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ISSA/INTERCLEAN seminar will focus on healthcare
3rd of April 2012
Cleaning association ISSA, co-organiser of the ISSA/INTERCLEAN exhibition in Amsterdam next month, is to host a seminar at the event dedicated to the role of cleaning in healthcare.
The seminar - entitled ‘Cleaning in the 21st Century: the Vital Importance of Cleaning on Healthcare' - will focus on the positive impact cleaning can have on
Chidichimo blog tackles service quality
2nd of April 2012
Pedro Chidichimo, president of the institutional and laundry business unit of Sealed Air (known as Diversey before it was acquired last year), writes in his latest ECJ blog about how web-based auditing applications can differentiate a company from its competitors through improved service quality of the customer-facing operations.
He writes that
bpi.recycled products invests millions in recycling
30th of March 2012
Refuse and recycling sacks manufacturer bpi.recycled products has commissioned a multi-million euro state-of-the-art, waste wash plant at its factory in the UK, which will enable it to improve its 100 per cent recycled polythene products.
Estimated to have cost in the region of 5.4 million euros, the new plant will be used to recycle waste such
Truvox celebrates 50th year
29th of March 2012
Truvox International, UK manufacturer of floor care machines, is celebrating its 50th year in business. Truvox Floorcraft was first incorporated in July 1962, became Truvox International in 1992 and was acquired by the Tacony Corporation of the US in 2006.
Throughout its history the company has built scrubber dryers, carpet extractors, vacuums
Credit cards more ‘dirty' than toilet seats
28th of March 2012
Nearly half our credit cards could be carrying high levels of bacteria, according to a study.
And tests have shown that more than a quarter of banknotes also reveal alarming levels of bacterial contamination.
A small-scale study carried out by Dr Ron Cutler, senior lecturer at the school of biological and chemical sciences at the University of
Contico acquired by Robert Scott
26th of March 2012UK cleaning products distributor Robert Scott has acquired the total share capital of Contico Manufacturing, formerly owned by Proventec.
"Both Robert Scott and Contico have longstanding reputations for quality and service standards that we feel can only be enhanced by this acquisition," said Alastair Scott, who confirmed Contico will continue to
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