! Now I would have expected employers to be savvy enough to realise that an employee needing to use the loo is going to be a lot less productive than someone who's comfortable, but clearly this isn't always the case. Some employers just don't have adequate facilities while others are placing draconian restrictions on when their employees are able to use them. One example discovered by trade union Unite regards bank workers forced to urinate in a bucket, (I'm assuming this was only temporary and hoping that there were hand washing facilities nearby)! Unite has also found that women in particular are denied what it refers to as 'toilet dignity'. The Union cites the case of one lorry driver who asked to use the facilities before unloading her delivery. She was refused as she was considered a security risk - despite having just transported bonded freight in a 40ft trailer to the company and having her own company I.D., drivers licence, CPC Card and a digital tachograph card. Luckily the company next door allowed her to use their facilities, but sadly, although her lorry was watched by the original company's security guard in her absence, she met with hostility upon her return and was threatened with her bonded freight being classed as 'unknown' and requiring a second complete X-ray and its associated costs. This treatment and the denial of basic human needs, is unacceptable. Unite is now asking people to report workplace toilet issues so it can name and shame employers and - through negotiations - persuade employers to make improvements. I'm thinking that Unite might be persuaded to sponsor a Loo of the Year Award for 2020 - perhaps for 'Most Improved Workplace Toilets'? I'm also wondering whether it might wish to collaborate with the Awards organisers to expose the issues delivery drivers and other people having to visit a site or company, experience when they ask to use the toilet? Perhaps by working together, we could further raise awareness of the need to provide facilities and thus improve standards for more people everywhere. 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
Major new development in the fight against fatbergs
Manufacturers of wipes will be able to feature an official water industry 'Fine to Flush' symbol on their packaging if they pass strict scientific tests. Who assesses how effective you are?
These included first time and single-entry entrants and providers from small camping and caravan sites to town councils and cafes to major national companies and large local authorities. Christeyns Food Hygiene launches unique hygiene verification product
Christeyns Food Hygiene, a specialist in food and beverage hygiene, has recently entered a sole distribution partnership for a brand new and unique hygiene verification tool - FreshCheck. Principle celebrates 30th birthday
Founded in January 1989 by Douglas Cooke, the company's executive chairman, Principle remains an independent family-owned business. Today, the company has a turnover of £54m and employs over 2,200 people. Its core values of people, quality and innovation are still at the heart of the business. Still 10 months until Hygienalia+Pulire yet 80% of space already booked
The big rendezvous for the cleaning, professional hygiene and laundry sector of the Iberian Peninsula, Hygienalia+Pulire is expanding this year with an increased covered exhibition area and more exhibitors than ever. AirPHX technology confirmed in reducing HAI and GCBR
The manufacturer has confirmed successful results from deployment of its patented non-thermal plasma technology in two live hospital environments. Camfil welcomes Clean Air Strategy's focus on IAQ
The document outlines a range of recommendations that focus on reducing exposure to particulate matter (PM), the very smallest of which cause the most damage. ASTM Standard for cleaning & disinfecting cannabis cultivation facilities, under discussion
The emergence of a post-prohibition cannabis industry has begun, and with it the rapid evolution in best practices for safely growing, packing, and selling cannabis. Like food and medical safety standards before it, the cannabis industry is in tremendous need for the standardisation of cleaning and disinfection protocols to ensure consumer health and safety. Monthind celebrates another year of exceptional growth
Simon Biggs, Partner at Monthind Clean, explains: "We have secured a number of large contracts across a range of industry sectors over the past year, demonstrating our ability to offer a variety of services to meet sometimes challenging requirements. Council backs Government moves to reduce waste
"What we do know, is that we will need to continue to work in partnership with our District and Borough Councils, through the West Sussex Waste Partnership (WSWP), to drive forward challenging opportunities to tackle waste and improve performance," it says. 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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