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Countdown to ISSA/Interclean Istanbul
7th of August 2014
The first ISSA/Interclean Istanbul exhibition takes place from September 25-27 in Turkey. This is the newest in the ISSA/Interclean series of exhibitions, which are organised by Amsterdam RAI in association with trade organisation ISSA. Turkish cleaning association TESHIAD is a co-organiser of the event.
With over 150 exhibitors and 3,500
Sealed Air buys Virox Technologies Accel brand
6th of August 2014
Sealed Air, parent company of the Diversey Care business, has acquired the Virox Technologies Accel brand, along with its related healthcare businesses in the USA and Canada.
Diversey Care has had a longstanding exclusive, global relationship with Virox and the acquisition will enhance the company's marketing of Virox's proprietary Accelerated
Hand hygiene rates higher when healthcare workers can see auditors
5th of August 2014
Hand hygiene rates were found to be three times higher when auditors were visible to healthcare workers than when there were no auditors present, according to a study in a major Canadian acute care hospital.
The study was titled 'Quantification of the Hawthorne effect in hand hygiene compliance monitoring using an electronic monitoring system: a
British Cleaning Council to host November London conference
4th of August 2014
The British Cleaning Council (BCC) will hold its annual conference on November 6 in London - the theme this year is Changing Perceptions in the Cleaning Industry.
Speakers include Ruby McGregor-Smith, ceo of Mitie, and former sales and marketing director for Easyjet, Tony Anderson. Other sessions include tips effective networking by business
London toilet tour offers tourists a guide to quirky loos!
31st of July 2014
There's no need to worry about being caught short on a new walking tour of London. The London Loo Tour takes tourists around a selection of the city's quirkiest WCs.
The tour starts at the toilets by platform 19 at WaterLOO Station and can accommodate up to 20 guests. It's organised by American guide Rachel Erickson and each one is full of
Good hand hygiene can prevent smartphone contamination, says study
30th of July 2014
A new study has concluded that touch screen smartphones can be used in clinical practice without being reservoirs for bacterial disease - with hand hygiene being key to contamination.
The study, which was called 'Mobile phones in clinical practice: reducing the risk of bacterial contamination', tested 50 phones from various members of a team in a
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