Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 19th September 2019 Issue no. 886
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Products 'Clean hands for all' this Global Handwashing Day
Handwashing is an effective and affordable way to prevent infection and save lives. As a skin and surface hygiene expert, Gojo Industries-Europe is a great supporter of Global Handwashing Day (Tuesday 15th October 2019). Sanitising solutions from Kennedy Hygiene
All the company's sanitising dispensers have been designed with ease of service and end-user satisfaction in mind; and are complemented by high performance consumables. Jangro launches Enviro water soluble sachets
Specially designed to minimise landfill burden and reduce the use of plastic by avoiding the use of traditional plastic bottles, the sachets are 100% biodegradable and phosphate free and they offer many other benefits: Bunzl Canada opens new distribution facility in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
Cintas's Restroom Finder App helps users avoid 'stinky stalls' when nature calls
ISSA appoints Dennis Goodwin business development manager for UK, Ireland and Middle East
London-based CleanCloud named 2019 SaaS Awards winner
CleanCloud, the point-of-sale software solution which transforms dry cleaners and laundromats by giving them the digital infrastructure they need to streamline their processes and procedures, beat competition from the likes of rankingCoach and Applauz to come top in its category. How to use a smartphone to detect Norovirus...
Diarrhoea-causing C.diff bacteria adapts to improve spread in hospitals
Easy-peazy, lemon squeezy: A new era of sanitary and sweet-smelling floor cleaning has arrived
Renowned UK chemicals manufacturer Bio Productions is getting rave reviews about this addition to its portfolio of environmentally-sympathetic alternatives to traditional harsh chemicals. CMS Practice Forum 2019 - an overview
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! 'Mia recycles' is a series of short videos produced to help West Sussex residents cut the confusion of recycling. It's a brilliant idea and although I have no idea how much it will have cost to make the series; if it is watched, remembered and acted upon it will limit damage to the environment and help keep the Landfill Tax part of the Council Tax down, so residents will either be better off financially, or they'll be able to enjoy better facilities (well, in an ideal world, anyway)! What's not to like about that?
The videos follow Mia around the home as she educates her family on which items can and cannot be recycled in the bathroom, the kitchen and on a takeaway night. Mia will be ending the series by visiting the Ford Materials Recycling Facility to show what happens to recycling once it has been collected. Again, seeing what happens to things we recycle is more likely to encourage us to do the right thing, as by being invited into the MRF we're being given ownership, as it were. The videos can now be watched via www.westsussex.gov.uk with a new video added every Sunday until 6th October. If you're responsible for your local authority's waste collection and recycling, it might be worth taking a look. Won't it be wonderful when, one day, we're all going to be following the same recycling procedures, wherever we are? Recycle Week 2019 takes place next week from 23rd - 29th September. The theme is: 'Recycling. It's in our own hands' and you can find out more at www.wrap.org.uk In 2018, people were motivated to care about plastics in a way they never have before. Sustainability is firmly on the agenda and the public is looking to organisations to help solve major environmental issues. That makes Recycle Week a greater opportunity than ever to change people's recycling behaviours while gaining positive publicity and building your organisation's reputation. 2019 is the year of the environmental activist. We've seen this through protests and marches. From Greta Thunberg to Our Planet and Sir David Attenborough - environmental concerns have never been so front of mind for the nation. Let's capitalise on this as it's a golden opportunity for us to inspire and support citizens to take action and make recycling the new norm.
Yours,
         This Week's News
Vikan launches complete concept for facilities cleaning segment
The concept is based on the insight that cleaning staff are critical to more efficient, profitable operations, and that better tools and knowledge are required to unleash the full potential of these vital employees. Germany is Europe's largest cleaning market - and here's why
Figures published by the German Federal Guild Association of the Cleaning Trade (BIV), Bonn, the Cleaning Systems Trade Association in the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association, Frankfurt/Main, and the Hygiene Industry Association (IHO), Frankfurt/Main, reveal that Germany remains Europe's strongest market for the cleaning industry. Kärcher closes gap in sweeper portfolio, with launch of new MC 250
Featuring a spacious and comfortable two person cab, all-wheel steering system for easy manoeuvrability and large waste container to keep you on the road for longer, this machine enables users to complete any municipal cleaning task with excellence and ease. A new approach to window cleaning
Faster, more cost effective, windows stay cleaner for longer... Robotic Cleaning Systems (RCS), a new start-up company with the latest robotic equipment is now carrying out cleaning assignments throughout the UK. Working at height is one of the most dangerous occupations, accounting for the most frequent cause of accidents in the workplace with more than 28% of deaths and a further listed 43,000 non-fatal accidents caused by working at height, according to the Health & Safety Executive. Free-to-attend WISH event will focus on leadership in waste & recycling industry
At the heart of the event will be facilitated table discussions, where delegates can talk freely about their experiences of leadership and worker engagement in their workplaces, explore good practices and discuss barriers to effective implementation. Distributors wanted for RiserShine - the innovative tool making cleaners smile!
We're talking about escalator risers - the notoriously notched upright sections of a moving stairway that seem to attract every imaginable type of grime and put it on display for all to see: Cromwell's sustainable street scene a success at RWM 2019
The new stand made a big impression at the show, featuring kerbside options for recycling, including bags for collecting textiles, and clear and colour tinted sacks made from recycled polythene. Hand-arm vibration exposure calculator and publication updated
It includes drop down vibration magnitudes for common tools from HSE's HAV database that can be used to make cautious estimates of exposure before representative in-use data for specific tools is available. TVH continues sponsorship of FLTA awards
As was the case in 2019, TVH will be the sponsor of the Environment Award, or the 'Environment Archie'. Cordant extends relationship with c2c in new 10-year deal worth £30 million
The contract will run until 2029 when c2c's train franchise next comes up for renewal. 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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Council fined for Hand Arm Vibration failings Dacorum Borough Council has been fined for exposing seven grounds maintenance workers to Hand Arm Vibration, caused by excessive use of power tools. The employees were all part of its grounds maintenance and street care team, looking after the public spaces in Hertfordshire. Musculoskeletal disorders one of most commonly reported causes of occupational ill health
They include disorders of the back, upper limbs and lower limbs, the former two being the most common. MSDs are prevalent in all sectors but agriculture, fisheries, logistics and transport, construction and health and social care have significantly higher than average rates. West Middlesex University Hospital renews contract with ISS Healthcare
Mitie secures IFM contract extension with Lloyds Banking Group Mitie has today announced that it has been awarded an extension to its contract to provide integrated facilities management services to Lloyds Banking Group (LBG). Soapbox: Going 'All In' on the Resource & Waste Strategy
Social enterprise Beco wants you to steal its staff
FSA publishes latest annual report on local authority food law enforcement
Prolong lifespan of commercial kitchen appliances with proper cleaning
NIC continues to strengthen relationship with Sainsbury's
This additional business is the award of further stores across the UK, further cementing NIC's already strong and growing partnership with Sainsbury's. New guide to water system disinfection: Protecting the sectors where clean water matters
It pays to keep those floors and steps clean and dry...
Birmingham University researchers say new antimicrobial coating could be key in fight against HAIs
Genting casino site uses smart technology to save 1.5 million litres of water annually
Breckland fly tipper and illegal waste carrier face fines
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