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Necktie doubles as a cleaning cloth
22nd of January 2013
A company has developed a necktie with a microfibre backing designed for cleaning delicate surfaces such as spectacle lenses, smartphones and iPads.
The silk Ferrell SwipeTie has an integrated inner tip made from microfibre to remove smudges and smears. The tie is the brainchild of Swipe Apparel which was founded by Michael Kim and Avi Padhye in
Kadri succeeds Chidichimo as Diversey president
21st of January 2013
Hygiene systems specialist Diversey, part of Sealed Air Corporation, has appointed a new president to succeed Pedro Chidichimo who left the company at the beginning of this month after 20 years with Diversey.
She is Dr Ilham Kadri, who is now president of the Sealed Air Institutional and Laundry (I&L) business unit. Dr Kadri has over 20 years
Industrial pollutants tackled by air cleaning in a box
18th of January 2013
A new air cleaning device designed in Denmark could become a key factor in enabling industries to meet stringent new emissions rules.
The patented atmospheric photochemical accelerator was developed at the University of Copenhagen by Matthew Johnson. He was inspired by the natural cleaning ability of the Earth's atmosphere where sunlight triggers
ISS to move its Danish headquarters
17th of January 2013
Global facility service provider ISS, which is based in Denmark, is to move its headquarters from central Copenhagen to a suburb in Greater Copenhagen this summer.
The company says it aims to create the 'workplace of the future', a new state-of-the-art building that will be an inspiring working environment.
Søborg is where the new ISS
Tissue World Barcelona March date
16th of January 2013
Tissue World, the world's largest exhibition covering soft hygienic paper products, takes place in Barcelona from March 18-21.
Taking place alongside the trade show is a management and technical conference covering topics including marketing, sustainability and operations. The theme is Evolution or Revolution: The Next Steps in Sustainable Tissue
No new Working Time
14th of January 2013
Andrew Large, executive vice-president for the World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) and also director general for the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) in the UK, reports with news on proposed revisions to the Working Time directive.
In the middle of December, Business Europe announced that its
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