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European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2019 - deadline June 17
1st of May 2019
The closing date for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2019 is rapidly approaching. Service providers, manufacturers and distributors across Europe have until June 17 to submit their entries.
The awards, which recognise standards of excellence in the professional cleaning industry, are the only pan-European awards for the sector and are
Applying hand rub with three steps for 15 seconds effective at reducing bacteria
26th of April 2019
A shortened 15-second application time and a simpler three-step technique for use of alcohol-based hand rub is as effective in reducing bacteria as the 30-second application and six-step technique recommended by WHO, and could improve hand hygiene compliance.
That's according to new research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical
Hotel chain pledges to recycle a million bars of soap
16th of April 2019
Hotel chain Hilton is pledging to recycle a million bars of soap by Global Handwashing Day on October 15.
The chain has joined forces with Clean the World in a move to recycle soap bars left behind in hotel guest rooms.
Hilton's brands - which include Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton and All Suites - have been taking part in
Australian cleaning trial reduces hospital infections
28th of March 2019
A major trial of a bundle of hospital cleaning practices in 11 Australian hospitals has resulted in significant reductions in hospital-acquired infections.
The study, reported in Inclean, was titled 'An environmental cleaning bundle and health care-associated infection in hospitals (REACH): a multi-centre randomised trial' and led by by
Self-cleaning walls ease the cleaner’s lot
25th of March 2019
A new hotel in Copenhagen is easing the cleaner's burden - because the guest rooms disinfect themselves.
Hotel Ottilia has treated the interior walls of its guest rooms with an antibacterial spray said to be effective against germs and mould spores.
"We've been testing this system for two years and what really sold us on it was that it would
Soap dispensers in public toilets could be hiding deadly bacteria
8th of March 2019
Tests carried out at the University of Arizona have suggested that soap dispensers could be harbouring potentially dangerous bacteria.
Germ specialist Dr Charles Gerba analysed soap dispensers in 296 food establishments across Arizona, Ohio and New Jersey. And he discovered that 15 per cent tested positive for harmful bacteria including E. coli
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