CONTENTS
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COVER STORY
Just Add Water HTC tell us all about the
Twister, and how the chemical-free floor cleaning system could be the answer to the question of eco- friendly floorcare.
REGULARS 24
Are You In Or Out? As the EU referendum debate
gets into full swing, PR and Media Manager for the BCC, Lee Baker, looks at the possible implications for the cleaning industry in this month’s column.
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Time To Break Up This time around, Matt Baines
of Premiere Products, tells us how he and his colleagues have stumbled upon some surprising secondary uses for their cleaning products.
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Ten Questions With... This month, Kim Jones, Sales
Director at BPI Recycled Products, sits down with us to take on the TC 10 Questions.
FEATURES 40
Bargain Hunt Robert Kravitz, a former
building service contractor in the U.S and now a writer for the professional cleaning industry, explains why going for the second hand bargain could cost more in the long run.
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So Happy Together It is essential for cleaning
contractors, facilities managers and procurement teams to work together to maintain high standards according to Nigel Crunden, Business Specialist at Office Depot.
NEWS
Newsflash Your essential industry news,
including all the latest appointments, contracts and exciting company
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REGULAR
announcements. This month, we get some more information on the new ‘National Living Wage’, hear from new BCC Chairman Simon Hollingberry, and learn of a new acquisition for Robert Scott & Sons.
World News A glance at the cleaning
industry worldwide, and some of the more interesting stories from across the globe, including the creation of a ‘Greener Cleaning Playbook’ for American sports venues.
STREET CLEANING & GRAFFITI REMOVAL
Blast Off! Luke Rutterford, Technical
Manager at Rentokil Specialist Hygiene explains why their Ecoblasting technique could be the best, most environmentally friendly way to remove unwelcome graffiti.
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Keeping Up Appearances
Clean and clear experts Orbis tell us about recent jobs in Northern Ireland and Scotland that saw them clean up unwanted graffiti and restore worn down buildings to their former glories.
DAMAGE MANAGEMENT
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Do Standards Matter? The BDMA give us the inside
scoop on the latest British Standard in damage management, due to be published by the end of the year.
Flying To The Rescue ServiceMaster Clean fill us in
on a recent case study where they helped a Gloucestershire man restore his home and business after some particularly bad flood damage.
PRESSURE WASHERS & STEAM CLEANING
That Dam Graffiti We hear more about Kärcher’s
cultural sponsorship programme, particularly how they have used their cold-water pressure washers to create some stunning, large-scale art pieces on four dams across the globe.
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Every Little Helps TC Specialist Services, part
of TC Facilities Management, tell us about a recent project that saw a 10-man team undertake a deep clean to the cladding of Tesco’s Livingston Distribution Centre.
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