Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 20th September 2018 Issue no. 838
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Issue 838 on 20th September 2018
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- IICRC acquires ICRA's Certification and Assessment Programs
- Rallying staff say patients, care, infection control all adversely affected by healthcare cuts
- Vectair Systems launches stylish EcoShell non-aerosol, non-programmable air freshener - bringing locations 'out of their shell'
- Bunzl Canada's intelligent washroom system captures global interest
- Exclusive Matrix Cleaning Systems distributor deal for Carey Cleaning Machines in Ireland
- Healthcare professionals see technology as infection control tool
- Riwal Rental App is now live on the App Store
- Easyroll Ellipse: a new version of Kennedy's centre pull dispenser
- Professor Mark Wilcox to present latest study at Infection Prevention Society Conference 2018
- NYC historic monument receives restorative cleaning from Kärcher
- Essity continues optimisation program with closure of Arizona converting plant
- £1,500 raised for RNIB at CHSA's pro-am golf tournament
Issue 837 on 13th September 2018
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- Final call for registration for IICRC 2018 Technical Conference
- Idexx Pseudalert Test accepted as Global ISO Standard
- Drug resistant bacteria found in biofilm on 93% of critical care hospital surfaces can now be tackled
- Germ-zapping robots help Hunterdon Medical Center reduce superbug infections by 76%
- Girbau's HS-6028 washer addition to Six Series family boasts superior efficiency and water extraction
- Strategic partnership for two Canadian professional cleaning industry leaders
- Jeff Bell steps down from CHSA Council after many years of service
- Jangro's e-learning system identifies a larger appetite for staff training
- Cintas offers back-at-school tips for limiting the spread of illness
- ICMMA appoints new Secretariat
- Winners of the CHSA's 2018 Undergraduate Bursary announced
- Spectrum Hygiene moves after giving its customers a good roasting!
Issue 836 on 6th September 2018
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- Hooper Services launches TSM Italy into UK Market
- Vectair Systems launches new P-Screen triple action urinal screen
- John Cornish joins Dolphin Solutions
- Can standing up all day harm your health?
- We have mail: Marvin Klein of PortionPac Chemical Corporation, responds to last week's leader...
- Veltia UK up 60% year on year so far
- Boels extends its presence in Great Britain
- Solved365 enters franchise market
- Mouro helps solve hygiene issues and remove odours at mosques
- Fly tippers are under surveillance
- Latest eguide looks beyond basics to simplify selection of chemical protective gloves
- Mitie Landscapes strengthens NHS partnerships with a double win
- RPC bpi recycled products sharpens sustainability focus with important acquisition
Issue 835 on 16th August 2018
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- Facilicom UK appoints new director of operations
- IICRC announces agenda for 2018 Technical Conference
- British Toilet Association's Ray Martin asks Guardian readers to support loo campaign
- Cromwell Polythene to speak about resource-efficiency of plastic at RWM 2018
- Kennedy expands Satin Ellipse range with two new feminine hygiene products
- Great news for the ABCD 30th Anniversary
- The art of keeping your audience captivated...
- Britannia Hotel Group flies the Nilfisk flag
- ProTech XV high volume employee hygiene systems help keep the workforce clean
- Cintas Canada dishes out foodservice uniform program tips in free white paper
- New e-guide explains how to select chemical protective gloves in six steps
Issue 834 on 9th August 2018
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- Motorway services user survey - most stop to visit washrooms, but are they clean?
- Unprecedented three coordinated migrant worker strikes!
- Two new videos highlight security challenges in cleaning
- New appointments at RD Industries
- America's Best Restroom 2018 contest finalists announced
- Bio-Productions: planting trees to support the environment
- Smarttask helps Stadium Support Services' standards soar at Farnborough Airshow
- ISSA enters partnership with American Association of Cleaning Professionals
- Canadian cleaning machine manufacturer to benefit from Government investment
- Litterbugs fall foul of Malvern Council
- Star Platforms provide access to Concorde
- Budapest could become a regional hub of cleaning technology
- Ready to tee off at the ISSA's European Golf Day?
Issue 833 on 2nd August 2018
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- Impact Products names Sylvia Lam strategic account manager, Western Region
- China Crisis: mixed recyclables ban will force businesses to rethink waste management and focus on value
- Xeros makes major shipment of near-waterless washing machines to South Africa's drought-ridden Cape Province
- Bio-P pulls flush on odorous washroom smells
- Golden Line Green Care shares research into duct cleaning and indoor air pollution
- Labour shortage 'a constant problem' for cleaning companies in Hungary
- Becọ - good, clean fun!
- BCC announces details of Resource Management Show to run parallel to Cleaning Show
- DCA to boost professional standards with development grant from British Cleaning Council
- Survey reveals safety managers' confidence with workplace eyewash stations
- Study uncovers reason Danish cleaning workers retire early
- Riwal UK looks pretty in pink for breast cancer campaign launch
- New FTA events to provide road map for new international logistics landscape
Issue 832 on 26th July 2018
- The two Sussex companies keeping Brighton's i360 sparkling
- ACI names toxicologist James Kim as associate vice president, science & regulatory affairs
- Diversey's new Taski Aero backpack prioritises comfort and flexibility
- Honeywell releases comprehensive guide to hand protection regulations and standards
- What customers want
- Awards win for Greyland
- Promote your business at CHSA's Charity Pro-Am Golf Day
- Bunzl raises $55,000 for paediatric brain tumour research
- Christeyns Food Hygiene launches ultimate CIP Solution
- Mitie celebrates 70th anniversary of the NHS
- Family-run company, Cromwell Polythene, will spring into 2019 in stunning new office space
- HSE publishes white paper on workplace strees
Issue 831 on 19th July 2018
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- Deb receives two Navigator Awards from SMA Strategic Market Alliance Group
- Brightwell Dispensers launches new Twin Micro Jumbo toilet roll dispenser
- Soapbox: Kimberly-Clark on the advantages of drying with paper
- Battery manufacturer Hoppecke commits to doing business in the UK
- First 'Symphony Project' licensing agreement signed with Chinese commercial laundry OEM
- Salisbury Group selected for £12bn Framework
- Quala acquires Great American Tank Wash
- Jon Horton joins Micronclean as export manager
- Working together to improve recycling at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
- Logistics industry commits to ambitious carbon reduction target by 2025
- Ecoppia expands Bhadla Park cloud-based robotic cleaning footprint
- Ideal Response workers are running for their Mind
Issue 830 on 12th July 2018
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- Minimum Wage increases to impact Canadian cleaning industry
- Virtual Building Service: a game-changer for building owners, FM pro's and developers
- BCC welcomes BSA as new Council Member
- Kaivac introduces any time/anywhere personal trainer
- Two new representatives join CHSA Council
- HSE 'Chemicals EU Exit' workshop being held next month
- Healthcare Cleaning Professionals' Forum focused on 'Facing the Future'
- UK Chancellor attends landmark healthcare agreement between Serco and Jeddah hospital
- Avidbots partners with Compass to bring robotic automation to Canadian FM market
- Loo of the Year Awards Judging in progress
- Honeywell provides handy insights on avoiding workplace skin damage and irritation
- More needs to be done to protect workers' lives
Issue 829 on 5th July 2018
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- Expansion is coming to Selden...
- Cole & Wilson introduces Caretex professional laundry powders
- RAS awards first six-star washrooms to The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands
- Jangro supports the 'What's In The Box' campaign
- Mitie wins Ahlsell contract in Norway
- Dennis Goodwin joins Hako Machines
- Grate Seal solves school shower smells
- ISS wins two large hospital contracts in Turkey
- UBM EMEA announces record-breaking year for Facilities Show 2018
- Cleaning company goes for green
- Plan for change: the message at the CHSA's House of Commons event
- Waste specialists join forces to become one of the UK's largest waste brokers
- HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures
Issue 828 on 28th June 2018
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- HCAI quarterly trends January to March 2018, published
- Views at a concert
- Nanotera launches powerful plant-based surfactants for oil industry
- To Hydrofinity and beyond...
- Ukraine gears up for 16th International Cleaning Forum
- 'Cleaning for a Reason' wins Silver in 'Power of A'
- One week left to nominate terrific toilets for America's Best Restroom contest
- Avoid paying £thousands in compensation through better office maintenance
- Remember: toilet provision is mandatory for delivery drivers
- Who'd be a window cleaner?
- Ideal Response appoints new senior technical manager
Issue 827 on 21st June 2018
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- ECDC reviews risk posed by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in healthcare settings
- Washroom suppliers' merger may raise competition concerns
- 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
- Singapore's established 'scores on the doors' will be no more
- Chris Klopper
- Veritiv brings Reliable Brand products to Canada
- Georgia-Pacific announces agreement to sell European nonwovens business to Glatfelter
- Facilities Show 2018 - final day today
- Family-owned company invests in electrostatic cleaning technology
Issue 826 on 14th June 2018
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- ISSA appoints Frances Ball new business development manager for UK & Ireland
- Bio Productions managing director to join Green Organisation awards judging panel
- DVGW approval and certification for Brightwell Dispensers EcoMix and EcoMulti standard chemical dilution systems
- Greyland Chemicals leading the way in UK with recycled polymer packaging
- 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
- 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
- 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
Issue 825 on 7th June 2018
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- Global carpet cleaning products market - introduction of differentiated products to boost growth through 2022
- Hospital sees 47% reduction in HAIs after adding pulsed xenon UV disinfection to cleaning protocols
- Welsh global biosciences company extends probiotic cleaning range to empower consumers
- New head of engineering at ICE
- Award confirms recycling best practices
- New Kaivac 2750 comes with patent-pending black box
- Greyland customer wins 'No.1 SME Commercial Cleaning Company 2018' award
- Arrow Solutions heads to H&C Expo with expanded commercial hygiene range
- Great washroom cleaners recognised in LOTY Awards programme
- CHSA heads to House of Commons later this month
- ISS wins major public-school contract in Australia
- Driven by African group Excellerate - Templewood acquires LCC
- TSC eliminates need to touch toilet seat underside
Issue 824 on 31st May 2018
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- Global contract cleaning market to be dominated by ABM, Anago Cleaning, ISS and ServiceMaster
- ISSA EMEA Networking Event takes place next week in Sweden
- Enhance Office Cleaning wins Living Wage Champion Award
- Viewpoint: Accessible toilets are for all those that need them; not just those with obvious disabilities
- TVH launches new TotalSource Master catalogue
- New self-cleaning film for touchscreens enhances cleanliness at airports, doctor's offices, restaurants and schools
- Georgia-Pacific opens facility to drive supply chain innovation
- Company prosecuted after worker killed
- Latin American women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia launch worldwide campaign on Indiegogo
- Treatment that transforms sintered stone facades into self-cleaning air purifiers wins award
- Contractor fined after admitting awareness of underpayments to subcontractor's workforce
- Dean Saunders could be on your team at CHSA's 2018 Charity Golf Day
- Learn how to design ergonomically
Issue 823 on 24th May 2018
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- Interclean Amsterdam's Full Circle Exhibition reaffirms its position in the industry
- Standards increase economic growth and help companies access foreign markets
- Waste management 'biggest contributor' to UK environmental goods and services sector
- GDPR: Truvox's David Overell shares his views...
- Cintas free 'Got to Go' app identifies and rates clean public washrooms across US
- Nettuno announces loss of Giancarlo Fratus, CEO
- Keep up the good work on recycling
- Bin liners incorporated into CHSA's Accreditation Scheme for Plastic Sacks
- Dustcontrol and Speedy combine for Willmott Dixon in London landmark refurbishment
- Better decisions from better air
- Industry veteran launches new jansan consulting firm from Canada
- Workers suffer life changing injuries every day from forklift truck accidents
- From one industry leader to another: MG Hygiene & Cleaning Supplies exclusive Greyland distributor for Ireland
- RPC bpi recycled products in recycling sponsorship challenge for Volvo Ocean Race
- New ETW SmartCycle biomethane plant in operation in France
Issue 822 on 17th May 2018
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- Sun shines on beautiful Amsterdam in time for Interclean's opening
- On trial...
- Kärcher wins Amsterdam Innovation Award 2018
- Tork Paper Circle from Essity wins Visitor's Choice Award
- Congratulations to Vectair Systems; celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year!
- RAI Amsterdam once again supports AMREF Flying Doctors
- Cleanovate - future engineering by Hako
- OspreyDeepclean: introducing innovation
- Inspecting the goods at Ecolab
- Morclean looking for additional international distributors for its BinWash system...
- Introducing Myriad, Brightwell Dispensers' new soap and paper dispenser range
- Parts and accessories for scrubbers and sweepers, available globally
- Proandre on lookout for new distributors across the globe
- TomCat's new scrubbers are easy to operate and have a wealth of features
- Bring on the dancing ladies...
- Ecological cleaning products manufactured in the UK
- Award-winning battery vacuum takes cordless cleaning further
Issue 821 on 10th May 2018
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- ISSA and Afidamp FAB create jointly owned global platform for the cleaning industry
- Enhancing detergent performance in low temperature washing
- Hand drying method can affect risk of microbial contamination in hospital settings
- Cleanology builds on new property services division
- Wet wipes: Water UK calls for us all to take responsibility
- Pants down for equality: Bathstore launches Looathon to promote bathroom equality
- Company fined for exposing employees to dust
- Allure: where appearance and microfibre cleaning come together
- Registration opens for IICRC's third-annual technical conference
- Italian startup determined to solve indoor air pollution problem with plants
- Bunzl Canada's candidate wins Great Canadian Sales Competition
- Hotels saving big with biological wastewater treatment
- Rentokil collaborates with Ministry of Health to increase food safety in Kuching
- Self-cleaning surfaces create cleaner healthcare facilities and improve patient experience
Issue 820 on 3rd May 2018
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- Guernsey to pilot 'pay as you throw' waste collection service next year
- Not Just Cleaning learning how to work safely and effectively
- Salisbury group gets global award for outstanding innovation
- Hunt for CHSA's 2018 Undergraduate Scholars begins
- When the London Science Museum's steam exhibits needed a clean...
- Anniversary milestone for cleaning company's star supervisor
- Laundry specialist boosts Irish sales team as business booms
- ISS Australia wins award for healthcare innovation
- Self-cleaning surfaces create new revenue and higher margins for cleaning companies
- SAO water offers solution for cleaning without chemicals
- 'Pollen bomb' explosion affecting human and HVAC health
- SwipeSense acquires mobile application for recording hand hygiene observations
- What do the worlds five largest brands have in common?
Issue 819 on 26th April 2018
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- UK businesses make world-leading pact to tackle plastic pollution
- Changing roles and responsibilities within British Cleaning Council announced
- Cleaning equipment market showing 'above-inflation' growth for 2018
- Amsterdam: the perfect place to become certified!
- Legal to work here?
- Matrix expands network
- Eco-responsible cleaning products receive impressive endorsement
- Salisbury Group sets Gold Standard
- Waxie guides school to a sustainable waste diversion program
- Are you ISO 45001 ready?' Embrace change now to help spearhead workplace safety
- Weltec Biopower expands plant lineup in Northern Ireland
- British Safety Council warns UK businesses of Introducing robots in the workplace
- Greyland by name - but very colourful by nature!
Issue 818 on 19th April 2018
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- Manchester Cleaning Show exceeds 2016 debut
- Industry giants to become UK and Ireland's largest supplier of cleaning & hygiene products
- I know my place
- FSA trials new technology for remote monitoring of food businesses
- Hero Wipes to launch new bloodborne pathogen antiseptic wipes for EMS providers
- Waxie Sanitary Supply names executive vice president
- Cleaning businesses need to take a systematic approach to support sustainable growth
- Tissue & Hygiene Market Industry Trends & Outlook 2018, just released
- New software reduces cleaning rounds from 90 to 68 per day at Unilever HQ
- Principle awarded The Office Group contract
- A hire company where hygiene is priority
- Kimberly-Clark announces strategic investment in its Mobile, Alabama Mill
- Students launch self-cleaning fish tanks - using coconuts
Issue 817 on 12th April 2018
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- Greyland: moving toward sustainability
- Decitex shortly to unveil something special...
- BCC members' representatives ready and waiting
- Vaclensa: modular systems to suit the task at hand
- Congratulations to Dan from Floorbrite for impressing Terry 'Turbo' Burrows - the world's fastest window cleaner - and the judges of the window cleaning competition, with his speed and accuracy.
- How does your cleaning cupboard rate?
- ISSA Oceania announces leadership change & staffing expansion
- Blue Rock ready to roll!
- A lively programme of seminars is attracting lots of interest
- No - not a bad back; just making aqueous ozone
- EcoDepo
- Rotowash: proven technology still going strong
- Mira: delivering miracles?
- Busting gum - Osprey Deepclean cleans the hall's carpets
- Muck Muncher!
- Touchless technology cleans wet areas, carpet and upholstery
Issue 816 on 5th April 2018
- Manchester Cleaning Show opens its doors
- Outsource Support chooses SmartTask to better manage FM teams
- Businesses to have helping hand in 'all things compliance' with new learning academy
- Changes to marine litter composition includes 'dramatic' reduction in plastic bags, finds research
- SOCMA: Proposed China tariffs to impact cleaning chemicals manufacture
- Keeping the Great British Spring Clean sustainable
- RAS shares its in-depth knowledge with foreign professionals
- Social enterprise recognised at inaugural CSSA Innovation Showcase
- Satin Ellipse - the new premium dispenser range from Kennedy Hygiene, is launched
- Risks around grey fleet and how to avoid them
- Summer dining may mean more kitchen extract fires, warns Swiftclean
Issue 815 on 29th March 2018
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- Plan your visit to the Maximum! Come and see Greyland's colourful new Premier Range at the Manchester Cleaning Show!
- Bunzl scoops CSSA Innovation Award at London event
- SEBO launches YouTube channel
- Diversey brings transparency to the laundry process with IntelliLinen
- Facility Inspiration Event to display the full flavour of Interclean Amsterdam
- Chem-Dry parent acquires award-winning restoration franchise Delta Disaster Services
- Princes Quay confirmed as Aston's largest single site contract award
- Ontario unions to form alliance for respect for 75,000 hospital workers
- Surfactant production facilities under new ownership in Mexico
- Alpine Power Systems launches PowerMax fleet motive power offerings
- London council fights back against fly-tippers
Issue 814 on 22nd March 2018
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- CIRI announces new initiatives and leadership
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service on 'special measures' over hygiene lapses
- Latest HCAI quarterly trends reveal MRSA and C. diff down; MSSA up
- Global hand sanitiser market expected to reach $1,755 million by 2023
- IICRC Seeks volunteers for creation of new fire and smoke damage restoration standards
- SEBO; approved by The Carpet Foundation
- Cintas introduces top 10 finalists in fifth annual nationwide Janitor of the Year contest
- Diversey showcases innovations for protecting people and the planet at Interclean
- Maureen Marden is Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners' new Master
- Boston Red Sox invest to protect against germs and help keep players in the game
Issue 813 on 15th March 2018
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- Golden Service Awards shine spotlight on cleaning industry stars
- The CHSA's voice in Parliament
- Betco acquires GMI Engineered Products
- RPC Group acquisitions have been awarded a place on Frameworks
- Soapbox: Honouring new water technologies on World Water Day 22nd March, 2018
- Avidbots accelerates global growth by opening regional office in Hong Kong
- Domestic Angels' Sam backing Women Mean Business campaign
- Teams with gender parity achieve better results across the board: Sodexo finds
- Anti-fatigue mats promote employee wellbeing
- California's new workplace safety regs protect hotel housekeepers from injury
- First-of-its-kind, self-cleaning pedestrian bridge swings into place
- Jangro appoints new CEO
- Stallkamp enforces the wastewater business with reliable stainless steel tanks
- New research reveals that 3-in-4 drivers are yet to complete required CPC training
Issue 812 on 8th March 2018
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- Remain within REACH, says Environmental Policy Forum
- Institute of Civil Engineers and BIFM to collaborate for new FM contract
- The not so dirty dozen! Interclean Amsterdam reveals Innovation Awards 2018 shortlist
- Northern Ireland adopts circular economy strategy
- Satin Ellipse - the new premium dispenser range from Kennedy Hygiene, is launched
- Innovation on show at first CSSA & CHSA showcase
- Greyland's Orange-Maximum - one of your 6 a day fruity flavours for Premier cleanliness everywhere!
- Graffiti Stop from Dresden makes successful use of Systeco Tornado ACS
- Riwal a winner in European Business Awards
- CHSA charity pro-am golf course moves to stunning new venue, Rockliffe Hall
Issue 811 on 1st March 2018
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- The future of PFI and private finance in infrastructure: Government experts speak
- Interclean Amsterdam releases full schedule for upcoming show
- Xeros near-waterless commercial laundry system now available in South Africa
- Chem-Dry Carpet and Floor Cleaning wins 2018 Global Franchise Award
- Canadian healthcare providers are re-examining their cleaning strategies
- SWC awarded IRATA certification
- UK Public Health Rapid Support Team deploys to Nigeria
- Essity Restructures in Chile
- Cromwell Polythene's family extended as employees celebrate long service
- Cleaner's ammonia and bleach mix gamble clears casino
- Double contract win for cleaning contractor with security at its heart
- Bantams clean up with new laundry contract
Issue 810 on 22nd February 2018
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- Worldwide floorcare machines market to reach US$ 4,600mn by 2025
- Bringing the cleaning world together - with TVH in Waregem (BE)
- Kärcher teams up with AFC club programme as tournament official sponsor
- Avidbots signs distributor agreement with Macnica to help address Japan labour shortage
- Ecoppia robotic solar panel cleaning systems provide water-free solution at massive plant
- New business development manager for Duplex
- Second ISSA UK/IE Networking & Education Event
- Tony Wall appointed Airdri Group CEO
- Cole & Wilson strengthens its position in Christeyns UK group
- Jangro enhances floorcare education
- Bunzl Canada partners with IoT developer Visionstate on latest technology product
- Dishing the dirt - the numbers behind cleaning South Western Railway trains
- Former CEO Ernie Rosenberg receives ACI Chairman's Award
- Longtime Sasol executive Tom O'Brien receives ACI Distinguished Service Award
- New bin makes waste disposal fun
Issue 809 on 15th February 2018
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- CMA investigates Rentokil Initial / Cannon Hygiene merger
- Manchester Cleaning Show to focus on future of cleaning and wider FM issues
- We have Mail: Helping to improve standards in public toilet provision
- Safety at height with Foot The Ladder
- Lindhaus LW30-38 eco Force floor scrubbers offer high efficiency, low sound levels and maximum energy savings
- Diversey partners with Eindhoven University of Technology on pioneering research in robotics
- Fair Work Ombudsman enquiry uncovers 'rampant exploitation' of Woolworths cleaners
- Ascom helps hospitals optimise hand hygiene workflows and compliance monitoring
- Fifth-annual $10,000 prize contest seeks best US school janitor
- Cleaners' strike 'completely paralyses' Gaza hospitals
- Walkthrough sanitising unit for humans
- New recycling service leads to impressive improvements
Issue 808 on 8th February 2018
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- If you do one thing this year...
- WAMITAB new role of training & assessment manager
- App launch aims to improve industry standards
- 2018 Loo of the Year Awards launched
- Home Office: Investigation into the Disclosure and Barring Service
- New appointment as Cromwell Polythene continues to grow business
- We have mail: Public toilets - a step in the right direction?
- Sanuwave receives US patent for use of shock waves in cleaning and grooming of water submerged structures
- Getting down and dirty: Matrix machines take the graft out of industrial cleaning
- Sanitaryware Supplies Company secures exclusive UK distribution of Grate Seal range
- SC Johnson Professional partners with National Service Alliance
- Lucart strengthens presence in tissue market with acquisition of Spanish Group CEL Technologies & System
- Riwal completes integration of AFI GmbH in Germany and appoints new Country Manager
- W+D GmbH acquires BICMA Hygiene Technologie GmbH
Issue 807 on 1st February 2018
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- People
- ACI unveils 'Exploration Clean': Teaching the chemistry behind cleaning
- Newly formed APPG launches inquiry into workplace falls from height
- Record breaking visitors at Asia's largest expo on cleaning technology
- Regina Henrich joins ISSA as European manager
- Lynx eyes national growth through Alex Reid Partnership
- SmartTask celebrates record year with significant growth in cleaning sector
- Two cleaning contract wins for Enfield Norse
- Qatari litterbugs look out!
- Confined space entry cleaning - it's routine for some!
- Ricky Smith takes on new role at ICE
- Big Belly bins ravenous for Romford's rubbish
- Prochem Europe boosts cleaning technology offer for 2018
Issue 806 on 25th January 2018
- New national drinking water scheme will cut plastic bottle use by millions
- CMA launches inquiry into purchase of Zenith Hygiene Group by Bain Capital
- Supply chain reaction: global certification expert states big data key to improving safety standards
- Christeyns takes over the Spanish Betelgeux
- Why 9,854,955 B2 has a certain ring to it for Kaivac
- Millennials drive the rise of the domestic cleaner in London
- Clean Harbors to acquire Veolia North America's Industrial Cleaning Services Division
- TC Facilities Management unveils refreshed website
- Conference to explore how FM industry can adapt to unparalleled change and disruption
- Second acquisition by Nationwide
Issue 805 on 18th January 2018
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- BIFM statement on Carillion
- Axis to make a big splash for charity by cleaning toilets
- CHSA proud to sponsor CSSA Inaugural Innovation Showcase
- British Cleaning Council creates new secretariat post to increase capacity
- Sky's the limit for health & safety inspection as Bureau Veritas and Sky-Futures join forces
- Be in control of your washroom with new Scott Control range
- Keep it clean... keep it green... keep it Knol
- Easy-on offers durable wall protection solution
- Celebrating 50 years of cleaning innovation with SCJS
- End-to-end hygiene and infection control reduces HCAIs and improves patient safety
- Analysis of CHSA Accreditation Scheme Performance in 2017 shows great results
Issue 804 on 11th January 2018
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- NHS office staff tell how they volunteered to help cleaning colleagues
- Why you should consider cleaning as a factor in personal liability claims
- Start 2018 with five ways to future-proof your business
- UN accreditation for Vision Gelpack's clinical waste range
- SWC and ARL merge to provide wide range of specialist services nationwide
- Major contract win for Tomcat
- RAS launches SaniGives: 'Buy * Give * Help'
- Sodexo and Huawei sign global partnership agreement
- At Your Service Cleaning Group provides additional layer of protection against germs
- Nviro, Mountjoy and Pabulum directors agree MBO of parent company, Quarr Group
Issue 803 on 4th January 2018
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- Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit highlights key industry concerns
- Foul smells, rats and urban foxes: research reveals UK's worst cities for problem rubbish
- British Cleaning Council reveals more details of Manchester Cleaning Show
- Dirty toilets put most Brits off returning to restaurants
- Big expansion for UK's largest independent manufacturer of cleaning and hygiene products
- RPC bpi recycled products wins environmental award
- Prochem Europe announces 2018 training course dates
- ISS extends partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- New LB4 Superleggera: the backpack vacuum cleaner which offers so much more...
- CHSA raises a record breaking £14,000 for RNIB
Issue 802 on 14th December 2017
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- BREAKING NEWS: ISSA AND RAI RESOLVE INTERCLEAN DISPUTE
- Interclean Amsterdam expands again to add 'On-Premise-Laundry' section
- ABM awarded the overall Loo of the Year awards trophy
- Diversey to acquire Twister, Swedish manufacturer of diamond cleaning pads
- Singaporean cleaning & waste management sectors to be transformed
- NSS launches ISSA Innovation Award winning eForce scrubber with joystick control
- Seven cost saving sustainability ideas for 2018
- Technology helps fight infection-causing pathogens to enhance hospital safety
- AMFM celebrates Living Wage recognition
- Rewards and penalties: taking bold steps to protect your company's data
Issue 801 on 7th December 2017
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- Ecolab's acquisition of Georgia-Pacific's paper chemicals business, quickly followed by RP Adam & Arpal Gulf (Arpal Group) acquisition
- Fancy a nice cuppa germs?
- Food Hygiene Ratings display drives up food safety compliance, confirms report
- Former cleaners take on boardroom roles
- Greyland's colourful new Premier Range cleans to the Maximum!
- Keep bars and cellars clean and hygienic over festive season and beyond
- IICRC Calls for S400 non-voting section committee volunteers
- Wait, don't flush that!
- Incentive FM consultancy secures major project with National Lottery operator Camelot
- Boat cleaning operation damages cars parked nearby
Issue 800 on 30th November 2017
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- Technology and sustainability key drivers of the UK contract cleaning market
- HSE annual occupational health & safety statistics analysed
- Easterseals' Gala honours Kaivac as Outstanding Community Partner
- New eco and bee-friendly ethical luxury collection from The Soap Co.
- New low-cost solution for deep cleaning escalators
- Xeros announces new partner in United Arab Emirates
- Clean & Protect 3 in 1 cleaner cleans, removes odours and protects
- Fulham Road renews with ISS UK
- Production and jobs restored at Gelpack
- TAS Environmental Services makes Delmar Disposal second acquisition in 2017
Issue 799 on 23rd November 2017
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- World Toilet Organisation and supporters issue joint declaration to mark World Toilet Day
- OdySea Aquarium reels in 'America's Best Restroom' title
- Routine cleaning raises its game
- Nanopool GmbH to massively expand presence in China
- ETS participates at FIS 2017
- Emergency cleaners help Search & Rescue Helicopter Service control contamination risks
- Coulson Ice Blast's IceStorm90 - 2017 R&D 100 Award Winner
- Winter is coming; be prepared with Sweepertec
- PVAmicro's PVA coating just adds to the performance
- Bunzl completes acquistion in France; announces further expansion in Australia and Brazil
- Lanes wins drainage contract from Cambridgeshire police
Issue 798 on 16th November 2017
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- Principle CEO goes undercover in Nantes
- GreenZone on the way to green glory
- Glove allergies and their causes explained
- Diversey unveils new branding as independence inspires mission to improve global hygiene
- Advanced Engineering launches FroZone for efficient sub-zero cleaning
- Consultation underway on implementing new and revised Workplace Exposure Limits
- There's a new steam team at Knol
- Bigbelly Bins are cleaning up Thurrock
- Water Management Society expands training on controlling waterborne pathogens risks
- TCFM and Remploy partnership wins PFM award
- Horrific death of worker leads to heavy fine and suspended prison sentences
Issue 797 on 9th November 2017
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- ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam becomes Interclean Amsterdam - bringing back the popular brand name for the prestigious global event run by RAI Amsterdam
- ISSA strongly refutes RAI's Unilateral Termination of Alliance
- Update: Interclean Amsterdam (in response to a request for clarification)
- Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards 2018: finalists announced
- Enhancing floor safety through slip resistance testing, maintenance and risk awareness
- Views sought on reward and return schemes for drinks containers
- ISS to deliver facilities services to Deutsche Telekom
- How to redefine your RoI through smarter innovation
- Global surface disinfectant chemicals: market trends
- A commitment to standards: motivation behind members of CHSA's Accreditation Schemes
Issue 796 on 2nd November 2017
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- ICE acquires Reintec and Tecserv
- Danish Ministry of Defence and ISS form Denmark's largest public FM partnership
- AsepticSure disinfection system introduced to Nordic Region
- Romania welcomes 21st Century cleaning with Kaivac cleaning systems
- New Enziclean eats up dirt and odours from porous surfaces
- New system cleans and disinfects narrow pipe interiors
- Study finds copper surfaces in fitness centres reduce bacteria and possible infection
- Stainstop masonry floor protection keeps ground surfaces looking like new
- RightCycle helps people with disabilities find work that sustains them and the environment
- Worker dies cleaning sewer pipeline at Mumbai's Sassoon Docks
- Delta-Q expands lithium battery charger range for electric vehicles and industrial machines
- Change that sign of the times...
Issue 795 on 26th October 2017
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- Nilfisk reaches a historical milestone and completes successful listing on the stock exchange
- The CSSA relaunches its website and starts new membership drive
- Rug Doctor modernising carpet cleaning business with innovation and technology, plus clever branding
- Shaping the Sustainability Agenda: Julius Rutherfoord to speak at high-level eco-summit
- Morclean celebrates 40 years in the industry with a new product launch
- International networking hub for Turkey and surrounding regions
- Companies recognised at the European Paper Recycling Awards
- Contractor increases workforce visibility and boosts performance using Smarttask
- BIFM publishes new guidance for FM professionals on customer experience
- Recycling company fined after a litter picker suffers life changing injuries
- Contemporary venue sector wins for Cleanology
- Recycling company fined £650,000 after reversing vehicle fatality
- Securing students' interest in FM
- Firm fined over car-park flytipping
Issue 794 on 19th October 2017
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- Global Health leader to launch interactive exhibit dedicated to health and hygiene
- A fresh approach to water system management
- RAS certifies Far East malls under the star-rated Happy Toilet Programme for first time
- Maintaining aerosols: Best practice goes beyond product selection
- Nationwide Window Cleaning on acquisition trail
- Gojo Introduces tough, sustainable heavy-duty hand cleaner
- Brightwell Dispensers has moved its headquarters to new premises
- Ochsner Medical Center launches infection-fighting robots to enhance patient safety
- Vectair Systems supports global climate change programmes to offset its carbon emissions
- Principle retains Broadgate Estates Rowe portfolio
- Moscow's new Zaryadye Park benefits from Italian job
- KBR awarded contract to deliver UK MOD's FM services in Middle East
- AM Services Group acquires Liverpool washroom business
- Survey finds bad toilets are definitely bad for business in UAE
Issue 793 on 12th October 2017
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- Bain makes offer for Zenith Hygiene to expand Diversey in Europe
- Born again - thanks to Kärcher
- Kimberly-Clark Professional joins CABA board to advance intelligent building discussions
- Bridging the gap between cleaning the environment and infection prevention & control
- Loo of the Year Awards judging commences
- Lanes proves a safe bet for casino drainage solution
- Impact of outstanding FM recognised at the BIFM Awards
- BluSky Restoration Contractors of Colorado merges with North Carolina-based Disaster One
- Johnson & Johnson introduces social enterprise's soap to UK washrooms
- Vectair Systems Inc. joins US Green Building Council
- "Create wealth from waste", Minister tells students
- Broadgate Campus awards major cleaning contract to JPC
Issue 792 on 5th October 2017
- BICSc Annual Awards 2017 - the winners
- We have mail: A solution to fatbergs...
- Recent ISSA UK/IE member networking & education event first of its kind in UK
- Recycle Week beach litter research reveals recycling on the go has room for improvement
- Building One FS "first in Connecticut" to offer innovative germ-fighting electrostatic system
- Brexit and Beyond: environmental principles to guide a sustainable future
- Soapbox: What is workforce management and why is it important to the Cleaning Industry?
- Bite-sized learning for busy cleaning operatives
- Ettore: Three glass cleaners working with one machine
- Polo to polio - more building support service wins for Regent Samsic
Issue 791 on 28th September 2017
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- Berlin cleaning trade fair sets new attendance record
- Very Foomy dispensing!
- "The lightest backpack vacuum in the world"
- NHS Trust achieves ISSA CIMS Accreditation
- New rapid water test will help fight Legionnaires' disease across EMEA region
- Global industrial vacuum cleaner market to reach US$ 729.9mn by 2027
- Clorox Healthcare helps EvergreenHealth fight infection-causing pathogens
- Incentive QAS grows London portfolio with 80 Cheapside contract
- iVo Power Brush XL - for hard floor details & stairs
- Kaivac opens new corporate campus to support major sales growth
Issue 790 on 21st September 2017
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- 22nd WFBSC Congress opens its doors
- Kärcher cleans around Berlin's Neptune Fountain to mark start of CMS Trade Fair 2017
- Meet the Steambeast
- Wetrok Granuline: a winner
- World premiere for Hako's Scrubmaster B120 R
- i-Mop goes large!
- This robot is a winner
- Dustcheck acquired by Filtermist International
- Vermop, the digital ONe
- Ophardt: the untouchable - a Purus winner!
- It's not a helicopter... it's a CleanCopter cleaning drone!
- Brightwell Dispensers is celebrating their 70th Anniversary
Issue 789 on 14th September 2017
- OspreyDeepclean wins at Vegas!
- Monster fatberg longer than two Wembley football pitches clogging up Whitechapel sewer
- £3,900 raised for RNIB at CHSA's 10th Annual Golf Tournament
- Nurses' regular use of disinfectants is associated with developing COPD
- Avmor expanding south of the border
- Awareness campaign highlights deadly legionella hotspots
- Canaries, cats and carbon monoxide
- Cordant Group to become UK's largest social enterprise
- Bona announces Green Seal approval on Commercial System and SuperCourt products
- Marshall County Hospital invests in first UV disinfection robot
- Vectair Systems' Paul Wonnacott speaks on 'Game Changing Innovations & Trends for 2018' at Hotel Tech Live
- Cleaning company enhances business with significant investment
- Keeping drainage fresh and healthy at New Covent Garden Market
Issue 788 on 7th September 2017
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- Getting silver can put hygiene first
- Meet the cleaning industry at CMS 2017
- Revealed: UK outside Europe top 10 for average cleaning salaries
- Global surface disinfectant market estimated to reach US$ 1.7bn by 2024
- A breakthrough in vehicle cleaning technology
- SpaceVac chooses Rawlins as UK distributor
- Diversey becomes standalone company upon completion of its acquisition by Bain Capital
- Bite-sized training videos to protect uptime
- Registration now open for Deb Group's second Annual Happy Hands contest
- ISS wins the 2017 Best Swiss Employer Award
Issue 787 on 17th August 2017
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- Decon 7 able to eliminate Japanese Fungus
- Family owned Stadsing A/S, sells life's work to Swedish OptiGroup
- Global biosurfactant market to generate demand of over 340,000 tons by 2020
- Soapbox: New energy label is failing vacuum cleaner users
- Seligo launches digital transaction and services platform for waste professionals
- Excitement growing for ISSA/Interclean Istanbul
- CHSA's accredited distributors demand conformance from suppliers
- Betco becomes Goodwill NCPP Preferred Supplier
- Survey shows that 83% of FM professionals believe BIM will support delivery of facilities management
- Forestry Commission logs into Salisbury Group's facilities management
Issue 786 on 10th August 2017
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- Children's Hospital introduces cutting edge Surfacide technology to combat HAIs
- People 2
- Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit Europe agenda unveiled
- Staying well-informed about all aspects of CMS 2017
- Zenith Hygiene Group and CPL Online announce new working partnership
- Truvox 'cuts the cord' with award-winning Valet Battery Upright vacuum
- Clarity -The Soap Co. awarded The Planet Mark
- Columbus: 'Clean is quality'
- Award-winning Julius Rutherfoord Training Academy passes BICSc audit with flying colours
- Sikafloor system washes away fears of flood damage spread at pharmaceutical plant
Issue 785 on 3rd August 2017
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- Facilities managers 'kept in dark' about poor washroom conditions, reveals research
- BCC welcomes new chair, deputy and new representatives at 2017 AGM
- BICSc launches new accredited training courses
- CMS Berlin 2017: Keen interest in the Mobility Cleaning Circle
- Finalists revealed for the BICSc Annual Awards 2017
- Pest control in the workplace
- UV disinfection robot helps keep hospitals germ-free for military patients in Seoul
- Innovation at the heart of Facilicom contract with the OU
Issue 784 on 27th July 2017
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- Nominations for 2017 America's Best Restroom contest close at midnight on Friday
- Kärcher puts its support behind the UK, as delegates from 65 countries arrive for its World Meeting
- Environmental Excellence Training & Development appointed as Steam Training Centre
- Messe Berlin spruces up for CMS 2017
- RAS redesigns certificate of its star-rated Happy Toilet Programme
- Citron Hygiene acquires Chemsyn to enhance service offering, presence and scale in Ontario
- On a delivery van near you - spot the CHSA sticker!
- SmartTask transforms efficiency and performance management for University campus cleaning team
- BASF supports hand hygiene amongst garment workers in Bangladesh
Issue 783 on 20th July 2017
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- Older people and children most at risk this Summer from Legionella
- Chemical free cleaning with TomCat Aqueous Ozone
- Cascades inaugurates new state-of-the-art tissue converting plant on US West Coast
- Cleaning chemicals market in India "growing rapidly"
- Heavy fine warns companies against fixing minimum prices charge by online sellers
- Mitie helps Network Rail achieve Carbon Trust Standard for Waste
- Bunzl announces proposed acquisition in France and purchase of business in UK
- WELL now's the time to make buildings even better...
- Romanian distributor wins Kaivac's 2016 'International Distributor of the Year' Award
- Fatalities in the workplace - how can they be avoided?
- Adler & Allan wins BITC Award for its flood support services
- Plentific announces partnership with Notting Hill Housing Association
- Investing in IT security products alone is no silver bullet in battle against cyber crime
- Darren tackles Manchester to Blackpool bike ride for 'Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis'
Issue 782 on 13th July 2017
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- Groundbreaking British Standard for the 'circular economy' launched
- Registration for WFBSC Congress available at preferential rates until 27th July
- International visit puts Arrow on course for Far Eastern expansion
- Protect hands and reduce cross contamination threat with I-Con
- Vectair Systems' V-Air Solid wins 'Carbon Footprint' approval
- Audax Private Equity announces the acquisition of EnviroVac from RLJ Equity Partners
- Unusual cleaning job leads to fall and fine
- RAS participates in schools' events
- After the storm: Cintas offers retailers a Summer storm checklist
- FM sponsor brings the ultimate facility service to the FM Forum - its own pub
- OCS flying high after UTC Aerospace Systems contract extension
Issue 781 on 6th July 2017
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- Cleaners fare better than some when it comes to buying a first home (but it's not all good news)
- IICRC opens nominations for two prestigious industry awards
- Call to end 'one in, three out' deregulation gains wide support
- Enforce professionalism: drone effectiveness study showsFM sector is seeking better governance
- What a gum busting line up!
- Celebrating 20 years in commercial cleaning
- New research on preventing the spread of norovirus
- Official workplace fatality figures hide tens of thousands of related deaths
- CMS 2017 Berlin jury nominates 17 PIA finalists
- Mechanised cleaning welcomed at Hubballi railway station
- Automatic grill-cleaning robot deals effectively with burnt-on mess
- SOAPBOX: Why I now love B2B review websites
- RAS supports 'Keep Clean, Singapore!' 2017
- ARL wins contract with leading restaurant operator
Issue 780 on 29th June 2017
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- CSSA Annual Luncheon revisited
- IICRC announces presenter lineup for technical conference
- Latest fibre protector brings dual action aftercare
- ACI Sustainability Report: some industry progress, but 'bold collective actions' needed for transformational change
- Transforming safety and hygiene
- SOAPBOX: Public Toilets UK - a matter of urgency
- Castlemeadow Care chooses Girbau Laundry
- Incentive QAS secures contract extension with Johnson Matthey
- Delta-Q Technologies announces lithium charger supply to Orbot LiFe floor machines
- Gemini Commercial Cleaning increases market share with latest acquisition
- Jangro network expands again
Issue 779 on 22nd June 2017
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- UK Government urged to end health & safety deregulation following Grenfell Tower blaze
- Gelpack now CHSA accredited
- Manufacturers help infection control experts make sense of FDA rules on antiseptic ingredients
- Revolutionary new P-Wave urinal screen shows the shape of things to come in washroom hygiene
- Dealing with potential Norovirus incidents in restaurants
- Green World Innovations launches GreenFit Solutions service
- Cromwell Polythene's antimicrobial bin liners prove popular in Austria
- Latest Sapphire largest jewel in the crown
- Soapbox: The Bathroom Manufacturers Association's CEO Yvonne Orgill on 'Leaky Loos'
- De-messing about on the water
- Stepan to acquire Mexican surfactant production facility and part of its surfactant business
- Two horrific deaths in the waste & recycling industry
Issue 778 on 15th June 2017
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- Reclassifying hospital floors as "critical" areas when it comes to cleaning
- Deadline for CHSA Bursary is 30th June
- Social enterprise launches new eco-foaming hand wash
- Clean Hands Safe Hands secures investment from SC Johnson
- APIC 2017 Film Festival winner highlights hand hygiene as infection prevention tool
- Burgess Health Center implements Clorox Healthcare UV technology to fight infection
- BCC Chairman praises EFCI 'Best Value' guide
- Cell Signaling Technology recycles 4,400 pounds of glove waste through innovative programme
- Working together to keep schools clean and safe
- Leading industry awards return with renewed focus on raising standards
- How to keep a hotel room clean
- New zones showcase transformative cleaning and FM solutions at Facilities Show 2017
- WaterAid and H&M Foundation join forces for sustainable water, toilets and hygiene in poor communities
- Krown Rust Control on a mission to wash record breaking number of cars for charity
Issue 777 on 8th June 2017
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- SCA to close tissue production plant in the US
- Kimberly-Clark Professional delivers uncompromised care with Kleenex Ultra Rolled Hand Towel
- ISSA joins CleantexPulire to expand African market value
- Standards for level 4 and level 6 FM Apprenticeships approved
- Eight ways to motivate teams with Pull Management
- Service integration transforms UK facility management market
- Call for abstracts: Open Learning sessions at ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2018
- Uniting to celebrate 'Canada 150' with national cleanup programme
- More than ever raised at CHSA Gala Ball!
- Klenzan supports NSPCC - changing childhoods for the better
Issue 776 on 1st June 2017
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- Kärcher UK celebrates new home
- CSSA celebrates 50 years!
- Duplex goes Turbo at Pulire
- New Gloria MultiBrush
- Lyreco launches new chemical-free cleaning range
- CMEP 2017: Focus on Floor Pads Market
- Why is there ice in urinals?
- RayVio shows UV-C dosing as highly effective for water sterilisation
- Recycle unwanted electrical devices free of charge
- NIC awarded £6m additional business with Morrisons
Issue 775 on 25th May 2017
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- Not just paper: beverage cartons can also be used to make dispensers!
- ETS Pulire Verona 2017
- Washroom services providers to be recognised
- Jangro is proud to pay the Living Wage
- Now you can take steam cleaning anywhere
- RPC bpi refuse wins seal of approval for its UK manufacturing business
- Zonzini takes it to another level...
- Inspirational speakers to motivate cleaning and FM leaders at Facilities Show 2017
- Alex Reid brings Cocchi and Grandimpianti machines to the UK market
- Why water deregulation has left some customers high and dry with maintenance & detection services
- Re-enforcing a cleaner borough
- Vectair Systems aligns with Crohn's and Colitis UK charity for its Phew! toilet spray
- Mitie Charity Ball raises £32,000 for cancer charities
- Zero to Hero on new range and innovation
- UK tenants subjected to squalid, slum living conditions - damp and mould are main culprits
- Robot foamer first time at Pulire
- Depureco Industrial Vacuums
- New Nettuno TDuck
- Brightwell Autocut
- TVH reaches the parts...
Issue 774 on 24th May 2017
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- Leading industry awards return with renewed focus on raising standards
- Taski Swingobot 2000 wins Pulire Verona 2107 Innovation Award
- Innovation Awards Finalist Sealed Air Diversey Care
- Innovation Awards Finalist Teinnova
- Numatic International
- Innovation Awards finalist: Karcher
- Innovation Awards Finalist Unger
- The right side of the law
- Dynamic mobile solution from WM System
- All natural cleaning power
- C.A-L. Italy launches new machinery
Issue 773 on 23rd May 2017
- ‘The role of women as a driver of innovation in the integrated-services system’.
- 12.50 – 13.15 Roundtable
- ‘Circular economy, the future of production, consumption and the entire life cycle. A challenge for businesses and the community’
- 11.45 – 12.15 Roundtable
- 25 Years of Ecolabel
- ‘Creating a new model of development for the planet. Changing the production and consumption paradigm for a sustainable future’
- 11.05 a.m. – 11.50 a.m. Remarks from speakers:
- 11.50 – 12.20 Roundtable
Issue 772 on 18th May 2017
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- Brexit blues? Not for OspreyDeepclean!
- Daylight Medical completes sale of medical UVC disinfection portfolio to Diversey Care
- "Get with the Programme: Go Green" writes Betco's Hunter Giles
- TC Facilities Management contract at Eden Walk, Kingston.
Issue 771 on 11th May 2017
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- RWM Ambassadors call for resource efficiency to play more central role in Industrial Strategy
- Singapore: food hygiene and public toilets
- IPC all geared up for Verona - site of next in Pulire series of exhibitions
- The first BICSc accredited training organisation opens in the Middle East
- Vectair Systems' managing director Paul Wonnacott to speak about the evolution of fragrance at Cleantex Pulire
- Vioguard to launch self-sanitising UV keyboard this year
- Greyland's Angle Neck Toilet Cleaner Range
Issue 770 on 4th May 2017
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- Successful university lab testing of Empowered Water and Activate announced
- Baumit's 'photokat' technology leaves building facades looking beautifully clean
- Diversey Care acquires Daylight Medical UVC disinfection portfolio
- Drop litter, pick up a fine - EHDC takes 14 people to court for non-payment of fines
- CHSA announces first distributors in Accredited Distributor Scheme
- Green Business Certification continues its expansion in Europe
- Fight antibiotic resistance ... it's in your hands
- Mitie gains World Class accreditation from Hospitality Assured
- Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup aims to set new record for Canada's 150th Birthday
- Philadelphia janitor mops up 2017 Cintas Janitor of the Year Award
Issue 769 on 27th April 2017
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- CMS 2017 boasts additional exhibition hall due to high demand for space
- New water study shows superiority of Legiolert test in identifying Legionnaires' disease risk over current methods
- A new way to spray
- Pulire celebrates 30 years of exhibition and conference success
- ISS receives highest rating possible on world's best outsourcers list
- Investment sees Sodexo reinforce integrated offering and deepen pharmaceuticals expertise
- 20 years of outstanding dedication & loyalty rewarded
- Working together to secure washroom facilities for delivery drivers
Issue 768 on 20th April 2017
- Unger Stingray acclaimed for outstanding product design
- Finalists announced for Cleantech Innovate 2017
- Europe's happiest workers revealed
- UBM India excited about the maiden edition of 'World of Facilities'
- AQS and Panton McLeod partner to produce clean water solutions in Ireland
- RAS gears up for SaniGives
- Afflink offers Earth Day tips for distributors and suppliers
- Citron Hygiene acquires Alpine Jan-San
- Guardian Water Treatment achieves ISO 14001 environmental certification
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners' new Master is an old hand
Issue 767 on 13th April 2017
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- Private equity firms have bid $22 billion for SCA hygiene unit-paper
- Hospital sees 12% C. diff reduction in two-year, CDC-funded study
- Proposals for cutting food waste discussed
- Self-cleaning surfaces solve janitorial challenges and provide an advertising opportunity
- Biotechnology sachet solution
- Rosemor expands into China
- Upcoming WFBSC congress programme finalised and available
- TC Facilities Management & Remploy celebrate 1000 jobs & longest serving employee
- Turn your smart phone into a Water Wizard
Issue 766 on 6th April 2017
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- SCA to become two listed companies
- Concerns about cleanliness and infection control in independent ambulances
- Are companies measuring the cost of cleaning correctly? Why false economies could be costing your business...
- Cleaning up London's air
- Waste to energy market gains public-private partnership attention due to EU 2020 renewable energy targets
- DJB Cleaning Supplies first in the UK to become a CHSA Accredited Distributor
- ECMR welcomes new partner
- DCS Multiserve - How to clean a... Skyscraper
- Clorox Professional's Total 360 System uses proven electrostatic technology
- New Standard published: ANSI/IICRC S540 Standard for Trauma and Crime Scene Cleanup
- "What a welcome! Our first experience of the Cleaning Show was one we'll never forget"
- Transportation cleaning - flexible, ergonomic and cost-efficient
- Prochem Europe broadens training offer to professional cleaners in 2017
- Citron Hygiene acquires Workplace Essentials
- Bunzl announces acquisitions in the US and Italy
Issue 765 on 30th March 2017
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- Cleaning Show in London well attended and business done
- Action Team takes on improving the environment
- Sealed Air announces sale of New Diversey to Bain Capital Private Equity for approximately $3.2 billion
- Kevin Costner works with Water Planet to advance sustainable water reuse
- ISSA/Interclean Latin America: another successful show
- Delta-Q Technologies introduces new lithium-specific battery charger at ProMAT 2017
- Safety gets shown the green card at Lanes Utilities
- We have Mail: thanks for the mention
- Art Cleaning's work declared 'a masterpiece' at National Awards Ceremony
- NVQ training for washroom service technicians
Issue 764 on 23rd March 2017
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- Vectair Systems granted Ecolabel mark for its Sanitex MVP Foam Soap
- Independent study proves efficiency of R-D Rapid Disinfector UV-C disinfection system
- Apply now to compete for the CMS Purus Innovation Awards (PIA)
- SC2000 All-in-one steam trolley
- Public sector FM outsourcing is growing: how can providers & FM professionals benefit?
- Return of the Dook to Dukinfield
- Nearly 600 million children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040
- Prochem Europe broadens training offer to professional cleaners in 2017
Issue 763 on 16th March 2017
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- ICE Locator beats 95 entrants to win Best Product Award
- Selection of photos from the Cleaning Show
- Waste: boost recycling, cut landfilling and curb food waste, European Parliament says
- Northern expansion for Guardian Water Treatment
- National bed month: 58% of Brits are sleeping with the enemy
- Rogaland boosts Endeavor fleet to five
- New contract reinforces Cooper's partnership
- Bioklenz disinfectant gets approval from M&S
- Lindhaus cleans the Dutch Royal Palace in The Hague (Paleis Noordeinde)
- 'Outstanding' Accrington College tutor awarded Medal of Excellence
Issue 762 on 9th March 2017
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- Hospital acquired infection control market reaches $16 billion
- International participation at The Cleaning Show at all time high
- Zero Carbon Britain: Making it Happen - report launch
- Immersive Igloo transforms sewer training - but without the smell
- Ozo Innovations launches Eloclear System to advance food factory hygiene
- COSHH Training - Practical Assessment & Control
- Lithuania develops OiRA tool for the cleaning sector
- Aramark's new processing facility in Texas increases cleanroom services capacity
- Win a car in the Indigo 500 competition
- ISS wins five-year IFS contract with global biotech company
- TC Facilities Management secures cleaning contract with Whole Foods Market
- OCS to recruit 900 apprentices with new scheme
Issue 761 on 2nd March 2017
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- Tennant Company announces agreement with Ambienta to acquire IPC Group
- BCC Industry Trends Report 2017 published
- Grow your business at the Cleaning Show with free advice from the experts
- European Cleaning Days 2017 - Let's unite to promote professional cleaning in Europe
- Industrial & Institutional Cleaning Products - Global Strategic Business Report 2016, published
- New Washroom Cleaner of the Year Awards introduced
- Greyland are bringing some light entertainment to the Cleaning Show once again
- Rentokil and PCI partner up to consolidate leading role in Indian pest control market
- How to monitor urine in pools - by testing sweetness
- CHSA Accreditation Scheme members deliver near perfect compliance in 2016
- CMS Berlin 2017: Top keynotes at the opening of the WFBSC Congress
- Riwal expands in the Netherlands
Issue 760 on 23rd February 2017
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- Cleaning services market to reach $74,299 million, globally, by 2022
- Health & safety 'top of agenda' at Cleaning Show
- Seventh consecutive Norovirus-free year in Merton schools thanks to meticulous cleaning
- One in four UK abattoirs fails to meet basic hygiene standards
- Keeping food clean and safe to eat
- Hunt for CHSA's 2017 undergraduate scholars begins: up to three bursaries available
- Meet Moptimus Prime, the latest recruit to Mitie's cleaning team!
- Kleen-Tex acquires a leading UK residential mat brand
- Reconfigurable work platform combines the flexibility and strength
- 65% of SME businesses not ready for tax digitalisation
- Company fined after young worker suffers 'life changing' injuries
Issue 759 on 16th February 2017
- MEPs to vote this week on regulation of robots
- We have Mail: Toxic pollution
- Sodexo reveals trends shaping the global workplace in 2017
- Growing healthcare sector to boost global industrial cleaning market through to 2021
- Selden Research acquires Premiere Products
- Making the choice between an apprenticeship and university - is the UK realising the benefits of on-the-job learning?
- Older workers are not only wiser - they're more productive
- Demand for drone technology lifts off at Mitie, with clients recognising efficiencies and cost savings
- Vectair Systems' in-house sales support team can service EMEA customers in nine languages
- Sikafloor provides durable, high-gloss surface fit for a Ferrari
- GV Health wins contract with Compass Medirest and Bunzl to supply over 30 UK hospitals
- Slips and Trips / Falls Prevention course being held in London 9th March 2017
- ISS to provide FM at new Ocado HQ
Issue 758 on 9th February 2017
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- Henkel reported to be in talks to buy Sealed Air's Diversey professional cleaning business
- Creating a facilities management programme: 'Do's' and 'Don'ts'
- Fight Norovirus and keep schools open
- CHSA: Driving up standards for 20 years
- Clorox Professional introduces new portfolio of odour control products
- Greyland awarded new Environmental and Quality Standards
- BPI Recycled Products announces new name, RPC bpi recycled products
- Teens wow officials with train coach cleaning system
- Top Danish law firm picks ISS Denmark as its facility services partner
- Julius Rutherfoord designs bespoke cleaning solution
- Welsh cleaning company nears final stage of school project
Issue 757 on 2nd February 2017
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- Scientific breakthrough reveals unprecedented alternative to battery power storage
- New system uses predictive technology to alert staff that dispensers should be refilled
- Alliance Paper and Tissue premises burns down
- BCC Chairman hails Cleaning Show seminar programme
- Last chance to register for ACI's 2nd 'Future of Surfactants Summit Europe'
- CMS Purus Innovation Awards to debut at this year's Show
- Singaporean hotel's waste management system up for 'Most Green Collaboration' Award
- Floorbrite completes Mannequin Challenge
- Steve Backshall talks rubbish!
- Regent Samsic wins Safecontractor accreditation for 11th year
- ISS provides one winner and two of the three finalists at the edie awards for sustainability
Issue 756 on 26th January 2017
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- Waste: more ambitious targets towards a circular economy
- Cost saving opportunities for the global janitorial cleaning services market 2017-2021
- Smart, safe and effective: Can 'probiotic' based cleaners change the FM industry?
- Just five days left...
- Keeping food clean and safe to eat
- Greyland at the Cleaning Show 2017
- Innovation in the bag
- Tru-D SmartUVC added to hospital's arsenal of infection prevention protocols
- Depureco's DF: the new concept of vacuum
- Three new contracts for waste collection specialist Derichebourg Canada Environment
- Regent Samsic's JPC wins Chiswick Park cleaning contract for third term
- An award-winning team at Julius Rutherfoord
Issue 755 on 19th January 2017
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- As UK recycling rates drop - Keep Britain Tidy demands action
- And what excuse do you have for not paying workers the minimum wage?
- Cleaning Show expected to almost double in size in 2017
- Lewi window cleaning solutions - ergonomic and efficient
- Contract cleaning company highlights security challenges
- iVo RovaWash - new, compact, low profile, robust floor scrubber
- Health institutions to introduce day-specific coloured bedding to improve hygiene
- Delhi's sanitation workers' strike poses serious threat to health and hygiene
- Ecospill kicks off new year with updated brochure
- SCA to discontinue its hygiene business in India
- Empteezy finishes 30th anniversary year on a high
Issue 754 on 12th January 2017
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- RPM acquires two companies with combined annual net sales of $42 million
- What will happen to chemicals regulation after UK withdrawal from EU?
- Taking the trauma out of biohazard cleaning
- Six-in-10 SME invoices unpaid within debtor period
- Streamlined Orbis eco rotaries speed contractors towards more economical cleaning
- SCA launches Tork Stainless Washroom Upgrade Solutions in North America
- Cromwell instructional videos now on line
- Soapbox: Delivering health for all with taps and toilets in Nigeria, where one in three healthcare facilities does not have access to water
- New research shines a light on what really works in performance management
- Water-free robotic solar panel cleaning system at work in India's Bhadla Solar Park
- National Trades Union Congress announces new deal for Singaporean cleaners
Issue 753 on 5th January 2017
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- Major outcomes from Sustainable Cleaning Products summit
- Cleaning contractors should reflect on 2016 to help make 2017 better
- Make a New Year's resolution to enter this year's CSSA Awards!
- Haniel and Rentokil Initial to form European hygiene and textile services company
- Kärcher redefines most important control element for high-pressure cleaners
- Steris acquisition bolsters DebMed's integrated hand hygiene compliance and skin care programme
- How to use cleaning chemicals safely
- Dramatically improve field manager productivity with Templa Mobile v2
- Take a Byte to those tight spaces...
- New formula Sansafe antimicrobial bin liners join Cromwell's portfolio
- Cuts to cleaning increasing deadly infection risks for Ontario patients
- HSL to run a one-day course on 'Slips and Trips - Falls Prevention'
Issue 752 on 15th December 2016
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- Latest ONS data shows that gender pay gap still exists amongst cleaners at all levels
- Unger Stingray shines all around
- Demand for amines in cleaning products to reach 1.6 million metric tons in 2020
- ICE acquires Cleaning Equipment Supplies
- Greenspeed is moving
- Nautiel celebrates 25 years in yacht cleaning
- ISS divests activities in Iceland
- Hygiena to acquire food safety diagnostics business from DuPont
- Sands across the world to help those in need
- Cleaner dies and another hospitalised after cleaning chemical release at US Industrial Park
- Christmas recycling tips
- FSA publishes local authority food law enforcement information
Issue 751 on 8th December 2016
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- Airport is overall Tork Loo of the Year Awards winner
- Global cleaning technology leader exposes cleaning habits in new 'Come Clean' Survey
- TC Facilities Management secures cleaning contract with online retailer
- Cashflow problems undermine four in 10 small UK firms
- Higiexpo 2017 "shaping up nicely"
- Brightwell Dispensers continues to grow in Europe and is opening operations in Germany
- London Junk 'Waste Collection Experience Day' gift package: A truly unique gift!
- Zero Heroes - how to tackle Birmingham's food mountain
- Incentive FM wins contract with Taylor Wimpey Central London
- Summit seeks new solutions to prevent HAIs
- New minimum wage rate for South African cleaners
Issue 750 on 1st December 2016
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- ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2018 to take up 12 halls and include new Laundry and Waste Management sections
- French FM market to reach US$110.42bn in value by 2024, says TMR
- Stay well this winter - A helping hand from Gojo
- Cannon Hygiene Canada announces name change
- TTUK spokesperson takes part in Ministerial Round Table
- Facilicom UK celebrates greater health and safety accreditation
- Window Clean UK will be expanding and rebranding soon
- How do you define success in your restoration business?
- Christeyns scores a hat-trick as it takes third industry award in a month
- Mitie retains major contract with Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust
Issue 749 on 24th November 2016
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- Twenty-nine countries join forces to prevent healthcare associated infectious diseases
- Savlon India introduces low cost innovation for hand hygiene
- Dwyer Group acquires Window Genie
- Bunzl branches out further into Europe
- Europe looks to Scotland in fight against food waste
- iVo launches EleVac 'super quiet' cordless backpack HEPA vacuum
- Kimberly-Clark renews commitment to help solve global sanitation crisis
- Polishing up for a shinier floor
- New robotic system to tackle toilet cleaning tasks
- Deb launches new website
- Bin it - no ifs or butts
- OspreyDeepclean brings back both good and bad from ISSA/Interclean Chicago
- Campaign group to protest against QMC hospital cleaning contractors with 12-foot rat
- We have Mail: Mixed washrooms? We don't think so...
Issue 748 on 17th November 2016
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- Vax to close its commercial floorcare division
- Global cleaning chemicals in healthcare, market report 2015-2020, now available
- Vectair Systems crowned one of the world's greenest manufacturers for its V-Air Solid air freshener
- CHSA backs CSSA Inaugural Awards
- Health and safety at work statistics published for 2016
- How do you clean a plane?
- Choice Hotels launches soap recycling programme with Clean the World
- ISS Mexico wins contract with Teva Pharmaceuticals
- Girbau washer saves the day at RNLI's busiest lifeboat station
- Green Machines UK's business review leads to overseas move
- The aqueous ozone timeline...
- RCM Atom Plus: 'unbeatable against dust'
Issue 747 on 10th November 2016
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- Healthcare settings see spread of new drug-resistant fungal infection
- ISSA, ARCSI members approve merger
- Ten tips on selecting a janitorial cart
- New emergency shower launched at Abu Dhabi show
- Indian government procures machines to reduce dust pollution in New Delhi
- New Research to support the business case for paying the Living Wage in SMEs
- Greyland back in London for 2017 Cleaning Show!
- Pioneering partnership shortlisted for award
- TCFM evolving with communications infrastructure business Arqiva
- American Cleaning Institute running 'Cold Water Saves' Campaign this week in NC State
- Lixil to expand SaTo (Safe Toilet) market globally with new grant
Issue 746 on 3rd November 2016
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- Eurogip's new comparative study on musculoskeletal disorders focuses on cleaners
- New real Living Wage Rates announced for London & the UK, to impact cleaning contractors
- Australian Cleaning Industry to enjoy new national show
- Hospital installs bacteria-fighting operating room light fixtures
- Cromwell launches 'Black Sack Friday'
- Lindhaus launches LS38 L-ion, the new mini multifunction cordless vacuum cleaner
- Urbanns' natural pest control solutions helping India get rid of bed bugs, fleas, ticks etc
- CHSA calls on local government buyers to specify Accredited product
- New charging solutions provide superior reliability and charge quality for electric floorcare machines
- New study reports improved sleep quality for those working in Green-Certified Buildings
- Brightwell’s Matthew Dwelly to share his industry expertise at this month’s Dubai industry event
- PortionPac's sustainable achievements honoured with statewide award
Issue 745 on 27th October 2016
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- SC Johnson returns to the industrial and institutional cleaning Business
- Pest control products & services market to reach US$ 28.6bn by 2026
- Trafalgar launch the Eco City Sweeper 2 and the Eco City Picker. Two new battery machines guaranteed to put an electric smile on everyone's face!
- Bunzl announces trading statement and completion of three acquisitions
- BICSc membership is changing
- Reaching the Tipping Point: Keep Britain Tidy's action plan for fly-tipping
- Diversey Care to sell discovery robotics' machines under its Taski brand
- TC Facilities Management adds another 'Top 10' store
- Oxford Bus Company outsources for the first time
- Bona partners with Healthy Schools Campaign's Green Clean Schools programme
- Dry cleaner riding the wave
Issue 744 on 20th October 2016
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- Matrix marks major milestone: making steam cleaning machines for a decade
- Bachelor Award for hand hygiene feedback system
- Latest ISO 14001 data shows significant global growth in environmental management systems' use
- Porter Adventist Hospital unveils robots that zap dangerous germs
- IICRC announces 2016-2017 Board of Directors
- New fragrance Love valid for Neo Breeze LCD air freshener
- Dust extraction specialist launches campaign to improve working environments
- New company headquarters in Neumünster optimises supply possibilities
- Mitie lands massive Manchester Airports Group contract
- Singapore seeks technology to improve productivity in cleaning and refuse collection
- MECTW welcomes Isnaad as its Specialised Cleaning Service Pavilion partner
- DVSA seeks views on changes to tachograph centre rules
Issue 743 on 13th October 2016
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- CSSA relaunch: "A wonderful evening"
- Global water consumption: why is it increasing and what can we do about it?
- Cordless floorcare equipment offers greater flexibility
- RAS clinches Silent Heroes Awards 2016
- Toilet providers, cleaning and FM companies seek recognition in the 'toilet oscars'
- Improved hygiene standards achieved for animal care and brand protection
- Kimberly-Clark Professional to relaunch the Golden Service Awards in June 2017
- Emprise awarded places on two new Framework Agreements
- Open day at Hugh Crane (Cleaning Equipment) "a great success"
- Snow could reduce need for air conditioning
- Wescott Group acquires Economy Paper Company
Issue 742 on 6th October 2016
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- Hand dryer market to reach $1,350 million by 2022, finds globally-allied market research
- Kaivac launches 'Stop The Mop' campaign
- North America FM market to reach US$610.21 billion by 2024
- Nilfisk partners with Carnegie Robotics to launch technologically advanced, autonomous cleaning solutions
- Winners of BICSc Annual Awards 2016 announced
- Purell brand extends portfolio with launch of surface disinfecting and sanitising sprays
- Immigrant domestics in Hong Kong barred from cleaning exterior windows
- British Cleaning Council in safe hands as it meets at HSE safety lab in Peak District
- Walk-thru etiquette...what to say, what to do - and what not to do
- Facilicom's support of fair wages leads to award shortlisting
- Innovative safety assessment techniques avoid animal testing
- Air Products names Sea-Land Chemical as distributor of several additives products
Issue 741 on 29th September 2016
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- Artificially-intelligent cleaning system could save food manufacturers £100m a year
- The Netherlands announces $50 million contribution to UN-based WSSCC for global sanitation coverage
- Nottingham hospitals' cleaning contractor slated for poor cleanliness
- Pitfalls of transferring a family business to offspring
- Clorox Healthcare introduces 'next generation' of bleach
- Escalator cleanliness goes up as cleaning costs go down
- Charity bins help keep streets clean and raise money for good causes
- Quantum Care models training for cleaners programme
- Grosvenor Services hosts European conference in Dublin, sharing FM best practice
- Sky's the limit for Aerial FM
- ISS wins new integrated facility services contract with John Crane in North America
- Mitie launches new gutter cleaning service using Space Vac's 15m high super-vacuum
- A loss of income, or a boost for local businesses?
- Risk assessment of pushing and pulling (RAPP) tool available from HSE
Issue 740 on 22nd September 2016
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- FSA chief scientific adviser outlines the challenges of antimicrobial resistance
- MEPs urge action against social dumping
- CHSA Golf Day raises record breaking £6,500 for charity
- ODVF spells clean food service floors
- Sustainable Dashboard tool adds Energy Star integration
- Delta-Q Technologies introduces Lithium Charger Development Kit
- Open Day next week celebrates major investment in cleaning business
- All Care set for expansion into the UK
- Britain seeks increased collaboration with Singapore to save lives at work
- Kenya Ferry Services launches biannual cleaning exercise
- Incentive QAS expands retail portfolio with £1m shopping centre contract
- Mitie helps Scottish Government achieve unique carbon status
Issue 739 on 15th September 2016
- BICSc announces Annual Awards 2016 Educational Programme: A day of cleaning insights and inspiration
- New UK head office for Kärcher
- Arrow's Chinese investment pays off with new contract wins
- Are the robots coming?
- How do you create a healthy workplace?
- BPI Recycled Products urges buyers to check refuse sack standards
- Mitie partners with eight clients for Recycle Week
- Tru-D SmartUVC germ-killing robot added to hospital's infection prevention protocols
- Floor pad that's 'a gift to the environment'
- New agreement will validate and commercialise infection control technology in China
- NIC awarded circa £50m contract with Morrisons
- ISS Netherlands 'refreshing the parts other contractors cannot reach'
Issue 738 on 8th September 2016
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- ACI issues statement on FDA's antibacterial soaps ruling
- ISS Finland takes part in the show 'Undercover Boss Finland'
- Hong Kong high rise window cleaning deaths spark protest
- How to cut budgets and improve hospital infection control
- UK Bank holiday's biggest clean-up
- Bunzl makes further acquisitions in Canada and Hungary
- Xenex germ-zapping robots help Norman Regional enhance patient safety
- TCFM now part of the Colonel's secret recipe at KFC
- Doubling up...
- New crevice scrub from Vikan improves detail cleaning of floors
- Working at height specialism lands CAM an Olympic-sized challenge
Issue 737 on 1st September 2016
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- Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit to tackle impacts
- Bacteria at universities... but not as you know it!
- Dan Walker to host CHSA's Annual Golf Day
- What a well-thought-out 'away from home' washroom should look like!
- Cleaning Products US 2016 Returns to Washington DC for the 10th Anniversary Edition
- BIFM Awards 2016 finalists announced
- Truck-mount power in portable package: Endeavor tops international sales for Prochem Europe
- With its new Robo 2, Carlisle Support Services brings robotics to services industry
- Evogen Professional: changing perceptions and the industry
- Supervisor shot in leg by man who stole her cleaning team's $2,000 wages
- Julius Rutherfoord serves an ace at Queen's
Issue 736 on 11th August 2016
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- Study reveals innovations in self-cleaning surfaces positively impact jansan industry
- We have Mail: sanitary bin liners
- Global food safety firm NSF International and Euro Consultants Group join forces
- Forum Pulire is a little over a month away...
- RWM: how will changes affect your business?
- Graffiti gone with Greyland chemicals
- Selection and operating tips for ultrasonic cleaners
- Farnek acquires Smashing! Cleaning Services
- Idrobase Group brings Auto Bella car wash novelties to Frankfurt's Automechanika
- Carpet Cleaners Carnival
Issue 735 on 4th August 2016
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- ISSA/Interclean Istanbul postponed
- UK drivers urged not to stop for anything other than marked police vehicle
- Australia's contractors continue to embarrass themselves
- Soapbox: real innovation at last!
- A great initiative brings recycling to more public parks
- Hilton London Kensington Hotel's new laundry equipped by Girbau UK
- New Energy Trust course equips contractors/small businesses with Legionella Risk Assessment expertise
- Microban relaunches global textiles division this month
- Discover the colour psychology in your washroom with Rentokil Initial
- Pure Gleam cements position as a standard bearer for innovative water fed pole cleaning
- Mitie awarded FM contract with Merseyrail
- Ho Chi Minh City to keep close eye on chemical business after food hygiene scares
Issue 734 on 28th July 2016
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- IICRC calls for s400 consensus body volunteers
- CSSA makes further progress at Summer board meeting
- Captive audience situation leads to development of micro cleaning/disinfecting system
- New hospital facility service technology aims to improve patient experience
- Microbial Control Executive Council announces launch of Information Centre
- New report on Environmental Services sector discusses key trends
- Environmental Cleaners opens doors
- Ten things to know when selecting chemical resistant gloves
- Action plan to boost England's food waste recycling unveiled
- Greyland charity sponsorship in the Pink!
- Hospice sentenced after Legionella death
Issue 733 on 21st July 2016
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- Fire damages Green Machines factory in Falkirk, Scotland
- Soapbox: don't use Brexit as an excuse to raise prices - and remember - prompt payment is the lifeblood of a small business
- Three record-breakers in a row for Greyland!
- Are sanitary bin liner consumables keeping users protected?
- RCM's new Kilo scrubber drier offers increased productivity
- CSSA's Innovation & Technology Executive Bulletin examines battery technology
- New Eisl eco mixer tap range cuts energy usage and costs
- Warburg Pincus to invest in Hygiena
- Mitie achieves Carbon Trust Standard
- Orangebox chooses Incentive QAS for new smart working contract
- CCW Concentrates joins CMI as Associate Member
- British Library books Bonasystems for cleaning contract
Issue 732 on 14th July 2016
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- UN agency urges heightened vigilance after H5N1 outbreaks in West and Central Africa
- American Cleaning Institute: EPA mandates threaten US jobs and soap raw material supply
- Are stagnant labour productivity levels down to the working environment?
- Odour control inside and out from Greyland
- Would you like a Cassava in that too?
- Waste as a resource: report, recycle, re-use
- Sustainability-savvy hotels reduce water and energy resources with simple solution
- Holchem goes global with training sessions in Ghana
- Merger set to clean up
- Incentive FM Group strengthens window cleaning portfolio with acquisition
- To spec or not to spec that van
- Progress Cleaning makes half century
Issue 731 on 7th July 2016
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- Survey of SMEs across Europe and the USA reveals differing outlooks
- Step away from the microbead
- Cancelled cleaning contracts and endings at three in the morning
- RayVio deep UV LEDs show strong disinfection performance in tests
- Ready for CleanExpo Moscow / Pulire?
- Harrison Wipes celebrates 125 years
- New water fed telescopic poles: nLite One
- New tiny Byte crosses two sectors and is perfect for women
- IICRC releases French translation of water damage restoration standard
- Contractors with enforced deadline switch to Templa
- FILA range tackles all surface cleaning needs - on-site and ongoing
- "Information I needed in a digestible format": Verdict of a distributor attending 'REACH for the cleaning supply chain', a conference organised by CHSA and BACS
- 'The world's fastest window cleaner' put to the test by SWC
Issue 730 on 30th June 2016
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- BCC Brexit Statement
- SOAPBOX: The impact of Brexit on ISO certification
- Taski IntelliTrail fleet management system now compatible with any floorcare asset
- Ecolab makes binding offer to acquire French healthcare and hygiene business, Anios
- Cleaning with the power of pure water - versatile and cost-effective
- Gumbusters demonstrates its prowess on Ellis Island's Statue of Liberty
- Three-phase testing crucial for scientifically validated results claims Genesis Biosciences
- AHCP Annual Awards: Duplex does the double
- Cleaning company expansion provides jobs for shining stars
- Nearly 20,000 restaurants risk losing 61% of customers due to poor food hygiene
- Bunzl buys Belgian janitorial supply business
- Disposables UK to become known as Northwood Hygiene Products
Issue 729 on 23rd June 2016
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- Doncaster Council is first authority to achieve (CIMS) accreditation for in house cleaning
- i-Clean reports National Living Wage breaches
- Outstanding achiever in the cleaning industry receives Royal approval
- A leap forward in compact technology: Quantura dishwash dosing systems from Brightwell
- Chewing gum problem? Battery powered, dry steam unit now comes in compact version
- New battery scrubber dryer fully recharges in 90 minutes
- Envirosystems acquires Victoria Treatment Facility from Tervita Corporation
- Sebo shortlisted at Which? awards ceremony
- NetApp signs MoU with Habitat for Humanity to build sanitation and hygiene awareness
- Impact Products acquires Rochester Midland Corporation's personal care business
- APC Contech to supply UK hospitals with on-demand disinfection
- SWC challenges delegates to 'beat the shiner' and raise money for charity
Issue 728 on 16th June 2016
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- Stay above water with flood clean-up tips from the IICRC
- SOAPBOX: What does the new 14 day self-certification proposal mean for patients and employees?
- Please clean Nairobi to boost hygiene
- Low cost nebulization the Spanish way
- Incentive QAS and the City & Guilds Group team-up to provide workforce with living wage
- Morclean going for gold (but will be winning with silver)
- Ninth consecutive Gold award for Mitie
- New aqueous degreasers clean up manufacturing
- Are you working with water safely?
- Fresh Breeze Odour Neutraliser's doing the trick!
- TCFM helps transform disabled people's lives by partnering with Remploy
- Recycling company fined after worker was injured in machinery
Issue 727 on 9th June 2016
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- BCC publishes survey into UK cleaning industry
- New clinical outcome study shows 46% decrease in surgical site infection rates at hospital
- Spring forward with four fresh new products from Greyland
- New study by MoppedUp reveals how having a cleaner is no longer regarded as a luxury
- Dublin street cleaning and maintenance may be privatised
- Sanicubic XL goes out to sea
- Facilicom charged up for Tesla deal
- Railroad cleaning up tracks from leaking tanker
- Four killed cleaning sewage plant in India
- Excelerator takes it to the next level
- Indepth Managed Services mobilises new facilities management contract with Eddie Stobart
- CleanCore partners with Healthy Schools Campaign's Green Clean Schools Programme
- Generous CHSA members raise £8,300 for charity
Issue 726 on 2nd June 2016
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- Mitie launches new specialised drone service
- Don't flush - just because it says flushable, it doesn't mean you should
- Cleaning and FM industry will share, inspire and innovate at upcoming 2016 Facilities Show
- Hako unveils new service offer
- CleanNZ Expo and CleanSweep Awards bigger and better than ever before
- RP Adam opens new £100,000 powder plant at Selkirk factory
- Don't forget to put on a coat!
- Kyrgyzstan protests over Kazakh minister's toilet cleaning comment
- Road sweeper refuel cost worker his life
- Cleaners gassed - but it could have been so much worse...
- Airport staff in first-ever Global Day of Action to protest against 'poverty wages'
- 'Domestic Bliss that is Best of British', writes Hazel Langley of Induction Junction
Issue 725 on 26th May 2016
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- Expert warns of harmful microbeads in oceans
- Esclean 2016 is almost here!
- Operation Magnify; Bulletin 4 - Immigration Act 2016: John Findlater of the Cleaning & Support Services Association, writes...
- RayVio launches ultraviolet LEDS to facilitate clean water and environments
- GenEon's on-site disinfectant generating system awarded coveted EPA Registration Number
- Arrow Solutions launches £1m international expansion plan
- Focus on floors: cleaning the dance floor when the music is over
- Monthind Group takes staff numbers to over 1000 following Cambridge acquisition
- Regent Samsic boosts London market share with acquisition of JPC Cleaning
- Taxi drivers need toilets too
- Delphis Eco awarded second Royal Warrant
- Busman's holiday for Bournemouth window cleaner
- All points of the compass and now underground too
- Kennedy Hygiene extension will increase efficiency and help protect Uckfield jobs
Issue 724 on 19th May 2016
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- ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2016 - a resounding success
- The Quirkies - introducing the Cleanzine quirky awards
- CSSA agree new board structure at spring meeting
- Uniwipe expands cleaning range with UK wide launch
- Known Cost Cleaning + outstanding results
- Another carpet care product gains EnviroSeal certification
- Praesidio: A new standard for touchless hand hygiene in public areas
- BIFM asks you to make your views known
- Energy efficiency research and development project worth £900,000 launches in Scotland
- UK private landowners face increasing costs and fines as fly-tipping reaches one million cases a year
- The Splash Screen, a new hygiene invention for cleaner and more sanitary public washrooms
- Tragedy of well cleaning exercise
- Don't use the cups!
Issue 723 on 12th May 2016
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- Busy, busy, busy...
- Congratulations to ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam Innovation Award 2016 winners and finalists!
- Award of CE Marking of Taski Intellibots brings hands-free cleaning to 33 European Countries
- Connected Cleaning: Karcher focuses on digitalisation
- 'Baby' GumBusters machine for easy bubble gum and chewing gum removal
- Meet the award-winning Robo 2!
- Kimberly-Clark Professional launches Washroom 5D programme
- The rise of the robots?
- M17 Battery-Powered Rider Sweeper-Scrubber: efficient and comfortable!
- New Deb Stoko range: combatting occupational skin issues in commercial premises
- Clean and efficient in less than no time
- Prochem Europe upgrade launches
- Premiere Products proudly presents 'Kitchen Force'
- Truvox: a taste of things to come
- GWI attends ISSA with manufacturer Tersano
- Tomcat's Nano Edge Orbital Scrubber - neat and nifty
- Concentrated air fresheners from Spain
- CWS Paradise Cleanseat Pro for those who don't like cleaning their toilets!
Issue 722 on 5th May 2016
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- More visitors from more countries than ever before
- Spanish cleaning and hygiene industry arrives in Amsterdam
- Karcher: already cleaning up in Amsterdam!
- Today is World Hand Hygiene Day
- NewsFlash!!
- Historic tiled floors restored to 'good as new' condition
- You can't trust 'approximate'... Trust the CHSA Accreditation Scheme Marque
- Detect bed bugs before they become an issue with new Raid bed bug detector & trap
- New contract awards for Principle Cleaning
- Hako strengthens its offer in key sectors with new strategic team
- Concentrating on getting the most from your cleaning products
- Leonardo: touchless soap dispensing... with a touch more!
- Darwinsure streamlines insurance for cleaning companies... Online platform extends specialist cover to small business sector
- BPI Recycled Products' sites achieve 'Zero Waste to Landfill'
- Holchem celebrates record breaking production in 2015
- Customer experience is key
- We have Mail: toilet closures
- A pilot scheme...
Issue 721 on 28th April 2016
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- UK public makes food hygiene number one priority when eating out
- Brightwell Dispensers: exciting new launches
- 2016 is looking better than last year, says Tennant Company
- Chemours to sell 'Clean and Disinfect' business to Lanxess
- Firms must guard against staff fatigue as fines for corporate manslaughter escalate to £20m
- Cleaning Operative of the Year winner announced
- Senior EU leader to keynote session on 'Opportunities Offered by the Circular Economy Package'
- With every generation comes new innovation!
- British Safety Council endorses World Day for Safety & Health at Work campaign's message
- Australian cleaners find United Voice helps win proper pay and conditions
- Floor cleaning company doubles size of premises
- Cromwell uses MP's Earth Day visit to highlight range of environmental issues
- Dolphin Dispensers to showcase 'high impact' Excel Range at ISSA/Interclean
- Springfield Clinic operates Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot
- Thrive residents play key part in selecting new contractors
- GMB Scotland to ballot Glasgow council workers for strike action
- Markets broaden for Regent Samsic in latest round of business wins
Issue 720 on 21st April 2016
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- World's largest campaign launched to promote sustainable work and healthy ageing for all
- Soapbox: Mike Robinson, chief executive of the British Safety Council, writes about our aging workforce and why the BSC support the new Healthy Workplaces for All Ages campaign...
- Employment figures suggest jittery employers spooked by increasing labour costs
- Reclassifying temporary staff as 'unsupervised' puts businesses and directors in jeopardy, says CXC Global
- £200m Cash Injection for FM Market in 2016
- FAQs about the SDS
- Britannia Washing Systems help keep National Express Fleet in fine fettle
- Hako helps historic Nottingham's streets stay sublime
- Oust ugly algae for good
- Cannon Hygiene launches the Imagine collection
- Greyland golf putting comp win could help drive new sales for Prestige Supplies
- Inciner8 honoured twice by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
- The ultimate flat surface cleaner from Spinaclean
- India revises its solid waste management rules
- ISS UK honoured for support to leading Royal Air Force welfare charity
Issue 719 on 14th April 2016
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- Contract Cleaning Market Report Research & Analysis UK 2016-2020 just published
- BCC delighted with visitor numbers at Manchester Cleaning Show
- Intelligent call-to-action capability launched at Smart IoT London targets FM companies
- AHCP 2016 Awards shortlist announced
- SkyVac launches most powerful gutter cleaner
- AC7Duo catalyst natural cleaner can safely sanitise a room in 15 minutes
- We have Mail: Brushtec writes of 'solidarity and wire side brushes'
- Safety requirements published for human robot collaboration
- Esclean offers special promotional and business opportunity for industry professionals
- Handwashing gets skipped a third of the time in outpatient healthcare
- University of London awards cleaning, security and other contracts to Cordant
- RP Adam secures new contract with Young & Co's Brewery
- Wellington Arch undergoes a makeover
- Visit by Mayor recognises business growth
Issue 718 on 7th April 2016
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- Honouring World Health Day by protecting indoor air quality
- Cleaning makes BBC Breakfast!
- BCC backs Tidy Britain APPG Westminster event
- Unger's Stingray - a safe and simple way to clean indoor surfaces!
- Contract cleaning market to enjoy £100m growth for 2016
- Med-X's Nature-Cide insecticide moves into Cannabis cultivation supply
- i-Robot robotic floor cleaning machines now available from Vaclensa
- Papyrus Supplies acquires Veli Mark Oy and strengthens its position in Finland
- Airplus - the new air freshener system from Kennedy Hygiene
- Singaporean washroom association moves closer to becoming 'Toilet Hub' in 2016
- Show visitors in race to buy Morclean's Bin Wash
- WFBSC announces first Berlin meeting for CMS 2017, as Thomas Dietrich takes over presidency
- Greyland new launches at Manchester Cleaning Show
- A good way to teach and test driving skills...
Issue 717 on 31st March 2016
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- Win a pallet of cleaning chemicals at the Manchester Cleaning Show
- Cromwell at the Manchester Cleaning Show 6th - 7th April, 2016, Event City, Manchester
- Is Just-In-Time ordering still effective?
- Not all refuse sacks are created equal
- Khemsoft offers environmentally sustainable non-destructive industrial cleaning
- Anti-microbial product making washrooms and feminine hygiene units cleaner and safer
- See in action independent inspections that underpin CHSA's Accreditation Schemes
- New wipe meets growing need for touchscreen compatible products in healthcare environments
- Robots, apps and connected technology to star at ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2016
- Contractor champions 21st century facilities for 18th century London buildings
- Call2Recycle and partners motivate battery users to clean, renew, recycle and win!
- British Library books Emprise for five more years
- The Preparation Group's open days were a great success
- Weltec Biopower upgrades municipal wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria
Issue 716 on 24th March 2016
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- New analysis of UK recovered plastics gives clarity to market situation
- Fourth year medical student scoops top prize in ETS 2015 Essay Competition
- Battery-powered Autovac wins Innovation Award at 2016 international cleaning show
- Climate change and lack of sanitation threaten water safety for millions: UNICEF
- Bonasystems wins nationwide slip management contract with Mitchells & Butlers
- Easy-to-clean custom wall art could decrease hospital acquired infections
- Prestige Worldwide Group to seek initial public offering for its nationwide crime scene cleanup company - CrimeSceneCleanUp.com
- Rail fastenings manufacturing firm won over by exceptional service
- Sharing the benefits of being a Living Wage employer
- NCCA courses - some new dates
- Messe Duesseldorf Group renews contract with ISS for another four years
- Farewell HaFSA; hello Courtauld Commitment 2025!
- Sharing expertise at the highest level
Issue 715 on 17th March 2016
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- Business owners fear that National Living Wage won't increase productivity
- New Rubbermaid Lumecel technology says "No" to continually replacing batteries
- Report: More US companies reporting on sustainability
- Recycle Week - change of date
- Julius Rutherfoord launches groundbreaking biometric based time and attendance system
- Kaivac focus on floors: cleaning contractors and stone floors
- Cordant Cleaning doubles work with Metroline
- Industrial cleaning equipment specialist celebrates 50 years in business
- Incentive FM Group makes strategic acquisition
- CCM proud to become UK distributor for Waterkracht
- Ideal Response supports The Salvation Army
- 10 reasons to start tracking your vehicles
Issue 714 on 10th March 2016
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- Soapbox: Zero-hours contracts here to stay; can be positive if managed well
- Expert demonstrations and advice at the Manchester Cleaning Show
- Handcare drives the US I&I cleaners industry, posting 3.6% growth in 2015, finds Kline
- National Dry Cleaners chooses Girbau wet cleaning equipment
- Before and after tests prove benefits of aqueous ozone cleaning system
- TVH acquires assets of Danish DanTruck ApS
- Wecoline introduces new red scrub pad for daily floor cleaning
- Holchem addresses spread of Summer illnesses with summer spill kit
- Charles Bentley launches hygienic toilet brush
- Fighting infections with viruses
- Quick hygiene test for the brewing industry
- Vote for South London Aramark strike
Issue 713 on 3rd March 2016
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- 2016 Loo of the Year Awards launched
- Amsterdam Innovation Awards 2016 shortlist announced from record number of entries
- Becoming part of the Legend...
- Permanent coating provides a one step solution to rust treatment
- Cleaning on curriculum for children in Singapore
- We have Mail: It's not just truckers that need toilets!
- Moerman's new ProClean Combinator is designed to save you time and make you money
- Nationwide catches the eye of the City
- Apply some pressure with Briggs & Stratton
- Taski Intellibot - robotic cleaning reimagined
- New report says better waste data collection could underpin stronger Government policies
Issue 712 on 25th February 2016
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- Cleaners' pay has suffered more in real terms since 2008 recession, than pay of those in other fields
- New Gojo Mild Antimicrobial Handwash family: Proven protection that's gentle on the skin
- Cannon Touch targets spread of workplace germs
- Deb InstantFoam Complete breakthrough: the fully virucidal foam hand sanitiser
- Diversey Care's Taski IntelliTrail Fleet Management System improves efficiencies and floorcare machine performance: six-month trial free to new and current Taski customers
- Drive profitable growth with latest version of Vanquish
- We have Mail: Cleaning up after smokers
- The one piece revolution in brush technology
- CHSA begins search for Undergraduate Scholar for 2016
- Water saving bathroom products see sales levels rise by 25%
- Swish expands presence in British Columbia
- South Africa's UWC cleaning staff protest against outsourcing
Issue 711 on 18th February 2016
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- Comments invited on draft international standard for occupational health & safety
- Water Planet and Genesys International team up to supply membrane anti-scalant and cleaning chemicals in the US
- One Drop creates world-class water, sanitation & hygiene advisory committee as international water programming expands
- Principle Cleaning discovers its best contract cleaning partner
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners to celebrate 30th birthday
- Prochem Europe to show at regional UK cleaning event debut
- We have Mail
- Sharing expertise at the highest level
- Soapbox: Water crisis is the biggest concern for the next 10 years
- Green cleaning practices on a high in the Middle East
- Mitie's pest control business secures new combined contract with Network Rail
- Workplace acquired infection often goes undetected
Issue 710 on 11th February 2016
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- Floorbrite to brighten up Manchester in April
- Researchers turn paper waste into ultralight material that improves oil spill cleaning
- ISS wins large integrated facilities services contract with Rolls-Royce in Asia and Americas
- The new Deb Stoko range: combatting occupational skin issues in commercial premises
- Girbau adds energy- and water-saving 'Smart Load' technology to latest HS Series washers
- Hygiene hits heady heights at Jupiter healthcare hub
- Book the date: find out about far-reaching regulatory change before it's too late!
- Air Liquide announces acquisition of a hygiene specialist in Brazil
- Sustainability, technology, innovation and opportunity: take your seat at an ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2016 seminar!
- BOC launches Cryoclean snow+ industrial cleaning process
- Pre-Mardi Gras job fair ensured a thorough post-celebration clean-up
Issue 709 on 4th February 2016
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- Despite economic optimism, more cleaning industry managers report pressure to reduce labour and other operating costs
- Rebounding European janitorial market offers new opportunities for suppliers
- CSSA relaunch: we have lift off!
- Hand hygiene compliance industry group formed to lead change for patient safety
- Registration opens for ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2016
- Raising cleaning & hygiene skills and standards throughout India with the very best training
- Thousands expected at the Manchester Cleaning Show 2016
- Steam Clean Systems unveils its new high powered twin hose steam cleaner
- Clorox Professional Products provides Winter travel hotel cleaning and disinfecting tips
- ICMMA moves operational management to ISSA UK
- Health & safety laws: tough guidelines and even tougher sentences from now on
Issue 708 on 28th January 2016
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- Jeremy Paxman warns that UK's at litter 'tipping point'
- Vectair Systems' V-Air Solid air freshener wins 4th international award in 12 months
- Three key patents issued to antimicrobial company
- Soapbox: What does it take to be a facilities manager?
- Beating bedbugs and bacteria: how to clean a mattress effectively
- Bravo makes clean cruising for Condor
- Dhofar does distribution deal with Carind Tissue
- HSL - Machinery Directive course updated
- Car Laundry launches first car detailing store in Indira Nagar, Bengaluru
- Swiss cleaning company allegedly tricked migrants into working for free
- A stitch in time...
Issue 707 on 21st January 2016
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- Press statement from the BFG issued 14th January 2016
- Industry wants answers after vague BFG closure statement
- Two ice giants merge
- Dozens arrested as US airport cleaners and their colleagues rally for better pay and conditions
- Launch of compact ride-on machine sees Hako enter new market
- Clean for The Queen for Her Majesty's 90th birthday
- 7th OEESC takes place from 19th - 21st September 2016 in Manchester
- New sanitisers for smart phones and tablets can reduce spread of superbugs in under 30 seconds
- SkyVac sales are flying high
- UAE's cleaning industry poised for Expo 2020
- 'Could do better' says Oxford City Council's head of environmental health services
- Zodiac launches cyclonic scrubbing system in a suction pool cleaner
- Four die while cleaning septic tank in Chennai hotel
Issue 706 on 14th January 2016
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- Hand hygiene in the NHS: Parliament debates
- Full conference agenda for Tissue World New Orleans 2016 released
- Soapbox: The 'Northern Powerhouse' needed its own Cleaning Show
- Frank Van Zanten to take over as Bunzl's chief executive from Michael Rooney, who will be retiring
- Soapbox: The decline in antibiotic research places more emphasis on effective cleaning
- We have Mail: away from home toilets
- CHSA audits more product than ever in 2015; suppliers achieve near perfect compliance
- The luck of the Irish? Facilicom launches new business on the Emerald Isle
- Commercial Cleaning Systems benefits from recapitalisation
- Dhofar Global named exclusive hygiene solutions provider for Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
- Council heavily fined over safety failings after road sweeper kills biker
- Managing work-related stress at an organisational and individual level
Issue 705 on 7th January 2016
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- Essential clean-up aid bagged for Carlisle flood victims
- Communities encouraged to bag quicker flood protection
- CSSA Founder Member helps solve a Crisis over Christmas
- Announcing European Cleaning Days 2016
- CSSA launches recruitment drive with 'Founding Member' offer
- Why Morclean is thinking green for 2016
- Soapbox: Green cleaning: protecting our environment
- Introducing MotoMop, Betco's first innovation of 2016
- No guarantee with a 'brown box'
- ISSA and BSCAI explore opportunities in China
- A 'social day' in Leipzig: using a sweeper instead of fountain pen
- Washrooms fit for a king!
Issue 704 on 17th December 2015
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- Vectair Systems campaigns for hygiene bins in mens toilets
- Small UK biosciences company competes on world stage
- Fatberg, dead ahead!
- Facilities Show unveils exciting plans for 2016
- New ANSI/IICRC guides published for mould remediation professionals
- New specification for intelligent clothing is published
- Cleaning industry needs to rise to occasion before National Living Wage is introduced
- Study reveals remarkable hospital-wide reduction in c.diff hospital acquired infections
- Incinerator firm wins Liverpool export award
- Eurofins expands into hygiene testing in hospitals with acquisition of Biotech-Germande
- Bunzl closes 2015 with three further acquisitions
- Rising star is not just for Christmas
- Julius Rutherfoord lends a helping hand to homeless at Christmas
- Seven things to do with your old mop and bucket
Issue 703 on 10th December 2015
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- Vectair Systems honoured as International Green World Ambassador
- Operation Magnify focuses on stamping out on illegal working in cleaning industry
- Cleaning company is the overall 'Tork Loo of the Year Awards' winner
- Cleaning up the detergents industry by sustainable development
- Offering more than just a pint... pub wins award for best accessible loos in the country
- ISSA/Interclean calls for entries for the Amsterdam Innovation Awards
- EcoWaste 2016 opens its doors in just over a month
- TVH becomes official distributor of Lonking lift truck parts
- We have Mail: CSSA relaunch update
- Regular Cleaning differentiates itself from the competition with CIMS certification
- Reliable cleanliness in the National-Garden-Show (BUGA) City of Havelberg
- Sweeping forward with new innovation
- Lancashire faces cuts in refuse collections and street cleaning
- Patients at increased risk of infection as Elisabeth Bruyere cuts 30 cleaners
Issue 702 on 3rd December 2015
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- Technology will become biggest challenge for facilities managers
- Soapbox: flawed vacuum cleaner testing should be re-examined
- Latex in carpets and rugs: the issues, by Derek Bolton
- British Toilet Association launches UK Toilet Map
- CIRI's Spring 2016 Science & Research Symposium: second call for papers
- CleanNZ calls for papers
- Hako sweepers arrive in Staffordshire towns
- New set up will create 500 jobs over five years in Quebec's environmental sector
- Council to cut 45 street cleaning and open spaces maintenance jobs in bid to save £1.395m
- Elsewhere in Scotland...
- Eastbourne cleaners shine at Business Awards
Issue 701 on 26th November 2015
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- Hydrophobic coatings market and surfaces forecast to 2023 examined in new research report
- Recycling & Recovery International Trade Fair to analyse circular economy from all perspectives
- Workers at 15 US airports join pre-Thanksgiving Day nationwide fast for $15 and union rights
- New waterless urinals can save washrooms 87,000 litres of water per unit a year
- European tissue industry launches multilingual hand-hygiene hub
- Werner & Mertz Professional receives international award for exemplary sustainable product design
- See the dramatic effects fragrance has on the way we feel
- CHSA launches new website
- Timely review wins cleaning contract plus London Living Wage for staff
- Brentford FC upgrades laundry
- 'Down Under' discovers advantages of waste-to-energy
- Working at height specialist receives unexpected reward for paying London Living Wage
Issue 700 on 19th November 2015
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- Soapbox: Why British and Irish Hospitals have banned bleach
- StarStream: changing the way we use ultrasonic cleaning
- Paint packs power to kill bacteria
- What's trending in FM in 2016 and beyond? Have your say in next Wednesday's industry debate
- ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration published
- When 'easy' is better...
- New Matrix Steam Mop Kit offers simple, effective cleaning
- OCS Group to boost Channel Islands TFM service with acquisition of Meadowcroft
- Nilfisk acquires North American high pressure cleaner specialist Hydro Tek
- Toto Washlet sales top 40 million units globally
- Soapbox: Definitive Guideline on health & safety and corporate manslaughter offences
Issue 699 on 12th November 2015
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- Networking and innovation in The Netherlands
- Collaboration and conference will improve science - and understanding - of cleaning
- Discover Stingray - a safe and simple way to clean indoor surfaces!
- CHSA Gala Ball 2016 - book your place now
- After the party a thorough cleaning: Citymaster 1600 acts as 'modern elf' in Dresden's summer nights
- Diversey Care honours winners for 'Best Initiative in Sustainable Development & Social Responsibility' at Worldwide Hospitality Awards 2015
- New Matrix brushes and nozzles ensure your colour coding systems go full steam ahead!
- New acquisitions on three continents for Bunzl
- 'Manual Handling for Assessors': HSL training course taking place in London next month
- LIndhaus LW46 Dual Core wins 'Machine of the Year' Award in Finnish competition
- Head office award for TC Security Services
- Pallet Trucks UK puts safety first as harsher penalties are introduced for health & safety breaches
Issue 698 on 5th November 2015
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- British Cleaning Council dismisses Ofsted claims that cleaning devalues apprenticeships
- Office Bacteria Project - What's lurking on your desk?
- Green solvents market expected to reach $13 billion, globally, by 2020
- Public toilet pet peeves
- New medical waste-to-energy programme provides sustainable solution for biohazardous waste
- Council's recycling sacks get a second life
- We have mail: New facilities management standards
- Rough roads rule out role for mechanised cleaning machines in Mohali
- Delta-Q announces new charging solutions for electric floorcare equipment
- Polished to perfection
- Night-time city trek raises cash for good cause
- Job losses fears at Newport City Council with prospects of move to three-weekly bin collections
- Recycling recognition awards open for entry
Issue 697 on 29th October 2015
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- The UK cleaning industry celebrates its best: Golden Service Awards 2015 Winners announced
- Entrance matting market set to be worth $6,722.3 million by 2020
- LooBlade - a toilet cleaning revolution
- Hako's new Combi 400 sweeper-scrubber sets standards
- Next week's MECTW proudly launches 'Unsung City Cleaning Heroes' initiative
- Sodexo achieves ISO55001 for global asset management
- Business Performance Group acquires janitorial sales agency Sans Peur from owner Rob Sutherland
- NewVoiceMedia helps Vax clean up at MCCF Awards
- A glutton for punishment?
- Cromwell takes a new approach to recycling
- Consumerism and hedonism display? "Absolute rubbish!" say the cleaners
Issue 696 on 22nd October 2015
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- Campaign launches to change behaviour towards chewing gum disposal
- 2015 American Cleaning Institute Sustainability Report features first-ever 'Critical Issue' assessment for cleaning products industry
- Hefter and Denis Rawlins team up to promote innovative scrubber-dryers across UK
- Fly-tipping statistics 2014/15, released this week, show illegal dumping is on the increase
- Much-needed campaign to improve cleaners' working conditions spearheaded by industry taskforce
- Steam clean the streets with Matrix
- Georgia-Pacific Professional unveils new innovations under new GP Pro brand name
- Bunzl to acquire Planet Clean Canada
- Bosch is launching full range of heavy duty tools for grounds maintenance crews
- ISSA names first franchise member
- 2015-16 Free Local Authority WRAP Workshop dates announced
- CHSA members raise £8,500 for charity
Issue 695 on 15th October 2015
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- Cleaning gadget beats bacteria on shopping trolley handles
- Ausclean Pulire: three days of professional development start 19th October
- New visuals show proper use of surface disinfecting products in healthcare environments
- Cromwell extends washroom range
- ISS Greece awarded for innovative safety- and people practices
- Long service college contract for LCC
- One third of employers say more staff are going into work despite being ill
- Survey reveals 10% of Brits don't change underwear every day... personal hygiene takes a back seat to staying in bed once winter sets in
- Barry-Wehmiller to acquire Winkler+Dunnebier GmbH and POEM GmbH from Korber AG
- Evans' visit to Buckingham Palace
- Financial rewards for keeping Indian public health facilities clean
- Inexpensive cleaning robots being developed to cater for growing market
- New showroom delivers training and technology
- Nationwide buys new headquarters
Issue 694 on 8th October 2015
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- Brightwell Dispensers launches new EcoMulti chemical dilution system
- Chicopee develops new system for tailor-made cleaning
- New research reveals incorrect cleaning 'the major cause' of lack of legal floor compliance in wet leisure environments
- Want to do business in the Middle East?
- Registration now open for 2016 WFBSC congress in Tokyo
- Early accolade for latest addition to Hako range
- New escalator cleaning system launched
- Lanes engineers win seal of approval from wildlife attraction
- Twinkle Clean harnesses online technology and passes savings onto customers
- CHSA's sell out Golf Day raises £5,500 for charity
- New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans Extend ABM's contract as Official Cleaning Partner
- How clean is your computer?
- NEHAWU union backs UCT cleaning staff in outsourcing dispute
Issue 693 on 1st October 2015
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- Margins remain under pressure in the UK contract cleaning market
- CMS Berlin 2015 ends with outstanding results
- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust takes cleaning back in house
- Morclean on the way to green glory
- Serving the needs of a broader range of users
- OspreyDeepclean launches CleanBox technology
- Major brands support new Manchester event
- Loo of the Year Awards welcomes increased public toilet entries
- Ophardt Hygiene's new design elements enhance the appearance
- Prochem Europe: a real star!
- Bright future for resource efficiency: as doors close on RWM 2015, the innovation continues
- Soapbox: Same road, different rules: what fleet drivers should know...
- Lack of loos hikes up cleaning costs
Issue 692 on 24th September 2015
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- CMS Purus Awards winners 2015
- New at CMS Berlin:
- New at CMS Berlin:
- New at CMS Berlin:
- New at CMS Berlin:
- New at CMS Berlin:
- New at CMS Berlin
- New at CMS Berlin:
- New at CMS Berlin:
- New at CMS Berlin
- SCA provides supplies and tips for keeping it clean during Papal events in Philadelphia
- British Institute of Cleaning Science recognises industry achievers at glittering awards dinner
- Silicon Valley waterless car wash company unveils campaign to save two billion gallons of water a year
- New UV System offers advanced reporting and powerful performance against infections
- BCC members receive dividend after successful Cleaning Show
- The 'family friendly' cleaning event - a big hit again this year!
Issue 691 on 17th September 2015
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- Humans vs. robots to reduce HAIs: environmental hygiene advocates warn against a 'singular' mindset
- Vectair Systems on the way to green glory
- Win a pressure washer: 'Grime To Shine' contest calls for cleaning project pics
- Hako strengthens its presence in key region
- Contract Cleaning Market Report - UK 2015 - 2019 Analysis
- Healthy Handwashing Survey results now in
- Educational sessions to focus on infection prevention
- LMCCA Signs Memorandum of Understanding with CRCII and PCRA
- We have Mail:
- ABM rebrands GBM Support Services Group
- Minster Cleaning Services helps Southport Medical Centre to CQC inspection success
- Carlsberg recalls 4,624 beer kegs after two people drink cleaning solution instead of beer
- Cutting out van servicing could be a false economy
- Recycling firm sentenced over safety failing after death of father of six
Issue 690 on 10th September 2015
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- Analysts predict smart antimicrobial coatings & surfaces market will reach US $1.3 billion
- OspreyDeepclean and Franke GmbH now stronger thanks to acquisition
- CHSA audits 1,400 products in first half of 2015
- HydraMaster announces new UK representation: Carpet Cleaners World - UK
- CBI "crying wolf on living wage" says union
- ACI AG's new Fresh Wave IAQ gel eliminates unpleasant odours
- OneStep cleaning system for swimming pools launched
- New document offers insights into benefits of integrated pest management strategy
- Principle Cleaning's growth leads to head office move
- 'Protecting London' gives interactive insight into management of iconic UK buildings
- City of Montreal to install 12 self-cleaning toilets in $1million project
- Mitie retains London street furniture cleaning contract with TfL
- Still some tickets available for next Thursday's BICSc Annual Awards 2015
- Group to present new rail vehicle cleaning standard derived from practical experience
Issue 689 on 3rd September 2015
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- Global market study on HAI control: cleaning and sterilisation to witness highest growth by 2020
- Ecolab to acquire select assets of Swisher Hygiene
- SCA partners 2theloo as new toilet facility opens in London
- New networking tool lets visitors make the most of CMS
- Rosemor to launch new product range at CMS Berlin
- Vectair Systems launches four new aerosol fragrance ranges
- Meridian pressure washers for when the going gets tough
- Extraction cleaning - the power of powders
- Sink or swim for industrial equipment: pH neutral rust remover saves equipment otherwise written-off
- Soapbox: CIPD calls for balance in debate on zero hours contracts
- The Esprit streamlines FM cleaning
- ISSA names new executive director and board members
- Mitie helps Network Rail achieve Carbon Trust Standard for Waste
- Ladder Association launches 2015 Ladder Exchange
- FM company fined after worker suffers HAV
Issue 688 on 13th August 2015
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- Study finds important gaps in evidence for best methods for cleaning hospital rooms
- Hygiene practices have helped keep Ebola out of the classroom
- The future of Europe is circular...
- How a water-based residual surface modification technology could help protect the workplace
- Delphis Eco chosen to represent 'Green Pillar' by UKTI
- UK show debut for Citymaster 1600
- Collaboration will boost production of EDLC carbon-based aluminum batteries
- Norse adds £2.3m cleaning contracts across the UK
- TCFM wins cleaning contract with Rugby Premiership Champions
- Fewer than half of businesses believe they have a duty of care to employee health
- Prochem wins eco standard accreditation
- Firm fined for worker's death at paper mill
- Italians visit Matrix
- Disposables UK's Bay West spearheads European expansion
Issue 687 on 6th August 2015
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- Eco-friendly cleaning and developing markets spur growth of ingredients in cleaning applications
- MRSA epidemic fuelling antibiotic resistance
- Have you got your Unger 'Dog Eared' squeegee channel yet?
- FSC certification yields financial benefits for tropical forest businesses, shows WWF report
- Children are the future...of messy cars
- Tissue World Jakarta preliminary agenda announced
- Idexx Water Division launches Quanti-Tray Sealer Plus
- PortionPac introduces safer, better, smarter solutions
- £50k finance deal fuels growth for Warrington cleaning equipment firm
- Brayborne re-awarded cleaning contract with Eastleigh College & Quilley School of Engineering for third time since 2001
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society appoints Emprise
- Metal recycling firm fined after worker suffered hand and arm injuries
Issue 686 on 30th July 2015
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- Worries rise over outbreaks of Avian Flu in West Africa
- ACI study shows detergent manufacturers safely, effectively using enzymes in the workplace
- Why do clients buy services from facilities management companies?
- LCC cleans without chlorine
- Popular family-friendly cleaning event returns to Wicksteed Park this September
- UK government agrees high level principles for stewardship regime for rodenticides
- CIRI's Spring 2016 Science & Research Symposium: first call for papers
- Vavea specifies Gast Group diaphragm pump for low maintenance Aeropulse atomiser
- Nilfisk acquires Auckland, New Zealand-based machinery specialist Kerrick
- Cleaning contractor features in HSE's latest health & safety case study video
- Manual cleaning 'not a Goa' says Indian tourism minister
- Vacuum cleaner accessories manufacturer Wessel-Werk introduces new nozzles at IFA 2015
- Chicopee provides charity support
Issue 685 on 23rd July 2015
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- Beverly Hills Pays $500 for every new waterless urinal installed
- Chemical company fined for acid fumes exposure
- Have your say on cutting red tape in the waste industry
- SNG Commercial expands its Professional product range
- "Fair deal for cleaners makes business sense for our industry," says Nviro
- How much is a comfortable seat worth?
- Low energy air filters: Quick wins for energy savings in buildings
- University praises "exceptional" support from Lanes Group to resolve sewage pump failure
- Principle Cleaning partners with Broadgate Connect and Elba to support those with mental health issues
- Introducing CleanCore Technologies...
- New high performance sweeping attachment: The Sweepertec
- Matrix has added two heavy duty chassis to its range
- 3M innovation helps reduce costs and improve sustainability for ISS
Issue 684 on 16th July 2015
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- Important changes at the British Cleaning Council
- Irish Public Accounts Committee questions "astonishing" amount spent on hospital cleaning
- Cleaning Show organisers announce new regional event in Manchester
- Clean Hands Safe Hands receives US Patent for hand hygiene technology
- Congratulations Morclean: 'Green World Ambassador 2015'!
- Regent Samsic expands Toucan ECA cleaning technology offer
- Informative new website for Loo of the Year Awards
- Health & safety guidance for employers & technicians carrying out fumigation operations
- Tork is headline sponsor of 2015 Loo of the Year Awards
- Poppies Europe approved to join CHSA's Accreditation Scheme for Soft Tissue
- TVH is 'official distributor' of Delta-Q battery chargers
- Portable toilet ascends New York's construction sites
- Window cleaning company fined for safety breaches
Issue 683 on 9th July 2015
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- Despite low brand loyalty, wipe sales grow faster than overall I&I cleaning market in 2014
- Frosch natural cleaning products to enter US market
- CHSA launches Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme to increase access to higher education
- RAS promotes World Toilet Day Commemoration Fund
- Vestex protective attire addresses healthcare uniform contamination concerns
- Chlorine gas danger caused by inadequately trained cleaners leads to heavy fine
- Franciscan monastery in Pankow is all spruced up with professional support
- Managing safety in the papermaking process
- Survey shows unclean toilets carry consequences for UAE business owners
- Seen but not heard... Polaris Plastics joined headliners at Glastonbury
- Leverstock Green Lawn Tennis Club: clearly doing something right!
- Sentence for cleaning contractor after tree-felling incident leaves worker in wheelchair
Issue 682 on 2nd July 2015
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- Air Products' CEO addresses attack on facility in France
- Wearable monitoring system dramatically improves handwashing by healthcare workers
- Robert Scott Group acquires Universal Towel Company
- Working through the heatwave
- EU-ECHA Forum plans a project on extended safety data sheets, exposure scenarios, risk management measures and operational conditions
- IFMA's World Workplace 2015 in Denver takes centre stage after record Facility Fusion attendance
- Vax advanced deep cleaning system improves productivity
- Emprise announces Management Buy Out
- Soluclean - now EU EcoLabel accredited too!
- Brayborne Facilities Services demonstrates sector leadership by making commitment to Living Wage
- Kiam 80 and 100 litre triple motor wet & dry vacuum cleaners are proving popular
- Greyland wins Caterbar supplier award 2nd year running
- Cold Jet launches enhanced Aero Series of dry ice blast cleaning machines
- Loo of the Year Awards announces new headline sponsor
Issue 681 on 25th June 2015
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- Eco-friendly cleaning and developing markets spur growth of ingredients in cleaning applications
- Finalists announced for the 2015 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards
- Bookings now being taken for Pulire Asia Pacific
- Kilo: the small machine that delivers big on expectations
- LCC service delivery direct
- New OneVue differential pressure sensors enhance safety in healthcare environments
- Brayborne team goes the 'extra mile' to become a finalist in Golden Service Awards 2015
- Cannon Hygiene takes Gold in people management
- Bunzl expands with further acquisitions in the US, Colombia, France and Canada
- Reducing waste plastic is fantastic for workplaces
- Hospital Trust fined for Legionella control failings
Issue 680 on 18th June 2015
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- Finalists for CMS Purus Awards announced
- FM must focus on people, not buildings
- Clean Middle East Pulire becomes annual event; here's your chance to shape its future
- eSack gets stronger
- Employers face headache to fill key roles as three in four report recruitment difficulties
- Wellingborough Norse wins Weatherbys' cleaning contract
- Morclean’s cleverly-designed ‘BlueBox’ now available!
- So much more than cleaning...
- Worth all the hard work!
- CAM Specialist Support launches new company CAM Abseiling to deliver dedicated rope access services
- Hygie Canada named ‘Company of the Year’ and brings home prize for innovation & technology
- Site and transport safety simplified
- Worker shows building managers a clean pair of heels
Issue 679 on 11th June 2015
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- Disposables UK changes hands
- IPAC poster demonstrates Canadian 'Four Moments Hand Hygiene' guidelines better than WHO's
- Trojan Battery establishes new R & D Centre in Ireland
- CHSA signs up as a Silver Sponsor of Golden Service Awards
- Riwal to distribute Magni telehandlers in Poland
- Fleet sustainability guidance in free online flip-book
- Follow that…
- Flynas sets new inflight safety standards to tackle MERS
- Also Biotech: committed to looking after the environment
- Barbadian food hygiene standards to improve thanks to new government initiative
- Top distributor delivered health solutions with Matrix equipment
- CWS-Boco Italia Spa: your one-stop-shop for professional hygiene solutions
- Anyone who has a floor: new Floorcare product range leaflet from Greyland
- Emprise shows its charitable side to help vulnerable people find work
Issue 678 on 4th June 2015
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- Staples Disposables’ ‘Away From Home’ divisions to be taken over
- Pulire 2015 closes with a triple plus sign...
- BSCAI announces enhancements to CBSE and RBSM designation programmes
- New COSHH essentials e-tool launched
- CMS Berlin: a veritable 'who's who'
- Cromwell restructures field sales and launches new packaging division
- Alpha a plus for Matrix when it comes to the rental market
- Academia at its best
- Monthind celebrates 40th anniversary
- Facilities Show 2015 digital preview is now live
Issue 677 on 28th May 2015
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- Improving working lives for women in the cleaning, catering and care industries
- Joint venture between Sutter Professional and Northwood Hygiene: further news
- New BSI Standard aims to improve quality of pest management services across Europe
- New ride-on sweeper from Karcher: a closer look at its user-friendliness and efficiency
- ISSA 'Excellent Idea' contest seeks solution guru
- Memorial Service for Colin Hasson
- Genuine Sebo vacuum cleaner bags will guarantee a good clean
- Sanicubic XL provides the solution for Dublin gym
- New twin-linked polymer elevates performance of zinc-free formulae
- It's 'London calling' for Soluclean
- KitchCleanse celebrates 12 years in business
Issue 676 on 21st May 2015
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- BREAKING NEWS: Joint venture announced between Sutter Professional, Northwood Hygiene and Brightwell Dispensers
- BCC agrees to join European Federation of Cleaning Industries
- Developed following extensive market research: Karcher’s floor cleaning equipment impresses Awards judges
- Fimap’s Genie XS – so maneouvreable that cleaning becomes like a dance
- Maxima showcases exciting new concept
- The I-Cart: a self-contained mobile cleaning unit designed to hold the I-Mop
- TVH: Offering 21 million different items!
- Karcher marks eight decades of innovation at iconic Concorde Hangar
- Kaivac's OmniFlex AutoVac
- Soapbox: Employment growth drives employment rate to record high while pay growth ticks up
- Falpi’s CollegaMe tracking system takes over where a GPS system leaves off
- Tissue World new launch: Jakarta Conference 2015
- Powr-Flite selects Trojan Battery to operate its scrubbers and sweepers
- Impact of L & D initiatives too rarely measured against business outcomes, finds CIPD
- IPC Gansow: High level cleaning from ground level
- Health secretary Jeremy Hunt highlights importance of hand hygiene
- Christeyns: Great chemicals, great dispensers!
- One young woman's determination leads to 20 years' success
- New steam cleaners enhance cleaning capabilities: Partnership with Matrix offers market leading solution
- Vectair Systems pleased to announce its first year exhibiting at the Facilities Show
- RWM launches global search for the rising stars of resource management
Issue 675 on 20th May 2015
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- Official opening
- Innovation Awards winners announced
- What a difference a day makes
- CALENDAR OF EVENTS – Wednesday, 20th May
- European Cleaning Days
- Pulire Outdoor
- The seven steps system
- Going Bananas for safety!
- Adkiatek welcomes new Baby to the family
- Ariston Cleaning Solutions: “We did our very best while creating the Aricasa Professional line”
- Alberti International - Hall 4, Stand G3/2
- Wm System: providing the solution to all your commercial vehicle loading requirements - Hall 2, Stand B1 / Outdoor X2.1
Issue 674 on 19th May 2015
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- Digitisation
- Pulire Clean
- Pulire Outdoor
- Pulire 2015: cleaning solutions for Ho.Re.Ca.
- CALENDAR OF EVENTS – Tuesday, 19th May
- Conference: Minimum environmental criteria hospital: the prospects for cleaning sector
- Workshop CNA
- The dirty history of clean
- Organic products
- PULIRE Outdoor
- CLEAN OUTDOOR
- Conference AIISA: ‘Sanitary control in air ducts’
- CLEAN Outdoor - Municipal waste
Issue 673 on 14th May 2015
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- Gordon Brush's expansion supports ambition to become a global leader
- President of New York pest management company meets with European counterparts for knowledge exchange
- Jet Airways jettisons cleaning mops as fliers fear hygiene issues
- Introduce weigh scale pallet trucks for significant efficiency improvements
- SFSPac Degreaser gains Green Seal GS-37 certification
Issue 672 on 7th May 2015
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- Emergency messaging critical in preventing cholera after Nepal earthquake
- Principle becomes first cleaning contractor in Europe to achieve CIMS accreditation
- Spreading the word, not the microbes, on safe hand drying to optimise hand hygiene
- Asia's largest nonwovens exhibition SINCE/ANEX 2015 takes place next week
- Ecoppia's E4 water-free solar panel cleaning robots now cleaning 5 million panels/month
- State Opening of Parliament and Trooping of the Colour may be marred by cleaners' strike
- Strengthening healthcare systems and delivery - 'Hand Hygiene is Your Entrance Door'
- From evolution to revolution as Rawlins unleashes Battery Autovac in the UK
- ‘Gum Gulper’ uses steam and biodegradable detergent to break down gum then sucks up slurry
- SCA to launch new Tork Industrial Low-Lint Cleaning Cloth in North America
- Distributor support, training and advice with Greyland
- TCFM awarded further distribution centre contracts
Issue 671 on 30th April 2015
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- K-CP's new GreenHarvest products are made from rapidly renewable plant fibre
- Strong start for CleanSeal and EnviroSeal accreditation programmes
- Seven hour total aerobic bacteria testing certified by AOAC-RI performance testing methods
- CMS going to plan innovation and 'People & Business' congress looking to be real highlights
- Dispense with the mess: new eSack system provides facilities managers with efficient dispensing
- China Clean announces 2015 CCE Brand and Innovation Award winners
- Distributors demand transparency
- New module in Cleaning Masterclass series launched
- PGI Specialty Materials completes acquisition of Dounor
- IRiS 3200m UV-C germ killing robot reaches milestone in durability and reliability
- Public sector Cleaner of the Year 2015 announced
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners installs new Master
Issue 670 on 23rd April 2015
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- James Briggs announces acquisition of Premiere Products
- Pan European study shows that new rapid microbiological test kits should help fight against HAIs
- Hand hygiene monitoring specialist HyGreen, partners with Sinapsis Medical in Istanbul, Turkey
- Rosemor makes moves in Milan's Malpensa Airport
- Investment improves fortunes at The Laundrette
- Designer of housework management app 'MoppedUp' comes clean about mid-life crisis solution
- ISSA/Interclean Central & Eastern Europe 2015 finishes tomorrow afternoon
- Healthcare and more stringent safety standards fuel demand for industrial & institutional chemicals in India
- Matrix makes easy work of training in steam cleaning procedures and machine set up
- Cleaners kicking up some dust
- Meanwhile in Iceland...
- Should shops provide washroom facilities for their customers?
Issue 669 on 16th April 2015
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- £150 million boost for contract cleaning market in 2015
- CHSA launches Accreditation Scheme for industrial cotton mops
- An extra hall for next year's Amsterdam show!
- Why keep quiet about daytime cleaning?
- Time is money: useful tips to speed up the job of carpet cleaning
- Patent for WiperFill's new technology which automatically recycles rainwater into wiper fluid or antifreeze
- Xenex germ-zapping robots arrive in Spain; Clece chooses Xenex for hospital disinfection
- Mateco, German subsidiary of TVH, wins 'Access Rental Company of the Year' Award
- We have Mail - Colin Hasson
- Tissue World Sao Paulo conference: meet the outstanding speakers
- Bunzl announces four acquisitions in Turkey, Canada and The Netherlands
- Total Fitness works out three year agreement with GPT Waste Management
- Six man team completes 20,000 press ups in a day for local hospice
Issue 668 on 9th April 2015
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- What might you be taking from the washroom?
- The evolution of Earth Day: recycling becomes the focus for 22nd April
- CPD course covers the latest washroom hygiene regulations
- Soapbox: Ugly bin clutter? There's no need for it
- Professional cleaners like using Greyland products
- Prochem upgrade is no small Endeavor
- BPI Recycled Products announces sponsorship of Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards
- Alpes’hy helps Rosemor make inroads in France
- New zinc-free flooring resin offers high gloss, dirt-resistant finish
- Ghana to reintroduce sanitation inspectors
- ISS wins IFS contract with Codelco Chile - the world's largest copper producer
- Now is the perfect time for a ‘digital Spring Cleaning’
Issue 667 on 2nd April 2015
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- High levels of entries being received for 2015 Loo of the Year Awards
- WaterAid named No.1 water, sanitation and hygiene charity
- Cromwell's 'EaZee' answer to waste
- Everyone can be part of the cleaning evolution with new Crossover modular system
- We have Mail: Cleaning Show success
- Resource Minister launches Clean Britain 2015
- We have Mail: a Mitie big success!
- Latest cleaning products and solutions in Prochem 2015 catalogue
- CBRE to acquire Global Workplace Solutions Business of Johnson Controls
- New best practice guide to quality cleaning launched by Julius Rutherfoord
- Dustcontrol delivers for Speedy Hire
- Armitage Shanks makes splash with new washroom range for schools
Issue 666 on 26th March 2015
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- Last call for Pulire 2015 Innovation Award entrants: deadline for the project submission is 1st April
- Competitive pressure pushes commercial cleaning firms into loss
- i-Clean joins EHRC taskforce
- Mitie shares its vision on how we will be working in 2020
- Cleaning Show 'still relevant' after strong London debut, say Prochem
- Offering the ultimate flexibility: Kennedy Hygiene's new Easyroll Ellipse
- Forget bonus culture and use behavioural science to boost employee motivation, says new CIPD report
- Products most likely to be deficient...
- Innovation and inspiration at Facilities Show 2015
- Sotheby's awards facilities services contract to Servest, with cleaners to earn London Living Wage
- PGI reaches agreement to acquire Dounor
- KM Cleaning Services expands washroom services
Issue 665 on 19th March 2015
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- Freshu – the sustainable alternative to the wet wipe
- ExCel Cleaning Show has "exceeded expectations" says BCC Chairman Doug Cooke
- Baby changing in the gents' wc - the time is now - celebrity endorsed
- The most efficient DI Pure Water System ever!
- New report says 'smart' and self-cleaning surface market will be worth $13.5 billion by 2020
- Australian cleaners reimbursed after Ombudsman investigates minimum wage contravention
- Elevance Clean 1200 now commercially available in Europe
- International award for innovative hygiene solution SmartProtec
- Wecoline: Setting a new standard in 'green cleaning'
- Network with sustainability trailblazers at the Zero Waste Awards
- Indian Railways' Delhi Division launches cleaning operations at 33 stations
- Dickies keeps cleaners safe - and clean, while at work
- J D Neuhaus hoists give tank cleaning a lift
Issue 664 on 12th March 2015
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- Vax Commercial launches VCSD-03 cordless hard floor spot washer
- New networking opportunity exclusively focuses on cleaning industry professionals
- Innovation Awards winners take centre stage
- New iMop floor scrubber dryer takes top award
- OspreyDeepclean’s GB1 self-motorised gum removal system impresses Awards judges
- Victory for Vectair’s V-Air Solid multi-phasing air freshener with sub-micron technology
- Best Management System Award goes to ICE SMARTtrak
- TemplaCMS Dashboards – how good are you at producing management information?
- What are you doing on this stand?
- Envirosystems to benefit from investment from TorQuest Partners
- Nationwide conquers the country
- The Federation of Window Cleaners: the facts
- Terry holds onto his record
Issue 663 on 5th March 2015
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- Nilfisk-Advance becomes Nilfisk
- Historic monument so full of pigeon mess, cleaners have to force doors open!
- easywash365+ foam sets offer increased versatility
- SME Safety Wizard App launched
- Cost savings are one of the biggest benefits of Kaivac's new battery-powered autovac system
- Cleaning contracts help boost sales figures as Norse growth continues
- CleanSafe completes sports club recovery after "tsunami" flood
- McDonald's customer claims his iced tea contained cleaning fluid
- ThinkFM - The Competitive Edge: Gaining competitive advantage through the workplace
- Improved safety standards for environmentally friendly machinery
- Interserve wins contract extension with B&Q
- Coverall celebrates '30 years of clean'
Issue 662 on 26th February 2015
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- Karcher and ISS Group agree to global partnership
- Americans dish the dirt on handwashing, germs and washrooms
- Kalorama: Superbug concerns will drive healthcare facility sterilisation services
- Last chance to enter the 2015 recycling 'Oscars'
- ISS China wins large integrated facility services contract
- Uridan waterless urinals provide solution to water leakage
- Taking steps against workplace slips
- Bunzl makes further acquisitions in Canada and Spain
- We have Mail - Living Wage
- Cleaners at Sotheby's win London Living Wage
- Pulire 2015: cleaning solutions for Ho.Re.Ca.
Issue 661 on 19th February 2015
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- Wall-mounted sprays in health centres and hospitals 'not as effective as soap and water'
- Rules are changing for corporate reputation management, reveals Workplace Trends Report
- Sharing knowledge and best practices: ISSA/Interclean CEE just two months away
- CMS 2015: 'People and the Market' is focal point of 2nd International CMS Congress
- Betco announces new FiberPro carpet care equipment
- We have Mail - dirty trains
- Soapbox: Employment growth drives UK employment rate to record high while pay growth remains relatively sluggish for the majority
- Lake District council prosecuted over bin lorry deaths
- There may be trouble ahead...
- Sustainable Waste Solutions earns landfill-free verification from NSF International
- Cresswell gains FORS Bronze accreditation
- Regent Samsic accredited as recognised Living Wage service provider
Issue 660 on 12th February 2015
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- Cleaners more likely to lose their lives to alcohol than those in other work
- Mundipharma demonstrates efficacy of Betadine formulations against Ebola virus
- GenEon's technology reducing school absenteeism
- Two firms sentenced after airport worker breaks leg
- Legionella Control publishes advice on how to appoint an authorising engineer
- ETS chairman Roberto Berardi to detail tissue market prospects at Tissue World
- From six nations to 57...
- Tech hygiene became a reality at CES 2015
- MITIE to address 'momentous changes' in future working practices
- Portable Sanitation Expo to donate £1 to charity for every visitor
- Voting with their feet paid off for Bulgarians
- Sodexo sets benchmark for corporate responsibility leadership
Issue 659 on 5th February 2015
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- European Cleaning Days: Spreading the benefits of professional cleaning - partners are invited to join
- IFMA's 'world-class, gold standard' FM programme earns ANSI accreditation with seven commendations
- Soapbox: Are antimicrobial products making you sick?
- Five questions you need to ask before hiring a commercial cleaning company
- Oxford Economic report sets out the economic contribution of the business services sector
- The future looks bright!
- Rwanda's cleaning services sector blossoming
- British Cleaning Council: an update
- Idrobase Group crosses threshold of 10 million euros turnover in 2014
- Loo of the Year Awards entries invited from the Republic of Ireland
- APPE launches 'SprayPet Reveal' fully transparent bag-on-valve aerosol system
- Sunshine Cleaning Systems is really flying!
Issue 658 on 29th January 2015
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- Your business is unique so why isn't your FM?
- BSA 'Responsible Cleaner Scheme' published
- Nanocoatings market worth $14,219.05 million by 2019
- Luxury Northamptonshire hotel takes a firm hold on hygiene and cleanliness
- Singaporeans taught from young age to respect both washrooms and those that clean them
- Hygienalia+Pulire returns to its birthplace - Madrid
- HyGreen partners with RCA Medical in Johannesburg, South Africa
- System Hygienics awarded a three-year contract at Papworth Hospital
- Biovigil Hygiene Technologies lands new hospital contracts and increases staffing levels
- GEMI launches Supply Chain Sustainability tool
- CILS' new, durable, computer printable labels, resist solvents
- Waxie Sanitary Supply improves safety by switching to SmartDrive
Issue 657 on 22nd January 2015
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- Over 200,000 waste-related jobs could be needed, reveals study published yesterday
- Who assesses how effective you are?
- Record-breaking Ladder Exchange crowns 'biggest idiot on a ladder'
- We have Mail: ozone article inaccuracies
- Top five challenges for contract cleaning companies in 2015
- Introducing new Lemon Cleanser Gel from Greyland
- What a messy desk says about you...
- Vectair Systems launches YouTube channel to showcase its new range of product videos
- Amyris to enter industrial cleaning products market
- Rosemor says: "We'll make you an offer you can't refuse!"
- Cordant Services launches with £multi-million investment
- RCM Day: The real cleaning revolution starts in Fiorenzuola
- MITIE awarded facilities management contract by Turner Broadcasting
- New premises to Host industry favourite
Issue 656 on 15th January 2015
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- Some big names return to UK's national cleaning event
- Upgrade your facility with antimicrobial products from Ophardt Hygiene
- How long can Ebola live?
- Manufacturer highlights need for good hand hygiene in schools with new focus on food preparation
- It vacuums, it cleans, then it blow dries... Meet the new Aquarius Speedyclean!
- Guardian24 registers its one millionth lone worker activity
- Changing Places to set standard for school hygiene room provision
- OCS forms joint venture with Saudi's Zahid Group
- Northwood Hygiene comes tops for service
- Restora removes challenging adhesives from linen, reducing costs for healthcare laundries
- Hako Machines delighted to attend 25th CIWM Clean Britain Awards and sponsor category
- Introducing the Poovac, the new, battery-powered poop scoop
Issue 655 on 8th January 2015
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- CSSA to terminate its current role within the Building Futures Group
- Soapbox: What can the fight against HIV teach us about Ebola?
- More membership applications as CHSA's Soft Tissue Accreditation Scheme strengthens
- Golden Service Awards opens to showcase cleaning industry excellence
- The Building Futures Group to produce UK FM Manifesto
- CleanSafe blasts chewing gum problem for London Gatwick
- UK manufacturer BPI Recycled Products wins first French contract
- Biohazard Decontamination Cleaning from within a prison
- New website for Energic Plus
- Ready to hit the gym...
- MITIE to care for Marie Curie
Issue 654 on 18th December 2014
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- Chemex guide on Ebola welcomed by UK health workers
- Soapbox: Best Practice in Cleaning
- Zylast wins USAID 'Fighting Ebola Grand Challenge'
- New report says cleaners and waste management workers ‘’still at risk from workplace carcinogens
- SpaceVac opens Scottish base
- We have Mail: Public washrooms
- MITIE awarded multi-million pound cleaning contract with Arriva UK Bus
- EnviroThaw de-icer - the eco-friendly, non-damaging alternative to rock salt
- The single-use solution
- Morclean Bin Wash: new concept design for 2015/16 models
- Compact and lightweight Hybrid Blower 3400 packs high drying power
- NCCA and IICRC 2015 training dates for carpet & upholstery cleaners and restoration professionals
- 10 ways to protect your hands this Winter
- Useful tips for creating a sales-focused showroom
- Gatwick Airport cleaner punched in face after walking in on a woman on the toilet
Issue 653 on 11th December 2014
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- ‘Global Hospital-Acquired Infection Control Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020’, now available
- New international standard offers guidance on outsourcing
- LCC Support Services backs Living Wage
- WoolSafe Educational Conference 2014 'the best yet'
- Sands China and Clean the World make the most of 'One Project Day'
- Selden Research wins supply chain award
- Delivered Health - the complete solution
- Building Futures Group announces public affairs strategy in lead up to next year's General Election
- Proven Canadian chemical-free cleaning solution launches in the UK
- SmartTask becomes advanced scheduling and mobile workforce management solution for FM sector
- Method revealed for achieving lead acid battery 'charge quality' in industrial motive applications
Issue 652 on 4th December 2014
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- BSI revises specification for planning, application and measurement of hospital cleanliness services
- World industrial & institutional cleaning chemicals report forecasts steady growth
- Change of secretariat for BCC
- EU-OSHA launches free e-guide on managing stress and psychosocial risks at work
- Propelair wins Green Apple Environmental Award for its UK-manufactured 1.5-litre flush toilet
- Fresh design and user-friendly features transform Truvox International's Internet presence
- Airdri achieves accoustic accolade with inclusive new models
- Soluclean's export drive is paying off
- Hospital ductwork cleaning - long-term partnership pays off
- Bucking the trend: council commits to further public washroom refurbishment
- Fog70 Var - from Padua Botanical Garden to success at EIMA International
- 'Festive fall' tips released by the Ladder Association
Issue 651 on 27th November 2014
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- Hospital invests in bacteria-killing copper to reduce infections
- Outsourcing to increase globally over coming years, reveals new report
- CK Consumables success with 'Emirates 2'
- ISSA/Interclean Central & Eastern Europe 2015 places special focus on vehicle washing
- Three-in-one vacuum cleaner, carpet cleaner and warm air blower launched
- Sodexo with Unilever win international FM award
- New lorry wash facilitates cleaning of smaller fleets, cost-effectively and using minimal water
- Soapbox: Five personality traits for Facilities Managers
- Karcher to relocate UK headquarters
- Dust extraction specialist updates its offering with a redesign of its air cleaner range
- IQTimecard facilitates mass payroll changes with ease, as councils consider 'living wage'
- Whoosh! encourages mobile phone users to keep devices clean and bacteria-free
- School kitchens ready for the rigours of the academic year, thanks to Swiftclean
Issue 650 on 20th November 2014
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- ACI - Analysis of research on antibacterial ingredient “distorts and misrepresents” safe use of Triclosan
- IEHA and K-CP launch new recognition programme for housekeeping professionals
- EU-ECHA - Restrictions on chemicals are focus of new enforcement project
- 100% captive audience for your products!
- Restroom Association (Singapore) unveils plans for higher washroom standards on World Toilet Day
- Rethinking sanitation in support of World Toilet Day
- 2013 revenue down for 51.5% of Italian companies, reports AfidampCom
- HyGreen collaborates with healthcare professionals to develop Ebola preparedness plans
- Zehnder Clean Air Solutions can reduce manual cleaning costs by as much as 70%
- TNT Unlimited president wins Thomas W. Valentino Achievement Award
- Nearly half of people 'unhappy with their workplace standards', reveals PHS survey
- EziTracker now used by 25,000 MITIE staff
- New report shows how healthy workplaces are managing stress
- Nanopool GmbH considerably expands presence in Asia
Issue 649 on 13th November 2014
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- The Living Wage: a view from the sharp end
- 2014 ISSA Innovation Award Programme winners announced
- Winter matting tips and suggestions from Crown Matting Technologies
- Revolutionary energy saving ventilation canopy shortlisted for two healthcare awards
- British Cleaning Council's 5th annual conference hailed a great success
- Veltia's V7 Tri-Blade: probably the most powerful hand dryer in the world?
- Workplace washroom survey reveals odd behaviour - such as eating!
- WoolSafe announces first EGTS 1502 approved product
- Leviton's new antimicrobial treated switches and wallplates keep hospitals, schools and kitchens safer
- Winter woes no more... Cold weather no match for rail specialist's new screenwash
- Harrison Wipes scoops 'Business of the Year' and 'A Decade of Success' awards
- US Air Force hospital Langley adds Xenex Ebola-zapping robot to inventory
- Office Care scores again at Derby's iPro Stadium
Issue 648 on 6th November 2014
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- New 2015 Living Wage rates announced
- BSI launches first global risk management standard for supply chains
- NISSCO awards 2014 Sustainability honours to Americo Manufacturing
- SpaceVac wins 'pole' position
- New SideRunner lorry wash facilitates cleaning of smaller fleets, cost-effectively and using minimal water
- The US Janitorial Services Industry: a new report and forecast
- Just how much do you know about cleaning with bleach?
- Cleaning industry professionals would rather tackle body fluids than urine stains and odours in washrooms, reveals survey
- FM company MAR Services launches website to showcase range of services
- Kaldewei: "Any grout joint is one too many"
- VDI sells hygiene businesses to concentrate on its Batteries Division
- Grosvenor Services shines with five wins at contract cleaning awards
Issue 647 on 30th October 2014
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- New technology helps control and protect against Ebola
- Ebola highlights importance of infection prevention
- One year before start of CMS 2015: Two-thirds of display area of last CMS already booked
- Photocatalytic Oxidation provides environmental hygiene decontamination and conditioning
- Templa cleans up 'Down Under'
- Karcher's professional cleaning solutions help you clean up after an accident - whenever and wherever
- Italian cleaning industry up 2% in 2013; foreign market accounts for 53% of total revenue
- 2014 Loo of the Year Awards success
- Protecting yourself from serious illness: avoid paper money!
- Duplex begins new innings at Lord's cricket ground
- We have mail: The Domestic Cleaning Alliance responds to last week's Leader...
- Same direction but new track for Panztel
- Older women working part-time more likely to become 'stuck' in low pay
Issue 646 on 23rd October 2014
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- SEIU calls on employers to prepare service and healthcare workers on Ebola response front lines
- Airline Ebola scare puts cleaners' lives at risk, says one worker
- With perfect timing, Swiss-based Lonza issues guidance on controlling Ebola spread
- How a small Bristol business's product is becoming the world's 'first line of defence' against Ebola
- Introducing the Pulire Clean project...
- Tissue World Sao Paulo 2015 to serve South America market
- Simple test for Enterobacteriaceae gives results in one - seven hours
- New air filtration and fragrance system filters, rather than masks smells
- Grinnell Regional Medical Centre testing clean with CuVerro
- Portable Sanitation Expo 2015 reveals new location and dates
- David v. Goliath! Small owner run cleaning company scoops national awards
- Regent Samsic parent gets a gold for CSR
- High achieving school appoints specialist cleaning provider for sparkling results
Issue 645 on 16th October 2014
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- Global hand dryer market expected to reach USD 930.8 million by 2020
- A vibrant international community converged on ISSA/Interclean Istanbul
- ETS honours Global Handwashing Day by announcing winners of its Cartoon Contest
- Soapbox: The shocking truth about clinical waste sacks
- Top safety accreditation for Cynergi Cleaning & Support Services
- RAS features its Happy Toilets on National Environment Agency's mobile app
- It's all coming out in the wash: Laundry giants Girbau & Lavatec announce collaboration agreement
- Don't slip up on safety!
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners honours the outstanding achievements of our forces
- Two new cleaning/FM contractors join the Templa CMS fold
- Wellingborough Norse wins two major building cleaning contracts
- Twinkle Clean reaches 1,000th customer
Issue 644 on 9th October 2014
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- World Health Organization Ebola situation assessment: "What we know about transmission of the Ebola virus among humans"
- Soapbox: Sanitation Canada... What would happen if it came here?
- Fast-casual restaurants and healthcare facilities will help US janitorial and housekeeping cleaning suppliers grow, finds Kline
- BBS latest firm to sponsor November conference
- ETS to reveal new hand drying research data and findings at Eunetips and HIS Conference 2014
- New range of range of steam cleaners with self-descaling boilers comes to UK
- Delhi's 'ban' on waterless urinals needs a rethink, says expert
- i-Clean launches waste management arm
- Vattenfall and ISS Sweden sign contract for nationwide collaboration
- Keep Britain Tidy celebrates Diamond Jubilee with special awards programme
- New school characters for Vectair's Sanitex MVP soap and surface care dispensers
- Window washers brought to safety after getting stuck outside 17th floor of building
Issue 643 on 2nd October 2014
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- CaterWaste launches BioBear food waste processors and wins Award
- The Cleaning Show 2015: Activity increases with just six months to go
- Selling recycling to a sceptical public
- Fatboxx - the advanced solution for safe recovery of used fats and cooking oils
- BICSc rolls out red carpet for Annual Awards 2014!
- Georgia-Pacific Professional brings its success in medical solutions to dental community
- New powder coating SmartProtec improves hygiene of cold rooms
- Biomethane for France: Weltec receives order for biogas project with gas processing
- Sodexo shortlisted for company of the year in European Diversity Awards
- Lunch at your desk? Health risk of germ-infested workspaces...
- Specialist sees jump in enquiries from London-based construction firms on dust control measures
Issue 642 on 25th September 2014
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- Steam cleaner industry 2014: Research for global and China markets now published
- Mould 2 ...
- We have mail: on mould
- Chemex donates vital infection control supplies to help curb Ebola in Africa
- Pasture Naturals reduce environmental impact
- Soapbox: "Beggar Brussels!"
- UMF Corporation unveils new colour-coded bucketless mop system
- Klindex now has US base
- How sympathetic cleaning techniques helped restore four storey Victorian building
- Morclean's machines move into Milton Keynes
- Harrison Wipes sponsors IoD 'Aspirations in Business 2014' for Essex schools
- One in four UK businesses think their marketing isn't performing
Issue 641 on 18th September 2014
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- African show to highlight workplace hygiene solutions
- New research reveals shift from multiple providers to one service provider for FM
- Treating mould
- Little and often...
- Bunzl expands in UK
- BC Partners to sell Spotless to Henkel
- RCM in Monza for Formula 1 GP
- Ausclean Expo - focus on cleaning & hygiene
- Julius Rutherfoord wins first university cleaning contract with City University London
- Cleaning company founder exposes Essex scrubbers in book launch
- Superhero's mission is to make Japan's streets super clean and achieve world peace
Issue 640 on 11th September 2014
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- Kaivac receives patent for Smart Towel System (and 'smart' it really is)!
- Building owners and facilities managers urged to comply with Legionella legislation or face prosecution
- We have mail: Standards
- Just one week until IFMA’s World Workplace Conference and Expo programme unfolds
- Nilfisk-CFM to become Nilfisk next year
- New generation of lightweight, high-reach,gutter cleaners launched
- Kilrock Products banishes stains with new Blast Away Mould
- Sani Professional announces Food Safety Advisory Council launch
- Five reasons to automate KPI Management
- PHS Group carbon reduction continued
- Pink Hygiene just keeps giving!
- JobSearch focus: National Sales Manager / BDM
Issue 639 on 4th September 2014
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- Soapbox: What's wrong with the cleaning industry?
- FDA limits on antibacterial healthcare ingredients could put patients and employees at risk
- Will you be joining ISSA/Interclean in Istanbul?
- Ladder Exchange looks at safe use with 'Idiots on Ladders contest'
- DuPont completes sale of Sontara business to Jacob Holm
- New Tennant sweeper offers industrial strength dry dust control for the toughest environments
- National Food Safety Month marks 20 years of promoting Food Safety Best Practices in US
- BPI cuts waste levels by one third in six years
- Ozone-depleting compound persists, NASA research shows
- Brayborne wins school cleaning contracts totalling £1.5 million over three years
- Weltec Biopower receives order for 1.1 MW extension to Dorset food waste-to-energy plant
Issue 638 on 28th August 2014
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- EHRC finds firms are failing to protect key rights of cleaning workers
- We have Mail: The British Cleaning Council responds to the EHRC report into the cleaning sector; saying: "a good initiative, but the methodology could have been better"
- ACI: Analysis on antibacterial ingredient safety misses the mark on accuracy
- Global rubber gloves market to see demand shift, says a 2014 research report
- Brayborne welcomes recommendations of EHR report
- Veltia now offers branded hand dryers to enable companies to put their own stamp on the washroom
- Building Futures Group launches national campaign to attract youth to cleaning and FM sectors
- Bio-Productions rebrands for a clean, fresh finish
- WoolSafe announces third UK Educational Conference
- New 3M Scotch-Brite High Shine Floor Pads just keep on polishing
- Business growth funding available through voucher scheme
- Trojan Battery appoints OLIS master distributor for Iceland
Issue 637 on 7th August 2014
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- Focus on hand hygiene stimulates growth in the global hand sanitisers market, says new report
- Morclean wins national 'green' award for Bin Wash City - the battery driven bin wash machine
- ISSA & BBS announce September CIMS Certification training workshop
- WFBSC Congress 2016 to consider our industry's enrichment of people's lives
- Kimberly-Clark Professional helps solve aviation industry cleaning challenges
- Prochem Europe's PSK Professional Spotting Kit will stand you in good stead
- Nyco launches OM1 Series: first I & I brand using Omnia high-performance solvent
- Ebola outbreak lifts demand for specialist chlorine based disinfectants
- Antimicrobial bin liners make their debut
- ISS selected as strategic partner in five European countries by BASF
- A smart new look... the same great quality
- ISS UK signs up to kick off new cup recycling scheme
Issue 636 on 31st July 2014
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- ISSA and CIRI announce improvements to the Clean Standard
- Edinburgh Royal Infirmary cleaning to be brought back in house
- BICSc upgrades training programme
- CK Group on schedule to complete Bart’s Hospital builders clean this Autumn
- Invest in the best – for strength and success
- JLL awards In Depth contract to clean and maintain seven Honeywell aerospace sites
- Five steps to safer kitchen floors
- Dirty cars cost cash
- We have mail: tattoos
- Indian Railways outsources mechanised cleaning at 12 ECR stations
- Spotless Cleaning Solutions reminds us of the importance of emergency cleaning services
Issue 635 on 24th July 2014
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- Study provides new perspective on concept of HAIs
- REC JobsOutlook: Jobs boom at risk from growing skills shortages
- Accepta launches new Biofilm Management System to combat waterborne diseases
- French university students' waterproof toilet tissue dispenser wows competition judges
- Blind spot awareness training is crucial, warns IOSH
- Portable 'Natural Cleaner' sanitises rooms in 30 minutes
- Latest FSA public attitudes tracker results, reveal greater concerns about hygiene
- Sodexo employees in 36 countries mobilised to fight hunger
- Kier continues the fight against litter in Essex
- Nviro's Isle of Wight Council cleaning contract extended by three years
- How to go from toddler to teenager in online marketing
Issue 634 on 17th July 2014
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- Newly opened European Logistics Centre brings Kaivac closer to its customers
- Discomatic powers in to UK
- European Tissue Symposium to present at ISSA/Interclean Istanbul 2014
- Cromwell goes for a new line up
- Follow Vectair on Pinterest!
- The unlikely place that says a lot about your restaurant
- Chemicals manufacturer Stepan Company to acquire P&G sulfonation production facility in Brazil
- Global Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2019, TechSci Research Study, now available
- West Berkshire Community Hospital - complex by nature
- American Water Chemicals, delivers antiscalant to world's largest water reuse reverse osmosis plant
- Swiftclean welcomes changes to duct cleaning standard
- Competitive edge is sharpened at Britaniacrest Recycling
Issue 633 on 10th July 2014
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- 'Changing Perceptions' - a stronger future for the cleaning industry
- SCA to endorse its customer and consumer brands globally
- REC/KPMG Report on Jobs: Record rise in starting salaries as permanent candidate availability plummets
- SteriBin fights harmful bacteria
- Morclean opens European hub and service centre
- Conquering cockroaches
- Truvox International has moved premises
- Masslinn cloth system helps NHS Trust
- Incentive FM adds key contract to fast growing shopping centre portfolio
- New CILS-81000TK self-laminating computer printable labels: perfect for hoses and pipes
- TC facilities management extends FM service into two more Tesco DCs.
- Kick-off for Biogas? South America opts for green energy made by Weltec
Issue 632 on 3rd July 2014
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- The Bin Wash City: providing a viable solution to a dirty problem
- Building Futures Group announces wide range of initiatives to support UK cleaning industry
- IFMA's World Workplace Conference & Expo is earlier this year and better than ever
- Pure Water cleaning on the move with Unger's new trailer system
- Service Management 3.0 - the next generation of service
- Hydrosafe range receives Food Safe Approval
- Soapbox: One way to avoid negative restaurant reviews online
- SCA floats its joint venture in Australia
- New British Safety Council health, safety and environmental qualifications available globally
- A breath of fresh air for China's baby pandas
- Julius Rutherfoord formally agrees to be a Living Wage leader
- GBM Scotland expands to £10m with acquisition of Eclipse Contract Cleaning
Issue 631 on 26th June 2014
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- Grosvenor Services hosts Dublin conference to promote exceptional pan-European FM
- i+DCS cleans the new Bristol 'Super hospital'
- Improving supply chain communication
- Bunzl makes acquisitions in Brazil and the Netherlands
- Brayborne expands contract cleaning business into facilities services
- ISS to become facility services provider for Swisscom
- Health & safety for an ageing workforce
- One in five businesses don't know if their website is optimised for mobile use
- A Wave hello from Cromwell
- Raising the bar on food safety cleaning products in China
- Reaching out to a new generation of cleaning professionals
- BPI RP - '3 mountains, 7 trekkers, 24 hours, 1 great cause'
Issue 630 on 19th June 2014
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- Research finds human sweat can reduce bacteria defences in hospitals and schools
- New V-Air Solid multi-phasing air freshener with sub-micron technology recognised as VOC exempt
- Joint project will tackle healthcare infections
- Control of Norovirus outbreaks in areas of potential infection
- Jacob Holm to acquire DuPont Sontara business from DuPont Protection Technologies
- We have Mail: plastic bags 2
- Greyland wins Caterbar supplier award
- ISSA and The Building Futures Group to begin joint initiatives
- Ochsner Health System chooses RL solutions for infection surveillance
- Chewing gum: a lesson in easy removal
- RLJ Equity Partners, acquires EnviroVac Holdings
Issue 629 on 12th June 2014
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- Gesture Recognition and Touch-Less Sensing market worth $22.04 billion by 2020
- Dust - why it's an issue and what industries should be doing about it...
- Advanced hygiene sensor technology improves health at New Cross Hospital
- Agaia, Al Daa'ma sign exclusive distribution agreement for Evolve
- We have Mail: plastic bags
- Polymer Group acquires Providencia
- One machine does it all
- Clean NZ 2014 boasts record numbers at most successful exhibition yet
- Legionella Control International opens new office to handle growing London/South East Region cases
- Grosvenor Services extends premium retail cleaning expertise with Bicester Village
- Browned off? Fibrebuff's the stuff!
Issue 628 on 5th June 2014
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- IFMA co-launches EU FM Coalition for FM public policy advocacy in Europe
- Deb completes Stoko purchase and announces new appointments
- New Hybrid: the perfect combination for professional floor cleaning
- Skyguard launches lone worker iPhone app at Safety & Health Expo 2014
- Viva!E continuous air freshener gains Carbon Footprint Endorsement
- PDI leads infection prevention innovation with 'Champions for Change' at APIC 2014
- New website for London cleaning specialist
- Freudenberg Group sustains success in India
- Brothers Services grows and achieves important accreditations in the face of economic difficulties
- A hat trick of awards for Chequers Contract Services
- Identify, track and secure assets with new CILS computer printable, durable asset I.D. labels
Issue 627 on 29th May 2014
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- Warm air hand dryer can incorporate anti-mosquito technology
- Prevent Legionnaires this Summer
- When nature calls, Fresh Dab Toilet Paper Gel answers
- CleanExpo Moscow/Pulire less than six months away
- Think Hygiene, Think Pink
- Cleanall scales new heights!
- RCM performs at Urban Renewal day in Formigine
- Aztec machines making their debut at Clean NZ
- A major coup for the NCCA
- Samsic strengthens UK presence with Regent rebranding
- New alarm timers provide restaurants with simple solution to quality control management
- Clean-Slate Janitorial Services announces top tips to follow when considering a janitorial services company
- Barnsley Norse wins £1.6 million Facilities Management contract
- Company in court after grounds maintenance staff suffer nerve damage
Issue 626 on 22nd May 2014
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- Wecoline’s new free floor pad app prevents expensive mistakes
- What a difference a decade (or two) makes!
- Unger: new products and prize draw to celebrate 50th birthday
- ZeroSmell: one of a kind
- Orbio innovation displaces traditional packaged chemicals with on-site, on-demand disinfecting, sanitising and cleaning solutions
- And how many trees do you kill with your consumption of paper disposables?
- Inpacs celebrates its 10thbirthday at the show
- Many new launches mark Premiere Products’ 90th birthday
- Morclean proud to ship out to show's 25th Anniversary edition
- Ecover Professional: a well thought out relaunch
- Hako trade fair promotion extended to 31st May
- Familiar face; unfamiliar location...
- Working conditions: survey reveals deterioration and wide disparities in worker satisfaction
- SCA and Tork participates in the Volvo Ocean Race
- Nowhere left to hide for germs and bacteria - thanks to rim-free WC
Issue 625 on 15th May 2014
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- Prestigious international Red dot award for Vermop Salmon’s Sprint V holder
- Airdri - an eyecatching display
- Antibacterial composition means machines are food-safe and ideal for hospital use
- Same team, different branding
- Gmatic Superior from Dr Gansow
- Kennedy Hygiene’s cleverly designed paper towel dispenser really can save money
- Keep tabs on your operatives working remotely
- Peter Holt
- We’re not opening the door to let you out until we know you’ve washed your hands!
- A great three-way partnership!
- Vectair’s vibe - a fresh approach
- It’s so easy to change the battery…
- Inpacs: delivering a subliminal message?
Issue 624 on 8th May 2014
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- VAH certified product range now even bigger
- Tomcat always adapting
- Come and try it for yourself
- Nothing static about Osprey!
- Keep your floors looking brilliant
- SanServ Concentrated Chemical Systems
- Vacuum dust mats
- Solution Gloeckner
- Truly eco-friendly, pre-dosed cleaning
- Distributor of The Year Award for Trafalgar
- Taking on the big players
- A great networking opportunity...
Issue 623 on 7th May 2014
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- Karcher’s B60/10C MopVac wins ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam Innovation Award 2014
- Machines, accessories and components
- Equipment/tools for cleaning, care and safety
- Cleaning management and training solutions
- Alpheios ExpertAtHand wins the Visitor’s Choice Award
- The 2014 International jury:
- The Amsterdam Innovation Award supports African water project
- Getting around
- The Outdoor Demo Show: really bringing outdoor cleaning to life
- Simplifying compliance with complicated regulations
- Squeegee magic
- An abundance of brushes available worldwide
- A welcome return and a novel machine
Issue 622 on 6th May 2014
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- Today’s official programme is as follows:
- The outdoor demo show
- Category 1 - Machines, accessories and components
- Category 2 - Equipment/tools for cleaning, care and safety
- Category 3 - Management, Training Solutions and Related Products
- Prochem Europe
- Truvox International
- European Tissue Symposium
- Anti-Vandal Air Freshener
- Immers-A-Clean
- Morclean Bin Wash and Lift
- Car Hygiene Plus
Issue 621 on 1st May 2014
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- WHO's first global report on antibiotic resistance reveals serious, worldwide threat to public health: warns that hygiene needs to improve
- Inteb calls for tighter Legionella regulation
- Cleaning Expo Scotland 2014 gets the 'Yes' vote!
- Survey results show training and infrastructure issues wreck 'distributed leadership'
- Clever little system from DAS Environmental Expert GmbH facilitates significant increase in energy efficiency and operational safety
- Swiftclean offers free compliance healthcheck at The Facilities Show
- Las Vegas to celebrate new type of wedding
- Clemas sings the praises of Tennant's T2
- Sky Pro introduces safe,cost effective alternative to manual window cleaning
- Moirans shows the lighter side of hazards
- Ecoppia's water-free utility-scale robotic solar panel cleaning solution certified by JA Solar
- Devon Norse takes over civic building cleaning
- RAS hosts study visit for Malaysian delegates
- Contractor offers tips on choosing the right commercial cleaning company
- Refreshing new type of cleaning industry trade show takes place later this month
Issue 620 on 24th April 2014
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- Teachers call for more time to teach children about good hand hygiene
- Decitex intelligent textiles of France joins UK's NHS Supply Chain
- Forum Pulire: an industry still poorly recognised
- Legionella Control announces breakfast seminars following changes to HSG274 Part 2 Guidelines
- Biosurfactants market by product expected to reach USD 2,308.8 million by 2020
- Australian wins RIA Award; new RIA Executive Committee and Board announced
- Chicopee's J-Cloth 3000 win in Poland spearheads export drive
- Ecocleen embraces 'the force'
- Ryans sets up new HQ
- Street food stalls in Malaysia still flouting hygiene rules
- Sodexo receives 2014 Best Employers Award for 50 Plus Canadians
- How much could 10 minutes cost you?
- A warm Wellcome for Principle Cleaning!
- Amazon Filters achieves WRAS approval
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners installs new Master
Issue 619 on 17th April 2014
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- Healthcare professionals must redouble hygiene efforts to reduce unacceptable and avoidable' infection rates, says NICE
- Deadly bacteria invades US communities—MRSA infections jump 55%, warns Clearstream
- Study demonstrates that antibacterial soaps can reduce risk of foodborne illness
- Initial wins prestigious Red Dot Design Award
- New industry body 'The Building Futures Group' launches training arm
- Denis Rawlins to represent Kaivac in the UK
- Switch on to the benefits of hot: Karcher HDS pressure washers - now with added cashback
- New work-based programme supports employers by assessing workplace competence
- Bunzl acquires businesses in Chile, the US and New Zealand
- New Idrobase Group catalogue 2014 is available
- Stephen Ashkin says: This Earth Day it's time to party!
- Leonardo now available to Peter Grant customers
- African leaders commit to delivering safe water, basic toilets and hygiene to their people
- Supporting sustainability through entrepreneurship
- IFM (UK) announces strategic partnership with 1st Fix Machine Solutions
Issue 618 on 10th April 2014
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- Surplus cash: what to do with it?
- Joint Commission International launches new tool to help hospitals reduce infections
- Despite CDC report, some hospitals winning war on superbugs
- Global chelating agents market expected to reach USD 4.48 Billion in 2019
- New Polish distributor for Morclean BinWash machine
- Join the cleaning elite: win a limited edition Ultimate Squeegee from Unger
- Jet water-fed pole systems officially launches in UK
- Taking the lid off America's trash cans
- ACCA moves to new home
- Prochem catalogues 40 years in the business
- Zero landfill for mixed waste!
- Rainbow International never left high & dry thanks to discount fuel cards
- Innovative use of waste provides fuel while reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Russian road maintenance association calls for regulation on development and use of anti-icing materials
Issue 617 on 3rd April 2014
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- An answer to the perennial question: Is it safe to go in the pool?
- Cleaning Products Europe 2014 'the best ever'
- New Legionella logbook software offers opportunity for streamlined risk management
- All Singaporean cleaning businesses will soon have to be licenced
- Global nanocoatings market expected to reach USD 6.75 billion in 2019
- Soapbox: What cleaning professionals need to know about pre-sprays
- When in Rome...
- Recycling your food waste is easier than you think!
- Katrin Academy - a real success
- Airdri expands Asian presence with new Chinese facility
- New label range for chemical drums launched in time for GHS regulation deadline
- Affordable Cleaning Services relocates to revamped local premises
- UK local authority employees' pay offer may lead to country-wide strike action
Issue 616 on 27th March 2014
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- 'Progress made but must try harder' say reports released today on HAI prevention
- Soapbox: The biggest game changer to hit our industry
- The Cleaning Show 2015: some big names confirm attendance
- Tax breaks offered with water saving scrubber dryer can compare to 28% 'cashback'!
- Not 'cruising for a bruising' thanks to Lonza!
- French Kimberly-Clark Professional mill scoops top sustainability prize
- Elevate your effectiveness - Winning from losing: view analysis of a failure as a failure autopsy
- Principle's window cleaners now at the height of their profession!
- Nviro's gone to Specsavers!
- Duct Doctor USA successfully completes Salt Lake City GSA contract
- Grotech expands green cleaning product portfolio
- Washroom consumables at Redwood Care Homes maintaining quality care
Issue 615 on 20th March 2014
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- Deb Group acquires Stoko skincare business from Evonik
- Dirty cash: Problem of filthy and drug-coated cash won't go away after 2016
- 'Reinvent the Toilet' India will showcase advancements that improve sanitation and health
- Soapbox: When dispensers go bad...
- Bunzl expands in healthcare in Brazil
- Harvard Maintenance announces Karcher and Sealed Air will sponsor WFBSC's 20th Congress
- Kimberly-Clark Health Care and 3M announce infection prevention solutions
- Global Abrasives market expected to reach USD 51.38 billion by 2019
- New technology pays off on the workshop floor
- Ultra-slim dryer awarded ultra-quiet accolade - the Quiet Mark
- Croke Park and Ryans are a team
- P-Wave goodbye to urinal smells...
- Genband chooses Incentive FM for EMEA head office role
- New Environmental Services company to bring more than 100 jobs to Gulf of Mexico
Issue 614 on 13th March 2014
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- Organisation formed by Asset Skills, the CSSA and the FMA, announces its name
- What's next for the sustainable cleaning products market?
- Gesture recognition & touchless sensing market worth $22.04 billion by 2020
- One week to IFMA's Facility Fusion Ottawa: 'Crossing FM Borders'
- Survey reveals infection risk and cleanliness to be top concerns of consumers with loved ones in long-term care
- David Ward MP campaigns for compulsory display of food hygiene 'scores on the doors'
- Low Pay Commission "right to be cautious over National Minimum Wage increase but remit should be extended to prevent future falls in its real value"
- New floorcare guidelines designed for safety
- Propelair notches up successes in run-up to Facilities Management 2014
- Dustcontrol launches new dust extraction range for wood floor grinding
- Mrs Bucket mops up Welsh school cleaning contract
- Top class cleaning at Salvation Army's International HQ
Issue 613 on 6th March 2014
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- Consumers disappointed with cleanliness and disinfection practices
- The new 'Fab Four': Cleaning Expo to join Facilities Management, Maintec and The Health & Safety Event at NEC in 2015
- How do latest EU Regulatory Laws affect cleaning products market?
- Amano Pioneer Eclipse reaches agreement to purchase Clarke American Sanders
- Lean and green office cleaning delivers major savings for all concerned
- Greener retail facilities and redevelopments create opportunities for FM providers
- Veltia's New Generation Hand Dryer: technologically advanced
- GV Health supports World Kidney Day
- New job opportunities as commercial cleaning company expands Cambridge operations
- DuPont and P&G win Sustainable Bio Award following collaboration to develop energy-saving laundry detergent
- New university scholarship encourages excellence in cleaning and infection control
- Ecolab expands pest elimination business into Germany
Issue 612 on 27th February 2014
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- Warning: your open-plan office can make you ill
- Nominees announced for Amsterdam Innovation Awards 2014
- IFMA Foundation releases free how-to guide: 'Benchmarking for Facility Professionals
- New adjustable 3M Scotch-Brite Fryer and Kitchen Cleaning Tool tackles toughest tasks
- StepNpull marches into Europe to combat effects of dirty washroom users
- Three-way partnership will help reduce HAIs
- Infection control company combats HAIs with new clean wipe washable keyboard
- MITIE signs sponsorship deal with the Cleaning Show 2015
- Bunzl makes further acquisitions in Germany and Czech Republic
- CK Consumables to repeat success of Emirates show with follow-up event
- Recycling project run by Warwickshire charities, wins Big Society Award
- Incentive FM takes street cleaning to a new level in Covent Garden
- Spring cleaning time... for cleaning firms
Issue 611 on 20th February 2014
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- Healthcare-acquired infections fuel uptake of hand hygiene solutions in Western Europe
- Carpets versus hard floors: what do you consider to be more hygienic?
- The eight germiest public places...
- Unger founder honoured with posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award
- Greyland reaches latest milestone - 15 years!
- Hydro Systems unveils the EvoDrain - an all-in-one solution to FOG problems
- Redditch recycling firm fined £100,000 for worker's death
- Sodexo Canada recognised as a 'Best Diversity Employer'
- Jangro training expands
- Addenbrooke's staff receive specialist training
Issue 610 on 13th February 2014
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- Karcher makes a splash at Bristol in yellow, anthracite grey… and green
- Why not increase your revenue by adding bird control to your repertoire?
- European Tissue Symposium: sponsor, exhibitor and speaker at ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2014
- Winter building care starts with a sound matting system
- Jerusalem's cleaners blessed with pay and benefits hike
- CTM UK launches compact ride-on scrubber drier with long warranty
- Gojo acquires French manufacturer, Laboratoires Prodene Klint
- CK Consumables joins Twitter!
- 3M puts a shine on thecentre:mk visitor experience
- New additive ideal for hard surface cleaning formulations
- Chicopee says its new 100% microfibre wipe outshines the competition
Issue 609 on 6th February 2014
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- Superbugs no longer ride in rescue vehicles!
- Sustainability is an integral part of the paper tissue value chain
- Looking for truckmount drying times but are thwarted by your budget?
- Pick up the Katrin Easy Pick, wherever you work...
- Sanitex MVP soap dispenser image is 'Solid Edge' design competition winner
- New Valet Single Motor Upright vacuum cleaner is easy to manoeuvre
- OhioHealth and IBM scientists join forces to prevent infections in hospitals
- Ciprus announces completion of 4th Edition of 'North American market for commercial flooring maintenance' report
- Long-term partners seal the deal: Kärcher acquires Italian sweeper manufacturer ISAL
- Warrington cleaning company plans to create 700 jobs
- Chimney sweeps praise DC 1800 for being the cleanest and quietest dust extractor...
Issue 608 on 30th January 2014
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- Are commercial cleaning firms too content to grow in 2014?
- Studies help settle 'great debate'
- Amsterdam gears up for largest industry showcase to date
- Global nonwovens market to reach USD 45.36 billion by 2019
- ACI launches Charter for Sustainable Cleaning
- What businesses need to know in 2014
- Julius Rutherfoord one of top 50 fastest growing UK cleaning companies
- PGI announces definitive agreement to acquire Providencia
- Care home developer Castleoak installs Girbau laundries
- IFMA 2014 Facility Fusion Conference & Expo crosses borders with US and Canadian dates
- British Toilet Association's UK Toilet Map wins support from BCC
Issue 607 on 23rd January 2014
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- ISSA launches CIMS Certification in the UK and Ireland
- Guidance for councils on weekly bin collections published
- Unger celebrates 50th anniversary in style with limited edition workwear range
- Latest VoleoPro cleaning trolley is even more compact than the last
- Kimberly-Clark awarded first Novation contract for hand hygiene products
- Cruelty Free International welcomes London Assembly move towards cruelty free cleaning
- Manufacturing conference aims to re-energise British exports and reshore production
- Nviro retains Associated British Ports Southampton contract
- Seven ways to improve your business telephone skills
- Rogue employers that pay workers less than Minimum Wage to face increased penalties
- Skills Survey gives snapshot of employers' views on workplace skills development
- Idrobase Group rated an 'A' grade 2013
Issue 606 on 16th January 2014
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- Global economy growing - but 'wellbeing' may be left behind
- Blowing more than those Winter blues away: a new way to use air movers
- Budapest hosts Clean Europe competition in four weeks' time
- WaterAid steps up advocacy on behalf of 2.5 billion people without a toilet
- RCM and Formula Servizi weave 'Magic at MEF'
- New Power Foam cleaning system boosts meat room food safety and cuts costs
- Time to down tools?
- Cleanall adopts the UK Living Wage
- The Cleaning Show 2015 appoints SHC for the second time
- Incentive QAS cast in lead role at Royal Shakespeare Company
- Adhesive cleaning issues resolved
- Atomic Cherry goes ballistic while Passion Fruit hits the spot!
Issue 605 on 9th January 2014
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- Mr. Clean helps clean up Times Square on New Year's Day after biggest party of 2013
- Cleaning Expo Scotland 2014: The biggest cleaning event in Scotland
- OspreyFrank acquires remaining stake in FrankGmbH in Germany
- British Cleaning Council supports CBI New Year Message
- Classic squeegee and accessories celebrate Unger milestone
- Seal Shield's new hygienic computer keyboard combats spread of germs
- HydroChem completes acquisition of Inland Industrial Services
- Disposables UK reports successful 2013 and shares plans for 2014
- Monthind makes further acquisitions in Norfolk
- NCCA announces important training dates
- Restroom Association (Singapore) commemorates World Toilet Day
Issue 604 on 19th December 2013
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- ACI & PCPC responds to FDA's proposed rule on antibacterial soaps and washes
- Brighton & Hove City Council is overall winner of the 2013 Loo of the Year Awards
- Richard Chisnell recognised at Loo of the Year Awards
- Cleaning Expo Scotland 2014 'moving along very well'
- Clean india Pulire: ripe for growth
- Realistic carpet care explained
- 15% of companies have a sales catalogue but not a website with e-commerce
- Airdri launches new product development programme and extends export strategy
- More than a third of UK employers bridging gap between education and work
- Serious about the subject of cleaning? Kick-start the New Year!
- Amazon Filters listed amongst 1000 companies to Inspire Britain
- Understanding the recovery process will help reduce stress for flood victims
- ISSA names new chairman and UK representative for European Council
Issue 603 on 12th December 2013
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- Grant cuts' impact on toxic sites 'potentially dangerous'
- ISSA/Interclean North America 2013 'best in years'
- Don't deflate the van tyres for winter
- ISS Poland employees supported the COP19
- 'Analytical Solutions' key to future distributor/end-customer relationships
- Dustcontrol UK launches new mobile dust extraction products
- India's MSRTC bus staff design cleaning machine
- Ryans shortlisted for honours
- Swiftclean welcomes increased clarity on legionella control
- Boat hull cleaning made easy!
- Prochem adds ready-to-use spray option for Fibrefresh
- Norfolk's largest paper bank operator invests in Macpresse equipment
- Manikandan Dunamis to supply Trojan Batteries in India
- Seven reasons why cold calling scripts are set to fail
Issue 602 on 5th December 2013
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- Banking on better cleaning out of Principle!
- New Grout Shield cleans and restores old grout to look brand new
- 'uBin' - Best Recycled Plastic Product winner 2013
- Free guide shows how to keep your workforce healthy
- Soapbox: Five things to do in 2014
- Hospital Trust renews £3.3m contract with Norse
- Lonza offers multiple disinfecting options for combatting Norovirus in schools
- Outsourcing cleaning can help 'bricks & mortar' retailers make significant cost savings
- Firm focus on the future at British Cleaning Council Conference
- Picketts Health to sell Zylast for Orbel hand sanitiser applicator
- 2013 ISSA Best Customer Service award winners announced
- British Safety Council tops the class for IEMA environmental qualifications
- Cleaning Products Europe 2014: book your place now!
- Cleaning contractors, clients, and successful meetings
- Take the Clean Up Cruelty pledge and help end product testing on animals
Issue 601 on 28th November 2013
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- 25th ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam launches dedicated Steam Cleaning Pavilion
- Singled out for innovation prowess
- Novel safety signs slip into the Visitors' Choice top five
- University Health Shreveport unveils Xenex germ-zapping robot to enhance patient safety
- New online tool helps contractors work more safely and win more work
- Underwater robotic cleaner will ensure continuity of water supply
- HSS Hire bolsters cleaning offer with purchase of Tecserv UK
- NSF International acquires Brazil's Bioensaios Analysis & Environmental Consultancy
- Idrobase introduces pressure washers for use in agriculture
- Current cleaning services saved at Southampton General Hospital
- WAMITAB becomes British Cleaning Council's 22nd member
- Going Inside Sodexo: Global services provider to host Twitter chat to explore responsible sourcing, local community impact, integrated reporting and more
- Sinead takes a leap of faith for charity
- Oldham tissue firm fined over severed fingers
Issue 600 on 21st November 2013
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- Expert consensus statement finds paper towels the most hygienic way to dry hands
- Are these the most unusual toilets in the world?
- Soapbox: Consolidation is key
- UL announces new EcoLogo Standard (UL 175) for Sanitary Paper Products
- John Laws of the Australian Contract Cleaners Alliance writes...
- Tecnovap - getting it right since 1985
- Russian show a roaring success
- TVH: supplying machine parts to distributors in 172 countries
- Floorcare answers lead to new questions
- HydroChem announces acquisition of Inland Industrial Services
- Disposables UK ends year on a high with Business of the Year Award win
- KCP to help customers achieve 'closed loop' recycling
- Julius Rutherfoord adds Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to bumper crop of contracts for 2013
- Pilot washing machine boosts independence for Chinese elders in Newcastle
- Leonardo Foam Soap now clinically approved
Issue 599 on 14th November 2013
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- Chemical Harmonisation: What JanSan professionals must know
- How social media is highlighting food safety compromises
- BCI receives Technology Innovation Award for oil & gas biodegradable degreaser
- Highway Holdings forms joint venture to manufacture and market snow-jet cleaning equipment
- Distribution partnership agreement takes Sachet Cleaning System to Africa
- New Unger MicroWipe Lite microfibre glass cloth offers streak-free, high shine finish
- Double win for LCC
- WHO calls for more effective filtration in building ventilation systems
- Soapbox: Are you taking advantage of all the support available to aid growth
- Europe's largest urban shopping centre scoops waste reduction and recycling award
- Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS uses Skyguard to protect 600 lone working staff
- Trojan Battery names Start Trading as Master Distributor for Bulgaria
- Ugandan teachers strike over poor hygiene and food
- Cresswell reaches a milestone 18!
- Nviro celebrates new credit rating
Issue 598 on 7th November 2013
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- Golden Service Awards 2013: the results
- Survey reveals hospitals focus on reducing infections, but most have not adopted all best practices
- Bunzl acquires large Canadian distributor
- ISS, Facilicom & Enhance take pioneering lead in Service Provider Accreditation coalition committed to the Living Wage
- Luna announces agreement to commercialise new self-cleaning textile technology
- Dancing with the wand
- Betco makes it even easier to use less water for flushing
- Greyland rolls out new clearer look labels
- SCA invests in India
- Vectair announces Quadrasan actuator change
- Fosse Shopping Park reappoints Regent Samsic
- Contract win cements JTM's position in care sector
- Solar panel manufacturer now offers means to clean them
- Gojo dispensers are star performers at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
- Chimney sweeps praise DC 1800 for being the cleanest and quietest dust extractor
Issue 597 on 31st October 2013
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- Healthcare cleaners should be qualified, says poll
- Inaugural Ausclean Pulire draws international crowd
- Global biocides market expected to reach USD 9,622 million in 2018
- Equality and human rights in the cleaning industry
- National Carpet Cleaners Association: Training dates 2013/2014
- Leading the way on tourism that's both clean and green
- New 3M Easy Trap Duster traps and holds up to six times more dirt
- New gum-removal system transforms two shopping centres and Olympic site
- Restroom Association (Singapore) gears up for World Toilet Day
- Green Turtle Americas signs exclusive distribution partnership with Ecolab Equipment Care
- British Safety Council welcomes drop in fatal and major injuries in GB workplaces
- Tacony Corporation partners with the National Service Alliance
- We have Mail:personal safety
- One unique cloth... twice the performance!
- Reducing corporate property energy costs: conference addresses challenges and solutions
Issue 596 on 24th October 2013
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- Survey shows a correlation between a clean office and higher productivity
- Morclean introduces the new model Air-tech (1 and 2)
- System Hygienics performs smooth duct cleaning operation
- Jangro member helps care home in Romania
- Idrobase launches new range of 60Hz pressure washers
- Lockable trolley 'removes risk'
- Soapbox: When will we learn to look after what we have?
- New industry partnership prolongs lifetime of luxury floorings
- Disposables UK reports strong increase in sales following Optimum ProWipers launch
- Sanitation and hygiene top school curriculum
- Nviro secures three-year contract with MidKent College
- Ryans ploughs through challenge
- BCC welcomes latest moves to pay London Living Wage
Issue 595 on 17th October 2013
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- Kensington & Chelsea council meeting lobbied to support £8.55 London Living Wage
- Cleaning Equipment & Materials firms have increased in value, argues new study
- Idiots on ladders: Ladder Exchange focuses on training; number trained jumps 40%
- Decontaminating sanitiser dispensers in healthcare environments: new studies show the best options
- Zapper launches Scan-to-Pay to help SMEs who suffer from late payments
- Excitement heightens for new window cleaning company
- Hygienic steam cleaning for professionals
- IFMA World Workplace 2013 attendance figures set stage for New Orleans 2014
- ICRC - Madagascar: Fighting the plague within prisons and beyond
- The 2013 Loo of the Year Awards presentation event: reserve your ticket now!
- Hako Group unveils new website
- 'They dropped everything for GD - just as they did in the old days'
- ISS Restoration unveils enormous, purpose-built flood and fire training house
- Gumwand donates to High Street Revival initiative
Issue 594 on 10th October 2013
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- Cleaning Expo Scotland 2014 "selling well" says organiser
- The POD - reduce your paper consumption by up to 20%
- You are invited!
- Same shift bacteria test approved by AOAC Research Institute for Food & Beverage industries
- Panztel acquired by Care Monitoring & Management
- Katrin Easy Pack is hitting the streets running...
- Be wary of rental cars
- Glass Restore - a new and specialised service from Cresswell Services
- Vectair director in livery!
- Emprise retains The British Library
- Regent Samsic grows cleaning and security client portfolio
- Anti-Vandal dispenser keeps air fresh
- Trafalgar steam to the top
- Show places increased attention on industrial cleaning and safety
Issue 593 on 3rd October 2013
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- CMS posts record exhibitor and visitor numbers
- Trends and prospects
- Exhibitors: expectations exceeded
- Trade visitors' statistics and feedback
- Machinery - subjected to practical tests
- VoleoPro - a new versatile and compact trolley from Vileda Professional
- Making the most of every component and every cm of space…
- Tornado cleans up without water and without chemicals
- High density floor pads made almost entirely from waste melamine
- DiBO’s power and reliability now also in a compact version
- Tomcat demonstrations attracting the crowds yet again…
- It’s not easy being green (but they do it anyway)
- Contractors love Omniflex as it does a lot for very little!
- The show must go on (and it does at Messe Berlin!)
- STOP PRESS: Cleaning Expo Scotland 2014 to launch at SECC
Issue 592 on 26th September 2013
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- Four million employees in the FM sector
- Collaboration between trade associations is aimed at specific target groups
- Organised
- Trade associations statements
- Markus Asch, Chairman of the Trade Association for Cleaning Systems in the VDMA:
- CMS Purus Awards: the winners - Kärcher
- - Vermop Salmon GmbH
- - Eugen Gutmann GmbH
- - Nilfisk division of Nilfisk-Advance GmbH
- - Sebo Stein & Co. GmbH
- Fleet management made easy!
- Atoll: compact, individual - and the right size for any requirement
- Deals with water damage; cleans hard floors and facades
- Abranopp - the revolutionary cleaning system for structured floors!
Issue 590 on 19th September 2013
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- All systems go for merger of Asset Skills, CSSA and FMA
- Freudenberg announces screw connections based on hygienic design "consistently achievable"
- Good food hygiene is good for business
- It's in the can... new corporate video from Robert Scott & Sons
- Costs of gum removal will be slashed with new Gumwand invention
- Working together to keep stores cleaner and safer
- P&G Professional's new range can be ordered through your distributor
- Incentive FM's cleaning and security expertise enriches shopping centre portfolio
- PASMA launches Tower Week
- Exceptional environmental services technicians honoured for infection prevention efforts
- AusClean Pulire is just four weeks away, so register now!
- Demand increasing for non-chemical cleaning & sanitising
- ISSA announces 2014 Board
- Reserve your seat for important conference now!
- Janitorial Direct joins the Matrix network
Issue 589 on 12th September 2013
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- Demand for pumps in North American sanitary applications remains steady
- New Hydromist 13 Pro-Spotter makes light work of spots and stains
- NanoSeptic self-cleaning surfaces show promise in battling MERS outbreak
- New approach to old and increasing problem of insects
- Joint effort to work on environment
- Top safety accreditation for JPM Contract Cleaners
- JTM scores new commission with The Bantams
- Bunzl acquires further businesses in Mexico
- 100,000 cans in the bag - with help from Cromwell Polythene
- Norse grows education sector cleaning services
- New urinal screens have matching fragrances
Issue 588 on 5th September 2013
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- New AMA report reviews UK contract cleaning market
- BIFM withdraws from talks on potential merger with Asset Skills, CSSA and FMA
- Spanish professional cleaning sector continues to increase exports
- World Water Week opens with a call for life-saving cooperation over water
- Square is the new round!
- UV-C disinfection redefined
- Hotels lose around 30 customers for each bad review; cleaning is key
- Elan Sales Open Days
- IFMA releases sustainability 'how-to' guide for waste management
- Acumen and Newcastle-under-Lyme BC help 'Tonight' programme highlight how councils can reduce landfill
Issue 587 on 29th August 2013
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- Increasing demand boosts Asia-Pacific antimicrobial coatings market
- Survey finds most cleaning pro's would recommend joining cleaning industry
- Top 10 fellow worker's habits that annoy the most - as revealed by 5000 employees
- Iranian researchers produce self-cleaning coatings for the textile industry
- WHO hand hygiene strategy feasible and sustainable for healthcare settings globally
- Soapbox: Carpet Care - Wet or Dry?
- WoolSafe Technician Course on offer at Ausclean
- Terminix expands into Canada with acquisition of Magical Pest Control's assets
- Greyland caters for all
- OxyPharm disinfection units now available through rental service
- Reducing HCAIs 2013: Supporting Community Health
- Oates of Australia to sell Soluclean throughout Australia and New Zealand
- Principle achieves outstanding reduction in emissions
- Racecourse stays cleaned up for festival
Issue 586 on 8th August 2013
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- WAMITAB hosts Skills Village at RWM 2013
- Toucan Eco gains VAH infection control certification
- Cleaning competition moves through Europe
- MBS Access invests in 15m, Italian-manufactured CMC spider lift
- Community Clean releases the ultimate environmentally friendly street cleaner
- PortionPac launches new auto scrubber line of unit-dose concentrates
- How to tips on aircraft hygiene
- Buy your tickets for the WCEC Charity Ball
- New 3M Graffiti Stain Removers are tough on graffiti and kind on cleaners
- Brighton Cityclean dispute settled
- Cleaner's work takes him to majestic heights!
- Research paper into women's sanitary disposal in public washrooms - The key findings
Issue 585 on 1st August 2013
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- Pulire 2.0: Italian cleaning show releases technical data
- Prochem adds advanced stain removal to training programme
- Success in converting waste into energy bags Veolia further Australian Business Award
- KCP launches successful US RightCycle programme across EMEA
- Peek performance from multi-purpose polish
- Facilities Show signs exclusive partnership with FMA for 2014 event
- EnerSys batteries for advanced cleaning machine performance
- Regent Cleaning all-rounder at Yorks County Cricket Club
- TC Facilities Management acquires Equinox Security Management
Issue 584 on 25th July 2013
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- Daring to Dream Even Bigger in 2014... China Clean Expo
- ISS contracts extended at Renault and Nissan in the UK, Switzerland and Belgium
- ISSA joins Coalition for Fair Effective Tax Rates
- Soapbox: Sound familiar?
- Disposables UK opens new state-of-the-art site
- Figuring out just why a floor is slippery
- High speed hand dryers don't have to be excessively noisy, argues Airdri
- Top franchising manager switches career path to take on Chemex franchise
- Something in the air
Issue 583 on 18th July 2013
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- Soapbox: A warning about the pitfalls of using untrained staff - the problems can start with product procurement!
- Contractor ended up biting off more than it could chew
- Street cleaners search waste for precious metals
- GSA finalists announced
- Prozone approved by TÜV SÜD
- IFMA releases realigned Certified Facility Manager credential with two new competency areas
- Violetta: a small pressure washer that offers high performance
- New griddle cleaning system cuts cleaning time in half
- Employers urged to take extra care of young people starting Summer jobs
- NHS Supply Chain chooses new all-purple cytotoxic/cytostatic waste bags from GV Health
Issue 582 on 11th July 2013
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- What price recovery?
- It's in the can! ISS selected by HJ Heinz in Europe
- Moerman launches Handy Squeegee
- Gala dinner farewell for Jangro's Chairman
- New Orbis MotorScrubber 20 tackles hard to reach areas
- White Cross Bay says Cleanall, can clean all its premises again this year
- Changing places at Loo of the Year Awards
- Top compliance accreditation for ServiceMaster Clean
- Spectrum successfully completes industrial rope access cleaning at Tilbury Docks
- ISS Account Director boosts employment in East London with award winning 'Training to Work' Scheme
- Charlesbank Capital Partners invests in Trojan Battery Company
Issue 581 on 4th July 2013
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- New anti-bacterial trolley system is a first
- IFMA: World FM Day statements from IFMA President and CEO, IFMA Chair
- Specialty Biocides market: transformed in Europe, energized in the US, and cleaning up in India and China
- AusClean Pulire education programme released - register now
- HSS moves up powered access league with new acquisition
- Disposing of its old premises...
- Businesses fly-tipping reaching epidemic proportions
- CHSA hosts MP's visit to promote standards in cleaning products
- Regent expands training to FM services
- Savills awards Emprise global headquarters contract
Issue 580 on 27th June 2013
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- Special deals available on travel and accommodation for CMS 2013
- 10th anniversary of Recycle Week shows just how far we've come
- Cleantec Innovation raises the flag for Thanet
- PCMC's flexible flow wrapper: success!
- Maximise your exposure - enter by July 15th!
- AHCP welcomes new National Chair
- IFMA and BGFMA announce partnership through IFMA Alliance
- Quadralene triumphs in Medilink East Midlands Business Awards
- Chocolate fingers anyone?
- Jangro/Macmillan on the road to raise £100,000
Issue 579 on 20th June 2013
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- London calling: The Cleaning Show 2015
- 16 finalists nominated for the CMS Purus Awards
- Incentive FM invites teams to enter charity shoot
- Vernon Holmes to seek new industry opportunities
- How good housekeeping can add a little spice to your life!
- Plumbing theft throwing a wrench in the works of businesses
- RJN Chemicals launches myth busting campaign for the UK market
- WAMITAB and Amaryllis: transforming the lives of ex-offenders
- Bolton recycling firm sentenced after worker crushed
- PGI to build new manufacturing facility in China
Issue 578 on 13th June 2013
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- Healthcare cleaning chief calls for national training & qualifications for cleaners in NHS hospitals
- Profits down as UK cleaning firms feel the pinch
- Two become one
- Soapbox: Lyn Crowther FCMI,FBICSc, Founder/Owner, Cleanwise Training and Management, asks:
- Hill-Rom launches new hospital hand hygiene monitoring solution
- Outdoor area maintenance an important part of CMS 2013 Berlin
- Street cleaning machines in India 'not fit for purpose'
- Ecolab expands research centre in Brazil
- In Kind Direct Charity Household Essentials Campaign - urgent stock appeal
- Proandre launches new range of stainless steel products
- Rome to the Dome - pedal power style!
Issue 577 on 6th June 2013
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- Interview with Martin Scott, Exhibition Director, Cleaning Expo
- Study: Hospital laundering practices may expose patients to infection-causing bacteria
- ACI presentations in Barcelona to focus on sustainability advancements, ecolabelling trends & surfactant safety
- Workplaces should wash their hands of infections
- 800 tonnes of waste paper catches fire at SCA Hygiene in Chesterfield
- 82 Councils in England & Wales and 32 in Scotland committed to paying Living Wage
- New 3M Scotchgard Resilient Floor Protector makes stripping a thing of the past
- Osmond singer's visit is music to the ears of Disposables UK
- Dustcontrol introduces new 'green' approach for mobile product range
- UK's £4 million windfall for underpaid workers
- Linen hire service and laundry company fined following fall from ladder
- Labour savings with Untouchable with SRT
Issue 576 on 30th May 2013
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- Tecnovap: delicious wine AND lots of new products!
- Some much needed 'Spring Air'
- Qleen cleaning: far easier than it looks!
- Ecogum: zap chewing gum on the go
- Magris (ABG Systems): Chips with everything!
- Ophardt Hygiene: "A great show with lots of interest in products old and new"
- Clean air in a cube all the way from Switzerland
- Ready to race - an automatic escalator and travelator deep cleaning machine
- It was all Greek to us and we liked what we saw...
- Lithium is the future, when it comes to batteries
- Industrial vacuum cleaners: powerful, versatile and easy to manage
- Food industry brush ensures that no bristles get into the food!
- Yes it was a train carriage...
- Now... will this get me all the way to the airport?
Issue 575 on 23rd May 2013
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- Isal
- Principle Cleaning revolutionises the industry!
- Elsea
- Minister welcomes launch of Clean Britain Awards 2014
- Nettuno
- Workshop showcases how antibacterial products are judged effective
- Sirmac
- Europe Gesture Recognition & Touchless Sensing: worth $4.82 Billion by 2018
- 4CleanPro
- Greyland triggers rapid washroom cleaning frenzy!
- Teinnova
- Trojan batteries and watering system to equip new Pacific Floorcare auto-scrubber
- Tecnica
- Sobeys of Canada teams with Betco and Quick Request to improve store cleanliness
- QTS
- New health & safety training school opened
- Coynco
- Cleanvac
- Next generation healthcare secured
- Wirbel / Ghibli
- Romex launches new module to manage risk to drivers
- Paperdi
- STOP PRESS
- Trojan Battery adds REMS batteries to network of distributors for France
- WFBSC's first CEO Forum takes place in Rome
- 'Greenness' - a way to prove your products' claims!
- Georgia-Pacific to acquire Buckeye Technologies
- IFMA announces 300th Sustainability Facility Professional in time for Earth Day
- Facilities management industry bodies plan to unite in one representative body
- Chemspec Europe solving the insolvable
- Van users: life is going to get tougher
- FM Sector pledges 10,000 Apprenticeships and 11,000 Work Inspiration places to reduce youth unemployment
- EEF and ENER-G launch hunt for Britain's greenest manufacturers
- IFMA Foundation to award at least US$185,000 in FM scholarships in 2013
- Liquid Voice in the heads of lone workers
- Synergy Health partners with Age UK East London to reduce infection risk
Issue 574 on 22nd May 2013
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- Karcher
- RCM
- Enjoying his work…
- Diversey
- Nilfisk
- Fimap
- Sutter Professional
- Ar-co
- SRI
- Conference programme Wednesday, 22nd May
- Brightwell's new website
Issue 573 on 21st May 2013
Issue 572 on 16th May 2013
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- Pulire 2.0: an extra bit of magic
- Management change at MGS International
- Get your tickets for next month’s charity ball
- ISS named world's best outsourcing company
- Member states showcase dual education schemes ahead of EU proposals
Issue 571 on 9th May 2013
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- A strong turnout in Warsaw!
- New, simplified naming system for Tork wiping products
- Facilities managers and property owners urged to be alert on sewer flooding
- Incentive FM adds Northampton's venue to shopping centre contract portfolio
Issue 570 on 2nd May 2013
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- Karcher and Sanoserv win the Golden Broom Award 2013
- Vax Commercial appointed by Travelodge
- Cooperation announced between Group Eulen and the Dussmann Group
- Rainy days don't have to get you down... Armchem's got you covered!
- Australian acquisitions will open up market for Bunzl
- Congratulations!
- Optimise your workforce at Service Management Expo 2013
Issue 569 on 25th April 2013
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- Asset Skills and the CSSA announce merger plans
- 190 Cleaning Services firms braced for takeover
- We have Mail: communication is the key
- Matrix Industrial Range of steamers now completed
- Unger launches HiFlo Control Complete On / Off switch for water fed poles
- We have Mail: Any idiot can clean?
- ABCD Seminar 'Trading and Charging'
- Ecolab to acquire Purate business from AkzoNobel
- Making food safety commitments you can stick to
- Karcher cleans a true London landmark
- Get Waste Smart at the Facilities Show 2013
- Guests expect a 'Spring Clean' standard all year round from hospitality operators
Issue 568 on 18th April 2013
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- New study examines possible contamination from hand drying methods
- ECHA - online quiz tests your knowledge on new hazard pictograms
- Enter now for the CMS Purus Awards (and don't forget the new category!)
- New Saniflo MD predicts success
- Disposables UK comes to the rescue of South Yorkshire Fire Service
- Clever packaging for concentrated cleaner!
- Hygiene on the move
- How to tackle Springtime pests
- IFMA announces sustainable exhibitors programme winners for 2013 Facility Fusion Conference & Expo
- Lancaster General Hospital (US) adds Xenex's germ-zapping robot to fight superbugs
- ISS and Coca-Cola - it's the real thing!
- Prochem expands training programme with in-depth stain removal course for 2013
- Ryans raises the standard
- EMS raises the bar on ambulance cleanliness and infection control
Issue 567 on 11th April 2013
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- Contract cleaning market switches to specialised in 2013
- Report offered to Cleanzine readers at discounted price
- MITIE's cleaning & environmental business renamed Environmental +
- We have Mail: Mike Bone, Managing Director of the Loo of the Year Awards, writes...
- Prochem widens specialist solutions offer
- Jury announces nominations Golden Broom Award 2013
- April in Portugal proves productive for Gary
- We have Mail: UK ready for backpacks
- UK manufacturer's compact steam cleaner packs powerful punch
- Cleaning Show 2013: A Great Success - it's official!
- New report shows cleanliness rated as top concern in fitness sector
- ISS receives strong support for refinancing and extension of debt
- Auto Bella launches complete auto car wash capability
- Contents of vacuum cleaner left to fester over weekend cause explosive reaction!
Issue 566 on 4th April 2013
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- New Biocidal Products regs: last chance to influence regulatory framework!
- Ausclean Pulire is looking for presenters – can you fill the role?
- Deliberately disabled safety mechanisms lead to fine for recycling firm
- JAWS open and at the ready...
- Cleanliness can improve academic achievement and enhance student retention rates
- Initial Facilities plans scheme to create 80 apprenticeships
- Singaporean toilet association shares its expertise
- Cleaning supplies director scoops Surrey award
- BSCAI Announces 2013 Board of Directors
- How to tell if a hotel is going green
- Italians still steaming ahead...
- Easy Clean Commode wins Good Design award
- Avica further improves customer service levels
- Truvox Multiwash provides safety first at Horsham Hospital
Issue 565 on 28th March 2013
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- Innovation Awards winners: truly in a position to celebrate!
- Truly innovative!
- the fastest female window cleaner in the world
- German engineering... but British marketing
- 'Bin' making the most of the time at the show...
- And it wasn't just the Brits that came...
- No surprise that this family business is still going strong!
- "Definitely beneficial"
- Never pump again!
- A rare work ethic!
- Training: delivered by an expert
- Window cleaning services right on target!
- All the way from Belgium and the 19th century...
- In a hurry to get home Paul?
- Not your normal, run-of-the-mill feather duster - we promise!
- It was like a late night visit to the supermarket...
Issue 564 on 21st March 2013
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- Connect Hygiene: at the heart of a new £50M business
- Anglian Chemicals: Stand F64
- BMP Europe
- Centrego (Toucan Eco) introduces the Fogger
- Disposables UK unveils new products
- Florence and the machines strike at Truvox: Stand E20
- ISSA/Interclean
- Osprey to supply lightweight 8 bar steam cleaner
- Soluclean introduces a first of its kind in toilet cleaning and descaling
- Unger UK: Stand C10
- Tersano (International) Srl introduce ozone cleaning
- Seen in the aisles
Issue 563 on 20th March 2013
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- Jangro triumphs in Innovation Awards
- And the category winners were...
- "It's been rammed!"
- Hydro Systems Europe shows new prototypes
- Bright Hygiene: Stand C52
- And from one cleaning fairy to another...
- £50M to spend between them!
- Brightwell Dispensers launches Eco Mix and Eco Shot
- Numatic International: everything new
- Environmental Hygiene Products shows NHS approved waste bins
- Pasante Healthcare launches Dizolve detergent sheets
- Goodbye and hello
- HTC Floor Systems: Stand H80
Issue 562 on 19th March 2013
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- Window Cleaning Competition
- Prochem Europe: Stand C70
- British Cleaning Council : Stand H52
- Dry Fusion: Stand G93
- Ophardt Hygiene: new hygiene dispensers
- FactoryCat / Elan Sales: Stand E80
- Jangro: Stand G30
- UKCPI: Stand F48
- Brightwell Dispensers: G50
- Centrego: Stand C80
- PowerCell: Stand A70
- PTS Clean: Stand E40
Issue 561 on 14th March 2013
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- Rise in low-skilled migrant labour from EU is not simply due to work ethic or skills, says new report
- Cleaning Show organisers release details of seminar programme
- AfidampFAB launches 'Pulire 2013 Innovation Awards'
- New 3M Melamine Floor Pads deep clean and restore up to 5 x more floor
- New Soybean Resin urinals cement Waterless Co's environmental credentials!
- Keep stains at bay with the brand new app from WoolSafe
- Firm fined as stonework cleaning and pigeon spike installation job injures passer-by
- New joint venture company will safeguard jobs and deliver key services
- New contract win builds on JTM's social housing portfolio
- Hygiene concerns change our thinking on construction materials
- Bird-B-Gone!
- Vileda Professional's clean sweep at Manchester Arndale
- Olympic legacy lingers on for Bay West
- Energy efficiency on agenda at Facilities Show 2013
- Vectair runner in London Marathon!
Issue 560 on 7th March 2013
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- Tissue World, Barcelona, less than two weeks away
- China Clean teams up with World Toilet Organization to create onsite forum
- Sodexo named one of the 'World's Most Admired Companies' by Fortune Magazine
- Xenex 'robot' halting spread of infection in more than 100 hospitals
- Landfill still the answer for most, despite EU recycling target
- IFMA brings Facility Fusion Conference & Expo to Los Angeles, next month
- ISSA ready to hit the fairways
- ISS soars with Ryanair at Luton Airport
- Academic believes awards system will lead to cleaner schools in Ghana
- Idrobase buys new premises to cope with increasing business
- Electrolysed water for The Lab at Westminster Kingsway
- Extra funding for emergency pre-monsoon cleaning awarded to Kochi Corp. of India
- Greyland customer survey - results are in!
Issue 559 on 28th February 2013
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- WFBSC responds to intervention by UK Chief Medical Officer on infectious disease
- Marriott helps 'Clean the World'
- Morclean launches machine range for cleaning wheelie bins
- Soluclean product/training videos now available on YouTube
- Katrin Academy - stepping stones to success
- 'Libera', the industrial high pressure washer from Italy
- Savortex launches energy efficient hand dryer into FM sector
- Georgia-Pacific and Versus Technology collaborate over healthcare hygiene
- Spiderman window cleaner surprises patients at children's hospital in Tampa
- Motorclean becomes largest provider of car valeting services in the UK
- Norse wins Archant facilities management contract
- Truvox scrubs up at the Trojans Club
- Nviro cleans crime scenes as part of three year contract with Hampshire Police
Issue 558 on 21st February 2013
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- Bitesize learning with the WoolSafe Academy
- Tax time for BSCs: be aware of the five tax hot spots
- RIA members create cleaning solution for flood damage
- Helping business to be 'smart' about waste and resources
- IFMA: The sustainable office in action - new 'Service Center of Excellence'
- Prochem Europe customer is UK's fastest-growing franchise
- AsepticSure disinfection system proving successful in Canadian hospital trials
- Higiexpo 2013 set for success
- Stackable 10 litre container cuts weight and adds impact
- Will you be attending AusClean WA?
- Textile manufacturer sentenced over worker's death
- Game on for LPM Cleaning at SONY Computer Entertainment Europe
- Restaurant fined £24,000 plus costs, for cleaning and hygiene offences
Issue 557 on 14th February 2013
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- Kärcher wins unfair competition lawsuit against Chinese manufacturer
- EU landfills or incinerates 60% of its municipal waste: "Must do better!" says FoE
- Restroom Association (Singapore) presents its Loo Awards
- CMS Advisory Committee gains a new member
- ISS Sweden continues cooperation with Kalmar County Hospital
- New report gives top considerations for hiring commercial window cleaners
- Unger extends indoor window cleaning range
- National winner John puts the Who? in Which?
- No damage, just PURfect results!
- Vectair Systems' popular V-Screen urinal screen range welcomes two new fragrances
- Facilities Show and co-located events to return to London for 2014
- LPM wins major contract with Communisis
- Armchem International launches green version of best selling Tub, Tile & Grout Cleaner
Issue 556 on 7th February 2013
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- Auditors slam Europe's waste system - for waste
- CMS 2013 Berlin: allocation of hall space has already begun
- Legal ruling on criminal record disclosures requires contractors/employers to take extra care
- Don't let the Winter Vomiting Virus take hold
- EU's REACH chemical review flags small business fee cut
- Innovation in the hand towel industry: next generation products from Comax UK and Katrin
- Cleaning contractors wade in to clear flooded NHS site
- Rubbermaid launches Spa Fragrance Collection for commercial environments
- Singaporean washroom association launches awareness-raising online game and competition
- Major expansion plans at Avica
- Room disinfection robot gains UK acceptance after successful NHS trials
- Canadians combine: Swish Maintenance acquires SK Sanitary Specialties
- Gojo signs agreement with US HealthTrust
Issue 555 on 31st January 2013
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- Ashkin sees 2013 as 'tipping point' for sustainability and the cleaning industry
- Restoration Industry Association files suit against Thermapure in Federal Court
- VLA Healthcare removes Sharps Terminator from sale in the UK and Germany
- Cleaning industry welcomes wider support for the living wage
- Kimberly-Clark Professional collaborates with Disney on Healthy Schools Project
- FMA Certificate accredited by RICS
- We have mail: Derrick Blunden responds to last week's leader on the EU
- New contactless soap dispensers from Kennedy: 'Savona Ellipse Auto'
- Hoover Commercial manufacturer in North America to invest in innovation
- How important are public washrooms?
- Trust fined after employees exposed to TB bacteria
- Thick fog and smog over North China, presents marketing opportunity!
- Betco launches Photon Max with SRT Floor Finish
- IICRC EIICRC Europe: new contact details
Issue 554 on 24th January 2013
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- Urgent reviews of anti-Legionella water treatment essential after HSE ban on elemental copper
- AlturaSolutions releases report on marketing directions that will impact the Jansan industry
- Tips for cleaning professionals to keep flu and Norovirus germs at bay
- Cleaning linked to asthma risk, shows new study
- Andrew Large announces departure from cleaning industry
- ISSA/Interclean Central & Eastern Europe just three months away
- Time is running out to make the most of exhibiting at Ausclean WA
- Improve food safety in food production with cleaning solutions
- Greyland says don't get caught short!
- ISS wins contract with NIBSC
- Healthcare firm in court over severed thumb
- A new weapon in your cleaning skills armoury?
- ICMMA launches design award for the Cleaning Show
- Staying pristine at every height, one year on!
- Unilever brings zero waste to landfill commitment five years forward to 2015
Issue 553 on 17th January 2013
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- REACH regs remain 'Elephant in the Room' for industry as fears grow over awareness - EEF survey
- Seminar: The New EU Biocidal Products Regulation: Applicable in Six Months and Counting
- Swedish cleaner goes off the rails!
- FM professional and membership bodies "failing employers" - FM chief spearheads campaign for action
- New colour for Karcher products makes differentiation easier
- AffLink notes emerging distributor and supply chain trends for 2013
- UK business needs smarter spending strategies for growth
- China air pollution hits record levels but relief may be close at hand - for some
- Idrobase Group closes 2012 at +13% and sets the targets for 2013
- Clever FM solution can help increase efficiency and lower costs
- Triangle Services commences operations In Colombia
- Brighton hospitals pay dispute: an update
- Holden Industries acquires Vector Technologies
Issue 552 on 10th January 2013
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- Biggest idiot on a ladder crowned by Ladder Association after public vote
- Greyland: as seen on TV
- World's largest floor cleaning franchise plans global expansion
- A clean winner
- Powr-Flite troubleshooter: How to safely remove ice melt haze from hard floors
- Soapbox: Funding needed to keep Britain's open spaces clean and litter-free
- Cleanerswarehouse appointed exclusive distributor for Vitec Global in the UK
- New training videos available from Airx
- Porsche Museum in Germany serviced by ISS
- Cleaning at the sharp end!
- Aurora Capital acquires DuBois Chemicals
- Kleentec International/Kleentec Marine
Issue 551 on 20th December 2012
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- Christmas energy saving tips for businesses
- European cleaning industry reaffirms drive towards efficient, sustainable cleaning
- Bunzl makes acquisitions in Canada and Australia
- LOTY 25th Anniversary winner is Staffordshire County Council
- UKCPI Council welcomes new leaders
- Hunters, farmers and a steady diet of new cleaning accounts
- Vileda Professional launches flexible and disposable high level cleaning solution
- New partnership to find work for unemployed people in Wales
- Hull firms in court for worker's death in roof fall
- Techniclean Supply acquires business of AIM Trading
- Carlisle awarded Arriva contract
- Weathering through the Winter with Aquatread and Scraper II mats
- Housing and care provider appoints eight contractors
Issue 550 on 13th December 2012
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- Danger: chemicals! New online toolkit alerts workers and employers to hazard pictograms
- The High Seas Hobbit toilet wins the 2012 Lepicol Home Throne Award
- BICSc to discontinue COPC qualification
- Vectair partners gynaecological cancer research charity to launch its Femcare MVP range
- Swedish hospitals failing toilet hygiene guidelines
- Synergy Health shows support for MRSA Action UK
- UBM Live unites Facilities Show and FM Event for 2013
- Blaklader to launch multi-certified product range designed for tough conditions
- Tips on maintaining gym mats
- Avoid the perils of window cleaning in frozen wintery conditions
- Stop-painting.com introduces new pallet marking kit
- ISS and Telenor sign Nordic IFS contract
- Harper Brush Works sold to Cequent Consumer Products
- Five new cleaning contractors will keep Mecca clean
Issue 549 on 6th December 2012
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- Bacterial test results provided within seven hours
- Tests of Canadian hotels indicate high levels of contamination
- CHSA announces changes to secretariat from 1st January 2013
- We have Mail: R.I.P. CHSA
- Global product launch from KGS
- NCL introduces Ultra Concentrated Speed Stripper
- The use - and misuse - of floor buffers and floor scrubbers
- Would you like salt with that?
- Autumn Statement leaves green economy out in the cold, says CIWM
- LCC Support Services signs up for ICE's new rental model
- Jangro launches smart cleaning training programme
- Trilogy system... the cleaning revolution!
Issue 548 on 29th November 2012
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- WFBSC's new worldwide cleaning report discusses and compares sector's key issues
- Does new report signal future problems for window cleaning industry?
- Transforming skills in Europe and beyond
- Conference to hear from expert behind British athletes' 2012 success
- Ambitious plans announced for Facilities Show 2013
- ICE's new ServiceSmart Lite makes keeping track of cleaning contracts easier
- Free Greyland wallplanner!
- Genie will reappear in different form
- Cleaning and environmental apprenticeships firm receives industry accolade for second year running
- Agreement confirms elite supplier status
- Ingot Services continues its support for Suffolk youth charity
- Limescale removal technology heralded as a breakthrough
Issue 547 on 22nd November 2012
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- Buc-ee's New Braunfels bathroom is America's best
- And in contrast 70% of African women lack a safe toilet increasing their risk of illness, shame, harassment and violence
- David Bellamy OBE steps down as President of BICSc
- P&G has new fibre sourcing goals for tissue-towel and absorbent hygiene products
- Northern European regions the most innovative, reveals new study
- Kaivac's AutoVac system NFSI certified
- Compostable refuse sacks set a record
- Forum announces five-point plan for jobs and growth
- Armchem International continues expansion with acquisition of Handi-Clean Products
- British Cleaning Council welcomes new London Living Wage
- Handy poster demonstrates how to tackle odours and stains in healthcare settings
- Further funding for employer ownership of training will help burst skills bubble
- Soapbox: Why we should all ignore GDP statistics
- Demon success with Hurricane Combi pressure washer
Issue 546 on 15th November 2012
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- Will demand for water outstrip supply by 2030?
- HiFlo Pole Gloves - a timely launch!
- A new standard in skincare science
- Nurses should clean 'only when relevant' says poll
- Triangle Services receives US nationwide CIMS-GB Certification
- CK Group Cleaning Services wins Museum of London
- Time to get on the acquisition trail (but take a different path)
- Soapbox: World Toilet Day - what can you do?
- IFMA names 2012 Class of Fellows
- 5,000 clean toilets to be installed along the Ganges basin
- Business efficiency and innovation in the spotlight at BCC annual conference
- Betco launches new Stealth cylindrical sweeping scrubbers
Issue 545 on 8th November 2012
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- ISSA/Interclean North America 2012 exceeds expectations
- Anti-microbial plastic - an answer to the lack of human hygiene
- SCA aims to save Eur300 million p.a. by cutting costs and increasing productivity
- ISS continues solid performance in challenging market
- Clean up at The Golden Service Awards 2013!
- National head office puts Trust in Principle Cleaning
- New 6K Hydrophobic Surface Protection System - it isn't like other glass coatings and it protects steel too!
- PDI signs agreement with HealthTrust for surface disinfection products
- Ask the Experts
- Omega power - an incredibly compact stainless steel steam cleaner!
- Inaugural FM Event is praised by industry
- Nviro wins Employer of the Year award
Issue 544 on 1st November 2012
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- Third-hand smoke: what the carpet cleaning and janitorial suppliers need to know
- Global green packaging market is expected to reach USD 177,733.0 million in 2018
- UK Government's flagship employment programme off to a promising start, but low employer awareness hinders progress
- Facilitate the future growth and development of your cleaning business
- Kaivac introduces new AutoVac system for the professional cleaning industry
- New OptiSilk range brings touch of luxury to Optimum Professional
- Vectair names TNT Unlimited 'Manufacturer Representative of the Year 2012'
- Healthy Schools Campaign thanks supporters as it launches new guide
- Hat trick for Cagney Contract Cleaning
- A BSCAI Service Employee of the Year Award winner for the fifth year!
- Americo launches a new corporate identity
Issue 543 on 25th October 2012
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- Innovation and Customer Service Award winners: as voted for 'electronically' and by ISSA Show attendees
- Australian cleaning contractors face similar issues to those in the UK
- Study shows efficacy of improved hydrogen peroxide against healthcare-associated pathogens
- Effective hand hygiene in reducing the spread of infections
- Personalised feedback makes healthcare workers twice as likely to clean their hands
- Sustainable floorcare costs less with 3M Scotch-Brite Surface Prep Pads
- A self sustaining solution for electronically controlled taps
- New apprenticeships in facilities management launched
- Greyland 'wins gold' from supplier to the London Olympics
- Truvox Multiwash machines keep Glasgow Royal Infirmary floors clean
- New success signals unparalleled award hat-trick for SkySiren
- Norse scores high in schools cleaning and grounds purchasing frameworks
- Solving the dilution dilemma...
- Betco launches new Stealth MicroRider scrubber
Issue 542 on 18th October 2012
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- World industrial & institutional cleaning chemicals market to grow at 4.7% pa to 2016
- NGOs denounce 'culture of secrecy' in EU chemicals agency
- WFBSC Curitiba reinforces industry's public hygiene and sustainability roles
- New CIWM President launches benchmarking report and demands greater global efficiency
- New independent studies show Purell Advanced Instant hand sanitiser to be ahead of the game
- From beach to bottle: Method's new product line features ocean plastic packaging
- Karcher acquires Socofren SA
- Speed manufacturing makes for record sales at Greyland
- Chicopee receives special customs certification
- Ladder Association stresses need for safe equipment following prosecution
- We have mail: Campaign to Protect Rural England's Past President, Bill Bryson, writes...
Issue 541 on 11th October 2012
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- Sewage waste to become plastic
- We have Mail: Hospital cleaning
- Study finds PurThread hospital privacy curtains resist superbug contamination eight times better than control curtains
- Ryans ploughs through a clean 10 years
- Training flexibility with the WoolSafe Academy
- Edge set to unveil "the first truly portable industrial steam cleaner"
- Assign - next-generation mobile and field workforce scheduling software launched
- Emprise bulks up its gym cleaning portfolio
- Ausclean WA is looking for presenters - can you fill the role?
- Korean airforce chooses RCM sweepers
- Asfel is looking forward to 2013 export promotion
- Irish manufacturer seeks distributors
- Funding announced to increase recycling rate in Scotland
- Tickets selling fast for 25th Anniversary Loo of the Year Awards presentation extravaganza!
Issue 540 on 4th October 2012
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- Selden acquires Jeyes Professional Division
- REACH benefits not obvious yet, EU admits
- Sweeping away a feather fiasco
- KD masters Prochem's Sapphire
- New K-CP products protect against risks faced by oil and gas industry workers
- Ecolab launches $25,000 Clean Makeover Contest for restaurants
- BSCAI announces Registered Building Service Manager workshops
- Green Seal awards 1st Specialty Cleaner Certification to PortionPac
- Clean India journey set to spread hygiene, sanitation awareness
- Gum success for Newham Council
- Karcher repeats popular £100 cashback scheme
- New features on offer at The Cleaning Show 2013
- Kensington & Chelsea SITA street cleaners to be balloted for strike action over pay
Issue 539 on 27th September 2012
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- 2012 Seven-Star Awards highlight food safety achievement in China
- Sustainability strategies becoming more important
- Hygiene Group is the right ingredient for Cereform
- Final tickets on sale now for BCC Conference 2012
- BICSc celebrates outstanding year at Annual Awards Dinner and Golf Day
- Important reminder to all ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2012 exhibitors planning to show in 2014
- Haulage firm fined after worker is severely injured by vehicle he had just cleaned
- OxyBAC hand wash: very safe and highly effective
- Government to charge businesses £124hr for health & safety fails
- Just a week until The FM Event opens its doors
- CSSA frustrated by news that illegal migrants are not pursued for economic reasons
- Instazorb super absorbent granule now available in UK
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust chooses In Depth for windows contract
Issue 538 on 20th September 2012
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- The Hako Virtual Adviser: a stroke of genius!
- Vectair Systems unveils a new generation of handcare dispensers
- Survey examines use of mobile devices in the cleaning industry
- If you want to do business in Turkey, don't miss Pulire Eurasia
- Rubbermaid launches Clean Look coordinated washroom products
- Betco announces new Fastdraw Foamer II
- Dust Control UK unveils new training programme to combat silica
- Extended foamer range delivers choice and versatility
- Worker struck by forklift leaves recycling plant out of pocket
- Lighter container from RPC UKSC for Royal Warrant holder Prochem Europe
- Insurers flooded by water claims, whilst vandalism ruins rural regions
Issue 537 on 13th September 2012
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- Ecolab on Forbes' 2012 list of 'World's Most Innovative Companies'
- Idrotech Elephants 'tusked' with removing coal dust in China
- Don't miss out on important UK cleaning industry event
- Trojan adds new 12-AGM battery to its range
- Top marks for Nviro in Health & Safety
- IICRC releases details of upcoming courses
- Australian company fined for underpaying foreign workers
- JLS dancers model Dickies clothing at tour concert in Brighton
- MITIE wins Odeon cleaning contract
- British Safety Council launches 2013 International Safety Awards
- Cooking behind bars
- NEC announces 'zero waste to landfill' achievement
Issue 536 on 6th September 2012
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- Nurses regularly forced to perform heavy cleaning duties, survey finds
- CSSA responds to survey on hospital cleaning
- German chemical giant says REACH is worth the investment
- US HEPA vacuum filters market expected to reach USD 621.3 Million by 2018
- Italian paper producer Sofidel Group, buys US-based tissue manufacturer Cellynne Holdings
- Your guide to the business opportunities in China's cleaning market
- FMA and Sheffield Hallam University to bridge the education gap for experienced FMs
- Karcher launches new eco!efficiency emission-free hot water pressure washers
- Ladder Association launches 2012 Ladder Exchange
- Antimicrobial Technology expert releases White Paper
- Thuraplug - the revolutionary plughole cleaner
- Fast, economical, hygienic mopping from Vileda Professional
Issue 535 on 16th August 2012
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- Research on key antibacterial ingredient distorts real-world use
- New law seeks to limit dumping of e-waste
- Olympics clean-up is a winner for Ryans
- Yet another British success in the 4 x 4
- We have Mail - C4C Credits for Cleaning
- Bill Gates names winners of the 'Reinvent the Toilet' challenge
- Sustainability will be core theme of 19th WFBSC International Congress
- Handy slimliner trolley suits tighter spaces
- SHL Global Leadership Study reveals talent time bombs
- Major slips & trips research project to be launched at upcoming conference
- Fast, mess-free pressure washing with the FRV 30
- CSSA defends cleaning industry's record on the London living wage
- Vectair Systems: giving 'in kind'
Issue 534 on 9th August 2012
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- Train cleaner in race to find missing Olympic tickets
- Report trashes EU waste management results
- John Ayres
- Nicely packaged support at Cafe Culture that was full of beans
- New study finds degree of interest in E-Learning classes impacts on sales outcomes
- Stop-painting.com introduces Velcro-backed floor markings for defining carpeted areas
- Vectair Systems appoints exclusive Import Partner for operations in India
- Sanicom at your service!
- Don't waste money on flying ants warns pest control company
- HSE Cost-Recovery Scheme - A small step for the HSE, but a giant leap for the Resource Management Sector
- Training collaboration leads to jobs success
Issue 533 on 2nd August 2012
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- Oxypharm ticks all the boxes at key Birmingham hospitals
- John Ayres
- Global Soap Project helps Haiti fight cholera epidemic
- ServiceMaster Clean introduces new guidelines for restoring damaged property
- Soapbox: Why the EU isn't working: immigration and linguistic rules
- LPM publishes first cleaning supplies catalogue
- Luxury Foaming Soap saves on water
- Away-From-Home tissue and hygiene in Finland: report now available
Issue 532 on 26th July 2012
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- Survey explores how cleaning contractors bid on accounts
- Get ahead of the Games
- Ramon wins Gold at London Hospital 2012
- Voting opens for 2012 ISSA Innovation Award programme
- SCA's acquisition of Georgia-Pacific's European tissue business now complete
- Enviro-Solutions announces winners of 'Going Enviral' Greener Schools Video Challenge
- Eco friendly sanitising for super yachts
- Christeyns targets caterers with UK launch of cleaning & hygiene range
- Proventix records the 10 millionth hand wash
- Keeping on the right side of clients
- Stream: Contico's new mop handle doesn't need a bucket
- Scots MP to carry out 'work experience' today at Perthshire hygiene firm
- Demystifying dehumidifiers
- Molly Maid supports Tories' call for tax breaks for those hiring cleaners
Issue 531 on 19th July 2012
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- Jangro Belfast refurbishes Olympic Torch
- And yes, we made them muddy!
- Karcher sets new standard for compact hot water pressure washers
- ISSA and CIRI begin development of Clean Standard: K-12
- European support, RPS Corporation
- P&G, the US EPA, Staples and more headline Cleaning Products 2012
- Early bird tickets available for BCC conference
- We have Mail: School litter picking
- Owner cloning, dead fish and dead companies
- Principle Cleaning goes into orbit!
- DMG teams up with Matrix in Scotland to sell steam cleaning equpment
- HMRC enforcers target London businesses
- Family-friendly event for the carpet & hard floorcare industry booking now
- Paper disposables manufacturer fined for safety failings
Issue 530 on 12th July 2012
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- Hundreds of Houston janitors go on strike
- The 2012 FM Market Survey needs your help!
- The Cleaning Industry and workplace slips and trips: a warning
- Countries outside the EU drive Idrobase Group to a +11% increase in sales
- Creating a virtuous cycle in food hygiene
- New figures published for fatally injured workers
- CMS 2013: Worldwide canvassing campaign under way
- Silverdell secures contracts in Canada worth £13 million
- A quarter of sick days are due to musculoskeletal problems
- DMG team up with Matrix in Scotland
- Don't forget the ducts, says Teinnova
Issue 529 on 5th July 2012
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- People:
- Ecolab participating in World Health Organisation initiative to improve patient safety
- Regent Cleaning gets the silver
- New nappy bag dispenser adds value in the washroom
- Sustainable Restaurant Association helps caterers clean up their credentials
- Industrial pressure washers for high quality cleaning
- Cleaning group's 3-2-1 warranty gives products the EDGE
- Cretan hotel enjoys cost efficiency that doesn't sacrifice on quality
- energy-efficient laundry a hit with staff and residents at Walsh Manor
- New rechargeable and washable wireless keyboard is ideal for healthcare use
- LPM Cleaning set to reduce costs and boost productivity
- ln Depth helps historic Liverpool sparkle
- Bunzl expands into Switzerland
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council wins fourth award with support from Acumen
- Handy chemical dilution chart for most janitorial bucket sizes, now freely available
- Cornish bakery fined for worker's injuries
- Clearsprings Support Services signs up for CleanLink's software solutions
Issue 528 on 28th June 2012
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- Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest winner crowned
- ABCD Event: It's tough out there
- Andrew Jones named as new President of AHCP
- Cleanscene Down Under
- Bunzl acquires Service Paper in the US
- Soap sales soar after dispenser link at Knight Air
- Lindaus launches HF6 professional multifunction vacuum / carpet cleaner
- B & V Water Treatment calls for action after WWF report
- Ecolab collaborates with China's State Food & Drug Administration to provide food safety training
- Brightwell Dispensers accredited ISO14001
- Initial Facilities toasts success of apprenticeship scheme
- Ingot wins top club contract
- Committed to corporate social responsibility
- In-house BICSc accreditation starts for Regent staff
Issue 527 on 21st June 2012
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- Researchers use automated UV disinfection to prevent C. diff in veterans care facility
- Eurozone industry losing focus on the fundamentals
- Savortex becomes the first-ever hand dryer to achieve a Guinness World Records title
- JP Morgan chief asked: "Why do you deny the people cleaning your buildings a living wage?
- Forum of Private Business asks councils how long they take to pay suppliers
- Trojan Battery expands distribution in the Netherlands
- OspreyFrank - the new name in pressure washing
- Rubbermaid unveils new products designed with the end-user in mind
- Truvox makes big splash at Royal Commonwealth Pool
- Global manufacturer unveils Water for Life programme
- Freudenberg North America targets zero manufacturing waste
Issue 526 on 14th June 2012
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- Right Royal Jubilee clean up in central London
- FM market upbeat in 2012 despite double-dip
- CCE 2012 is a Guinness World Record Breaker!
- PDI receives C.diff spores claim acceptance for EPA-registered Sani-Cloth Bleach
- Soapbox: Landfill tax is a rubbish way to spend money!
- Best Western introduces new cleaning technologies for hotels
- Clinell and Clorox join forces
- Ecolab pledges commitment to WWF and Alliance for Water Stewardship
- CSSA holds 45th AGM and Annual Luncheon at the Savoy
- A good name that sells
- RJN delivers Pure, Green and Clean
- Mobile window cleaning system from Turkey gobbles up the dirt
- Growing quickly... JDS Products
Issue 525 on 7th June 2012
Issue 524 on 31st May 2012
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- NHS hospital conducts trials in efficacy of electrolysed water as a sanitiser
- Rapid tests support FSA initiatives for safer food
- Quality triple score for the Wrennalls Group
- Wheelie Bin 'Wash and Lift' is a really winner!
- Announcement from the Facilities Management Association
- Future formulations
- Proandre: air fresheners come with a selection of fragrances
- The Cleaning Show 2013 promises a feature-packed programme
- Rubbermaid set to expand global presence with rebranding activity
- Molly Maid stars in ITV's latest expose on how some modern Brits live
- Facilities and cleaning employers - free apprenticeships opportunity!
- UL announces Global Certification for Environmentally Preferable Cleaning Products
- Sparkling out from the crowd, new company offers a sparkle clean service
- Afa Dispensing Group celebrates 40 year anniversary
- Regent centre stage in 2012 Q1 new business gains
- Panztel launches advanced system for the management of remote workforces
Issue 523 on 24th May 2012
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- New study finds office kitchens and break rooms are 'crawling with bacteria'
- New initiative to help schools lead the way on reducing water pollution
- Healthcare Cleaner of the Year 2012 Awards - shortlist announced
- Harry Hill highlights need for dog fouling equipment
- LPM Cleaning & Support Services wins Zenos Outstanding Supplier Award 2011-2012
- New website for Principle Cleaning Services
- CSSA Study: Jobs, the case for growth
- Hands-free hygienic cleaning solutions from Vileda Professional
- With Summer on its way, more hotels are raising hygiene standards
- Hotels warned to look out for unwanted guests during Olympic Games
- Tracking Trash
- New research reveals why strong engagement scores can spell trouble
- Professional cleaning from Spain at ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2012
- British Cleaning Council reacts to Hilton Hotel cleaner protest
- 40 year jubilee for cleaning contractor
- KCC cleans up absenteeism through clocking in with The Cloud
- Edge Direct sets course for expansion
Issue 522 on 17th May 2012
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- Breaking more records: ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2012
- ISSA/Interclean 2012: show review
- Tork stand at ISSA was 'Designed for your convenience'
- Rubbermaid Hygen Clean Water System awarded BICSc Accreditation
- Vikan: working smarter
- Tomcat's Clean Caddie offers auxiliary cleaning option
- We have Mail
- International employers initiative launches
- Crothall Healthcare releases Infection Prevention White Paper
- Themes of the WFBSC 2012 presentations chosen
- Early-bird tickets for forthcoming BCC Conference, now released
- Drivers reminded: Bag it, Bin it! - and keep roads tidy as Olympic Torch comes to town
- JPM Contract Cleaners up for business award
- Industry first for ServiceMaster Clean
- Asckey Data Services acquires Eclipse-fm software from HFC
- Connect Hygiene Products to launch new foam soap range
- Natural bacteria help defeat the 'drought'
- New Eco-Friendly Washcloth saves money and the environment
- An Olympic start to the year for Principle Cleaning!
- Welcome to Unger’s new age of nLite’ment
- Record numbers entering their lovely loos in Loo of the Year Awards
- City Of London bins that broadcast news - and recycle newspapers
- Simple ladder carrying gadget wins two awards
- NHS selects SoChlor in advanced infection control tender
Issue 521 on 11th May 2012
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- Lucart Group
- Hako
- Unger
- Contico
- bpi
- The British Cleaning Council's Press Officer, Peter Carrol, writes...
- Spot the birdie
- Electrolux
- Plum
- Premiere Products
- TreColli
- TomCat Edge
- Macro
Issue 520 on 10th May 2012
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- Activeion Cleaning Solutions: a statement
- Kimberly-Clark
- Poor hospital cleaning revealed in recent Canadian study
- Brussels is to push for EU-wide minimum wage
- Vermopping the UK
- OCS brews up contract with Typhoo
- Image Office Cleaning's emergency response team gives FMs peace of mind
- Trojan Battery names C.I.A.K. distributor for eastern Europe
- RCM obtains the ECA Certificate
- New Sustainability Guide details how to measure carbon footprint
- CK Group to launch new OxyPharm disinfection at AHCP event
- First high speed hand dryer to receive noise reduction accolade
- Swisher unveils new look in the UK
- OspreyDeepclean
- Donna's shining in her new job
- Vectair
- Toucan Eco
- Truvox
- Jangro success in the North
- Miniskills competition
- Gojo
- Singaporean students do their bit for their local coffee shop washroom
- Vileda
- Abertax
- Fragrance Delivery Technologies
- Tersano
- Abrasivos Aguila
- Bio-enzymatic cleaners find new use: restoring masterpieces
- Registration to the 19th WFBSC is now open
- ISSA's Mark Armitage to retire
- No compromise on cleanliness, says poll
- Bunzl completes three further acquisitions
Issue 519 on 9th May 2012
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- Innovation Awards 2012
- Category winner - Machines, accessories and components:
- Category winner – Cleaning Management and Training Solutions
- HTC
- Proandre
- Bay West
- Seminar Programme
Issue 518 on 8th May 2012
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- Seminar Programme
- Italian manufacturer Adiatek has given birth to a new Baby
- Cromwell Polythene
- Alani
- Alfa HygiCare
Issue 517 on 3rd May 2012
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- SCA strengthens its presence in South America
- Health experts call for ‘hygiene rating’ scheme for tattoo parlours
- Top 10 cash flow killers
- Government should use public sector procurement to tackle late payment, says Forum
- K-CP celebrates Earth Day with largest portfolio of FSC certified towel and tissue products in North America
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners installs new Master
- Veolia fined after agency worker sustained serious burns
Issue 516 on 26th April 2012
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- PHS Washrooms achieves 'world first'
- Tech-Clean's new Trailer Mount System
- We have Mail: Vectair Systems' Matthew Wonnacott
- Regulatory specialist launches health & safety package
- GNB Industrial Power unveils additions to its battery range
- Coventry City Council endorses Ingot Services with renewed contract
- CMS delivers retirement boost for Karcher UK employees
Issue 515 on 19th April 2012
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- British Cleaning Council announces details of its 2012 Conference
- 605 US colleges and universities recover 92,000,000 lbs of organic and recyclable materials during RecycleMania
- Penske racing driver AJ Allmendinger 'Takes the Challenge' with Scott Pro Shop Towels
- Kitchenmaster to introduce full range in Amsterdam
- Getting all the pieces in place: clean, green and steam for Jigsaw
- Bunzl's interim management statement released
Issue 514 on 12th April 2012
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- Pay market App launched to support managers on the move
- RJC Cleaning to distribute award-winning Kaivac system in UK
- Learn how to get the best out of your cleaning equipment batteries
- UMF to provide infection prevention products to Sodexo under multiyear agreement
- Karcher repeats its £100 cashback scheme and vac competition
- VDM presents 'DMX' - the evolution of the MX project
- LPM shows commitment to environment and service with introduction of new range
- Fogbuster eliminates fat, oil and grease from waste pipes
- Injuries sustained through fall from chemical storage tank lead to fine
- Top safety accreditation for Pr1me Cleaning Services
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council extends waste contract with Acumen
- Brayborne secures three new local authority contracts and BP Pangborne
Issue 513 on 5th April 2012
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- EU countries failing on 2020 waste target
- We have Mail: What is clean?
- Meet Rocky!
- We have Mail: What is Clean 2
- MITIE's new Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma revolutionises cleaning
- Outbreaks of SARS and flu forces Taiwan to implement infection control measures
- New Vectair product set to revolutionise feminine hygiene unit servicing
- Ecolab introduces cleaning solution for EMEA food manufacturers, that dissolves low trans fat oils
- 3M's new matting really makes an entrance!
- Grout discoloration problem rectified at Rolls-Royce showroom
- Toucan play: Regent first major contractor to adopt cleaning innovation
- Cleaning firm fined over porter's death at Bolton hospital
Issue 512 on 29th March 2012
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- We have Mail: Response to Survey reveals professionals "unclear about proper cleaning / disinfecting procedures"
- CSSA comments on minimum wage increase
- We have Mail: from Mike Bone of the Loo of the Year Awards
- Healthcare acquired superbug infections on the rise
- ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam offers exciting seminar programme
- Find a flexible trolley solution with new VoleoFlex
- MITIE awarded £6m integrated facilities management contract with Worldpay
- The Truvox TruSweep 460 is sweeping across Britain
- Free webinar on how to improve PPE compliance being staged next month
- Keynote speakers announced for AHCP 2012 National Conference
- bpi.recycled products reveals MDD plans
- ServiceMaster awarded national accreditation for environmental clean-up efforts
Issue 511 on 22nd March 2012
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- Survey reveals professionals "unclear about proper cleaning / disinfecting procedures"
- Washroom Products in the Education & Health Sector UK 2012 - 2016: report published
- bpi.recycled products makes £multi-million investment into new recycling capabilities
- UK's Low Pay Commission welcomes Government's acceptance of its 2012 report
- Premiere Products announces exciting new partnership
- LPM Cleaning goes 'quackers' in support of Brainwave children's charity
- Rubbermaid's new 'Clean Look' range elevates washroom experience for all
- Additional exhibition space secured for Clean NZ
- Exterior cleaning: System solutions ensure economical street cleansing and grounds maintenance
- Surface cleaning the 'green' way:lLiability and risk management - does it make cents?
Issue 510 on 15th March 2012
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- £5 million up for grabs for Britain's start-up stars
- OspreyDeepclean introduces the new SteamForce range
- Achieve professional results in the shortest time with Window Vac
- ISSA wins top honour
- Jigsaw gives new hospital Royal treatment
- Jani-King crowned 'Official Cleaning Company' for St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Savannah
- Combo: the big, ride-on machine from Italy
- PikStik enables you to pick with ease
- Ecolab expands Brazil institutional business
- Envirionix gains Food Safety Certification on Eco-Safe Cleaning Solutions
- A high performance service for a high performance business - GKN Aerospace
- Hydro Tek introduces its new Industrial Cold Wash Skid CPS Series
- New ways of working at height demand the highest training standards
Issue 509 on 8th March 2012
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- ACI says safety built into cleaning product DNA; refutes study designed to scare
- Robert Scott & Sons acquires Contico Manufacturing
- New sanitisation products claim to Kill H5N1 Super Virus
- Great Start to the Year for Global FM
- Renowned German cleaning machine manufacturer appoints Wrennalls as UK agent
- OCS Group expands in Singapore through Don Thaker acquisition
- British Cleaning Council holds 30th Anniversary Reception in Palace of Westminster
- ISSA industry association meeting sets tone for upcoming Amsterdam show
- Regent wins cleaning contract for Blatchford prosthetics sites
- Expansion underway at Ecolab's Schuman Campus in Eagan, Minnesotta
- Jangro Member wins top Deb Award
- Silverdell awarded with framework contracts in Utilities and Social Housing sectors
Issue 508 on 1st March 2012
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- Major new TV series seeks Britain's most colourful and unconventional workplaces
- The Cleaning Authority offers returning veterans great business opportunities
- OCS acquires majority stake in Integris management Services
- How to beat the BIG boys - What the giants of the industry just don't get
- At last - some good news for the UK Cleaning Equipment & Materials industry
- Pump and dispense fluids easily, safely and without waste
- Chance for employers to participate in a new £250m training fund
- MagicArt Trolleys
- RIA announces Martin L. King scholarship events at Annual Leadership Summit & Industry Expo
- Speed manufacturing finds a new home
- Kennedy introduces the new Ellipse range
- Soapbox: Consider environmental impact when selecting wiping systems
- Yet another landmark building cleaning contract win for Principle
Issue 507 on 23rd February 2012
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- Fuller Brush Company files for bankruptcy protection
- From Australia - a really novel way of providing better hand hygiene
- Starting an office recycling programme... becoming a worm wrangler
- Quality pays for South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Cannon Hygiene UK confirms commitment to floorcare and roller towels
- NCL introduces cost-saving portable dilution system
- New CILS computer printable rating plate labels have 'heavy duty' label adhesives!
- Norse wins contract with Suffolk ports
- New 21st century disinfection and hand sanitisation products set to zap the world's superbugs!
- Altro taps Regent Cleaning know-how in joint training initiative
- Cleaning company sets shining example
- PHS Direct and The National Forest: Families plant trees in a new woodland.
- A pilot sanitation project is about to begin in Lahore, Pakistan
Issue 506 on 16th February 2012
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- Government urged to boost credibility of apprenticeship schemes
- RIA introduces new website for 2012 Convention
- "Y Viva Espana" says the cleaning industry
- In-depth study reveals controlling, target-driven approach to leadership as counter-productive
- Pest problems solved with the WoolSafe Organisation
- Catalogue of safety failings by Rotherham recycling firm
- Italian Cleaning to participate in mission to UAE and Qatar
- Helping British Airways 'To Fly. To Serve'
- Steady stream of biobased products are headed our way in 2012
- Sercon celebrates new association with cleaning contract win
- Heavy duty scrubber dryers come with a three year warranty
- All clean at Northampton College
- Guests protected from filthy hotel rooms by new safety systems
- Camden Council appoints ISS as new facilities management partner
Issue 505 on 9th February 2012
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- SCA's binding offer on G-P's European tissue operations is accepted
- Carpet cleaning work injury survey looks at equipment ergonomics
- New activated hydrogen peroxide cleaner disinfectants clean fast in healthcare environments
- PPC introduces new cleaning and maintenance course
- Enterprises must boost innovation as global competition becomes stronger
- Cleaning Industry Charity Golf Open
- Queen's Diamond Jubilee: 60 years of Britain at work
- Tristel launches sporicidal wipes you can actually see work
- Bower Products launches quality stainless steel air freshener
- Pseudomonas - we need more facts
- Recognising the best toilets for 25 Years
- Dealing with feminine hygiene waste in a revolutionary new way
Issue 504 on 2nd February 2012
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- Better-than-national infection rate drops even further at hospital using Xenex
- Facilities managers and Cleaning Pro's 'will pay more for sustainable products'
- Blue Competence for Green Cleaning
- Carpex/Windex: just five weeks off
- New lease options for electrolysed water for 2012
- Check who's working for you, Olympics firms told
- Clean NZ - just a few stands left and they're going fast
- MITIE Chief Executive awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List for 2012
- Chicago hosts 2012 IFMA Facility Fusion Conference & Expo
- Yuasa launches new Pro-Spec batteries for semi-traction applications
- Improving street cleaning and waste collection in Chennai
- ServiceMaster Clean team members boast BDMA status
- Demon's new Hurricane Combi in Awards final!
- A 'Clean Sweep' for OCS at Brunel University
- New contract win takes Incentive QAS to dizzy heights
- Emprise celebrates 10 years at The Berkeley by rewarding cleaning staff
Issue 503 on 26th January 2012
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- Prochem Europe receives Royal Warrant of Appointment to HM The Queen
- We have mail: Disposal of Reusable Items
- CFR to emphasise 'responsible cleaning' in 2012
- Lotus Professional brand launches lifetime guarantees
- A breath of clean air for Afghan police officers and their European advisors
- Fairer deal for UK hauliers
- Iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom undergoes its annual spring clean
- Dirty hands costs lives
- Ingot celebrates landmark anniversary
- Frying high with Jangro
- A new era dawns for Jet-Vac Systems
- Cleaner sweeps up - Kingston University cleaner receives award for 45 years service
- Norfolk companies prosecuted after cleaner crushes hand
Issue 502 on 19th January 2012
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- New Year ambitions to reduce healthcare associated infections
- Ecolab China again named Outstanding Enterprise for Corporate Social Responsibility
- 'Select few' grabbing all the growth
- Getting out of a sticky situation
- OCS helps International Aid Trust to stock up
- Changes at the ACI announced
- Shropshire town's paving feels the force!
- Transport for London awards 'greener' cleaning contract for coach and bus station
- Norse cleaning up in social housing
- British Cleaning Council backs London 2012 cleaning jobs pledge
- Cresswell wins back high-status contract after a year away
- Cleaning company wins top Environmental Award
- Barnsley Council agreement pioneers new public/private partnering
Issue 501 on 12th January 2012
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- New Year rings new heights for Canadian 'Men In Kilts'
- BTA 2011 Innovation Award results
- New methods 'save time and money'
- More youngsters enter FM profession as average salaries near US$100,000 pa
- We have Mail - We need the loo!
- Improvements means there is now a Tork hand towel roll for every environment
- Ecolab Germany to relocate to new high-tech innovation centre in Monheim am Rhein
- Dave Rogers to spearhead European market growth at Unger
- Greyland moves to new land
- Niche solutions stand out in Prochem 2012 catalogue
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners receives Royal Charter
- MITIE is the only way for Essex!
Issue 500 on 15th December 2011
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- WFBSC secures observer status at UN Commission
- Ceredigion County Council is UK Overall LOTY Trophy Winner
- Three weeks left to nominate for Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award
- Women do better than men in 2011 jobs market despite public sector cutbacks
- Ecolab expands Brazil pest elimination business
- The CVC - a user-friendly vacuum cleaner from Contico that works wonders!
- Hygiene Group to the rescue!
- Two giants become one
- Popular cleaning textbook now available in electronic format
- OCS hat trick with People into Action Awards 2011
- A novel way of spreading the message about hygiene!
- Deputy Minister awards candidates with vocational qualifications certificates
- Survey reveals what facilities managers think of waterless urinal systems
Issue 499 on 8th December 2011
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- Start the New Year with some training!
- Shenandoah University dance students show off Hygen's attributes
- Catching bugs at Karachi hospital
- As 2020 target nears, England's recycling record improves
- New invention means Cardiff International pool is flushed with savings
- Matthew Wonnacott - badly injured but doing well
- CSSA welcomes new online visa check tool
- New £125m fund to boost UK advanced manufacturing supply chains
- Register now for the ISSA Europe 2012 Golf Day
- Winner of Kaivac's Dirtiest Mop Contest announced (15,557 votes received!)
- Deb Group enters South East Asian market
- Some NZ hotels "could be cleaner" report travellers
Issue 498 on 1st December 2011
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- Asset Skills secures £2m investment for skills to drive growth
- SCA delivers binding offer to acquire Georgia-Pacific's European tissue operations
- Ecolab, Nalco shareholders approve merger
- Study highlights serious problem of hospital-acquired infections in Africa
- PolyOne and Sanitized AG collaborate on healthcare solutions
- Training for cleaners in 2012
- RCS is driving forward sustainable cleaning.
- New pads perfect for terrazzo and concrete cleaning and polishing
- Emprise retains leading role with Ambassador Theatre Group
- Better information about lorry parking provision
- Cutting edge brush machine commissioned
Issue 497 on 24th November 2011
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- News in Brief
- Customers are shouting, but is anybody listening?
- Sale proposed of Fiberweb's hygiene business to Petropar
- Loch Loo-mand, as it might become...
- Chequers' crowning moment at East Surrey College
- Hygiene issues at Indian hospital exacerbated by huge volume of visitors
- Ranger adds Teupen's new Leo 15GT Plus spider lift to its portfolio
- Did you know... Brightwell organises free technical training sessions?
- Veolia Environmental Services wastes no time in getting HelpStar on board
- Leeds Castle drives for sustainability
- China Clean Expo partners with EUnited Cleaning to promote next year's show
- The Apprenticeship Scheme in action at CK Group
- Public procurement announcement a big deal for SMEs, says Forum of Private Business
- Francisco Duarte
- OCS achieves sparkling results in Asset Skills Team Clean Challenge Awards
Issue 496 on 17th November 2011
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- SCA reorganises hygiene operations for increased efficiency, market presence and growth
- Backstage battle over energy efficiency directive
- Scottish botulism poisoning highlights limitations of anti-bacterial sanitisers
- Making the case for daytime cleaning
- A 'Right Royal' Service for Queen Alexandra College
- Hovima Aparthotels wins Check Safety First award for exceptional standards
- Central vacuuming systems could change commercial cleaning, says Vacrite
- Girbau UK launches smarter washers to save energy and water
- Cintas and Rubbermaid to deliver rental cleaning solutions together
- Ensure compliance with PPG26 Pollution Prevention Guidelines
- Cut staff sick days with antibacterial surface protection
- UK Government plans to reform PFI model
- Annual CIPD survey shows shift in priorities for reward professionals
Issue 495 on 10th November 2011
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- Exhibitors and attendees win big at ISSA/Interclean 2011
- UK's top cleaners recognised at Golden Service Awards 2011
- Freudenberg's green technologies lead to workforce increases
- MITIE CEO named National Business Awards 'Leader of the Year'
- Win a pair of Unger Gloves!
- Bunzl acquires further business in Brazil
- Healthy Workplaces Campaign closing event takes place this month in Spain
- OCS Helps Eurostar to Shine
- New SoChlor environmental disinfection portfolio aids infection prevention
- B & V Water Treatment's new Absulox kills all harmful microbes
- Lavendon Access launches SkySiren entrapment solution
- Emprise wins Royal Bank of Canada support services contract
Issue 494 on 3rd November 2011
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- News in Brief
- Study highlights need for more knowledge about green cleaning programmes in hospitals
- Satino Black wins Pentaward 2011
- Activeion technology makes finals of IET Awards 2011
- Especially in the janitorial industry, only wet babies like change
- Contract Cleaning Market: Research & Analysis UK 2011-2015, now published
- Servi-Tek reinvents the janitorial services offering
- IICRC (The Clean Trust) publishes list of forthcoming courses
- Awards event in Scotland celebrates cleaning skills contest
- Emprise still ensuring the show goes on at Delfont Mackintosh
- New Gum Spotter Lance removes gum in seconds, without chemicals
- Dutch transfer: Vebego sells Indigo Services to Facilicom
- Trouble free commercial cleaning with SEBO
Issue 493 on 27th October 2011
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- Australian cleaning industry to form umbrella body
- We have Mail
- Unger UK supports Keep Britain Tidy's 'Love Where You Live' campaign
- Chemical product/manufacturing process health impact reporting standardised
- US Products' survey finds 2011 carpet cleaning spend 'about same' as 2010
- St Pancras International's cleaning runs as scheduled, thanks to Rubbermaid
- Post Office guarantees to beat business insurance renewal quotes
- Roadshow highlights business cost of poor indoor air quality
- Halo cleans up with RPC UKSC
- A date for your diary: Carpex / Windex Show 2012
- Workplace Futures conference 2012: New needs? New solutions
- CK Group achieves ISO 14001
Issue 492 on 20th October 2011
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- News in Brief
- Finnclean takes place next week
- Get involved in review of EcoLogo's Sanitary Paper Environmental Standard
- Snow and sustainable transportation DO go together!
- We have mail: A rebranding for the IICRC
- Tork foam soaps save customers time and money
- Vectair named South West Finalist in Santander International Trade Awards
- Filmop product agreement latest piece of Jigsaw puzzle
- New study shows that cleanliness matters most to restaurant customers
- HCI introduces new Infection Control Series televisions for healthcare use
- First commercially available drier powered by heat pump
- Ace Janitorial celebrates 40th Anniversary
- UK taxman urges employers to ditch 'A N Other'
- Industry raises £1,800 for Breast Cancer Campaign
Issue 491 on 13th October 2011
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- Survey finding shifts in green attitudes and behaviours
- ISSA aims to change the way the world views cleaning
- New approach to fighting hospital superbugs - with friendly bacteria
- Kimberly-Clark introduces patient education programme for HAI prevention
- Safe Contractor award for CK Group
- Soapbox: Food Manufacturing Cleaning Companies are Gangmasters
- MITIE wins inaugural Co-operative Food Award
- Vileda Professional launches new website
- Environmentally responsible lamp recycling initiative now available in Canada
- We have mail: Bill Bryson, President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Karcher Professional Cleaning Roadshow a resounding success!
- Chemical-free floor stripping in just one pass
- CHSA tees up a great Golf Day
Issue 490 on 6th October 2011
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- New study finds soft surface textiles significant source of bacterial infection in healthcare settings
- WEEE Directive recast negotiations sparking disagreements
- Study confirms 'no link' between use of antibacterial soaps and antibiotic resistance
- New HiFlo Indoor Window Cleaning System from Unger
- Five companies earn top accolade in ISSA Innovation Awards
- First video from Brightwell!
- Rubbermaid demonstrates benefits of its Hygen Clean Water System
- Sebo launches new Pro vacuum cleaner
- Numatic International: new machine features powerful two-stage motor
- Clever Lucart produces recycled paper from drinks cartons
- Research proves economic benefits of Activeion cleaning technology in hotels
- Dhofar 'clean-up' effort lauded at Arab summit
- A MITIE partnership with Essex County Council
- Emprise teams up with Brainwave to launch 'Walk for Kids' charity fundraiser
- URGENT STOCK CLEARANCE
- STOP PRESS
Issue 489 on 29th September 2011
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- Attendance rises at CMS Berlin to 15,500 trade visitors from 60 countries
- The mermaid is only part of the attraction...
- Hako goes to town with new range - and its stand!
- BIV Training Prize 2011 goes to Bogdol group of companies
- Upset stomachs cost UK 11 million working days a year
- BICSc honours UK cleaning industry achievements
- Fresh from Italy: hand cleaning cream with natural origin microspheres
- Deb celebrates with HRH The Princess Royal
- When a Little John makes a big difference...
- BTA Conference had solutions
- Bunzl completes further acquisitions in Brazil and the Netherlands
Issue 488 on 22nd September 2011
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- A significant anniversary: 25 years of cleaning trade fairs in Berlin
- Ausclean Convention opens
- Alfred Karcher GmbH to sue Tennant
- Employers in FM and cleaning: funding offer for technical certificates
- UK's first absorbent hygiene product recycling plant opens for business
- New research highlights potential corrosive impact of some chlorine-based disinfectants
- International Facility Management Association celebrates 20,000 member milestone
- Gary Ayres
Issue 487 on 15th September 2011
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- News in Brief
- A decade after September 11, room to improved emergency preparedness say FM professionals
- UK's C diff deaths down by 31%
- UK Contract Cleaning Market - optimism for 2012
- Gatwick gets Green Apple award
- Keeping flexible with Numatic...
- Visitors wrecking attempts to keep Indian hospital clean
- Ecolab introduces new cleaning formulations for food industry CIP
- PPC's new storm pad Re-vives cathedral floor!
- Panztel brushes off the recession
- Truvox burnisher goes on safari
- From rags to riches and Royal praise
- US automotive aftermarket contributes to a cleaner environment
- CHSA Educational Scholarships 2011 announced
Issue 486 on 8th September 2011
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- The Antibac pen: a certified superbug killer
- Worlds apart! Xperience intensely different 'scentsations' with FOUR new Airoma(r) XTREME fragrances!
- Washroom solution saves water, time and money
- Steam cleaning the easy way
- A day in the business
- Facilities managers asked their thoughts about green cleaning chemicals
- Healthcare expert applauds new cleaning initiative
- Girbau launches complete laundry care
- SMC's success spawns specialist division set-up
- Trojan Battery names Accutrade as distributor for Russia
- Consultants' fees hit small firms with almost £6 billion in annual compliance costs
- Prisons competition helping ex-offenders secure employment in cleaning
Issue 485 on 1st September 2011
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- News in Brief
- EU prepares to re-open REACH 'can of worms'
- Kimberly-Clark expands network of global innovation centres
- Ed Selkow: Little People
- SERV Hampshire blood runners clean up with spill packs
- BCC's Sustainability Conference 2011: an update
- Passengers offered hygiene packs as airport strike looms
- South African cleaning strike over, pay deal signed
- Bunzl makes further acquisitions in North America and Europe
- Facilities Management market strengthens in 2011
- WFBSC 2012 Congress surging ahead
- Terminix enters joint venture with SIS in India
- Toucan-Eco beats chemical price increases
- Getting your strategy right in the UK Cleaning Equipment & Materials industry
Issue 484 on 11th August 2011
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- Brightwell and All Care distribution alliance
- Steam in the snow
- Train windows, a breakthrough (not literally!)
- BTA Conference Wednesday 21st September
- No-Water Urinals: survey reveals misconceptions
- Corporate responsibility in a harsher business landscape
- Night-time cleaning to end rubbish nightmare
- Recycling revolution grows in the US
- Certified pros protect catering industry as insurers get tough on greasy ductwork
- Heading to the beach this Summer?
Issue 482 on 28th July 2011
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- Contract Cleaning Market Report - UK 2011-2015 Analysis
- More than one third of Americans personally affected by HCAIs, reveals survey
- Take up the offer of a free audit
- A solution to cross-EU border credit problems?
- Industry elite co-host celebration dinner for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
- Fire at SCA's paper mill in North Wales
- 'Grow as You Go' system offers 'Crossover Cleaning'
- Kärcher announces September UK Roadshows
- Cleaners REACH for Prochem solutions
- Ecolab delivers strong second quarter with sales up 12%
Issue 481 on 21st July 2011
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- Ecolab and Nalco in merger agreement
- Byotrol signs four year, multi-country, multi-product agreement with Rentokil Initial
- Gates Foundation launches effort to reinvent the toilet
- Treasury announces plans to find £1.5 billion savings across PFI contracts
- Defra launches consultation on draft national policy statement on hazardous waste
- New cleaner sucks up waste water as it goes and delivers it to where it's needed!
- MITIE to inspire British start-ups to success
- V-Air Zero - Neutralising odours in an environmentally friendly way!
- Commercial Janitorial continues to grow by providing green cleaning services
- Choosing the right high rise cleaning contractor: A guide
- CK Group passes the ball with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- John and I work across a number of industries and we're often invited along to open days and eagerly attend, expecting to find something new and exciting to discover and report back on. They can involve a long drive and thus lots of valuable time and expe
Issue 480 on 14th July 2011
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- World Workplace Conference & Expo showcases latest trends and innovations
- Ireland losing almost 1,000 jobs a week and services industry hardest hit
- Just under four months until Clean India show opens
- IEHA releases the Master's Programme
- ICMMA launches new code of practice
- Hovis bakery uses its loaf and sees it kneads Vikan mopping systems
- Silver use grows with infection control products
- BICSc training now available from Jangro
- GMB union signs National Framework Agreement with Sodexo
- Joint Venture secures council services and jobs
- Great golf, hospitality and fellowship characterise ISSA Europe Golf Day
- A perfect symbiosis - efficient pool management and good water management
Issue 479 on 7th July 2011
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- New technology kills bacteria that cause hospital infections
- Cleaning firms urged to prepare for new agency worker regulations
- Fimap receives from QCB Italy, 'Top Peformance 2010' quality award
- Toilet Innovation Awards open for entries
- BICSc Education Conference helps set new environmental and training standards
- Ecolab recognised with IFT Food Expo Innovation Award
- Idrobase Group closes first half of the year 26% up
- Cleaning team celebrates after gaining nationally recognised awards
- We Have Mail
- Wallgate develops new sanitaryware control package
- Coventry 'cleaning show' takes place next Thursday
- Brightwell rises to the challenge
Issue 478 on 30th June 2011
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- Germgard Lighting demonstrates two-second, bare and gloved hand sterilisation
- Ecolab adopts automated hand hygiene monitoring technology for healthcare customers
- WWF and Kimberly-Clark announce new global commitment to responsible forestry
- BCC announces keynote environmental speaker at Conference 2011
- Beaver Floorcare makes sure Wolverhampton Civic Hall doesn't slip up!
- LCC adds £1m a month
- Growth at The Facilities Show highlights industry optimism
- RCM gears up to look after cleaning needs of Yamaha Motor Racing, Milan
- AeroGlass liquid glass technology helps prevent the spread of infection
- 'Mission Green Clean'
- Bunzl: looking good
- DSA saves £millions on facilities management
Issue 477 on 23rd June 2011
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- Annual recruitment survey finds return of war for talent and huge skills gaps in UK
- Living wages for London cleaners (or the Olympic city will be a filthy city)
- Special Offer! Need to find those high value cleaning and security contracts?
- Vectair launches 'Green Tea' aircare fragrance
- Bio trunking makes a meal out of food factory bugs
- Vernacare's 'Austerity Partnership' rewards loyal customers
- New pressure washers from Idrobase are going down a storm
- CSSA AGM & Annual Luncheon: informative and fun
- 'Give Soap a Chance' campaign reaches South Africa
- Higiexpo 2011, Brazil, opens in just a few weeks
- PPE assessment: improving your bottom line
- Tennant UK Cleaning Solutions celebrates opening of new Head Office
- Acumen proves key in Newcastle-under-Lyme winning waste management award
- Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners
Issue 476 on 16th June 2011
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- Rubbermaid's new Hygen clean water system turns dirty water into clean
- EU to start taxing road freight to contain pollution
- IEHA Seattle Educational Forum sells out
- Tackling 'cowboy' suppliers: a day in the life of CHSA's auditor
- IPC Media chooses Principle Cleaning
- HSS Outsource: time/money-saving solution for cleaning and FM contractors
- Mega I: RCM's new walk-behind scrubber-drier
- Glass Clean System
- Businesses overlooking financial cost of workplace injury and illness
- What exactly engages employees?
- MITIE wins integrated FM contract in Norway
Issue 475 on 9th June 2011
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- Cleaners paid too little, say Britons
- Inadequate cleaning causes unnecessary deaths in hospitals and care facilities
- 'Magic' trolley systems
- Testing green cleaning products for performance - IEHA/TURI programme continues expansion
- Waste Management opens first public compressed natural gas fueling station in Camden
- Cleanliness of premises 'is top priority'
- Tennant Company and its Orbio Technologies Group acquires Water Star
- Soluclean gets a thumbs up from James Paget University Hospital
- Sebo a red carpet contender, says top manufacturer
- Premium provider White Star Laundry equips with Girbau
- Access to plastics recycling more widespread than previously believed
- Three men taken ill after cleaning toilets
Issue 474 on 2nd June 2011
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- Sealed Air to acquire Diversey for $4.3 Billion
- New Bio (bucketless) microfibre cleaning tool
- AFIDAMP releases cleaning industry update - and it's good news!
- Bunzl completes further acquisitions in Spain, the UK and Australia
- Perception is not reality, but Enhance 'SCOR's in London
- UNI Property Services breaking through in cleaning & security
- Vectair Omniscent chosen for its impressive innovations at the upcoming AHCP National Conference!
- Jangro expands membership at Border
- Pulire Verona 2011 - continued