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World Hand Hygiene Day: The importance of choosing the best quality hand sanitisers

By Sam Greaves, MD and fourth generation owner of The Cleenol Group, a manufacturer and supplier of commercial and industrial cleaning and hygiene products Approximately 70 per cent of health care workers and 50 per cent of surgical teams do ...

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Helping staff to stay well this winter

Chris Wakefield, Managing Director UK & Ireland, GOJO Industries-Europe Ltd, explains how making some smart hygiene choices can help protect staff and customers this winter. Winter is the prime season for germs. Colds, flu, norovirus, and other seasonal viruses rear ...

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BiocareUV commences R&D contract with Public Contracts Scotland

BiocareUV Ltd has commenced its R&D contract with Public Contracts Scotland as part of the HAARSAIN SBRI Competition ‘Reducing Spread of Airborne Pathogens in Healthcare’. BiocareUV Ltd will research & develop new UV technology with associated control software within NHS Tayside ...

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Free how-to guides for cleaners – Prochem has it taped

Cleaning products specialist, Prochem Europe, has expanded its free online Technical Help Guides to include advice on pre-spray chemicals, infection control and removing adhesive tape residue. Cleaners removing yellow and black social distancing tape from carpets and hard flooring are ...

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Keeping winter bugs at bay through cleaning and hygiene

As Covid cases and other seasonal illnesses sweep the nation, Paul Owen, Regional Director at Kingdom Cleaning shares his top tips for winter cleaning Winter is coming and it’s looking pretty worrying when it comes to public health. Covid cases ...

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Sodexo partners with IPS and Essity to provide education to prevent spread of infection

Sodexo has partnered up with the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and Tork, Essity’s global leading professional hygiene brand, to launch an Environment, Cleaning and Decontamination (ECD) programme to support infection prevention practitioners tackle infections in healthcare settings. Infection control has ...

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CHSA webinar: Break the chain of infection

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the view of cleaning and hygiene forever. Understanding how to break the chain of infection has never been more important. The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) webinar – ‘8 Moments of Targeted Hygiene’ – ...

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Ground attack alone will not defeat drug-resistant bacteria

By Christian Hendriksen, Co-founder & CEO, Rensair In the battle against COVID, the biggest threat is transmission from inhaling airborne droplets, not from touching contaminated surfaces. Despite a campaign by the world’s leading aerosol scientists, atmospheric physicists and indoor-air researchers, ...

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How well does your hand sanitiser measure up?

As hand hygiene continues to be a critical infection control measure, Chris Wakefield, Managing Director UK & Ireland, GOJO Industries-Europe Ltd advises how businesses can ensure their choice of sanitiser is safe, effective, and will help to build compliance. Pre-pandemic, ...

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How an investment in cleaning can return confidence in a post-lockdown world

By James White, Managing Director at Denis Rawlins Ltd Who would have thought this time last year that we would be navigating our way out of a third national lockdown? COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down and the freedoms ...

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