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Dussmann acquires Janus in Austria
24th of March 2021
In Austria, multi-service provider Dussmann Group has ?acquired the Janus Group Vienna through its subsidiary Dussmann Service Austria. Janus specialises in the provision of of cleaning and disinfection services to healthcare facilities and employs 1,300 people.
This acquisition, says Dussmann, strengthens its healthcare cleaning expertise
‘Returning schoolchildren should wash their hands every hour’
22nd of March 2021
Hourly handwashing and other strict hygiene protocols are among the measures being mooted for children as India reopens its schools.
Other suggestions are that parents should ensure their young have a personal supply of soap and sanitiser in their school bags. And schools are being urged to clean the toilets more frequently to help ensure
More public toilets closed during latest UK lockdown
18th of March 2021
Around 100 UK more toilets have been closed to the public during the current nationwide lockdown than in the last one.
This was revealed by Lockdown Loo, a website set up to track public washrooms and highlight those that have remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of 450 UK toilets have been temporarily closed since January 5
Rubbermaid Commercial Products launches survey to examine impact of COVID-19
11th of March 2021
Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has launched Changing Workplaces, a research programme to investigate the complex changes the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred in workplaces and facilities across Europe. The first stage is a survey which it would like ECJ readers to take part in.
The survey asks businesses how their facility has evolved its
September date for BICSc Awards
10th of March 2021
The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) has launched its awards for 2021, with the ceremony due to take place on September 30 in Birmingham.
BICSc is hopeful of being able to host a live event at the Forest of Arden Hotel & Spa. If not, it will be online. The plan is to host a lunch this year, a change to the gala dinner of previous
Poisonings due to improper alcohol hand gel use increase by 900 per cent
9th of March 2021
In Spain, there was an increase in accidental poisonings due to improper use of alcohol hand gels of 900 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019. That's according to the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (INTCF), as reported by Empresa & Limpieza.
Of those poisonings over 84 per cent were oral; seven per cent via
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