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Diversey Care is event partner for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2017
31st of March 2017
Diversey Care will once again be the event partner for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards, which were founded by European Cleaning Journal (ECJ). The only pan-European awards for the sector recognise the high standards of excellence in the professional cleaning sector.
Serving customers in over 175 countries, the leading provider of
Sealed Air announces sale of New Diversey to Bain Capital Private Equity
27th of March 2017
Sealed Air Corporation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Diversey Care division and the food hygiene and cleaning business within its Food Care division (together "New Diversey") to Bain Capital Private Equity, a leading global private investment firm, for approximately $3.2 billion.
New Diversey will be a
Hospital cleaners share €80,700 damages over toxic fumes
23rd of March 2017
Cleaners working at a UK hospital have won €80,700 in damages after becoming ill following exposure to a chemical disinfectant at work.
The 22 employees of the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust began using Actichlor seven years ago. They were allegedly not given any training in its use and mixed the product with hot water in
European Cleaning Days campaign relaunches for 2017
22nd of March 2017
EUnited Cleaning, with the support of the European Federation of Cleaning Industries (EFCI) and the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (AISE) is re-launching its European Cleaning Days (ECD) campaign.
This campaign aims to highlight and promote the importance and benefits of professional cleaning in places
OCS to recruit 900 apprentices with new scheme
20th of March 2017
As part of National Apprenticeship Week in the UK, building services provider OCS is launching a new apprenticeship programme which will aim to recruit up to 900 apprentices in its first year.
From April 6 the scheme will offer apprenticeships in a range of operational FM, management and business support functions including ICT and HR. Open to
Use of hand sanitiser linked to health problems in children
17th of March 2017
Poison helplines in the US receive thousands of calls each year relating to children's adverse reactions to hand sanitisers according to the Center for Disease Control.
Products containing alcohol are the subject of most complaints with reports of eye problems and sanitiser ingestion cited among the most common issues.
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