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Cleaning and hygiene businesses encouraged to support The Hygiene Bank
21st of May 2024
Cleaning and hygiene sector firms in the UK have been thanked for supporting The Hygiene Bank - and more industry businesses are being encouraged to give their support.
The call by the British Cleaning Council (BCC) follows a recent survey carried out by the charity which found that more than three million people in the UK are thought to be
‘Gender-neutral lavatories are dirtier than men's and women's toilets’
20th of May 2024
Ladies' toilets are cleaner and less germ-laden than the gents', according to new research. But the gender-neutral lavatories tested were the dirtiest of them all.
The study was carried out by consultant microbiologist at NHS Lanarkshire Professor Stephanie Dancer who examined the bacteria levels in various hospital toilets.
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Warning: your recycling sacks are now being tracked
16th of May 2024
It is all very well implementing recycling systems and providing bags to accommodate items from various waste streams.
But how can we be sure that people are not putting the wrong things in the wrong bag? Or if they are simply refraining from using the bag at all?
Tracker Sack on stand 10.500 has the answer. As the name suggests, the company
Greenspeed invites visitors to share their vision
16th of May 2024
Greenspeed took a visionary approach to its stand this year by inviting visitors to share their hopes and dreams for the cleaning industry.
And their ideas were interpreted on paper by artist Artist Martien van den Hoek.
The "Draw your Vision" section of the stand drew in crowds of visitors eager to see their ideas brought to life.
"We wanted
Robots and free peppermints – what’s not to like?
16th of May 2024
Claiming to be the only manufacturer of cleaning robots in India is Peppermint Robotics.
The company's autonomous scrubber dryers are quietly gliding around stand 05.409a tucked away at the back of hall five. But Peppermint has big plans.
"We want to expand into Europe," said global head of marketing Sarang Sardeshpande. "This is our first time
Fifty billion microbes improve cleaning performance for Ecolab
16th of May 2024
Ecolab claims its latest launch - which was kept top secret in the run-up to Interclean - is set to revolutionise the cleaning industry.
The Maxx Synbiotics range, due to hit the market later this year, has been formulated using a combination of probiotics and prebiotics.
"Probiotics are highly effective, but it can take a while before the
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