Announced in a press release, Hako Australia has appointed Scott Farr as field service mechanic as part of the manufacturer’s further growth plans in Victoria. According to the release, ‘Farr is new to the cleaning industry and has worked previously as a motor mechanic and field service technician. He has already undergone training out of Hako Australia’s new premises in [...]
Equipe Solutions says it has taken swift action to stop the sale of counterfeit hand soap dispensers from China which infringe Australian patents held by United Kingdom based Brightwell Dispensers Ltd. The fake goods were identical copies of the Brightwell Dispensers MSD soap dispenser and infringed two patents covering a valve inside the dispensing pump and the way the dispenser cover moves. [...]
A US survey conducted for The Sustainability Dashboard, a web-based system that helps organisations measure and monitor their use of fuel, water, energy, etc., has found that 43 percent of facility managers and cleaning professionals would pay more for products made by a company that practices sustainability.* However, 28 percent of respondents indicated they would not pay more and 30 [...]
Michael Schaffer, a senior executive with Tacony’s Commercial Floor Care division and president of Tornado Industries and CFR, has seen many industry trends come and go. According to a press release, however, Schaffer believes what is occurring now “is the emergence of a ‘new norm’ impacting the entire industry. “No one can argue that our industry is recession proof any longer,” [...]
Godfreys has undergone a major balance-sheet restructure that has cut direct obligation debt by 90 per cent, reports The Australian’s Andrew Main (10 January 2012, www.theaustralian.com.au). Main notes, ‘the company, which was bought by a consortium headed by Pacific Equity Partners and Unitas Capital for more than $300 million in 2006, has been a putative turnaround story that nearly turned [...]
In-line with a growing number of ‘cleaning’ product suppliers, The Clorox Company has further expanded its infection control repertoire with the acquisitions of Aplicare, Inc. and HealthLink, which are providers of infection control products for the health care industry. ‘These acquisitions are important steps in the company’s effort to increase exposure to faster-growing categories as part of an ongoing portfolio transformation. [...]
According to an Alfred Karcher GmbH blog statement on 29 November 2011, ‘Tennant has withdrawn in Germany a wrongly translated Press release in which it claimed incorrectly that an agency responsible for dealing with anti-competitive advertising in the UK – Oxfordshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service – considered scientific proof to have been provided of the efficacy of ec-H2O technology. [...]
The Cleaning Council WA Supplier Showcase will be held on Tuesday 13th March 2012 at the Saint Hotel Innaloo. This is Western Australia’s only trade show for the cleaning industry. The showcase will feature displays from more than 20 suppliers as well as key government bodies including the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC). The Department [...]
In what is described as a transaction that will create the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, Ecolab Inc and Nalco Holding Company shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the merger of the two companies. The announcement was made 30 November 2011. The merger will deliver coverage in more than 160 countries and combined 2011 annualised sales of [...]
Earlier this week the Trading Standards Service of the Oxfordshire County Council, UK, determined that advertising claims made by Tennant about its patented ec-H2O technology are supported by its scientific evidence and customer testing. In its ruling, the Trading Standards Service found that Tennant can broadly support its claims in relation to ec-H2O on the company’s website and in marketing [...]
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