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ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America urges us to 'reimagine clean'
27th of August 2012
The ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America exhibition ad convention takes place in Chicago, USA from October 16-19, centred around the theme 'Reimagine Clean'.
Industry association ISSA's director of industry outreach Dianna Steinbach explained: "ISSA has made a commitment to help its members change the playing field. The only way to break out of the
Bill Gates in search for toilet of the future
24th of August 2012
Microsoft co-founder turned global philanthropist Bill Gates has launched his search for a new toilet better suited to developing countries.
The charitable foundation founded by Gates and his wife held a Reinvent the Toilet Fair in Seattle, USA last week and awarded prizes for promising innovations.
"Toilets are extremely important for public
Byotrol enters licensing agreement with Kimberly-Clark
23rd of August 2012
Anti-microbial hygiene company Byotrol has entered a full licensing agreement with Kimberly-Clark. The seven-year contract is global in scope, with some exceptions including some EU markets, and provides Kimberly-Clark with exclusive intellectual property rights.
No other details were being disclosed at the moment.
Ralph Kugler, chairman at
World's biggest eco-toilet scheme fails
22nd of August 2012
A major experiment to build and install ecological toilets in Inner Mongolia has been quietly halted after three years due to problems concerning bad smells and maggots.
The toilets, designed by Sweden's Stockholm Environment Institute, were intended to save water and turn excrement into fertiliser.
Unlike normal lavatories the eco-toilets
Teachers' and KIRKBI invest 500 million in ISS
21st of August 2012
Global investor Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers) and KIRKBI Invest have agreed to invest 500 million euros in global facility services provider ISS, which is headquartered in Denmark.
The current owners, funds advised by EQT Partners and GS Capital Partners funds are not selling any shares as part of the transaction and will remain
Nurses 'cleaning wards at cash-strapped hospitals'
20th of August 2012
Nurses at a cash-strapped hospital trust are being forced to clean beds and scrub wards to make up for a lack of funding for full-time cleaners, it has been claimed.
Nursing staff at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust in the UK have been required to clean and tidy in acute and general admission wards despite fears that it will divert from patient
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