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ISSA/INTERCLEAN - less than one week to go!
30th of April 2012ISSA/INTERCLEAN, the most important event in the exhibition calendar for the professional cleaning sector, starts next Tuesday, May 8. This special edition of the ECJ newsletter gives you all the information you need to plan your visit.
ISSA/INTERCLEAN is acknowledged as being the most important event for the European professional cleaning
Cradle to Cradle - make a positive contribution
30th of April 2012Michael Braungart is a German chemist and former Greenpeace activist who advocates that we humans can reduce our negative environmental impact by redesigning industrial production processes. He will be the keynote speaker at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam Innovation Awards presentation next month, and here he talks to ECJ editor Michelle Marshall.
Once-in-a-lifetime Olympic contract for Leisure Support Services
27th of April 2012The London 2012 Olympic Games are now just a few months away, but for the cleaning company contracted to work at some of the Games’ many venues preparations are well underway. Aden Duncan is business operations manager at Leisure Support Services and he talks about the company’s drive to recruit up to 900 extra staff in the run-up to
Hand hygiene gels underused by hospital ward visitors
27th of April 2012Hospital visitors may be ignoring vital hand hygiene advice, according to an inspection team.
When a Scottish hospital was recently assessed for hygiene compliance, inspectors found that hand gels supplied by the hospital were being used by fewer than half of all visitors.
However, the majority of staff were observed to be regularly washing
Activeion ceases trading
26th of April 2012Activeion Cleaning Solutions, which marketed a chemical-free cleaning system using only water around Europe and the rest of the world, has ceased trading.
A statement on the company website said: "Regrettably, while many customers continue to be satisfied with Activeion solutions, the business has been unable to achieve commercial viability
Premiere Products partners Wetrok in the UK
25th of April 2012UK based cleaning chemicals and machines manufacturer Premiere Products has entered a partnership agreement with Swiss machine producer Wetrok. This sees Premiere take on the role of master distributor in the UK for the Wetrok range.
Nick Townsend, Wetrok UK country manager commented: "I am looking forward to seeing this new partnership grow,