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British Cleaning Council celebrates 30 years
22nd of March 2012
The British Cleaning Council - the umbrella body covering associations and trade bodies for the professional cleaning industry - has celebrated its 30th anniversary with a reception at the Houses of Parliament in London.
The event was led by Mark Woodhead, BCC chairman, who drew attention to its achievements since 1982, while looking at some of
Hygiene fears over new hand scanners in UK hospitals
21st of March 2012
Electronic scanners that identify members of staff via their hands have been installed in hospitals in the north of England.
But nursing staff are concerned that hygiene standards could be compromised if healthcare employees use these touch-screens to clock in and out of shifts.
The scanners recognise the identity of staff members via their
ISSA/INTERCLEAN's Rob den Hertog writes ECJ blog
20th of March 2012
Rob den Hertog, project manager for the ISSA/INTERCLEAN exhibition in Amsterdam this May, has written his first blog for the ECJ website.
Den Hertog offers a progress report on the show's build-up and looks ahead to special events taking place during the exhibiton, such as the Amsterdam Innovation Award presentation and the ISSA conference.
Metsä Tissue ranked best for transparency by WWF
19th of March 2012
Metsä Tissue has been ranked the best tissue paper producer for public corporate responsibility reporting and environmental management systems in the WWF's second Environmental Paper Company Index.
This rating of paper producers according to their global ecological footprint scrutinises production on key environmental criteria such as
Tennant downgrades advertising claims following Kärcher legal action
16th of March 2012
Cleaning machine manufacturer Tennant has scaled back its controversial claims about the capabilities of its ec-H20 cleaning technology - says Kärcher, which brought a legal action against its competitor in September of last year.
Kärcher, which has its headquarters in Germany, specifically objected to the claim that ordinary tap water
ISS delivers highest growth rate in more than 10 years
16th of March 2012
Denmark-based global building services company ISS has delivered its highest organic growth in more than a decade, according to its results for 2011 just published.
Organic growth last year was 6.2 per cent, the third consecutive annual rise, with North America, Asia and Latin America all experiencing double digit growth rates. The operating
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