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Rentokil Initial completes Franz Haniel joint venture agreement
10th of August 2017
Rentokil Initial in the UK has completed it joint venture agreement with Germany-based Franz Haniel, which operates under the CWS-Boco brand. Rentokil agreed in December to merge its workwear and hygiene businesses in 10 countries, mainly in the Benelux and central & eastern Europe regions.
The London-listed pest control firm will receive
Should handshakes be banned due to hygiene concerns?
4th of August 2017
Doctors in the USA and the UK are considering handshake bans in a bid to reduce hospital infections, some of which are resistant to antibiotics.
Others, however, say handshaking in the general community is fairly safe as long as people regularly wash their hands.
This traditional method of greeting has already been banned in two neonatal
Dr Ilham Kadri named president and ceo of Diversey under new ownership
3rd of August 2017
Dr Ilham Kadri has been appointed to serve as president and chief executive officer of Diversey. The company is in the process of being acquired from Sealed Air Corporation by Bain Capital Private Equity. The sale is expected to complete in September 2017.
Kadri joined Sealed Air in early 2013 as the president of the Diversey Care business. The
OptiGroup buys Stadsing
1st of August 2017
In Denmark, OptiGroup - European business-to-business distributor of business essentials in facility solutions, packaging and safety solutions, printing and creative solutions and reseller solutions - has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of Stadsing. Stadsing is a supplier of cleaning and hygiene products.
Headquartered in Aalborg, Stadsing
CMS Purus Innovation Awards finalists announced
31st of July 2017
The jury of the CMS Purus Innovation Awards (PIA) - organised by Messe Berlin to take place alongside the forthcoming CMS cleaning exhibition from September 19 to 22 - have announced their 17 finalists. Those products will now go forward to the final round of the competition and the winners will be announced on the first day of the
Scientists invent self-cleaning kitchens
26th of July 2017
Scientists in London have developed the dream kitchen -one which is capable of self-cleaning and destroying bacteria without any soap or sprays.
The researchers from University College London (UCL) have created paints and plastics that react with anything landing on them, driving off stains, repelling water or producing micro-doses of toxic
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