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Healthcare - the sharp end of cleaning
27th of November 2015
The concept of hygiene for health is never more relevant or more critical than in the healthcare sector itself. Hospitals are the most demanding of cleaning contracts, where the highest of hygiene standards must be consistently maintained.
How has this sector progressed in recent years, what lessons have been learned and what are the key
Washroom dispensers - vital to hygiene
26th of November 2015
Howard Sedgwick, managing director at Cannon Hygiene UK, explains why having the correct dispensers and service can encourage good hygiene, reduce the spread of germs in the workplace and ultimately keep people healthy at work.
The second biggest cause of absenteeism is common colds and sickness picked up by hand to surface transmission of germs.
The truth about safety floors
26th of November 2015
Safety flooring has been providing slip resistance in buildings for almost 70 years and in that time a number of myths have grown up around how best to clean it. Peter Daulby, technical services manager at specialist safety flooring manufacturer Altro explains how achieving a first class finish does not require any expensive product or
Professional cleaners - train well for well-being
26th of November 2015
When cleaning in areas where hygiene is of the utmost importance, the skill of the operative cannot be under-estimated. Keith Baker of industry trade association ISSA explains why well-trained, skilled professionale are so crucial in maintaining proper cleaning and hygiene standards.
Cleaning is quite possibly the only industry in the world that
Cleaning solutions - a chemical change
25th of November 2015
Ann Laffeaty traces the evolution of chemical cleaning products in the light of tightening legislation and a greater emphasis on sustainability and safety.
There was at time when the only requirement of a chemical detergent solution was that it should be capable of cleaning the item for which it was intended. But that all changed when the health,
The EU - will the UK stay or go?
25th of November 2015
Should we stay or should we go? That is the dilemma the Brits will have to get to grips with in the run-up to their referendum on remaining in the European Union, which could be held as early as May 2016. A ‘no’ vote would have far-reaching consequences for not only Britain but also the EU reports Hartley Milner.
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