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Live experiment shows MRSA dies on Antimicrobial Copper surfaces
- April 15, 2012
- By alan
- Technology
Just determined by an experiment, MRSA has met its match with Antimicrobial Copper. A live webcast experiment www.antimicrobialtouchsurface.com demonstrated that Antimicrobial Copper effectively kills MRSA within two hours while it readily survives on stainless steel. “Antimicrobial copper is part of the solution in the fight against healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) – it kills 99.9% of bacteria within two hours of exposure,” said [...]

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End-users seeking efficient floorcare equipment
- April 12, 2012
- By alan
- Technology
Although US end-user customer budgets have tightened, they continue to seek out the most efficient floorcare equipment. A February 2012 survey of facility service providers (FSPs) conducted by Powr-Flite found that the amount of money end-customers are willing to invest in floor care is decreasing. That was the conclusion of 57 percent of respondents. However, even though the funds for [...]

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German court grants Tennant an interim injunction
- April 11, 2012
- By alan
- Supply Side
The Regional Court in Cologne, Germany, has granted Tennant Company an interim injunction against Alfred Karcher GmbH & Co. KG. ‘The court’s decision, effective immediately, means that Karcher is no longer allowed to state that Tennant has weakened its ec-H2O advertising claims, and Karcher must immediately remove all such statements from the Internet,’ stated a 10 April Tennant press release. [...]

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Tennant gears up for Australian Orbio Technologies’ launch
- March 29, 2012
- By alan
- Supply Side
Conference themed ‘Full Steam Ahead’ While Tennant’s 2012 Sales Conference delivered attendees a comprehensive package of varying subjects, there was no doubt a local Orbio Technologies’ launch was the primary topic at this two day event for the company’s direct sales force. Held at the Novotel Brighton-le-Sands (Sydney) late March, the conference’s key speaker was visiting Orbio Technologies director of [...]

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Tennant sends Karcher ‘cease and desist’ letter
- March 27, 2012
- By alan
- Supply Side
Tennant Company has sent a ‘cease and desist’ letter to major competitor Karcher following a blog statement made by the German-based manufacturer earlier this month. Karcher had stated, ‘The US cleaning equipment manufacturer Tennant has pulled back from its controversial claims for so-called ec-H2O technology in scrubber-driers significantly after Karcher initiated legal or regulatory action against the company at the [...]

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Vale Frank Cormack
- March 21, 2012
- By alan
- Supply Side
Francis Alexander (Frank) Cormack 19 April 1924 – 17 March 2012 A skilled engineer, Frank Cormack was instrumental in the design and manufacture of the first Polivac suction polisher. In reality, it was the world’s first suction polisher and a machine that put Australian cleaning equipment on an international stage. While working for Vincent Brothers (part of Pye) during the [...]

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Protecting BSCs from unfair public liability indemnity burdens
- March 16, 2012
- By alan
- Contracting
In an increasingly litigious business environment, it is vital that contract cleaners, and other service providers, work closely with their insurance brokers and legal people to ensure they do not leave their firms vulnerable to patently unfair public liability (PL) claims. That was a clear message imparted at a recent industry meeting. Conducted in response to its members’ growing concerns, [...]

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Mooted legal action prompts Tennant to change ec-H2O claims, says Karcher
- March 11, 2012
- By alan
- Supply Side
According to a 8 March Karcher press release, ‘Tennant has pulled back from its controversial claims for so-called ec-H2O technology in scrubber-driers significantly after Karcher initiated legal or regulatory action against the company (Tennant) at the beginning of September 2011 for misleading advertising. ‘Tennant made the changes prior to legal or official rulings in Germany, Belgium and UK. Karcher objected [...]

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OCS Group sets sights on major Asian growth
- March 9, 2012
- By alan
- Contracting
UK-headquartered OCS Group has acquired the Singapore outsourced cleaning company Don Thaker Group (DTG) ‘as a key step in the Group’s strategic 40 million (pound sterling) expansion plan for the region.’ In an announcement made early this week, OCS Group CEO Chris Cracknell, explained, “We intend to grow revenues derived from overseas operations rapidly over the next three years. Following [...]

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Educational AUSCLEAN heads to Perth
- March 2, 2012
- By alan
- Contracting, Supply Side
Keen to take its education concept to smaller cities, Interpoint (part of The Intermedia Group, INCLEAN’s publisher) has announced its organisation of AUSCLEAN WA, which will be held 19 and 20 March 2013, Perth. AUSCLEAN WA, which is supported by the Cleaning Council of WA, will include a series of educational seminars and workshops, complemented with an exhibition of cleaning [...]

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