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New market rules for Italian cleaning sector
1st of July 2014In Italy there are moves to improve regulation of public tenders, reports Anna Garbagna for ECJ.
AVCP, the public authority for surveillance of public contracts, has presented the Model for Tender Invitation for cleaning services aimed at regulation of tenders in the sector.
This authority, as confirmed by ANIP (the national association of
Tennant - the drive towards reducing the cost of cleaning
1st of July 2014Tennant, the US based manufacturer traditionally associated with floor care machine technology, presented a number of innovations in other product areas during ISSA/Interclean. Yves Derycke, vice president EMEA, explained the company’s strategy in launching these new developments.
“For BSCs the economic crisis in Europe has definitely
US state bans Triclosan
30th of June 2014Triclosan - a chemical widely used in products such as liquid soaps and body washes - has been banned in US state Minnesota.
This is the first US state to have outlawed the key antibacterial ingredient due to environmental and health concerns.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, Triclosan is used in an estimated 75 per cent of
Internal communication - keeping staff in the loop
30th of June 2014With the evolution of digital technology, businesses have never had such a wide range of communication channels available to them. Email, texts, video conferencing and social media comprise just a sample. One crucial area increasingly gaining focus is internal communications. Hartley Milner looks at ways employers are keeping their people in the
Bobrick three-in-one washroom unit
27th of June 2014New from Bobrick is a three-in-one unit that combines a hand dryer and paper towel dispenser with a waste bin.
The 100 mm deep B-38030 unit has a 900 watt dryer to save energy and a built-in TowelMate towel dispenser in a stainless steel cabinet that can either be recessed or surface-mounted.
Also new is the QuietDry high speed hand dryer that
Wiping for safety
27th of June 2014Cloths and wipers are usually considered to be a relatively unimportant part of the industrial, mechanical, healthcare and food manufacturing process. As long as a cloth or wiper is close to hand when a mess needs cleaning up, this is usually considered to be a sufficient contribution to the smooth running of a workplace.
But a humble wiper can