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Safety focus for ISS campaign
10th of June 2011
ISS, the world's leading building services provider, is launching worldwide campaigns among its employees to promote health, safety and the environment.
There will be a number of initiatives throughout this year under the name You and Me. These will be promoted to the company's 520,000 employees in over 50 countries. The first is called Drive to
Award entries invited
9th of June 2011Cleaning industry association ISSA is now inviting entries to its online Innovation Award, which is open to suppliers worldwide. The winners will be announced during the ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America exhibition in Las Vegas this October.
This annual competition allows distributors and end users to vote for the winning products - one is chosen
Survey highlights sustainability priorities
8th of June 2011
A survey into the sustainability priorities of the UK's cleaning industry carried out by the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) has found that environmental issues are seen as being by far the most important component of sustainability.
Within that, recycling and waste, chemical use and energy are the most important topics -
Call for science papers
7th of June 2011
A call for papers has been issued by the Cleaning Industry Research Institute International (CIRI) for its science and technology symposium in the USA later this year.
The event, entitled Cleaning Effectiveness and the Science of Antimicrobials and Disinfectants, will take place at the Institute of Technology Conference Centre in Georgia from
IPC win in Pulire award
6th of June 2011
This year's Pulire Innovation Award - presented during the recent Verona exhibition - has gone to IPC for its Green Tube pure water cleaning system.
Green Tube was the winner of the Equipment category of the competition, as well as being named the overall winner. Genesis Biosciences won the Chemical Products category for its Biosan E-Card, an
Hospital badge provides handwashing reminder
6th of June 2011
An electronic hand hygiene reminder leaves no hiding place for healthcare workers who fail to wash their hands.
The ingenious system uses a badge worn by medical staff that flashes green when the operative approaches a patient's bed with clean hands. If the healthcare worker has not washed their hands, the badge fails to light up and will vibrate
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