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UK firm donates self-cleaning touch pads to local Primary School

SDA Systems based in North Manchester has donated and installed innovative self-cleaning touch pads at local school, Littlemoor primary. The company retail the products, aimed at assisting in the fight in the current pandemic and finished the installation before pupils ...

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Cleaning and FM industries pay tribute to popular colleague, Patrick Jongbloet

Members of the cleaning, hygiene and facilities management sectors have been paying tribute to well-known and popular colleague, Patrick Jongbloet, who has sadly passed away. Patrick had a variety of roles connected to the FM and cleaning and hygiene sectors ...

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Diversey announces a price increase in Europe from January 2021

Diversey has announced a 3% to 4% price increase across its Professional product ranges in Europe, effective 1 January 2021, due to continued cost movements and investment. Since the beginning of 2020, Diversey’s business has been confronted with significant challenges ...

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Keith Baker gets on board at 99point9 Hygiene

99point9 Hygiene, the technology company producing the only automated door handle disinfecting system approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency, has announced the appointment of Keith Baker to the Company’s board with immediate effect. Baker has over 50 years’ experience in ...

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Introducing COVGUARD SHYCOCAN, a breakthrough innovation against coronavirus in enclosed spaces

COVGUARD SHYCOCAN is a breakthrough innovation now available to defend against coronavirus within enclosed spaces. The device, launched by BV Consulting, is designed to disarm, disable and protect against COVID-19, providing real-time protection in buildings. It works by releasing safe, ...

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Aberdeen’s Tidy Green Clean team acquires Bin-Cleaned

The team behind Tidy Green Clean, an environmentally friendly commercial cleaning business that operates on a franchise model, has acquired Aberdeen-based Bin-Cleaned, a residential wheelie bin and commercial bin cleaning service, with plans to take business national. Andrew Alleway and ...

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CSSA announces 2021 Innovation Showcase

The Cleaning Support Services Association’s (CSSA) 2021 Innovation Showcase celebrates the cleaning industry’s most innovative products, services and initiatives. The Innovation Showcase is again backed by the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA), which is sponsoring the event. Businesses and ...

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SC Johnson makes significant progress toward 2025 targets in tackling plastic pollution

SC Johnson, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of household cleaning and other consumer and professional products, is making significant progress toward its 2025 targets to tackle plastic pollution. The company’s work to create a more sustainable world was highlighted ...

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Leobot wins the Amsterdam Innovation award 2020

Interclean Amsterdam Online has announced the winner of the Amsterdam Innovation Award. The overall winner – out of a total of 86 entries – of the Amsterdam Innovation Award 2020 is: Leobot by Lionsbot. LeoBot by LionsBot, a family of floor cleaning robots, is capable of performing a range of tasks. This socialised robot is ...

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Rochdale Council wins national competition for local authority cleaning services

Rochdale Borough Council has won a national competition organised by the Association of Building Cleaning Direct Service Providers (ABCD) to promote good practice in local authority cleaning services. Nottinghamshire County Council came second in the ABCD’s Initiatives Competition 2020, which ...

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