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Diversey Care achieves CE Marking for Intellibot machine
9th of February 2016
Sealed Air's Diversey Care division has achieved CE Marking for its TASKI Intellibot SWINGOBOT 1650 machine.
This robotic scrubber dryer is already working with customers in the UK, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Spain and Germany - where global facilities provider ISS has purchased three units for evaluation ahead of a possible worldwide
Amsterdam ambulances given final warning over poor hygiene practices
8th of February 2016
A leading Netherlands ambulance service has been slammed for hygiene concerns just a few short weeks after a survey revealed the Dutch to be Europe's most negligent hand-washers.
Ambulance Amsterdam has been given a final warning by the nation's Healthcare Inspectorate for its poor cleaning regimes and outdated equipment. It may incur a fine if
Diverse leadership leads to higher profits, says new study
5th of February 2016
Companies with the most diverse management teams have an operating profit margin of 12.6 percentage points more than the companies with the least diverse management teams. That's according to new research conducted by global facilities services provider ISS and consultancy firm proacteur based on data from PwC.
The study is based on data from
Bugs - we breathe in more from tap water than the toilet bowl
4th of February 2016
Floors, carpets and even tap water create more airborne bacteria in our homes than the toilet. That's according to a new report from scientists in the US.
The team from the University of California took their equipment to 29 homes in the San Francisco area and mapped out exactly where airborne microbes were coming from. Floors and carpets came
UK Building Futures Group closes
3rd of February 2016
The Building Futures Group (BFG) in the UK - founded in 2013 following the merger of Asset Skills, the Facilities Management Association (FMA) and the Cleaning & Support Services Association (CSSA) - has ceased trading.
Although the CSSA later withdrew from the merger, the BFG continued to provide training and membership services to the UK's
Expensive hotels have more bacteria: study
2nd of February 2016
A new study appears to indicate that commonly-touched surfaces in expensive hotels harbour more germs than those in cheaper ones.
The study, carried out by online trip calculator Travelmath, tested hotel guest room surfaces for bacteria linked with ailments including skin infections and pneumonia. Researchers swabbed various objects such as the
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