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MEETING THE NEED FOR SAFETY
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STEPPING UP TO THE ESCALATOR PLATE
RD Industries understands the importance of reducing costs as well as maintaining employee safety. With the SafTflo system, they close the loop on ensuring safe chemical dispensers.
NEWS
NEWSFLASH Your essential industry news,
including all the latest appointments, contracts and exciting company announcements. This month, we look at the upcoming Facilities Show 2017, Nilfisk’s success at the Red Dot Awards, the new Master of the WCEC, and much more.
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WASHROOMS FOR ALL
We all agree that equality is a good thing, so unisex washrooms make perfect sense. But are there any disadvantages to this new style of toilet, and what qualities should they retain from the old-style gents’ and ladies’? Amelia Baker from washroom hygiene supplier Tork asks this question.
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DIGNITY AND FAIR PAY FOR CLEANING
OPERATIVES Ensuring the fair and dignified treatment of cleaning industry workers is crucial. Lee Baker, Media Manager for the British Cleaning Council, investigates the importance of maintaining a respected workforce.
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CELEBRATING INSPIRATION
With the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards around the corner, Gordon McVean, International Sales and Marketing Director of Truvox International, the category sponsor, looks at what it takes to be an award- winning inspirational leader.
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WIRELESS CLEANING Here, Morclean illustrates how
advances in technology have made a huge impact on scrubber dryers and sweepers, reducing size and increasing portability, making light work of big jobs.
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A MICRO REVOLUTION Alastair Scott, Marketing
and Sales Director at Robert Scott, explores how microfibre can aid the switch to daytime cleaning.
With it comes to cleaning, the rise of the escalator seems to have left many cleaning managers and contractors behind. Don’t be daunted by the technology – and step up to the plate, says James White, MD of Denis Rawlins Ltd.
FLOORCARE & MAINTENANCE
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SCRUBBER DRYER TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE
EXPERTS John Brill, Sales Director for Nilfisk, offers some pointers for using a scrubber dryer where it matters: on the ground.
WASHROOM HYGIENE 42
HAND HYGIENE AWARENESS SPARKS
SALES GROWTH With the heightened threat of Ebola, swine flu and other infectious illnesses looming over the UK population, chemical specialists, Airedale Chemical, has seen the demand for its surfactants range more than double since 2014.
44 50 52
THE WASHROOM JOURNEY
Chris Beattie, Marketing and Sales Director at Dolphin Solutions, discusses public washroom best practice and how to create the perfect washroom journey in a high footfall environment.
KEEPING THINGS CLEAN
Maintaining high levels of hygiene behaviour is important to prevent cross-contamination, but it can be difficult to encourage cleanliness in washrooms. Here, KM Facilities Management looks into the best ways businesses can clean up their acts.
WORKING AT HEIGHT
SAYING ‘NO’ TO THE SCAFFOLD
It’s a dangerous job working at height, especially when scaffolding is involved. Here, Thomann-Hanry looks into avoiding the risk entirely.
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GOING TO THE POLES Andy Whiting, Managing
Director at Spinaclean, forecasts a future of safe high level cleaning for Facilities Managers.
HOW TO CLEAN A... SKYSCRAPER
DCS Multiserve, a cleaning company based in Newcastle, UK, has put together some interesting insights into the daring task of cleaning windows at such great heights.
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