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Health boss labels hospital hygiene audit results as 'pretty scary'
29th of May 2018
Concerns have been raised over poor hand hygiene in some of the UK's acute hospitals which could be contributing to an increase in infections.
Five wards across the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust scored poorly in a recent hand hygiene audit. The trust has also recorded a total of 72 cases of Clostridium difficile infections over
Asian Paper and Tissue World to take place in Bangkok
25th of May 2018
Asian Paper & Tissue World Bangkok 2018 is a pan-Asian event bringing together paper, packaging and tissue product makers and suppliers from around the world. Taking place from June 6-8, the theme will be Shaping Success: Strategies for Sustainable Growth in Paper, Packaging and Tissue.
The exhibition and conference will take place at BITEC
Cleaner may lose out after finding gold in a bin
24th of May 2018
A South Korean cleaner may miss out on a fortune in gold after an unexpected find in a rubbish bin, it's been reported.
According to The Korea Times, a cleaner found seven gold bars worth a total €274,000 whilst emptying a rubbish bin at Incheon International Airport last month.
The bars, each weighing 1kg, were wrapped in newspapers, and
Forum Pulire October date in Milan
23rd of May 2018
The 2018 Forum Pulire, organised by Italian cleaning trade association Afidamp in partnership with ISSA, will take place from October 10-11 in Milan.
The theme for this year: Ethics and Environment, Health and Prevention, Beauty, Innovation and Technology. Integrate and Compare Different Experiences to Build a New Model of Social Inspiration
Mental health - taking care of your workforce
22nd of May 2018
Mental health problems affect one in four of us at one or other time in our lives. And according to the World Health Organisation these issues are responsible for almost 20 per cent of illnesses in the WHO European Region. So are cleaning industry operatives particularly susceptible to mental health problems? And if they are, what are employers
When will the smart revolution come?
21st of May 2018
Smart solutions in the guise of mobile apps, robots, sensors and web-based tools have exploded on to our world. But is the “smart revolution” leaving the cleaning industry trailing behind, asks
Ann Laffeaty?
According to many estimates at least two-thirds of Western Europeans now have access to a mobile phone. Meanwhile, technology in
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