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Peracetic acid - the new hero in hospitals
22nd of March 2016There have been many products tried and tested in the realm of hospital and healthcare in the quest to discover the most effective cleaner in an industry where hygiene is paramount.
Adam Duxbury, new product development chemist at specialist chemical company, Airedale Chemical, explains why there is a new hero product emerging that is ticking all
Many looming challenges for the EU
22nd of March 2016Will the European Union survive 2016? It’s a fair question considering the battering the region has taken from a perfect storm of crises in recent years and with fresh challenges looming over an increasingly darkening horizon. Hartley Milner goes in search of some answers.
Whether the EU collapses this year or not will be of no consequence
The invisible scrubber dryer
21st of March 2016As daytime cleaning becomes more prevalent there is an increasing need for quieter, more unobtrusive cleaning equipment. Ann Laffeaty looks at the latest scrubber dryers that offer the capacity to fade into the background – while also remaining safe to use around the public.
Scrubber dryers are not necessarily the most compact or elegant of
Raising the bar in washrooms
18th of March 2016A new chain of smart, upmarket toilets have recently appeared in Europe’s city centres while upgraded facilities are cropping up in stadiums and many other locations. What effect have these had on standards in public washrooms across the board? ECJ finds out.
Over the past four years, a chain of more than 200 premium toilet shops have
Waste management - keep hazards out of the bin
18th of March 2016Many small businesses are unintentionally operating outside of the law by disposing of their hazardous wastes with general rubbish, but it’s easy to do the right thing explains Barry Dennis, chairman of European waste management event RWM.
When most of us think about hazardous waste, we tend to think of industrial effluents. But in fact,
Green cleaning - the jolly green client
17th of March 2016The wellbeing of customers and end-users is an important part of any green cleaning policy. But truly sustainable companies will do what they can to enhance the lives of their employees and the wider community as well. Ann Laffeaty asks companies in the sector how they go about this.
The terms ‘green cleaning’ and