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ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam to celebrate 25th show in 2014
11th of October 2013
Europe's professional cleaning industry is already looking forward to ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam, which takes place from May 6-9 2014. And there will be extra cause for celebration as this will be the 25th edition.
The first event took place in 1967 and since then ISSA/INTERCLEAN has grown from being a national exhibition to the most important
Spanish cleaning sector increases exports
10th of October 2013
Spanish manufacturers of professional cleaning products are increasingly looking to export markets in the light of difficult market conditions at home. According to data from the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Cleaning and Hygiene (ASFEL) exports increased by 13.33 per cent in the first six months of this year, and by 4.06 per cent in
P&G Professional survey finds 'cautious optimism' in US cleaning market
3rd of October 2013
The cleaning industry in the USA has become more efficient in its operations and keeping costs down in the last two years. And in light of an improving economy a tone of cautious optimism is apparent.
That's according to the 2013 Cleaning Industry Insights Survey from P&G Professional, the away-from-home division of Procter &
CMS Purus Awards presented at Berlin cleaning exhibition
30th of September 2013
The first day of the CMS professional cleaning exhibition in Berlin last week saw the presentation of the CMS Purus Awards for product design.
This year there were five winners in three categories. In the machines section there were three winners for the first time: the BR 35/12 C compact scrubber dryer from Kärcher; Nilfisk's VL500 75-2 EDF
Kärcher-Tennant final judgement - Tennant withdraws appeal
23rd of September 2013
So-called 'activated water' is no more effective than tap water. Tennant's advertising claims regarding the cleaning power of an all-purpose cleaner that is water 'activated' using its ec-H2O technology, are deemed to be anti-competitive.
This decision by the Stuttgart Regional Court in Germany is now legally binding and Tennant has withdrawn its
Nurses lead the way in hand hygiene
20th of September 2013
Nurses are leading doctors when it comes to hand hygiene in hospitals, according to researchers.
Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, who helped draft The World Health Organisation's Hand Hygiene Guidelines launched in 2009, said nurses have the highest compliance rates internationally at 71 per cent before intervention and also after the introduction
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