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bpi.recycled products invests millions in recycling
30th of March 2012
Refuse and recycling sacks manufacturer bpi.recycled products has commissioned a multi-million euro state-of-the-art, waste wash plant at its factory in the UK, which will enable it to improve its 100 per cent recycled polythene products.
Estimated to have cost in the region of 5.4 million euros, the new plant will be used to recycle waste such
Truvox celebrates 50th year
29th of March 2012
Truvox International, UK manufacturer of floor care machines, is celebrating its 50th year in business. Truvox Floorcraft was first incorporated in July 1962, became Truvox International in 1992 and was acquired by the Tacony Corporation of the US in 2006.
Throughout its history the company has built scrubber dryers, carpet extractors, vacuums
Credit cards more ‘dirty' than toilet seats
28th of March 2012
Nearly half our credit cards could be carrying high levels of bacteria, according to a study.
And tests have shown that more than a quarter of banknotes also reveal alarming levels of bacterial contamination.
A small-scale study carried out by Dr Ron Cutler, senior lecturer at the school of biological and chemical sciences at the University of
Contico acquired by Robert Scott
26th of March 2012UK cleaning products distributor Robert Scott has acquired the total share capital of Contico Manufacturing, formerly owned by Proventec.
"Both Robert Scott and Contico have longstanding reputations for quality and service standards that we feel can only be enhanced by this acquisition," said Alastair Scott, who confirmed Contico will continue to
108-year-old vacuum cleaner still works
26th of March 2012
A vacuum cleaner made in 1904 was still working when it was rescued from a scrap yard at a family-owned paper mill in the UK recently.
Harry Cox rescued the 108-year-old American Sturtevant model, which still had its original accessories including wall brushes, floor tools, blowing nozzles, and upholstery tool intact.
Weighing a hefty 30 kilos,
British athletes ordered not to shake hands at London 2012
23rd of March 2012
Britons may be known for their good manners, but British athletes have been told not to shake hands before and during the London Olympic Games, in order to prevent illness.
The British Olympic Association has suggested its competitors ward off sporting greetings in case they catch a bug that could wreck their Games dreams.
A mild illness that
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