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Industry Update
From chocs away to top franchisee
Getting the WOW factor going
of cleaning and hygiene
products. Four years on he has What’s been mooted as the first
now been voted Franchisee of on-line wiping superstore aimed
the Year. at trade professionals, has been
Thompson’s York based launched in a pilot scheme in
franchise has more than doubled Birmingham.
its turnover since 2005. He www.the worldofwiping.co.uk
supplies a wide array of has brand icon, canine
businesses across the county superhero WOWSER on hand to
Mark Thompson (left with including local authorities, care help users. old, scratchy rags, nor
Chemex MD Melvin Lusty) was homes, hotels and restaurants WOW – the world of wiping – disintegrating tissues, giving a
one of hundreds to lose their and schools and colleges. offers a range of strong, fully much cleaner job all round.
jobs when the Terry’s “Being made redundant was a absorbent, re-usable and Birmingham was singled out
confectionery factory closed in terrible blow at the time,“ says hygienic products. When for the pilot because it is a
York. Using his redundancy Thompson,“but since setting up ordered by 1pm they will be compact urban area with
payment to invest in his own in business I have never looked delivered to your door the next approximately 1/2 million small
business, Thompson bought a back.” day. to medium trades professionals.
franchise in Chemex
42776 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry
Made and priced for the
42715 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry
International, a leading supplier
Tel: 07710 281197
trade, the wipes mean no more Tel:0845 692969
TV dishes the dirt on food filth
A prize for surface sanitising
Dishing the Dirt, a new ITV with the Association of
series, gives a glimpse of the Healthcare Cleaning Byotrol, an anti-microbial be it workstations, human hands
horrors customers don’t see Professionals (AHCP) and asked technology that includes a range or a factory floor to offer long
behind Britain's £70b food what cleaning methods she of surface cleaners and hand lasting protection. It protects
industry, with undercover would recommend. She advised sanitisers, has been awarded the against bacteria and viruses,
footage showing ITV that In Depth Managed Best New Product at the annual including those that cause food
restaurant Services are experts in deep Society of Food poisoning, as well as
kitchens. cleaning techniques and Hygiene & swine flu and MRSA.
Environmental suggested that she supervise a Technology Even after drying, it
health then team to clean the kitchen. (SOFHT) Awards. continues to work
shuts down In Depth operatives were At the awards, on for hours.Yet
establishments then filmed while they 26 November 2009, Byotrol is so safe it
with cockroaches efficiently and correctly steam SOFHT judges would not cause
in the kitchen and mice cleaned the kitchen and acknowledged that harm even if
droppings on chopping boards. equipment until 2am the Byotrol’s sanitisation ingested, suiting it
In the third episode, (aired in following morning.“We are very properties could dramatically for use across the food industry.
November), reporters went proud to have been asked to improve hygiene within food The products do not contain
undercover in the Around the show everyone the correct manufacturing, preparation and alcohol, and, according to Bytorol
World in 80 Dishes restaurant. procedures,” says Lloyd retail environments. the range is the first of its kind to
TV researchers contacted Delia Ansermoz, sales director. Byotrol uses water based micro have received Halal approval.
Cannings, Education, Training
42714 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry
polymer technology which forms 42775 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry
and Development (ETD) Lead
Tel: 0845 605 2251
an invisible layer on any surface,
Tel: 0161 277 9518
Snapping up southern services
Stop press • Stop press • Stop press
• The cleaning division of property maintenance services provider,
Avica UK, a Watford Avica has been Integral UK, is now a corporate member of BICSc, with 5000
based distributor a member of members in all areas of the cleaning industry. Stuart Wilson has
of janitorial, national recently been appointed as director of the cleaning division.
medical and distribution
catering products serving north network Jangro since 1996. London • Principle Cleaning Services has appointed Peter Smith as MD.
London and the surrounding & Southern services Kent, South Current MD Douglas Cooke will step into the role of chief executive.
counties, has expanded south of London and most of Sussex – now
the Thames with the acquisition Avica – will be able to upgrade its • Dragon’s Den star Duncan Bannatyne teamed up with UK
of London & Southern Hygiene in customer service in this area from Commercial Cleaning to take part in a special project for Children in
Tunbridge Wells. twice weekly deliveries to a free Need. They helped to jet-wash a tarmac football pitch, and provided
The London & Southern next day delivery service. a general builders clean, a specialised kitchen clean and a sparkle
business has been re-branded Avica is now looking for further clean to leave Middle Park Community Centre, in south London
Avica, retaining all current staff, investments in the south. gleaming. Bannatyne invested £100,000 in the business after MD
while planning to expand the
42758 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry
Tony Earnshaw and sales manager Steve Pearsons appeared on the
customer service team. Tel: 01892 511750 show.
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