Tomorrow's Cleaning March 2010

TOMORROW’S CLEANING MARCH 10
What’s On? The Times believe in
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Bog Standard approach
2010
The Times newspaper has lent its voice to the Bog of cost but commitment to the required standards
18th - 19th March
Standard campaign, which aims to improve the of provision.”
Carpex/WIndex
standard, hygiene and availability of toilets across
Some teachers have been found to restrict toilet visits
Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK
the schools in the UK. The initiative was launched
to designated breaks so children have to wait, even
www.carpex.co.uk in 2004 after research suggested that half of all
though young bladders and bowels often do not
23rd – 25th March
pupils regularly avoid going to the toilet because of
function with consistency and can vary from day to
Pulire Espana inadequate provision of the service, with cleanliness
Madrid, Spain
day. This makes pupils vulnerable to health
and hygiene cited as a significant factor behind
www.pulire-es.com
problems such as bedwetting and constipation,
their reluctance.
Monday 19th April
while inadequate hygiene in toilets has been linked to
Federation of Window Cleaners Annual
Mike Bone, Director of the British Toilet the urinary tract infections which affect an estimated
General Meeting
Association, said: “Poor school toilets are 750,000 five to 16 year olds across the UK. Often
Summerfield House, Reddish, UK
newsworthy and they have a direct impact on the children can be put off drinking during the day because
www.f-w-c.co.uk
health of pupils. Although many authorities they don’t want to use the toilet, causing dehydration
26th –29th April
responsible for providing toilets in education care which can also lead to headaches, lethargy or poor
ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
about their pupils and provide them with excellent concentration.
www.issainterclean.com
facilities, we believe that it is not purely a question www.bog-standard.org
13th – 14th May
ABCD 21st Anniversary Conference
Crowne Plaza, Nottingham
There’s an App for that
Complaints about graffiti in
the borough fell by 30%
www.abcdsp.org.uk
Londoners can now notify their London Council between June 2007 and
14th May
of the dirtiest areas they encounter using their August 2009 following the
CHSA Charity Ball
smartphones.
Kensington Copthorne Tara Hotel, London
launch of the
www.chsa.co.uk
The online application Love Clean Streets enables
LoveLewisham.org website.
8th – 10th June people to load pictures of litter, vandalism or urban
Steve Wright, Chairman of
AHCP Conference
decay in directly from their phone onto an online
the British Cleaning Council
Bristol, UK
map. Contributors to the site can then monitor the
commented: “The success of Lewisham’s pilot
www.ahcp.co.uk
response of the local authorities’ street cleansing
meant that it was inevitable the
9th – 11th June
teams via the site.
ISSA/Interclean Latin America
LoveCleanStreets.org scheme would be rolled out
Cancun, Mexico
Lewisham Council, which have successfully run
across the capital. We encourage everyone to
www.issainterclean.com
a similar borough-wide scheme since 2005, have
participate in helping the Local Authorities keep the
22nd – 24th August
been tasked with developing the site across the
streets of London clean and tidy.”
BSM Expo
whole of London. www.lovecleanstreets.org
Rosehill Gardens, Sydney, Australia
www.bsmexpo.com.au
13th – 15th September
Insects join us on our daily commute
Health Protection 2010 Conference
www.hpa.org.uk Up to 1,000 cockroaches accompany us on our London, we believe that
14th – 16th September
journeys to work according to Rentokil. London trains, both
RWM: Recycling &Waste Management Exhibition
underground and
NEC Birmingham, UK
After spraying carriages of a train and a bus with
overground, will have a
www.rwmexhibition.com
insecticide and then counting the bodies of insects,
similar number of
Rentokil found that the average commuter train
23rd September
infestations.
BICSc Annual Awards Dinner
contains up to 1,000 cockroaches, along with up to
Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel &
200 bedbugs, and 200 fleas in the seats, and the
However, despite the heavy load of human traffic on
Country Club, UK
average bus houses up to 500 cockroaches, 50
London’s public transport, Transport for London
www.bics.org.uk
bedbugs, and 50 fleas.
(TfL) firmly dismisses Rentokil’s claims.
29th September – 1st October
A TfL spokesman said: “Rentokil has provided us
The cleaning company warned that infestations on
Connections Conventions & Trade Show
with no evidence to support these claims and have
public transport were at an all-time high.
Las Vegas, USA
not been in touch with us.
www.connectionsconvention.org Savvas Othon of Rentokil said: “Pests are thriving.
Our trains are cleaned after every working day, and
29th September – 2nd October
People eat on the move, and there is a lot of food
deep cleaned every 14 days. Likewise, London’s
Hygexpo 2010 left on seats. The average commuter will always
bus fleet is cleaned after every shift and buses are
Belgrade, Serbia be close to cockroaches, bedbugs, and fleas.
deep cleaned every month.”
www.alexpo.co.rs
“Although we looked at a train not running in www.rentokil-initial.com
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