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108-year-old vacuum cleaner still works
26th of March 2012
A vacuum cleaner made in 1904 was still working when it was rescued from a scrap yard at a family-owned paper mill in the UK recently.
Harry Cox rescued the 108-year-old American Sturtevant model, which still had its original accessories including wall brushes, floor tools, blowing nozzles, and upholstery tool intact.
Weighing a hefty 30 kilos,
British athletes ordered not to shake hands at London 2012
23rd of March 2012
Britons may be known for their good manners, but British athletes have been told not to shake hands before and during the London Olympic Games, in order to prevent illness.
The British Olympic Association has suggested its competitors ward off sporting greetings in case they catch a bug that could wreck their Games dreams.
A mild illness that
British Cleaning Council celebrates 30 years
22nd of March 2012
The British Cleaning Council - the umbrella body covering associations and trade bodies for the professional cleaning industry - has celebrated its 30th anniversary with a reception at the Houses of Parliament in London.
The event was led by Mark Woodhead, BCC chairman, who drew attention to its achievements since 1982, while looking at some of
Hygiene fears over new hand scanners in UK hospitals
21st of March 2012
Electronic scanners that identify members of staff via their hands have been installed in hospitals in the north of England.
But nursing staff are concerned that hygiene standards could be compromised if healthcare employees use these touch-screens to clock in and out of shifts.
The scanners recognise the identity of staff members via their
ISSA/INTERCLEAN's Rob den Hertog writes ECJ blog
20th of March 2012
Rob den Hertog, project manager for the ISSA/INTERCLEAN exhibition in Amsterdam this May, has written his first blog for the ECJ website.
Den Hertog offers a progress report on the show's build-up and looks ahead to special events taking place during the exhibiton, such as the Amsterdam Innovation Award presentation and the ISSA conference.
Metsä Tissue ranked best for transparency by WWF
19th of March 2012
Metsä Tissue has been ranked the best tissue paper producer for public corporate responsibility reporting and environmental management systems in the WWF's second Environmental Paper Company Index.
This rating of paper producers according to their global ecological footprint scrutinises production on key environmental criteria such as
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