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Northwood acquires the property and fixed assets of Kimberly-Clark Professional and care sites in Flint, North Wales

The shareholders and directors of Northwood have announced that they have acquired the complete mill and converting facility of the Coleshill site of Kimberly-Clark (K-C) as well as the Flint site of K-C Personal Care. K-C and Northwood have completed ...

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Harrisons strengthens offering with new wet wipes launch

For the first time in its 135 year history, Harrisons, a leading UK manufacturer of nonwoven wipes, has launched a set of fully in-house manufactured wet wipes. Harrisons develops new B2B wet wipe offering, including Surface Disinfectant Wipes, Probe Wipes, ...

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Tork issues tools and support for reimagining public washrooms to help businesses unlock hidden value

Tork, a global leader in professional hygiene and an Essity brand, has released new guidance aimed at helping businesses transform their washrooms into assets that enhance user satisfaction and benefit business performance. Citing research that indicates a significant gap in ...

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phs Group launches UK’s first 100% recycled washroom essentials

Hygiene services provider, phs Group, has launched the UK’s first 100 per cent recycled washroom essentials collection. The ReVive range is the UK’s first and only up to 100 per cent recycled washroom range, says phs Group, and includes paper ...

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phs Teacrate business redefines the crate washing market

phs Teacrate, a UK market leader in crate hire and washing services, has invested in new technology that redefines hygiene and sustainability standards in the UK’s crate market. The new, next-generation tray & pallet washers set a new benchmark in ...

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A January sales shopping spree or a bacteria buffet? Research reveals hidden germs in retail hot spots

New swabbing research by Initial Washroom Hygiene has found that in-person January sales shopping could be exposing Brits to high levels of microbial contamination (germs). Replicating the journey of a typical shopper’s tour around some of central London’s most popular ...

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Higher standards of cleaning needed in public spaces to help protect the public against flu, say industry experts

With the NHS on high alert as flu continues to circulate through the UK, industry experts have called for clear and effective national cleaning standards across workplaces and public spaces in the UK to help save lives, limit damage to ...

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Overflowing bins and discarded needles: Britain’s public toilets need urgent hygiene fix

According to a recent survey 24 per cent of Brits have avoided using washrooms due to poor cleanliness. To understand where standards remain high (and where they don’t), sanitary waste experts at BusinessWaste.co.uk have ranked the UK cities with the dirtiest and cleanest ...

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Northwood makes debut at the Manchester Cleaning Show

Northwood Hygiene Products Ltd – the leading manufacturer and supplier of away-from-home (AfH) professional paper hygiene and wiping products – will be making a strong debut at the Manchester Cleaning Show with a trio of popular value-added brands, plus the ...

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FreshCheck receives £150k funding to advance hygiene verification technology

London startup FreshCheck has received £150,000 funding from the British Design Fund (BDF) to accelerate the rollout of its patented colour-change hygiene verification system. Founded in 2015 by Imperial College London PhD alumni Alex Bond and Dr. John Simpson, FreshCheck ...

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