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Principle launches Hybrid Cleaning method
6th of June 2013
UK contract cleaning company Principle Cleaning has launched what it claims to be an innovative new method of cleaning called Hybrid Cleaning.
This new process predominately uses a full time workforce and the objective is to offer flexible operation to all the company's clients. Principle says Hybrid is designed to suit individual needs and make
Drinkers pilfer hand sanitiser from parks
5th of June 2013
Hand sanitiser is being pilfered from the portable toilets situated in parks in Wisconsin, US.
Toothpaste tube-sized bags of the sanitiser recently began vanishing from the dozen portaloos spread across city parks in La Crosse. "They don't harm the units, they just take the bag," said parks superintendent Gar Amunson.
Police believe that either
Hospitals spying on staff in hand wash struggle
5th of June 2013
With hand washing rates said to be astoundingly low among healthcare workers - and costs related to hospital-acquired infections soaring - some hospitals in the US have resorted to extreme methods to encourage better hygiene by their doctors and nurses.
When healthcare workers at Long Island, New York's North Shore University Hospital enter an
Most office kitchens said to be dirtier than toilets
4th of June 2013
Workplace kitchens are dangerously dirty, to the point that they could cause illness, new research suggests.
A study has revealed that half of surfaces in workplace kitchens are contaminated by dangerously high levels of coliforms - the bacteria present in faeces which can lead to outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease.
It also showed that more
German cleaning associations look ahead to CMS Berlin
3rd of June 2013
Germany's leading cleaning associations gathered in Berlin recently to discuss current market conditions and look ahead to the industry exhibition CMS, which takes place in the city from September 25-26.
Dr Christian Göke, chief operating officer at Messe Berlin - where CMS will take place - said he is expecting around 350 exhibitors from
Venezuela aims to end toilet paper shortage
31st of May 2013
Venezuela's National Assembly has backed plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper into the country to relieve a chronic shortage.
Everyday products have been in short supply in the oil-rich nation since 2003. President Nicolás Maduro blames the shortages on sabotage attempts by his political enemies and accuses businesses of
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