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The invisible scrubber dryer
21st of March 2016
As daytime cleaning becomes more prevalent there is an increasing need for quieter, more unobtrusive cleaning equipment. Ann Laffeaty looks at the latest scrubber dryers that offer the capacity to fade into the background – while also remaining safe to use around the public.
Scrubber dryers are not necessarily the most compact or elegant of
Raising the bar in washrooms
18th of March 2016
A new chain of smart, upmarket toilets have recently appeared in Europe’s city centres while upgraded facilities are cropping up in stadiums and many other locations. What effect have these had on standards in public washrooms across the board? ECJ finds out.
Over the past four years, a chain of more than 200 premium toilet shops have
Waste management - keep hazards out of the bin
18th of March 2016
Many small businesses are unintentionally operating outside of the law by disposing of their hazardous wastes with general rubbish, but it’s easy to do the right thing explains Barry Dennis, chairman of European waste management event RWM.
When most of us think about hazardous waste, we tend to think of industrial effluents. But in fact,
Green cleaning - the jolly green client
17th of March 2016
The wellbeing of customers and end-users is an important part of any green cleaning policy. But truly sustainable companies will do what they can to enhance the lives of their employees and the wider community as well. Ann Laffeaty asks companies in the sector how they go about this.
The terms ‘green cleaning’ and
Piling on the pressure in cleaning
28th of December 2015
Cleaning away substances such as chewing gum, paint, rust and scale can be tricky - even with a state-of-the-art high-pressure cleaning system. And removing any substances from a delicate surface such as a car’s bodywork or the crumbling façade of an old building can also be problematic. ECJ’s Ann Laffeaty looks at some of the
Hand hygiene - a change will do you good
28th of December 2015
Trudi Osborne, marketing and communications manager at hand dryer manufacturer Airdri, explains how people not washing their hands properly, or at all, requires a new approach if we are to improve hand hygiene.
It is widely accepted that unclean hands are a major source of infection but surveys regularly show that a significant number of people
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