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High-tech toilet seat has a built-in nightlight for men to aim at
21st of February 2014
A lavatory with a guide light to help male users aim more accurately at night has been unveiled by Kohler.
And the Nightlight toilet also has a second light to guide users to the toilet in the dark. It is being targeted at children, seniors and at anyone who struggles to get back to sleep after getting up in the night to use the
Disinfectants unable to kill salmonella in food-processing plants: study
20th of February 2014
Once salmonella has found its way into a food processing plant the bacteria can be extremely hard to eliminate, according to a new study.
Researchers used three types of disinfectant in an attempt to kill a build-up of salmonella bacteria that had formed on a variety of hard surfaces.
"We found that where the biofilm had been allowed to grow for
Sicily cleaning fair to take place in May
19th of February 2014
Regional Italian cleaning exhibition Expo Cleaning South will take place from May 23-25 in Sicily. The venue is the exhibition centre at the Mall of Etnapolis in Catania.
The show targets visitors from Sicily, Calabria, and Malta.
Study reveals risk of workwear being washed at home
18th of February 2014
A new report from the European Textile Services Association (ETSA) reveals a worrying confusion between cleanliness and hygiene in many people's minds. As many employers who rely on strict hygiene allow their employees to wash their own workwear at home this presents some risk, it says.
The study, carried out across four European countries, shows
Sustainability - part of the tissue value chain
17th of February 2014
The tissue sector is taking significant steps in meeting the challenges of sustainability, said Roberto Berardi of the European Tissue Symposium (ETS) recently.
"When you work in an industry that relies on forests for its base material then you naturally think long term," he explained. "Business sustainability is a way of life in the European
ISSA to launch CIMS certification in UK and Ireland
14th of February 2014
Cleaning industry association ISSA has chosen the UK and Republic of Ireland as the first two countries outside of the US in which to launch its Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS).
CIMS is a consensus-based management standard geared towards validating and improving the professionalism of cleaning service providers. It lays out a
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