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Cleaning up the industry: Why we need to disrupt the cleaning product sector

By Emma Tapper, Co-Founder of The Friendly Chemical Company Spurred by a surge in demand for cleaning products as a result of the pandemic in 2020, the sustainable cleaning products industry has grown massively in recent years. Newly published data ...

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Cleaning specialist declares war on chemicals

A commercial cleaning specialist has committed to removing all chemicals from its core daily cleaning range by the end of 2021. Incentive QAS, the contract cleaning arm of Incentive FM Group, has urged its competitors to follow suit in tackling ...

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Webinar: Regulating Chemicals in the UK

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are hosting a second virtual stakeholder event covering the actions businesses in the chemicals sector need to take to keep their business moving following the ...

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HSE-hosted UK Transition chemicals podcast

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is hosting a series of free podcasts to help businesses that make, use or supply chemicals understand what actions they need to take to ensure they are prepared for the end of the UK ...

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Christeyns UK Managing Director retires, Clover Chemicals Managing Director named as replacement

Bradford-based Christeyns UK Managing Director Nick Garthwaite is retiring from his role at the specialist hygiene chemical manufacturer after 10 years at the helm. The company has announced that Neil Jones, currently Managing Director at Clover Chemicals and Christeyns Food ...

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Westgrove heads for chemical free approach by 2022

Facilities management company, The Westgrove Group, is pushing to make its business virtually chemical free by 2022. Westgrove has already rolled out the use of the Lotus Pro to over 20 of its sites in the UK with impressive financial ...

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Christeyns reorganises its commercial laundry division

Bradford-based chemicals manufacturer Christeyns has rearranged its Laundry Field Team and Engineering, Water & Energy division to better service its client base across the UK. Christeyns Commercial Laundry division, which supplies detergents, supporting chemicals and water and energy equipment, has ...

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The future of cleaning: probiotics and robots

The 99.9% killing chemical household cleaning products found in most homes will be no more by 2060, according to a futurologist who is known for predicting the invention of the text message. The futurologist also predicts robots that look like ...

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Toucan Eco’s hypochlorous disinfectant receives double certification against viruses

Toucan Eco, a multipurpose non-chemical solution, has become one of the first cleaning products of its kind in the UK to receive both EN 14476 and EN 16777 certification, proving its virucidal efficacy against coronaviruses. Following independent accredited laboratory testing, ...

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Accreditation scheme for chemical manufacturers is launched

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has launched an accreditation scheme for the manufacturers of cleaning chemicals. This move means the CHSA has achieved its strategic ambition of accrediting all members. The combination of the Association’s rigorous code of ...

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