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Company develops self-cleaning keyboard for healthcare sector
3rd of May 2017
A self-cleaning keyboard could be a boon for the healthcare sector when it goes into large-scale production.
Made by technology company Vioguard, the keyboard comes in its own case which is slightly larger than the keyboard itself. It can be sent into its case at the touch of a button where 99.99 per cent of all bacteria and pathogens are killed
ISS acquires food service company in US
2nd of May 2017
In North America, Denmark-based global facilities services provider ISS has acquired leading food services company Guckenheimer which is based in California.
Through this acquisition, the company says, it will significantly enhance its integrated facility services offering to key account customers in the North American market. Guckenheimer will
How clean is your daily commute?
28th of April 2017
A new report has analysed contamination of the most popular modes of public transport in London and other European capitals. Key findings include:
• The London Black Cab is the most contaminated mode of public transport, with nearly double the pathogens found in the Underground
• The London Underground had a high concentration of
Amazon UK launches services to business
27th of April 2017
In the UK, Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Business, a new service designed to meet the procurement needs of businesses of every size - from small companies to large multi-national organisations, as well as institutional buyers like universities, hospitals and non-profits.
Among the one hundred million products on offer are janitorial
EU Ecolabel introduces new criteria
26th of April 2017
The European Commission will introduce stricter limits to its EU Ecolabel criteria for cleaning products in June. The requirements have undergone a two-year revision process.
The major changes are:
•Microplastics will be banned from products
•Removal of the derogation for fragrances classified chronic category 3 (H412);
•Stricter
Air-cleaning billboards erected in London
25th of April 2017
A pollution-busting advertising banner has appeared in London's Leicester Square.
The billboard, which incorporates an air-cleaning substance called The Breath, is claimed to be able to reverse the emission effects of more than 13,000 cars a year.
Invented in Italy by Anemotech, The Breath uses nano-molecules to remove nitrous oxides, sulphur
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