Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 14th January 2021 Issue no. 951
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   International News
Products New director, VP of business development for Kaivac
RAI Amsterdam launches new Interclean show for China in 2021
The quest to be different in FM and cleaning management
“There is no getting away from the fact that this year has been extremely challenging for the cleaning and FM industry. Vectair Systems welcomes US investment
pH7Q Dual now has EPA-approved SARS-CoV-2 kill claim
Electric hand dryer association concerns over EU EcoDesign Directive
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The original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide Last week, when writing about the industry's need to adapt to new cleaning challenges because lockdown has forced the closure of many of the facilities that had previously required regular cleaning, I didn’t envisage the type of work I saw advertised later that day… The advertisement, placed by a housing co-operative, was for ‘companies to quote/tender for servicing/cleaning three housing estates in the Brentford area’. What made it stand out, was that as well as the work one would expect to be required in such locations, the need to ‘clear up after the local refuse collection service’ was a stipulation! If you’re one of our UK-based readers you’ll probably be aware of the furore caused by the shamefully inadequate food parcels being supplied on behalf of Government, to children from poor families being home-schooled during lockdown, who are normally entitled to free school meals. If you’re not, our picture shows how the media was alerted to the problem by one disappointed mother.
Parcels subsequently displayed on social media varied enormously but none were what sensible people would describe as value-for-money or substantial. One even included five plastic bottles of water! Each parcel was supposed to provide five healthy meals and was charged out to the taxpayer at £30. That these parcels were the work of a major contractor, has served to inflame the public’s ire towards the practice of contracting out. The pitch I was given by contractors upon joining this industry almost 30 years ago, was that putting services such as cleaning and catering into the hands of specialists, would result in better standards and free up a company to concentrate on its core business – potentially improving the ‘bottom line’. Although as far as I’m aware we’re not related, I was brought up to follow the mantra penned by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, to his son in 1746: ‘If you’re going to do a job, do it well’, and I'd add here: 'be it collecting refuse or supplying food parcels to hungry children – or anything else!' This is something our industry, which is already under public scrutiny, would do well to remember, since what’s to prevent clients from taking the work back in-house? And that includes contracted-out refuse collections. I have to ask though, are we clearing up after our refuse collectors because they’re haphazard, or because they’re overstretched?
Yours,
         This Week's News
EU model overestimates environmental exposure of key surfactant, claims study
A study co-authored by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), ‘Comparing the European Union System for the Evaluation of Substances (EUSES) environmental exposure calculations with monitoring data for alkyl sulphate surfactants’, is now available in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe. BICSc to launch NHS compliant cleaning skills
Purify-One’s UV Disinfecting Wand receives clinical validation for Covid-19 eradication
Solution offers long-term surface protection against harmful bacteria and enveloped virus
The testing was carried out to a modified version of ISO 21702. More facilities secure GBAC Star accreditation for high cleanliness standards
These include American Airlines Arena in Miami, home to the NBA's Miami Heat; Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, N.C.; the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore.; Hyatt hotel properties; and more (see the full list, below). TNT Unlimited wins Vectair's 2020 Rep Group of the Year award
The winners of the Vectair Rep Group of the Year were announced at the first ever Vectair virtual awards announcements. Normally these awards are held annually at the ISSA show. However, this year, they were held virtually due to the pandemic. A new era of washroom solutions: introducing Satino by WEPA
Available now, the extensive range offers everything from paper towels to washroom accessories and provides a variety of functional options to meet the needs of customers and washroom users alike. Highlights include touch-free soap and paper towel dispensers, toilet roll dispensers, and waste bins. Protect classrooms and communities with antimicrobials in schools
Bromoco International, makers of Touch Antimicrobial coating, is appealing to local councils and the Government to implement a long term, sustainable plan to protect classrooms and learning environments with antimicrobial coatings. Is UVC the answer to UK infection control against Covid-19?
Facilicom secures eighth year with University Of Brighton
The contract extension will see Facilicom's team of highly-skilled cleaning operatives continue to deliver these vital services into 2021. 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
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The company is supplying the club and the stadium with state-of-the-art touchless sanitiser dispensers, delivering hospital grade sanitiser to Spurs' players, staff and fans, to maintain good hand hygiene and reduce the spread of viruses and bacteria. Medirest’s Anna Hallas recognised in New Year's Honours List
Wychavon District Council wins Loo of the Year Awards trophy
Consumers call on organisations to do more to help reduce the risk of Covid
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APPG will give cleaning & hygiene industry a voice in Parliament
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