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RCP announces recycling heroes
14th of October 2021
Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has announced this year's Love Recycling Heroes, celebrating the heroes of commercial recycling and sustainability across Europe - part of its ongoing, Love Recycling programme.
Two leading heroes were awarded the highest status of Glass heroes and £500 each to donate to the sustainability charity of
Gary Fage installed as new master of Worshipful Company
13th of October 2021
Gary Fage, managing director of Janitorial Express and director of Jangro in the UK, has been officially installed as master of the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) at a ceremony in London.
Fage has been a WCEC member for 20 years, and closely involved with most WCEC committees for the past three years.
He is particularly
Why clean a carpet?
12th of October 2021
What are the main benefits of cleaning a carpet? Manufacturers set out the case for a regular maintenance programme to Ann Laffeaty.
The importance of cleaning frequently-touched surfaces has become starkly clear during the pandemic. It makes perfect sense to sanitise tabletops, chair arms, door handles and light switches at regular intervals to
Top of the mops
11th of October 2021
Quick-changing mechanisms, spray handles, locking joints, colour-coded elements - what does a top-of-the-range mop look like? Ann Laffeaty asks manufacturers about the features and enhancements that can make a mop more productive, more ergonomic and higher performing.
A mop is a mop is a mop. Or is it? A traditional mop is a simple manual tool
Low risk of catching Covid in public toilets, study finds
8th of October 2021
An Australian study has found no evidence that pathogens such as Covid can be transmitted via the air in public washrooms.
The peer-reviewed paper, published in Science of The Total Environment, analysed 38 studies from 13 countries between 2000 and 2020 to determine the risk of viral and bacterial transmission in public toilets. Several possible
Tayside school cleaners threaten strike over ‘atrocious’ conditions
7th of October 2021
School cleaners in Tayside are threatening industrial action over a proposed pay rise and their "atrocious" working conditions.
Members of the GMB Scotland union have complained about school chairs piled high with rubbish plus toilets and sinks blocked with paper and food. And they claim they are having to clear up used lateral flow tests and
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