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• RPC bpi recycled products sponsors recycling conference

  01-10-2018 18:23 via cleaningmag.com
  RPC bpi recycled products was the headline sponsor of RECOUP’s Plastics Recycling Conference 2018, which took place on 27 September at the KingsGate Conference Centre, Peterborough. RECOUP, now in its 28th year, is the UK’s leading authority on plastics waste and resource management.Over 20 speakers took part in this year’s conference. Mike Baxter, external affairs director at RPC bpi recycled products, is one of them. He said: “This year’s event had more relevance
  
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• Kimberly-Clark Professional and @scottproducts offer a helping hand for Global @handwashingday 2018 #scottclean… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-10-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  Kimberly-Clark Professional and @scottproducts offer a helping hand for Global @handwashingday 2018 #scottclean… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vet practices admit they need to get tough on infections 

  01-10-2018 15:26 via chtmag.com
  New research from the professional division of Miele has revealed that the majority of UK vet practices feel the need to get tougher in the fight against infectious diseases, with many currently struggling to follow hygiene best practice. However, vets also say that more responsibility for hygiene needs to be taken by pet owners.
  Fifty-seven per cent of the 100 vets surveyed believe their practice could do more to prevent the spread of infection and 79 per cent are concerned that they are not co
  
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• ISS Ireland retains Parliament deal

  01-10-2018 12:08 via fmj.co.uk
  ISS Ireland has retained its contract with the Houses of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) for a further four years.
  Situated in Central Dublin, the Oireachtas consists of the two Houses: Dáil Éireann (Lower House) and Seanad Éireann (Upper House) whose functions and powers derive from the Constitution of Ireland.ISS has provided cleaning and ancillary services since first commencing operations in 2012.
  Eric Doyle, Managing Director, ISS Ireland commented: “We are deli
  
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• Mitie sells pest control business

  01-10-2018 11:47 via fmj.co.uk
  Mitie Group has announced the sale of Mitie Pest Control Limited to Rentokil Initial plc for a consideration of £40 million, which will be paid in cash at completion, subject to any adjustment for final completion accounts.
  The majority of the proceeds will be used to strengthen the balance sheet and accelerate partial repayment of the deficit under the Group’s defined benefit pension scheme, with the balance being reinvested in core businesses.
  Mitie Pest reported profits befo
  
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• Churchill wins Meadowhall multi-service deal

  01-10-2018 11:23 via fmj.co.uk
  Churchill has been awarded a multi-service contract by Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield. The new contract sees Churchill providing FM services including cleaning, security and building maintenance projects to the 8th largest shopping centre in the UK.
  The shopping centre covers in excess of 1.5 million square feet and sees up to two million visitors every month. At Meadowhall, Churchill now employs 271 operatives across all service streams, and delivers in excess of 9,000 hours
  
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• Construction firms targeted in new health inspections

  01-10-2018 10:41
  Construction firms across Great Britain will be targeted on their health standards by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) it has been announced.
  
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• New eco hand wash from Clarity - The Soap Co

  01-10-2018 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  Social enterprise Clarity - The Soap Co has launched a sister brand, BECO. Produced by visually impaired, disabled or disadvantaged people the foaming hand wash is vegan, readily biodegradable, hypo-allergenic and never tested on animals.One five-litre container provides 6,250 doses, and there are also branded 400 ml and 900 ml dispensers.clarityproducts.org
  
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• Hillbrush launches antimicrobial cleaning tools

  01-10-2018 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  For use in food manufacturing and healthcare, Hillbrush has developed a new colour range of antimicrobial cleaning tools. This is designed to prevent the growth and reduce the risk of bacterial cross contamination, minimise foreign body contamination and support HACCP and 5S best practise with colour-coded segregation.A key feature is Biomaster technology, a silver-ion based additive designed to inhibit bacterial growth. All plastics in the products, including the brush filaments and resin, are
  
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• Future-proofing for distributors

  01-10-2018 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  Joanne Gilliard is chief executive officer (ceo) of Jangro, one of the largest cleaning and hygiene products distribution groups in the UK and Ireland. She speaks exclusively to ECJ editor Michelle Marshall about the challenges and opportunities facing suppliers, and how this part of the cleaning sector is moving forward to safeguard its future.With 45 independent members distributing cleaning and hygiene and catering products, the Jangro Group has gone from strength to strength in recent years.
  
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• Cleaning up mopping

  01-10-2018 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  Ann Laffeaty looks at the latest products and technologies on the market designed to clean up the task of mopping and reduce the risk of cross-contamination.If you run a mop around a dirty floor using detergent and clean water, the chances are that the floor will end up looking cleaner afterwards than it did beforehand. But mopping is a dirty business. It is all too easy for the operator to spread contaminated water around the floor, making the end result less clean than it actually appears.This
  
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