An April 2012 survey asked US cleaning professionals their thoughts about battery-operated cleaning equipment, such as those found in auto-scrubbers. The survey was conducted by Tornado Industries, which manufactures several battery-powered floor machines. Ninety-six people completed some or all of the six questions.* Asked the type of battery now found in their cleaning equipment, 52 percent indicated it was a [...]
Late March the US’s National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus recommended that Tennant Company discontinue certain claims promoting the superior performance of the company’s ‘ec-H20’ technology. The claims at issue were challenged before NAD, the US advertising industry’s self-regulatory forum, by Nilfisk-Advance, stated an official NAD press release. Claims at issue included: ec-H20 ‘electrically converts [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Although it sounds like something from a science fiction film, US manufacturer Corning Incorporated has, as posted on stargazette.com, released an anti-bacterial glass that kills bacteria and viruses that come into contact with it. However anti-bacterial glass already exists. ‘One version, made by Belgium-based AGC Glass Europe, kills 99 percent of the bacteria that come in contact with it for at [...]
Photo courtesy of Mario Alberto, www.sxc.hu/photo/344910 According to an online survey conducted for Tornado Industries, 67 percent of respondents, a clear majority, agree with the following statement, ‘we are stripping and refinishing floors less frequently today than we were five years ago’. The survey involved more than 60 building service contractors (BSCs), who answered a variety of questions regarding floor [...]
Environmental protection authorities in developed countries are becoming increasingly vigilant in combating the illegal dumping of waste water into stormwater drains. More than ever, service providers need to equip themselves with appropriate clean and capture systems. That was the message imparted by visiting Hydro Tek export director David Sholson when he addressed Australian Pump Industries’ (API) ‘Clean & Green’ seminar, [...]
In an article by International Business Times reporter, posted on 26 January 2012, ‘a tankless toilet so inspired Japan’s Panasonic Corp. that the company will end their production of water-logged toilets and focus on the design alternative’. According to the article, the tankless toilet, named the Arauno V, ‘won’t be free of water, but will do away with the bulky water [...]
As written in an article by Times Colonist journalist Cindy E. Harnett, cleaning inspections at Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) facilities this year will involve some high-tech detective work, thanks to the use of hand-held ultraviolet lights. “It’s similar technology, but we’re using it in a low-tech way,” said Murray Hutchison, VIHA’s corporate director of general support services. According to [...]
GUMDROP Ltd is the first chewing gum recycling company in the world. Founded by Anna Bullus in 2009, it’s not only focused on the collection and recycling of chewing gum, but also about campaigning and educating the public about the benefits of disposing gum appropriately so that it doesn’t harm the environment. While studying three dimensional design at Brighton University [...]
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