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Half of healthcare facilities globally lack basic hygiene services: WHO, UNICEF
9th of September 2022
New estimates by WHO and UNICEF reveal that half of all healthcare facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services.
This means around 688 million people globally are receiving care at facilities that offer no hygiene services at all, according to the latest Joint Monitoring Programme on hygiene.
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ISS to open new technology centre in Portugal
8th of September 2022
Multinational facilities services provider ISS is to open a new, dedicated software development centre in Porto, Portugal. This it says, marks another major milestone in its digital business transformation strategy.
The new ISS Tech Portugal will complement ISS's already established technology headquarters in Copenhagen and Warsaw.
The key focus
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2023 - entries open this month
6th of September 2022
Entries for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2023 - organised by European Cleaning Journal - will open later this month. This is the only pan-European awards for the professional cleaning sector - and the ideal opportunity to celebrate the best of the industry.
There will be 10 categories in this sixth year of the competition, which
Nitrous oxide canisters pose risk to Notting Hill Carnival cleaners
6th of September 2022
A mammoth clean-up operation after London's Notting Hill Carnival needed to be slowed down when large numbers of gas canisters containing nitrous oxide were found among the debris.
Waste crews had to collect and dispose of the gas canisters separately for fear that they could explode.
A spokesperson for the Royal Borough of Kensington and
UK MPs to hold inquiry into cleaning and hygiene during Covid-19 pandemic
2nd of September 2022
In the UK, MPs will will next week begin an inquiry into the role of cleaning and hygiene, and the associated challenges, during the Covid-19 pandemic.The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry will commence the review, entitled ‘Embedding Effective Hygiene for a Resilient UK', on September 6 with the aim
Nordisk Microfiber launches collection and recycling scheme for microfibre
31st of August 2022
Nordisk Microfibre (NMF) in Denmark, which specialises in the manufacture of professional microfibre cloths and mops, is launching a new take-back scheme whereby it collects, sorts and recycles products.
The company will collect all brands of microfibre products, not just its own, in a drive to convert dead resources into active ones
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