‘Gender-neutral lavatories are dirtier than men's and women's toilets’

20th of May 2024
‘Gender-neutral lavatories are dirtier than men's and women's toilets’

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.

The door handles in

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Warning: your recycling sacks are now being tracked

16th of May 2024
Warning: your recycling sacks are now being tracked

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

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Greenspeed invites visitors to share their vision

16th of May 2024
Greenspeed invites visitors to share their vision

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

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Robots and free peppermints – what’s not to like?

16th of May 2024
Robots and free peppermints – what’s not to like?

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

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Fifty billion microbes improve cleaning performance for Ecolab

16th of May 2024
Fifty billion microbes improve cleaning performance for Ecolab

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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Comac set to celebrate 50 years of clean

16th of May 2024
Comac set to celebrate 50 years of clean

Currently building up to celebrating its Big Five O is floor cleaning machine manufacturer Comac.

The company will be officially marking 50 years of clean in October. Formed in Verona, Comac is headed up by founder and CEO Giancarlo Ruffo. The business has changed a great deal in the past 50 years, according to marketing manager Paolo

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