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Unger’s latest water-fed pole aids the smaller start-up
10th of May 2016
Taking pride of place on the Unger stand at ISSA/INTERCLEAN is the nLite One, the company's latest water-fed window cleaning pole.
Like the company's original nLite Connect extension pole it is available in glass fibre as well as in a premium carbon fibre pole.
"The nLite One is fully telescopic which means there is no need for any pole
Funky gum-removal machine packs a battery-powered punch
10th of May 2016
Osprey Deepclean's latest chewing gum-removal machine has a fun and funky look.
The company's Gum Busters Compact machine was on display for the first time at ISSA/INTERCLEAN.
"Our original Gum Busters machine was the only battery-powered gum-removal machine on the market when we launched it last year," said marketing manager Katy Bell.
"Our
Sealed Air Diversey Care wins the ISSA/INTERCLEAN AMSTERDAM Innovation Award 2016
10th of May 2016
The overall winner of the ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam Innovation Award 2016 is Sealed Air Diversey Care, for its Suma Revoflow product featuring Augmented Reality.
The jury decided to give the overall winner prize to an exciting and inspiring technology that has not been seen in the professional cleaning sector before and it brings with it many
How can employers provide a brighter future for women in the cleaning sector?
9th of May 2016
Dr Ilham Kadri, president of the Diversey Care division at Sealed Air, writes her latest blog for ECJ. Here she discusses the role of women in the cleaning sector, and how employers must work towards promoting gender inclusion and the advancement of female employees within the cleaning industry.
Longer term contracts - a new kind of relationship
6th of May 2016
Cleaning contracts typically run for a term of three years, a period many service providers argue is simply not long enough to enable them to make the investment and impact they would like at the site. However there are now some longer term contracts being awarded to cleaning and facilities management companies and these bring a whole new dynamic
Baker sacked for not washing his hands loses unfair dismissal claim
5th of May 2016
A bakery employee from the Welsh valleys was sacked after a hand hygiene lapse during a night shift. And the 47-year-old baker later lost his claim for unfair dismissal against the Greggs high street chain as well.
The incident occurred in July 2015 when Sion Donovan went to fetch equipment from the locker room at a Gregg's bakery in Treforest,
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