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Cleanology staff wear uniforms made from 7,000 plastic bottles
18th of June 2020
UK cleaning company Cleanology is saving 7,000 plastic bottles a year from landfill by kitting out staff in uniforms made from recycled plastic.
The uniforms have been rolled out following a full trial in 2019. Manufactured from a blend of plastic bottles and organic cotton, they are 100 per cent sustainable, ‘fair wear' garments.
Over the
Cleaning sector is key in Europe’s recovery phase, says EFCI
16th of June 2020
The role of the cleaning and facility service sector has been well recognised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Isabel Yglesias at EFCI explains, the industry has a crucial role to play in Europe’s continuing recovery.
While European governments start to design a gradual phasing out of COVID-19 containment measures, the EFCI welcomed the
World Travel & Tourism Council launches global safety and hygiene stamp
15th of June 2020
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched a global safety and hygiene stamp. This will allow travellers to recognise governments and businesses around the world which have adopted health and hygiene global standardised protocols.
The move has also received the backing of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation
GBAC launches accreditation programme
12th of June 2020
The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a division of US-headquartered cleaning association ISSA, has launched the GBAC STAR facility accreditation programme on cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention.
The programme establishes requirements to assist facilities with work practices, protocols, procedures, and systems to
AI hand washing system set to improve compliance in hygiene-critical sectors
11th of June 2020
New from Fujitsu is an AI system designed to recognise when users are following recommended hand washing guidelines.
Aimed initially at the food industry, the Actlyzer is claimed to eliminate the need for intrusive and time-consuming visual confirmation of hand hygiene compliance.
Actlyzer leverages artificial intelligence and machine-learning
Distancing and hygiene measures to be key for pub and restaurant diners
9th of June 2020
Most UK people who regularly visit pubs and restaurants will want to see social distancing and sanitisation measures "overtly put in place" before they will feel comfortable venturing back, a focus group has revealed.
And those in at-risk categories or living with younger or older family members would need "a lot of reassurance to persuade them
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