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World Toilet College to open in India
19th of October 2015
India is a country where people are more likely to have access to a smartphone than a toilet. Now one manman plans to spark a sanitary revolution in India with the first World Toilet College.
Dubbed 'Mr Toilet', Singaporean Jack Sim is widely known as the businessman who retired at the age of 40 after successfully winding up 16 businesses, to
ISSA women's network opens membership
16th of October 2015
Cleaning industry association ISSA is inviting members to its new ISSA Hygieia Network - a women’s forum with the mission of advancing and retaining female professionals in all sectors and at all levels of the global cleaning community.
Named after the Greek goddess of cleaning and hygiene, this worldwide forum aims to provide its members
CMS Purus Award winners announced
14th of October 2015
The opening day of the recent CMS cleaning exhibition in Berlin saw the presentation of the Purus Awards for product design. Awards were made in four categories.
In Machinery the winner was the VP600 vacuum cleaner from Nilfisk, thanks to its automatic cable winder, light weight and ease with which various elements can be replaced.
The
Diversity Week at Mitie
13th of October 2015
Leading UK facilities management company Mitie celebrated Diversity Week throughout the business at the end of September.
Over the week the company hosted a series of events, workshops, online training and keynote speeches across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the differences of its people and raise awareness and understanding of diversity and
University pioneers new device for cleaning medical instruments
12th of October 2015
A device that is said to be able to effectively clean surgical instruments using cold water alone has been pioneered at the University of Southampton.
StarStream uses a combination of ultrasound and bubbles to 'scrub' the surface of instruments.
Manufactured by Ultrawave, StarStream supplies a gentle stream of water via a nozzle that generates
Vote now for ISSA USA Innovation Awards
9th of October 2015
Online voting is still open for this year's ISSA Innovation Award Program - the winners will be announced at the forthcoming ISSA/INTERCLEAN exhibiiton in Las Vegas, USA. The closing date for online voting is October 16, but visitors to the show can still select their favourite entries for the Visitors' Choice awards.
The 2015 ISSA Innovation
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