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Industry News

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SEBO SA celebrating 30 years of quality flooring maintenance

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KTH acquires 51 percent of Servest in major black empowerment deal Cannon Hygiene takes gold in people management New feminine hygiene service from Initial Matco acquired by COBA International Effective solution to ensure waste management compliance Rope access team repairs coronal capping of smoke stack

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FM Review

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Laundry Review

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New Products

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Optimal infection prevention strategies when laundering health care textiles

Nov/Dec issue: • Hard floor care • Matting systems

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Five evolving trends in building operations New fire extinguisher rental service

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One destination, more than 114 brands to view, test and explore Meet this year’s exhibitors High profile international conference on day one

New guidelines will help sports venues implement greener cleaning programmes Considering purchasing a floor scrubbing machine?

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Sept/Oct issue: • Hygiene in healthcare • Outdoor cleaning systems • CleantexPulire 2015 exhibition review

Contract cleaning procedures – Working together to stop the spread of disease Contract cleaning – Backpack vacuums – the basics Hand hygiene – Advanced monitoring system dramatically improves hand washing in the healthcare sector Hand hygiene – Save lives: Clean your hands, WHO campaign

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from the editor

interview

Celebrating 30 years of quality flooring maintenance

Exhibition to focus on workplace hygiene solutions It is an opportunity that only comes around every second year, an event that will showcase the broadest cross section of the professional cleaning marketplace, while raising general awareness of workplace hygiene solutions and the role that this important sector plays in society. This is what CleantexPulire is all about – a platform where cleaning and hygiene professionals and market leaders congregate to introduce new trends. Companies will launch new products, services, technology and equipment aimed at upgrading cleaning systems across multiple industries to further streamline facility maintenance operations.

Therefore, the major focus of this issue will be on the companies and products that will exhibit and be exhibited at Africa’s Cleanest Show.

The milestone 10th edition of CleantexPulire is set to open its doors on 28 July ’15 and will offer all this and more. With a record number of exhibitors – 49 and counting – prominently representing 125 brands and more than 10 international companies introducing brand new products to the African marketplace, CleantexPulire is firmly positioned as the largest show of its kind on the African continent.

Other highlights complementing the exhibition include the international conference on day one, featuring Diversey Care’s Dr Ilham Kadri as the keynote speaker, a panel discussion on the subject of “The Role of Skills Development in Infection Prevention and Hygiene” on day two, as well as an African Collaboration panel discussion on issues pertaining to cleaning on the African continent, planned for day three.

Looking forward to three exciting days at CleantexPulire ’15.

For ease of access pre-register as a visitor/delegate at: www.cleantex.co.za

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This year SEBO South Africa, the African distributor of German manufactured SEBO upright and canister vacuum cleaners celebrates its 30th anniversary. The company started operations in 1985 when Johan Humphries Snr realised the local potential for an upright vacuum featuring an integrated hose and initially focused his attentions on the consumer market. It was however not long before retailer Truworths approached SEBO SA, requiring a quality upright vacuum cleaner for their stores. This effectively started SEBO SA’s foray into the commercial and industrial floor care markets. African Cleaning Review spoke to SEBO SA Managing Director Johan Humphries Jnr regarding the company’s history and current activities.

What is the history behind the SEBO brand?

Eighty years after the first vacuum cleaner patent, two young consulting engineers were confident they could invent a vacuum cleaner on a whole new level. With a lot of theoretical and practical experience they founded the company “Stein & Co.” in Velbert in the “Bergischem Land”, Germany, and developed the SEBO 350 in 1978.

This innovative and well-designed model contained so many new patents reflecting advanced technical progress that cleaning staff in hotels, hospitals and offices quickly realised that this was the best vacuum ever made.

Mainly due to the user-friendly design and superior reliability of these vacuums, they rapidly became the world’s best selling upright vacuum

cleaners. Many features, which are now common on vacuum cleaners, were first introduced by SEBO, for example the integrated hose on uprights and electrostatic micro filters. During 1991 SEBO introduced the SEBO Automatic X1 upright vacuum cleaner to the retail market that featured computer controlled brush height adjustment for optimum cleaning performance. This feature still remains unique to SEBO. With four million vacuum cleaners sold SEBO is regarded as the global leader in commercial uprights.

SEBO was also the first company to initiate dry carpet cleaning in Europe, as well South Africa.

Subsequently the company started manufacturing canister vacuums and developed polishers for marble and wooden floors.

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Johan Humphries

Elaborate on the dry carpet cleaning system DUO-P carpet cleaning powder consists of hundreds of microsponges that contain safe solvent for greasy soiling, a neutral shampoo for non-greasy soiling and an anti re-soilant to delay re-soiling. All you have to do is – apply it to the carpet and work it into the carpet piles in order for it to absorb the dirt. Once absorbed it can be vacuumed and the big advantage here is that you don’t have to use water; it leaves your carpets dry immediately and ready for use. DUO-P also features antibacterial properties and is proven to eradicate dust mites.

How would you describe a typical SEBO upright vacuum cleaner?

The SEBO upright vacuum cleaner is completely focused on the essentials: providing the utmost in reliability and cleaning effectiveness on a daily basis! From the start, SEBO Stein & Co. established product durability, usability and ease of maintenance as its highest developmental priorities. As a result, the SEBO EVOLUTION sets new standards in the professional cleaning industry.

Describe the strengths of SEBO SA Our strength is definitely after-sales service. SEBO South Africa is after all a family business and we pride ourselves on being hands on, to be on site when a client calls and to attend to the matter immediately.

It is the personal interaction that makes the company unique. We have 40 agents all over South Africa, who were appointed on their individual strengths, market knowledge and potential to grow. We also have representation in other African countries like Botswana and Zambia.

Why use an upright vacuum compared to a canister type?

If you want to maintain a good quality carpet properly then you will definitely need the active rotating brush action offered by upright vacuums. In order to reach the fine dust and imbedded dirt the carpet piles need to be agitated before removal and the rotating brushes perform this task best. In addition, the integrated accessories and vacuum pipe make the upright vacuum readily available for use on floors, curtains and upholstery.

Another major advantage of SEBO vacuums is that the bag is fitted in front of the filter and motor, therefore the dirt is sucked into the bag as opposed to other vacuums where the dirt is blown into the air causing an inflated bag. All SEBO vacuums boast the British Allergy Foundation’s Seal of Approval, thereby making it ideal for use in hospitals, hotels and clean rooms.

What is your opinion on the market trend towards hard floors?

There is most certainly a growing trend towards the installation of hard floors in many facilities. It

has its benefits: it last longer, is easier to clean and to maintain, but is not always practical within the hospitality sector. However we realised a new maintenance opportunity in real wood and marble flooring applications especially, and introduced the SEBO FELIX vacuum cleaner with the DISCO polisher attachment that offers brilliant performance on hard floors, using diamond encrusted pads and eliminating the use of chemicals. Its powerful suction removes fine dust particles leaving the floor dust free, whilst the highly efficient 2 000U/ min ultra high-speed floor polisher creates a brilliant gloss surface.

We have already introduced it to a number of hotels and the prognosis is that these facilities are very happy with the end result. This is extremely encouraging considering the hospitality industry constitutes seventy percent of our business.

What does the future hold for Sebo SA? We definitely want to see additional growth in the rest of Africa; at the moment we are fielding a lot of queries from other countries on the continent and I am confident this is where new opportunities await us. SEBO South Africa also wants to entrench the brand within the contract cleaning sector as it is a growing market due to increased outsourcing of cleaning services.

For more information visit: www.sebo.co.za

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industry news KTH acquires 51 percent of Servest in major black empowerment deal

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nvestment holding company, Kagiso Tiso Holdings (KTH) announced the successful acquisition of a 51 percent shareholding in the Servest Group (“Servest”) to form the largest, majority black-owned, multi-services company in Africa. In terms of the deal, Servest Group is valued at approximately R4.5 billion.

The Servest investment offers a compelling proposition, consistent with KTH’s strategy, as the business has significant presence in South Africa, United Kingdom and the rest of Africa with multi-currency earnings.

The purchase will give KTH exposure to 24 000 African and UK sites.

Servest provides integrated facilities management solutions including inter alia cleaning, parking, catering, hygiene, office service and landscaping to prominent clients such as Transnet, Netcare Group, Anglo Platinum, Debswana, Sasol, Sainsbury’s, BBC and UK’s House of Parliament, among others.

Commenting on the acquisition Vuyisa Nkonyeni, Chief Executive Officer of KTH, said: “This transaction demonstrates clear delivery against KTH’s strategy of acquiring meaningful or majority stakes in fast growing

From left to right: Jacob Hinson – KTH Chief Investment Officer; Kevin Derrick – Chief Executive Officer, Servest; Vuyisa Nkonyeni – Chief Executive Officer, KTH and Kenton Fine – Servest co-founder and Group Chairman.

companies, which are supported by strong management teams and have good exposure to African market opportunities.”

“This deal means that Servest is now 51 percent black owned, but it represents so much more than just an empowerment transaction,” says Kevin Derrick, Chief Executive Officer of Servest. “This not only clearly demonstrates our ongoing commitment to transformation and long-term sustainability, but brings with it significant opportunities for future growth, expansion and job creation.”

Servest co-founder and Group Chairman, Kenton Fine, said, “We are

delighted at the prospect of partnering with a professional organisation with the calibre of KTH. With similar values entrenched in both organisations, we look forward to embracing the additional experience and knowledge that KTH will bring, further underpinning our continued ambitious growth strategy into the future“.

Beyond the commercial rationale, both parties see the transaction as an important step in driving further transformation at Servest. The KTHServest acquisition remains subject to regulatory approvals including South African Competition Commission approval.

Cannon Hygiene takes gold in people management

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annon Hygiene UK has cause for two celebrations this year – its 60th anniversary and very recently being awarded the gold standard by Investors in People (IIP).

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The company has been successful in achieving this coveted standard, recognising best practice in people management. IIP is a standard used by thousands of organisations across the world, and the gold award is only given to those businesses that are able to meet an additional 126 requirements on top of the 39 core IIP objectives.

Cannon Hygiene employees were interviewed by IIP across a number of service centres and its head office as part of a rigorous and objective process. Howard Sedgwick, MD of Cannon Hygiene UK said: “After initially being awarded the standard IIP accreditation in 2001, securing the gold award acknowledges our

commitment to continually invest in our people. This is definitely their achievement and they have been fundamental in developing a distinctive approach to working with our customers. This approach is liked by our customers and it makes Cannon Hygiene a great place for people to work.”

Cannon Hygiene provides hygiene solutions to many household names and thousands of SMMEs across the length and breadth of the UK, as well as having an excellent reputation in the public sector. In its 60th year the company shows continued ambition and the achievement of the gold award reflects this.

industry news New feminine hygiene service from Initial

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new feminine hygiene service called PLUS by Initial was recently launched by Initial – a division of Rentokil Initial. The PLUS by Initial service is a proactive and multi-layered approach to the management of sanitary waste in which multiple levels of protection are used to provide an unparalleled level of hygiene protection for both customers and employees alike.

Initial ran a pilot project during 2014 to test the new procedure for the servicing of feminine hygiene units.

The new process promised both an improvement in the actual hygiene levels of the sanitary bins and a reduction in the business’s impact on the environment.

Prior to the pilot, Initial had already carried out preliminary hygiene tests in real-life situations, using an independent laboratory. The preliminary results showed that with fully-trained service colleagues carrying out the new procedure, bacterial levels could be consistently reduced – on average – by 92 percent!

Throughout the course of the pilot the preliminary hygiene findings were rigorously tested, and the process refined further. Over 4 000 swab tests – taken by an independent SANAS-accredited laboratory – from PLUS-serviced sanitary bins proved that the additional layers of protection afforded by Initial’s anti-bacterial liners, natural plant and mineral essential oil odour-neutralising granules and alcoholfree sanitising solution leave PLUSserviced feminine hygiene units more hygienic than the average kitchen counter.

The PLUS service has also been endorsed by industry expert Dr Dave Baldwin of EmChem Consulting “as providing a higher level of protection than would be afforded by a service offering only a single barrier of protection”.

In addition to the hygiene assessments, Initial also commissioned an independent environmental assessment (conducted by the Carbon Trust), which examined the impact the new service procedure would have on the carbon footprint of

the business. The results were extremely positive, with a reduction of up to 24 percent possible with the rollout of PLUS to all customers.

Based on these extremely encouraging results, Initial has started a country-wide migration all its current Feminine Hygiene Service customers over to the PLUS by Initial service.

“We are extremely proud of our PLUS service. Not only does it offer superb hygiene benefits for our customers, but it also supports a healthier working environment for our technicians and reduces our impact on the environment,” said David Lewis, MD Rentokil Initial.

For more information visit the Initial’s website: www.initial.co.za

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industry news Matco acquired by COBA International

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OBA International recently announced that it has acquired Matco, an established matting and flooring business based in Johannesburg.

The move is said to bolster COBA Plastics’ business in Cape Town, as it will provide new potential for both companies.

Matco was owned for nearly forty years by two generations of the Bertz family.

The company is a leading manufacturer and supplier of entrance matting, workplace safety matting and other commercial flooring and floor safety products.

The Matco range has a comprehensive offering that bears a great similarity to COBA’s matting range, as well as expertise in the customised logo matting market.

As such, there is an ideal synergy

between COBA Plastics (Pty) Ltd and Matco. The two businesses will operate alongside one another, but trade independently from their respective locations in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Strategically, this acquisition enables COBA to extend its geographic reach, as well as enhance the company’s product offering to matting and flooring customers throughout South Africa. Matco will continue to trade under its current name as part of the COBA International group, without any changes to its management and staff, with a “business as usual” approach.

Nicole Herron, daughter of the company founder, Hans Joachim Bertz, retains her position as MD of Matco.

Mark Cooke, CEO of COBA International

said, “We are delighted to welcome Matco to the COBA International group. We have been impressed by the company, its people, and its products.

This is yet another significant strategic acquisition for COBA International, which maps out an exciting new phase for our matting business in South Africa, and the COBA group as a whole.”

COBA International, with its head office based in the UK, is a global group of manufacturing and distribution businesses servicing the needs of customers worldwide. The long-established Group includes specialist design, development and manufacturing companies producing high quality thermoplastic extrusions, plastic tubing and hosing, as well as market-leading floor matting and safety knife products.

Effective solution to ensure waste management compliance

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usinesses are being placed under increasing pressure to comply with more stringent environmental laws, such as the National Waste Information Regulations.

Under the law, all companies must apply to the Department of Environmental Affairs for registration on the South African Waste Information System (SAWIS).

Once registered, companies are required to submit a quarterly report

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on their waste and recycling activities, and are compelled to keep all records of submitted waste management information for a period of at least five years. To ensure compliance, commercial and industrial solutions specialist Pandae proposes its innovative new GreenSolution offering.

Pandae CEO Ryk Coetzee notes that GreenSolution is a complete onsite waste management programme that assists companies in complying

with new waste disposal laws and government regulations. “As part of the offering, GreenSolution experts assess a company’s waste stream and develop an appropriate, customised waste diversion programme,” he explains.

An optimal waste collection station is designed and on-site waste management equipment – such as waste stands, mini steel skips, sorting tables, coloured wheelie bins and waste sheds – is supplied on a rental basis.

Pandae personnel are stationed on site to collect and sort all waste into various categories, ready to be collected and disposed of by approved recycling and waste removal companies.

Pandae ensures best pricing for all its clients’ recycled waste and, according to Coetzee, the resultant income generated often pays for the facility. “While positively assisting businesses and ensuring peace of mind, the company is also able to provide a substantial number of muchneeded jobs for general workers and supervisors in South Africa through the GreenSolution offering.”

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industry news Value-added GreenSolution services • • • • •

Pest control Disposal of fluorescent tubes Monthly warranty parts disposal Independent special tool audit Onsite paper shredding – Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act compliant • Tyre disposal – Recycling Economic Development Initiative of SA (REDISA) compliant • Removal of wet waste • Removal of hazardous waste A monthly management report is compiled by GreenSolution as part of Pandae’s service level agreement, detailing the volumes of waste collected.

The waste results are recorded on the SAWIS website, thereby ensuring full adherence. “Pandae’s GreenSolution is designed to assist companies, regardless of sector, to effectively manage their entire waste management and recycling requirements, while generating the relevant reports to fulfil legal obligations,” Coetzee concludes.

For more information visit: www.pandae.co.za

Kärcher sweeper declared Pulire Innovation Award winner

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combination of user friendliness and efficient operation won Kärcher’s new KM 125/130 R mechanical sweeper the Innovation Award at Pulire 2015, a leading event in Europe for the professional cleaning industry. The show, held every second year in Verona in Italy, hosted 271 exhibitors from 16 countries that presented the latest products, machines, tools and solutions for professional cleaning.

Compared with its predecessor, the sweeper unites a number of features that have already been successfully employed in smaller machines. This includes the rotating brush, which makes cleaning corners effortless; extraordinary manoeuvrability; positioning of the main sweeper roller on the rear axis for easy maintenance; safe crossing of floor bumps and ramps, as well as fully automated, continuous filter cleaning by means of compressed air.

For cleaning difficult corners, Kärcher has developed what is known as a rotating brush.

This is mounted between the main roller brush and the side brush and is an optional extra. This, combined with the machine’s high manoeuvrability, enables dirt to be effectively picked up from corners with a single action.

Kärcher Fleet, the fleet management system, is also available as an optional extra. This allows for incorporation into a larger fleet of cleaning machines and access to the machine’s data for optimised use and maintenance.

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industry news Rope access team repairs coronal capping of smoke stack

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ollowing prolonged exposure to regular lightning strikes that caused structural damage to the tip of a 106 m-high smoke stack at a copper mine in Phalaborwa, leading rope access specialist Skyriders was contracted to complete the repair work.

Skyriders’ Mike Zinn explained that a team of five rope access specialists

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successfully repaired the steel lightning protection capping on the top of the structure, which protects the top of the smoke stack, within eight days during May this year.

“With issues like lightning strikes, high winds, thermal variations and the velocity of the exhaust gases from the stack, the capping can become misaligned. Our task was to realign

the various stainless steel components before welding it to a belt to secure it safely. The biggest challenge was accurately welding the steel at such height. However, this obstacle was easily overcome as the Skyriders team boasts in-depth skills and experience in this regard,” commented Zinn.

Given the ongoing success at this project, and many similar ones located across Africa, Zinn is optimistic of the future outlook for Skyriders.

“Rope access is a safer and more cost-effective alternative to the more traditional means of access on tall structures, as it applies practical rope work to enable workers to access difficult-to-reach locations with greater ease. This has made rope access increasingly popular in numerous industries, including mining,” he concluded.

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Working together to stop the spread of disease

By Robert Kravitz

A major professional cleaning-related organisation conducted a study looking into the types of comments people leave on social media sites concerning the appearance of washrooms in facilities such as restaurants, retail stores and public facilities. The study revealed that building users pay surprisingly close attention to how well maintained washrooms are and, in at least one case, the manner in which they are cleaned.

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ome of the comments made were complaints such as one that mentioned cleaning workers using the same mops and cleaning cloths to clean a variety of surfaces, whether it was a toilet, faucet handle or countertop.

It is unfortunate to see that incorrect cleaning procedures still occur, because there is a considerable body of evidence indicating that using the same soiled cleaning tools, such as mops or “rags,” can spread contaminants from one surface to another. But in fact it is still happening – and frequently, as noted in other posts. The person who must lead the way in correcting this, and in promoting proper hygienic cleaning, is the person most facility managers turn to when it comes to cleaning: their cleaning equipment and product distributor.

Getting knowledge under your belt Before providing any instruction, distributors and managers should become aware of some of the studies available, published by some of the most credible organisations, on how the tools we use to clean surfaces – specifically, cleaning cloths and mops – can sometimes spread disease and cause cross-contamination.

For instance, a study published in 2004, “Household Cleaning and Surface Disinfection: New Insights and Strategies” in the Journal of Hospital Infection, found that in situations

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where the cleaning procedure fails to thoroughly eliminate contamination from one surface, when that same cloth is used to wipe another surface, “the contamination is transferred to that [new] surface.”1 And just to prove this is certainly not “new material,” one of the first studies on how cleaning tools can spread contaminants from one surface to another dates back to 1971.2 This study investigated microbial contamination of cleaning cloths and their potential to spread contamination. Once again, the researchers reported that wiping surfaces with contaminated cloths can contaminate hands, equipment, and other surfaces.

As to the spread of contaminants using mops specifically, part of this 1971 study reads as follows: Following the demonstration of [the] massive spread of bacterial contamination throughout the hospital by the wet-mopping techniques in use, quantitative studies were undertaken to determine the source of contamination and to institute measures of control. It was found that mops, stored wet, supported bacterial growth to very high levels and could not be adequately decontaminated by chemical disinfection.

Laundering and adequate drying provided effective decontamination, but build up of bacterial counts occurred if mops were not changed daily or if disinfectant was omitted from the wash water.

Steps to take These studies and numerous others are significant because they have been published and reported in prominent medical- and health-related journals in Canada, the United States, and around the globe. It is clear that a problem does exist when cleaning cloths and mops are used and then reused.

Convincing your customers of this problem is the easy part. The studies speak for themselves, and most cleaning professionals realise their primary job is to clean for the health of building users. However, the harder part is offering alternatives.

One alternative is provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)3,which suggests contaminated, reusable cleaning cloths (and it is assumed mops) can often be effectively cleaned by washing with detergents in hot water and drying for two hours at 80 degrees (C). This is about four degrees hotter than the drying temperature of most commercial and residential dryers. The CDC also mentions that some cleaning cloths may not hold up under this high-heat setting.

Another option the CDC offers is to decontaminate cloths and mops during cleaning.

Facility managers know that cleaning professionals are unlikely to decontaminate cleaning cloths and mops while cleaning. They are obliged to clean a given square metre per hour, which essentially eliminates extra time

feature contract cleaning Facility managers know that cleaning professionals are unlikely to decontaminate cleaning cloths and mops while cleaning.

They are obliged to clean a given square metre per hour, which essentially eliminates extra time for decontaminating during cleaning. for decontaminating during cleaning.

Further, in many cases, an industrialtype dryer would be necessary to dry these cleaning tools at a sufficiently high temperature, making both of these recommendations impractical.

Distributors and cleaning professionals may consider additional systems and equipment to limit the spread of contaminants from one surface to another. Solutions such as spray-and-vac systems, trolley buckets that dispense cleaning solution directly to the floor without a mop, flat-surface cleaning systems, and

even cleaning cloths that can be folded into quadrants can help to eliminate this problem altogether, or reduce it significantly.

At the end of the day, distributors and cleaning professionals must work together to stay on top of the latest trends and methods. This will help to ensure cleaning tasks are carried out correctly, all in an effort to protect human health.

Sources: 1.

Exner, M., Vacata, V., Hornei, B., Dietlein, E., Gebel, J. “Household Cleaning and Surface Disinfection: New Insights and Strategies,” Journal of Hospital Infection, 56, Supp. 2 (2004): 70–75.

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Westwood, J. C., Mitchell, M. A., Legacé, S. “Hospital Sanitation: The Massive Bacterial Contamination of the Wet Mop,” Applied Microbiology, 21, no. 4 (1971): 693–7.

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Rutala, W. A., Weber, D. J., and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices

A former building service contractor, Robert

Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Guideline for

Kravitz is president of AlturaSolutions

Disinfection and Sterilisation in Healthcare

Communications, a Chicago, IL-based firm.

Facilities, 2008, CDC.

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Backpack vacuums – The basics The professional cleaning industry is now witnessing the beginnings of an entirely new generation of backpack vacuum cleaners, according to Doug Berjer, product manager for CFR Corp., a manufacturer of recycling carpet extractors. The significant amount of time, effort and resources put into manufacturing and machines is a solid indication that manufacturers expect the selection of backpack vacuum cleaners to increase in the years to come.

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ackpacks have several benefits, and at the top of the list is improved worker productivity.

Some machines are capable of cleaning as much as 650 square metres per hour. Depending on the size of the machines used, that is 86 plus square metres – more per hour than when using an upright vacuum. Other benefits include the ability to clean both hard and soft surfaces with the same machine, to reach high and low surfaces easily, to get to hard-to-reach areas and more.

To realise these benefits, cleaning professionals need to know how to use a backpack vacuum cleaner, and that is where distributors marketing these machines come in. Because backpacks have been around for nearly 20 years, many distributors may assume that, at this point, most workers are well versed in the use of these machines. These assumptions can be mistakes and will lead to lost sales.

Wearing a backpack vacuum While injuries are rare when using a backpack machine, if they do occur, it is often when the user is either putting on or taking off the backpack.

There is a safe and ergonomic way to put on a backpack vacuum cleaner.

First, the operator should begin by making sure the wand is attached to the machine and all the necessary tools are in the waist belt holder (if the belt provides this convenience). Next, the worker should put the machine on in an open area. Be sure the space is clear of obstructions; I hate to count the number of times a new user has knocked something over on a desk or ledge behind them while putting on the machine. Other instructions for wearing a backpack vacuum cleaner include: • Loosen the harness and, if you are right-handed, grab the harness of the machine with your right hand and pull it over your right shoulder.

In order to educate both cleaning equipment distributors and their customers, here are some basics about wearing and operating a backpack vacuum cleaner.

In order to educate both cleaning equipment distributors and their customers, here are some basics about wearing and operating a backpack vacuum cleaner. While the machines vary, with some more comfortable to use and wear than others, what we will cover here applies to the more advanced professional backpacks and offers some food for thought.

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(If you are left-handed, grab the harness with your left hand and pull it over your left shoulder.)

• If you are right-handed, put your free arm through the left shoulder strap.

(Again, if left-handed, put your free arm through the left shoulder strap.)

• Fasten and tighten the waist belt.

The belt should be snug but not tight.

• A djust the shoulder straps so that the machine fits comfortably; the weight of the machine should rest on the base of your spine, just above the hips and not on your shoulders.

• Fasten and secure the sternum strap.

• To ensure a comfortable fit, some machines will have a space between the shoulder strap and the shoulders.

• Pull one end of the power cord under your waist belt and then plug it into the machine. This will help indicate when the cord is running out without disconnecting the machine.

• Plug the power cord into the wall outlet.

This procedure will work with most backpacks. To ensure comfort, some harnesses offer a variety of ways to adjust the machine to the torso, including using a stabiliser strap.

These adjustments may be necessary because one size will not fit all. Some harnesses now have an air mesh lining that rests against the user’s back. This allows airflow between the machine and the worker’s back, which helps minimise heat issues that can negatively affect operations.

Using the machine Once the machine is comfortably placed on the back the cleaning professional is ready to vacuum. What invariably happens is the operator starts pushing and pulling the wand as if it were an upright vacuum cleaner. This is not the appropriate way to use a backpack, and if one of the goals is to enhance worker productivity, it will not be accomplished by using the wand in this manner.

feature contract cleaning As an alternative, the user should place one hand where the hose connects to the wand and the other beyond the bend of the wand, which is found on most systems. Keeping the back straight, twist at the waist, not the shoulders or upper body, using a sideto-side motion. Twisting at the waist is much easier on the body and will result in faster cleaning. When using a floor tool for vacuuming hard-surface floors, it is best to keep the tool at a slight angle to allow airflow, which makes the wand easier to use.

Some backpacks now come with virtually all the tools that a cleaning professional needs to perform the job. With the tools needed placed on the waist belt, it is easy to access the right tool for the necessary application.

Having the correct tools readily available also helps improve worker productivity.

In most cases, first-time backpack users are able to comfortably use the machine for all their vacuuming needs from the start. However, sometimes the machine can take some getting

used to; after all, the operator is wearing a vacuum cleaner on their back. In this case, try transferring the worker to backpack use in increasing increments of time, wearing the machine an hour or so the first and second times, two hours the next, and

so on. Usually within a few days the user will adjust and start wearing and using the backpack comfortably and confidently.

For more information about CFR Corp visit: www.cfrcorp.com

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One destination, more than 114 brands!

The source of professional cleaning and facility hygiene solutions in Africa.

2015

Africa’s 10th professional hygiene, cleaning and facility maintenance exhibition

ABRASIVOS AGUILA – AFIDAMP SERVICI – AFRICAN CLEANING REVIEW – ALTO – ANNOVI REVERBERI – AQUARIUS – AR BLUE CLEAN – ARAG – ARCORA INTERNATIONAL – BEECA CLEANING ASSOCIATION – BIDVEST LAUNDRY GROUP – CEMSA – CHICOPEE – CHRISAL – CLARKE – CLEANFIX – CLEANJACK SA – CLEANWISE – COMAC – DIMENSIONE PULITO – DIVERSEY – DULEVO – ELEPHANTE TRADING – ENVIROCARE – EQ RANGE – FACTORY CAT EQUIPMENT – FILMOP – FIMAP – FIORENTINI – FLOORWORX – FUTURE CLEANING TECHNOLOGY – GENERAL FLOORCRAFT – GERMCURB – GR5 – GREENSPEED – GUANGZHOU NEWMADE CLEANING PRODUCTS – HALDEN EXPORT ENTERPRISES – HAKO – HAUG BURSTEN – HAWK – HOST – HYCHEM – IDROBASE – I-MOP – IMPACT CLEANING – INDUSTROCLEAN – INNU-SCIENCE SA – INTERPUMP – ION EXCHANGE – IPC EUROMOP – IPC GANSOW – IPC PORTOTECNICA – IPC SOTECO – ISAL – ISAL – KAERCHER GROUP – KÄRCHER SOUTH AFRICA – KEG – KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* – KLEENEX – KRÄNZLE GERMANY – KRÄNZLE SOUTH AFRICA – LAVOR – LAVORWASH – MAGICCLEAN – MAPA CLEANING TECHNOLOGIES – METRO CLEANING SERVICES – METRO SANITARY SOLUTIONS – MILNOR – MINUTEMAN – MONTANA LAUNDRIES – MOTORSCRUBBER – MR CLEAN – MTM HYDRO – MUSENGAVHADZIMU BUSINESS ENTERPRISE – NANOSTERILE – NATIONAL CONTRACT CLEANERS ASSOCIATION (NCCA) – NEWELL RUBBERMAID – NEWMADE – NICOLINI – NILFISK – NOBLES – NORTHERN CLEANERS – ONE DROP – PA – PGI – POWERBOSS – PULIRE – THE INTERNATIONAL CLEANING SHOWS NETWORK – PRIME CLEANING SUPPLIERS – PROTISSOLI – RAMEX – RAVEL – RCM – RENZACCI – ROOTS MULTICLEAN – RUBBERMAID COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS – SAFIC – SANTOEMMA – SAPPI – SCA

– SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AKTIEBÖLAG – SCENT PUR

MANUFACTURING – SCOTT – SEALED AIR – SEKO – SERVICES SETA – SIYAYA SKILLS INSTITUTE – SOUTH AFRICA TEXTILE SERVICES ASSOCIATION (SATSA) – SPRIGHTLY – SRI – STOLZENBERG – TASKI – TECOMEC – TENA – TENNANT – TOMCAT EQUIPMENT – TORK – TVH – UNGER – VCM – VIKAN – VIPER – WAP – WET WIPES – WETROK – WINDSOR – WIPE-EEZE – WM SYSTEM – WYPALL African Cleaning Review July/August 2015

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CleantexPulire 2015 – a significant international event One destination, more than 114 brands to view, test and explore!

CleantexPulire, the biggest international trade exhibition in Africa for all sectors in the professional cleaning and related industries, is set to take place in Midrand, Johannesburg from 28–30 July 2015. This year’s event will mark the 10th edition of this exhibition, established in 1998 to build a platform for African cleaning professionals to congregate and showcase the latest product innovations.

An ever-increasing demand to meet international standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace, linked with the constant need to upgrade cleaning systems across multiple industries, reiterates the importance to visit this must-attend event in the facility maintenance sector calendar.

This event creates an opportunity for attendees to view the latest products and services offered and propose innovative solutions – not only for professional cleaners, but for facilities managers, healthcare, retail and food service managers and workers alike, as well as other professionals in the in-house cleaning, hygiene, hospitality and property maintenance industries. Therefore, if you have been using the same products and services at your facility for years on end, this is the opportunity to further streamline your cleaning processes. Improve efficiency by discovering the most advanced cleaning and hygiene products and by meeting with more than 119 distributors of leading brands, whilst learning more about their latest offerings.

Exhibitors from ten countries have already confirmed their participation within the international pavilion, which will see the introduction of their products and innovations to the African market for the first time, thus offering multiple distributor opportunities.

The show will be open from 10h00 to 17h00 on Tuesday and Wednesday and from 10h00 to 16h00 on Wednesday 30 July. Visitors can pre-register at www.cleantex.co.za.

Dr Ilham Kadri

Mr Brian Wilkinson

Mr Toni D’Andrea

Mr Pete Oliver

Mr Clive Damonze

A high profile international conference featuring Dr Ilham Kadri (Diversey Care President and Vice President, and Officer of Sealed Air), as the keynote speaker will take place alongside the show on the opening day. Other speakers include Brian Wilkinson (CEO Green Building Council SA), Toni D’Andrea (MD Afidamp Servici Srl, owners of the Pulire International Show Network), Pete Oliver (EMEA Marketing Leader, Health and Wellness Segments, Kimberly-Clark Professional*) and Clive Damonze (National Chairman, NCCA and CEO Metro Cleaning Services.

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Meet this year’s exhibitors* Abrasivos Aguila – Stand B09 Spain Tel: +34930 6533058 Email: export@abrasivosaguila.com Web: www.abrasivosaguila.com Abrasivos Aguila is a Spanish manufacturer of diamond pads and tools, chemical products and machinery for natural stone restoration, care and maintenance, offering the latest technologies for polishing, cleaning, protecting and crystallising all kinds of granite and marble surfaces.

Annovi Reververi is a manufacturer of high pressure piston pumps, high pressure washers and spraying pumps.

Brands represented: Annovi Reverberi, AR Blue Clean.

Arcora International GmbH – Stand B16 Germany Tel: +004989 1432930 Email: info@arcora.de Web: www.arcora.de Arcora International is a manufacturer of cleaning textiles such as mops and microfibre cloths; cleaning equipment, such as mop holders, handles, etc. as well as chemicals for professional cleaning and floor care coating agents.

African Cleaning Review – Stand A01 Tel: 011 238 7848 Email: africancleaningreview@cleantex.co.za Web: www.africancleaningreview.co.za Published by e-squared publications for more than 16 years, African Cleaning Review is the continent’s only trade magazine dedicated to professional hygiene, cleaning and facility maintenance. African Cleaning Review is published bi-monthly together with an annual Buyer’s Guide. It is distributed to building service contractors and multi-service providers (end users) as well as key institutional sectors including government, healthcare, education, retail centres, hospitality, food processing, industrial and commercial cleaning, architects, quantity surveyors, property owners, facility management and general manufacturing.

African Cleaning Review is supported and endorsed by all major industry associations, is a member of the worldwide cleaning industry association (ISSA) and currently distributes magazines to subscribers in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, Zambia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana and the Seychelles.

Afrimac – Stand C25 Tel: 011 828 9916 Email: info@afrimac.co.za Web: www.afrimac.co.za Afrimac is a supplier of drycleaning, laundry and industrial solutions inclusive of power tools, engineering tools, PPE, cleaning products, paints, abrasives, etc. for drycleaning and laundry machinery requisites as well as consumables.

Afrimac consults and designs layouts for the drycleaning and laundry industries and also offers procurement and manufacture specialised parts and components.

Our textile production is based in Turkey.

BEECA Cleaning Association – Stand B31 Tel: 011 406 4253 Email: admin@beeca.co.za Web: www.beeca.co.za The need to establish an association such as BEECA was driven by the growth within the contract cleaning industry in South Africa and the lack of support for emerging empowerment SMMEs within this industry.

The dramatic growth and expansion within this industry had created a definitive need for an alliance that will ensure that the needs of emerging empowerment businesses are addressed on an industry level.

* Confirmed exhibitors at time of going to print.

Elephante Trading – Stand B27 Tel: 012 661 0906 Email: info@elephante.co.za Web: www.elephante.co.za Elephante Trading is a proudly South African, 100 percent black owned close corporation founded in 2005.

We are dedicated to professional development and service delivery by aligning ourselves with strategic suppliers and partners who share our vision. We have identified the shortage of entrepreneurship, employment and expectable standard of living among our people.

Elephante Trading is a progressive business aiming to do its best to offer superior services and give back to communities by contributing to government’s vision of poverty alleviation through job creation.

Our organisation takes a holistic approach with our strategic partners to focus and deliver on the following focus areas: • Road maintenance • Environmental rehabilitation • Civil construction • Horticulture • Waste management solution • Industrial and corporate cleaning services

Cleanjack SA – Stand A17

Tel: 011 825 8901 Email: sales@factorycat.co.za Web: www.factorycat.co.za

Tel: 012 443 6498 Email: charlotte@cleanjack.co.za Web: www.cleanjack.co.za

Sales, repairs, rentals of floor scrubbers and sweepers.

Cleanjack is the leading time and attendance system in Europe – NOW in South Africa – and has been specially designed to be an affordable solution to the challenges found in the professional cleaning industry.

We will help you take control of your payroll running costs.

Tel: 076 146 6039 Email: david@cleanwise.co.za Web: www.cleanwise.co.za

Italy Tel: +39059 414411 Email: infoar@annovireverberi.it Web: www.annovireverberi.it

We are innovative and creative in order to deliver high quality products at affordable prices.

Factory Cat – Stand C07

Cleanwise – Fimap – Stand D11

Annovi Reverberi – Stand B15

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Cleanwise is the importer of FIMAP auto scrubbers, sweepers, vacuums and single disk machines.

From small machines to very large road sweepers and scrubbers.

Brands represented: Tomcat, Stolzenberg, General Floor Craft, Factory Cat.

FCT (Future Cleaning Technologies) – Stand B25 The Netherlands Tel: +31402 662411 Email: info@fctemail.com Web: www.i-mop.com FCT is a Dutch manufacturer of smart, solution orientated, cleaning systems. The brand-new I-mop is a good example of this and how products focus on the end-user experience and solving their problems. The I-mop combines the two commonly used floor systems for hard surface cleaning. The flexibility and ease of use of the mop combines with the speed, strength and quality of a full-sized scrubber dryer. This opens up a whole range of new locations for machine cleaning, a true innovation within the professional cleaning industry.

Brand represented: I-Mop.

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catalogue CleantexPulire Germcurb – Stand A24 Tel: 011 516 0647 Email: sales@germcurb.co.za Web: www.germcurb.co.za Improved hygiene standards – UV visualisation of cleaning and correct hand washing.

Germcurb is a range of products used to assist and ensure a clean and germ-free environment. The products are simple to use and cost effective.

The products are extremely effective and necessary in the hospitality, food and medical industries.

We offer the following services to tertiary institutions, industrial, commercial, retail and government buildings: • Maintenance and cleaning • Cleaning and building audits • Window cleaning • Hygiene services • Floor care and maintenance • Specialised support services We also offer assistance to developers and architects in the planning and implementation of building cleaning requirements.

Tel: 012 003 2100 Email: pzwenns@me.com

We supply solutions in the cleaning chemicals industry where our products is longer-lasting, powerful and gentle. We specialise in degreasers, multipurpose cleaner and saniters.

Guangzhou Newmade Cleaning Products – Stand D12

ISAL – Kärcher Group – Stand B13

Our product lines include vacuum cleaners, burnishers, floor dryers, wringer trolleys, janitor carts, utility carts, garbage cans, warning signs, window squeegees, mops, floor squeegees, telescopic wands, paper dispensers, soap dispensers, etc.

Hychem – Stand C28 Tel: 011 466 1885 Email: dhayalan@hychem.co.za Web: www.hychem.co.za Hychem provides professional services to hospitality, healthcare and food service industries in South Africa as well as neighbouring countries.

Hychem is recognised as one of the market leaders of chemicals, environmental solutions, accessories and associated services to the hospitality industry.

Hychem has national coverage with regard to warehousing, administration and distribution and has representation in Botswana and Swaziland.

Brands represented: Hychem, Chrisal.

Manufacturer of professional road sweepers.

Brands represented: Isal – Kärcher Group, VCM.

Brands represented: Lavor.

MaPa Cleaning Technologies – Stands C14 & OS05

Kärcher – Stand D07 Tel: 011 657 7300 Email: sales@karcher.co.za Web: www.karcher.co.za Suppliers of all cleaning equipment, accessories and cleaning solutions. High pressure washers, floor scrubbers and polishers, sweepers, vacuum cleaners and other industrial cleaning equipment.

Kimberly-Clark Professional* – Stand C21 Tel: 021 200 2920 Email: tracyp@kc.co.za Web: www.kcprofessional.com/za A leading global health and hygiene company with offerings including industrial supplies, food processing compliant wipes, and innovative washroom solutions. Our world-class brands include KLEENEX®, SCOTT®, WYPALL*, JACKSON SAFETY* and more.

Kimberly-Clark Professional* is the organiser of the annual Golden Service Awards.

Kränzle South Africa – Stand A10 Tel: 0861 818181 Email: rod@kranzle.co.za Web: www.kranzle.co.za

Impact Cleaning – Stand B28 Tel: 011 793 1126 Email: info@impactcleaning.co.za Web: www.impactcleaning.co.za

Supplier of German manufactured Kränzle high- pressure cleaning equipment and accessories.

Specialising in centralised wall mounted options with complete range of cold and hot water high pressure cleaners.

Brands represented: Kränzle Germany, Innu-science SA.

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Lavorwash celebrates 40 years in business; the company, set up in 1975, has gradually developed its vision over the years and it has grown, starting from a small craft activity, into a solid, structured, multi-brand and multi-product international company.

Since its establishment Lavorwash has developed its great capacity in offering more than 20 models of high pressure cleaners, both electrical and with combustion engines, guaranteeing the perfect solution for every kind of customer and market.

Our success is based on flexibility and customeroriented production.

Italy Tel: +39052 296 4718 Email: isal@isalsrl.it Web: www.isalsweepers.com

China Tel: +86202 2964680 Email: newmadecleaning@hotmail.com Web: www.newmade.net Newmade is a Chinese professional manufacture of cleaning products.

Italy Tel: 00393 765 5431 Email: info@lavorwash.it Web: www.lavorwash.it

Today Lavorwash is in a leading position in manufacturing hi-tech cleaning systems in Italy.

Investments and continuous efforts of the Mantuan company are all aimed at the consolidation and innovation to ensure long-term success.

GR5 – Stand B29

GR5 are leaders in antimicrobial technology, delivering superior product solutions.

Lavorwash SPA – Stand B01

Tel: 0861 627 222 Email: mapa@mapa.co.za Web: www.mapa.co.za Having started with humble beginnings some 16 years ago, MaPa Cleaning Technologies is now a major player within the cleaning equipment supply sector in South Africa.

Our comprehensive range of machines, which include vacuum cleaners, carpet and floor cleaning and scrubbing equipment, and of course high pressure cleaners.

We are today one of, if not the largest manufacturers in South Africa, of high pressure cleaning machines, distributed locally and to a number of neighbouring countries.

Recent restructuring has brought about the formation of a new manufacturing company – CEMSA (Cleaning Equipment Manufacturing SA).

Some of our range will proudly be displayed at CleantexPulire to showcase not only the high quality standards we aspire to, but also new innovations that have been introduced by our design team.

Brands represented: CEMSA, Haug Bursten, IPC Euromop, IPC Soteco, IPC Gansow, IPC Portotecnica, Interpump, UDOR, Pratissoli, Idrobase, PA, Ramex, ARAG, MTM Hydro, KEG, Tecomec, Ravel, Nicolini.

Metro Cleaning Services – Stand A15 Tel: 021 686 1395 Email: cdamonze@metroclean.co.za Metro Cleaning Services provides professional cleaning, hygiene and pest control solutions to corporate offices, factories, universities, schools/ colleges, hospitals, apartment blocks, financial institutions, retail stores and malls.

catalogue CleantexPulire We specialise in stripping and sealing of hard floors, pre-and post occupational cleaning, carpet and upholstery cleaning, window cleaning, washroom deep cleaning and cold storage room cleaning.

Musengavhadzimu Business Enterprise offers professional industrial and domestic cleaning services as well as waste management solutions.

Montana Laundries – Stand C26 Tel: 011 609 8827 Email: montana@bidvestlaundry.co.za Web: www.bidvestlaundrygroup.co.za

Nanosterile – Stand B22

Montana Laundries offers comprehensive laundry solutions to healthcare, hospitality and mining sectors.

Montana Laundries is a separate division of Bidvest Laundry Group offering on-premises specialised laundry solutions to clients.

Montana Laundries has also expanded into the supply and maintenance of industrial laundry equipment.

We are also offering a unique and highly advanced rental system throughout South Africa.

Tel: 072 750 3898 Email: southafrica@nanosterile.eu Web: www.nanosterile.co.za First in South Africa, Nano Technology.

Nanosterile is a coating/protective layer of titanium dioxide. TiO2 nano particles are capable of destroying bacteria, viruses, mold, dust, odours and chemical substances released into the environment.

Nanosterile coating is eco-friendly and not harmful to the environment. When applied by a trained and certified application partner, the product is guaranteed to last for two years.

Nanosterile is suitable to apply at hospitals, medical facilities, homes, shopping centres, hotels, restaurants, airports, aircrafts, vehicles and trains.

Distributors required.

Musengavhadzimu Business Enterprise – Stand B30

Brands represented: Magicclean, Nanosterile.

Tel: 011 024 3412 Email: nomsa@musenga.co.za Web: www.musenga.co.za

National Contract Cleaners Association (NCCA) – Stand A23 Tel: 021 686 3383 Email: info@ncca.co.za Web: www.ncca.co.za The NCCA strives to provide leadership to the industry by creating a professional environment through facilitating and coordinating industry activities, by providing quality services, maintaining a national platform and influencing the environment to achieve the desired benefits for its members and the professional cleaning community as a whole.

Nilfisk – Stands B07 & OS02 Tel: 011 801 4600 Email: wendy.mcdermott@nilfisk.com Web: www.nilfisk.co.za At Nilfisk our solutions help our customers around the world, professional as well as private, keep their facilities and homes clean, clearing the way for a safer, cleaner and more productive day, every day.

Today, our product range covers almost any need of the professional cleaning customer. Our brands are recognised for their high quality and reliability.

Our products are used in more than 100 countries,

METRO CLEANING SERVICES Metro Cleaning Services has accumulated a wealth of experience in the industry for the past 20 years. We are a national cleaning company and our success lies in the flexibility and dedication in meeting the clients’ needs. Our professionalism is indicated by long-term relationships with both major valued clients and staff. Metro Cleaning Services’ rapid growth is due to its commitment to providing the highest quality services. These include:

Cleaning > Hygiene > Pest Control > ‘One-off Cleaning’ • • • • • • • •

Corporate Offices Factories Universities Schools/Colleges Hospitals Apartment Blocks Financial Institutions Retail Stores

• Malls • Stripping and Sealing of Hard Floors • Pre and Post Occupation Cleaning • Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning • Window Cleaning • Ablution Deep Cleaning • Cold Storage Rooms

Metro Cleaning Services

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Brands represented: Nilfisk, Chicopee, Viper, Unger, Filmop.

Northern Cleaners – Stand C26 Tel: 011 462 5045 Email: info@northerndrycleaners.co.za Web: www.northerndrycleaners.co.za

Prime Cleaning Suppliers’ complete cleaning solutions cover paper products/dispensers, cleaning chemicals/disinfectants, machines and cleaning sundries.

Prime Cleaning Suppliers have an ongoing commitment to ensure the best long-term solution to their customer.

Brands represented: Aquarius, Kleenex, Scott, Wetrok, Wypall, Technical Concepts and Rubbermaid.

Northern Cleaners provides dry cleaning and laundry services more quickly, efficiently and cost effectively to our clients.

Northern Cleaners was established by the Bate family more than 40 years ago and has remained a family business ever since, with all the experience, hands-on supervision and dedication that earmarks a family concern.

Over the years, the company has gone from strength to strength and has acquired a reputation for service excellence, speedy turnaround times and huge volume capacity.

We have the most modern and technologically advanced machinery available, which increases our capacity and efficiency in order to accommodate a growing client base and offer an even wider range of services than before.

Prime Cleaning Suppliers – Stands C01 & C05 Tel: 011 314 3014 Email: salesjhb@primecs.co.za Web: www.primecs.co.za Prime Cleaning Suppliers is a leading South African cleaning solutions supplier, established in 1996.

Prime CS have spent a number of years building strong brands, many of which have been tested by the SABS 1828 and 1853 standards and carry their mark of surety, which gives the customer confidence when using the products. All disinfectants are registered as per Act 29 and compliance to the VC8054 compulsory specification for disinfectants.

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Pulire – The international Cleaning Shows Network Italy Tel: +3902 674 4581 Email: tradeshows@afidamp.it Web: www.afidampservici.com Pulire is the international cleaning shows network for the cleaning technology equipment and services industry. Next Pulire tradeshows: • AUSCLEAN PULIRE, Gold Coast Australia, 20–21 October 2015 • HYGIENALIA_PULIRE, Madrid, Spain, 27–29 October 2015 • CLEAN MIDDLE EAST PULIRE, Dubai, UAE, 2–4 November 2015 • CLEANEXPO CENTRAL ASIA, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 4–6 November 2015 • CLEAN INDIA PULIRE, Mumbai, India, 21–23 January 2016 • PULIRE ASIA PACIFIC, Bangkok, Thailand, 21–23 September 2016 • EXPOCLEAN PULIRE, Moscow, 2016 • PULIRE VERONA, Verona, 2017

Roots Multiclean – Stand D03 India Tel: +91422 4330220 Email: pravin@rootsemail.com Web: www.rootsmulticlean.in Roots Multiclean Ltd (RMCL) is a part of the Roots Group of Companies from the Southern part of India. RMCL started manufacturing floor cleaning machines in 1993.

Today in India, RMCL is the largest manufacturer and exporter of cleaning equipment. A state-ofthe-art manufacturing facility and a comprehensive

marketing and after sales network, enabled the company to deliver optimum solutions for customers’ cleaning needs. Products from RMCL are built around eco-friendly concepts and comply with international quality and safety norms.

RMCL has grown into a leader in the Indian cleaning equipment manufacturing industry and has a significant marketing presence in the world market.

Its domain and expertise span design, development and manufacture of cleaning equipment.

RMCL manufactures a wide range of cleaning equipment, such as manual push sweepers, battery operated sweepers, floor washing machines, walk-behind scrubber dryers (electrical and battery), ride-on scrubber dryers, high pressure jet cleaners, flat mots, etc. Products manufactured by RMCL are certified for quality and safety. RMCL exports to more than 25 countries.

With a completely integrated production facility, stock of spare parts and consumables, and trained service staff, RMCL is confident to service customers in any part of the world.

Brand represented: Roots.

Rubbermaid Commercial Products – Stand C15 Tel: 011 663 8800 Email: kementhrie.naidoo@newellco.com Web: www.rubbermaidcommercial.co.za Rubbermaid Commercial Products has been a manufacturer of innovative, solution-based products for commercial and institutional markets worldwide since 1968. RCP has pioneered technologies and system solutions in the categories of food services, sanitary maintenance, waste handling, material transport, away-from-home washrooms, and safety products. RCP, an ISO 9001: 2000 manufacturer, is part of Newell Rubbermaid’s global portfolio of brands and continues to develop innovative products.

Safic – Stand A06 Tel: 011 406 4000 Email: sales@safic.co.za Web: www.safic.co.za

catalogue CleantexPulire Safic is an Accéntuate Ltd Company and a supplier of chemical and cleaning equipment and products for the industrial, commercial, food and beverage, water and metal treatment industries. Safic is proud to be the first chemical company in South Africa to be certified as an ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 organisation. The food and beverage range of products adheres to strict food safety standards and are SABS certified. We are the sole distributor of the Cleanfix and SRI Range and have been awarded principal distributorship of Rubbermaid products.

and specifications that affect every launderer and dry cleaner, as well as textile, chemicals, machinery and ancillary suppliers. The Association advises and informs members and represents the industry in all related issues.

Brands represented: Cleanfix, SRI Range, Greenspeed and Rubbermaid.

SCA is a leading global hygiene company. It produces sustainable personal care and tissue products such as Tork and TENA.

Santoemma – Stand B12 Italy Tel: +39023 391 2987 Email: info@santoemma.com Web: www.santoemma.com Santoemma is an Italian manufacturer and worldwide distributor of professional cleaning machines since 1980. Santoemma products provide optimal and innovative solutions in the following professional cleaning applications: carpeting, upholstery, vehicles valet, food processing and washroom sanitising.

All of the above specialised services represents a real business opportunity for distributors in fastgrowing markets.

Santoemma developed an innovative patented product, namely EVELINE. It is a dual purpose electric or battery-powered machine and has been specially developed for utilisation in small areas (100–200 sqm) for complete cleaning and sanitising of washrooms, offices, working areas, transit areas, store rooms, change rooms and restaurants.

Sappi – Stand A11 Tel: 011 407 8111 Email: madelaine.fourie@sappi.com Web: www.sappi.com Sappi is a local producer of Tissue Wadding made from sugar cane waste fibre (bagasse) with care for the environment. Sappi Triple Green Tissue can be used for facial tissue, toilet tissue, wipes and towels.

Brands represented: Sappi.

SCA – Stand C13 UAE Tel: 083 632 5089 Email: lucky.maboa@sealedair.com Web: www.sca.com

Brands represented: Tork, TENA.

Scent Pur Manufacturing – Stand D09 Malaysia Tel: +6012 3776230 Email: jameswong6638@gmail.com Web: www.scentpur.com Scentpur, based in Malaysia, is a designer and manufacturer of high quality integrated washroom hygiene systems. It exports to many countries worldwide and Scentpur’s product ranges cover all hygiene environments, such as commercial and home washrooms, health care, leisure facilities, etc.

Distributors wanted.

Sealed Air – Stand B17 Tel: 011 871 9000 Email: lebogang.radebe@sealedair.com Web: www.sealedair.com Sealed Air’s mission is to understand customer needs, provide excellent quality products and the following solutions: integrated floor care; kitchen care; infection prevention; TASKI* Floor Care Machines; TASKI* Work stations and tools; onpremise laundry solutions; dilutions and dispensing platforms, laundry products; multi-surface cleaners; odour control technology; carpet care; insect control; personal care; washroom care; specialty food service solutions, and Diversey Care offers you solutions from consulting to time and task monitoring.

Brands represented: TASKI*, Diversey Care.

Services SETA – Stand C14 Tel: 011 276 9600 Email: nomfezekov@serviceseta.org.za Web: www.serviceseta.org.za

SATSA (South African Textile Services Association) – Stand C29 Tel: 011 822 2683 Email: ian@laundryandtextiles.com Web: www.satsa.info.co.za SATSA – South African Textile Services Association represents launderers and dry cleaners throughout South Africa and provides technical, training, quality and hygiene and national/international standards

The Services SETA is striving to build a system where skills production and development respond to the socio-economic needs of our country and its labour market. Such high-quality skills will in turn enhance investment and improve service delivery.

Siyaya Skills Institute – Stand A12 Tel: 011 801 4800 Email: lauras@siyayaskills.co.za Web: www.siyayaskills.com

of the new Skills Development legislation in South Africa.

Siyaya, an externally verified Level 1, B-BBEE contributor, ensures the delivery of quality learning and maximum financial and strategic benefits for all levy paying clients.

The Institute was registered in 2001, although the directors have been involved in training and skills development since 1985. The company was commissioned to draft some of the first generic training material for Services SETA (SSETA), enabling Siyaya to master the challenging world of skills development.

Today, we are recognised as an experienced and highly capable specialist services provider having successfully completed in excess of 9 000 national qualifications, assisting countless organisations in reaching B-BBEE and compliance objectives since 2001.

TVH Parts South Africa Tel: +27 (0)11 281 2700 Email: sales.southafrica@tvh.com Web: www.tvh.com TVH is a worldwide supplier with customers in over 170 countries. As a one-stop shop we offer a fast service in material handling, industrial and agricultural equipment spare parts.

TVH South Africa has been part of the TVH family since 1995. With five branches in Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Lichtenburg and Johannesburg (its headquarters), TVH aims to provide excellent and fast service to customers in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho.

Wet Wipes – Stand C12 Tel: 031 263 2424 Email: info@onedrop.co.za Web: www.wipe-eeze.co.za and www.onedrop.co.za Wet Wipes (Pty) Ltd manufactures a wide range of quality, disposable Wet Wipe products under the Wipe-eeze brand established in 1992, and has recently launched a contract manufacturing division that offers clients Wet Wipe products under a private label, serving both the service and retail industries. Wet Wipes has also been appointed the exclusive retail distributor of the One Drop water purification product, an innovative, 100% chlorine-free water purification solution, stocked by various leading retailers across the SADC region.

Visit www.wipe-eeze.co.za and www.onedrop.co.za for more information.

Brands Represented: Wet Wipes, Wipe-eeze, One Drop.

Siyaya Skills Institute is a professionally-accredited training provider, which satisfies the requirements

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advertorial Roots Multiclean

India’s largest cleaning equipment manufacturer keen to appoint African distributor Roots Multiclean Ltd., (RMCL) is regarded as the largest manufacturer and exporter of cleaning equipment in India. A state of the art manufacturing facility, with a strong design and engineering team, and comprehensive marketing and service network, enables the company to deliver optimal solutions for their customers’ cleaning needs. Products manufactured by RMCL comply with strict international quality standards and safety norms. The company derives its strength from an experienced talent source, comprising experts in technology, product design and development, research, manufacturing and marketing.

The broad Roots Multiclean product range includes manual sweepers, battery-operated sweepers, mini-scrubbers, walk-behind scrubber dryers (electrical and battery), ride-on scrubber driers, high-pressure jet cleaners, flat mops, etc., and will be on display at the CleantexPulire ’15 exhibition from 28 to 30 July.

• I ts flexibility allows the machine to be operated under shelves and furniture.

RootsScrub RB800 The RootsScrub RB800 ride-on scrubber dryer is another exciting product offering from RMCL, ideal for use in the any industry with high cleaning standards.

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The Wizzard is a unique mini-scrubber designed and developed by RMCL and exported worldwide. Its compact design, low noise level and easy manoeuvrability makes the Wizzard suitable for many applications; it’s ideal for hospitals, small- and medium-sized supermarkets, hotels, kitchens, restaurants, educational institutions, etc.

Featuring 320 Ah batteries and a large 120 litre tanks, the RB800 can operate for more than five hours, non-stop, cleaning more than 20 000 square metres of floor space on one full battery charge. The additional brush pressure option allows the operator to increase brush pressure by up to 50 percent for heavily soiled floor areas.

Wizzard features: • Designed, developed and manufactured using modern development techniques, rigorous testing, and years of experience to ensure efficient operation, longevity and benchmark performance.

• The twin scrubbing brushes render exceptional brush pressure to achieve optimal cleaning results.

• Four-stage brush pressure adjustments ensure optimum use of the brushes.

• All tanks are easily accessible and removable for emptying.

• It is versatile, making it suitable for almost any floor surface including thin carpeting, wood and escalator cleaning.

Features including the soft-touch control panels, built-in analysis system, reverse alarm, hour meter, batterylevel indicator, bottle holders, etc., make this floor care machine ideal for long lasting cleaning. Its efficiency and robustness allows the operator to address multiple cleaning requirements.

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A metal bumper protects the machine from any damage during operation. Other features include an adjustable driver seat that allows for comfortable operation, tight turning capability, frontal illumination and a heavy-duty battery.

For more information on Roots products visit stand D03 at CleantexPulire or view the website: www.rootsmulticlean.in.

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New guidelines will help sports venues implement greener cleaning programmes To assist sports facilities in creating healthier, safer environments for their fans, athletes and staff, the Green Sports Alliance has released its “Greener Cleaning” Playbook. The Playbook provides cost-effective strategies for creating a successful greener cleaning programme, and offers comprehensive guidance on how to select cleaning products and services that are environmentally safe.

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Our goal is to improve the health and environmental sustainability of the places where we play sports.

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ach year, the US commercial and institutional cleaning industry uses more than 2.7 million tonnes of chemicals, more than 1.8 million tonnes of sanitary paper products, and more than 453 thousand tonnes of plastic liners for waste receptacles.

Greener cleaning initiatives can improve sports facilities’ operational efficiency and savings by assisting them to use resources more effectively and safely. These strategies include using cleaning processes that reduce energy and water use, decreasing

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the number of cleaning products and switching to high-efficiency cleaning equipment, and ecologically preferable sanitary paper products.

“Our goal is to improve the health and environmental sustainability of the places where we play sports,” said Stephen Ashkin, Playbook author, executive director of the Green Cleaning Network and member of the Green Sports Alliance Board of Directors. “We heard from our members that they want to pursue greener cleaning but found the process daunting because of the variety of products, equipment and processes that are used. This Playbook provides a one-stop resource that helps venues easily plan and implement a greener cleaning programme.”

The Playbook identifies best practices that sports facilities have leveraged to implement stronger programmes, including staff training.

Staff training includes educating facility staff on the effectiveness of greener products, which in many cases can clean better than traditional, more toxic products. Other better practices include using greener cleaning as a cost reduction strategy, as many greener products are less expensive than their traditional counterparts, and exploring new technologies that can reduce the need for cleaning chemicals altogether.

“A core focus in creating meaningful change across the global sports industry is through the supply chain,” said Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, cofounder and president of the Green

Sports Alliance. “By better enabling sports venues to implement greener cleaning, we’re helping to educate our members and the marketplace about environmentally preferable products that can reduce impacts on the planet.”

A core focus in creating meaningful change across the global sports industry is through the supply chain.

Sports facilities are already benefiting from their greener cleaning initiatives.

The Playbook highlights the operational efficiency and cost-saving results at five leading professional and collegiate venues: • Xcel Energy Center (Home of the Minnesota Wild): Thanks to its switch to greener cleaning products, 90 percent of cleaning product purchases meet green standards and several toxic items have been eliminated entirely, including bleach, floor strippers and harsh seat-cleaning chemicals.

• CenturyLink Field and Events Center (Home of the Seattle Seahawks and Sounders): Reduced the amount of chemicals needed to clean the stadium by more than 231 000 litres and reduced battery waste by 590 kilograms per year with more efficient hand towel dispensers.

educational • D odgers Stadium (Home of the LA Dodgers): Converted from plastic can liners (made from virgin plastic resin) to liners made from 100 percent postconsumer recycled resin. Coupled with using liners sized to fit their respective containers, the stadium has removed roughly 27 tonnes of plastic from its waste stream annually.

• Lincoln Financial Field (Home of the Philadelphia Eagles): Replaced most of its traditional

cleaning chemicals with devices that electrically convert tap water into an effective and environmentally responsible cleaning solution, reducing the ecological impacts associated with packaging and transporting traditional cleaning chemicals.

The Green Sports Alliance leverages the cultural and market influence of sports to promote healthy, sustainable communities where we live and play. The nonprofit organisation does so by inspiring

sports leagues, teams, venues, their partners, and millions of fans, to embrace renewable energy, healthy food, recycling, water efficiency, species preservation, safer chemicals and other environmentally preferable practices.

Alliance members represent nearly 300 sports teams and venues from 20 different sports leagues and 14 countries.

For more information visit: www.greensportsalliance.org.

Considering purchasing a floor scrubbing machine?

Over the past number of years, manufacturers have introduced entirely new types of floor cleaning and scrubbing systems. This means cleaning contractors have many more options and types of machines from which to choose.

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quick search on Google Shopping for automatic scrubbers indicates that the average price for these machines ranges from about R49 000, with smaller traditional machines costing about R14 700 and more complex and larger auto scrubbers approaching R98 000 in price.

This makes selecting a floor cleaning and scrubbing system potentially one of the most costly expenditures as a cleaning contractor.

Because of this Kaivac, Inc., developer of the OmniFlex™ AutoVac system, offers cleaning contractors 10 issues to keep in mind before purchasing a floor-cleaning machine: 1. The lifetime cost of ownership of the machine, which includes the initial purchase price, ongoing maintenance, and operator training 2. The machine’s effectiveness in cleaning

3. Ease of operation 4. Ease of maintenance 5. Speed of repair – to avoid costly extended downtime 6. Productivity rates 7. Multi-purpose efficiency – the ability to handle a variety of flooring needs 8. Mobility – how easy it is to move the machine from one site to another 9. Customisation – the ability to be altered to accommodate a facility’s specific needs 10. New floor care systems and technology The last item requires some clarification. According to Matt Morrison, Communications Manager for Kaivac, Inc., the past few years have shown manufacturers introducing entirely new types of floor cleaning and scrubbing systems.

“This means cleaning contractors have many more options and types of

machines to choose from, therefore they should investigate their options.”

Morrison adds that of the 10 things to consider, probably the most important and most often overlooked is the total cost of ownership of the machine. “No contractor wants to be in a situation where they have purchased a costly floor machine but can’t keep up with the repair bills. Be sure and look into total cost of ownership issues prior to making an auto floor scrubber selection.”

Kaivac, Inc. delivers complete science-based cleaning systems designed to produce healthy results and outcomes while raising the value of cleaning operations and the professionalism of the worker. Kaivac, Inc. offers an integrated portfolio of environmentally friendly cleaning products designed to remove the maximum amount of soil and potentially harmful bio pollutants in the most cost-effective manner possible.

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facilities management review

Five evolving trends in building operations “It is important that cleaning industry professionals be aware of these trends so they can better address the changing needs of their clients. The concerns of large facilities are always evolving,” says Ron Segura, president of San Francisco-based Segura Associates.

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is company assists organisations, such as Stanford University, Adobe Systems, Stryker Medical and others, to operate their facilities in a healthier, more sustainable and efficient manner.

“Sometimes their focus is on cost reduction,” Segura says. “This was very true during the recession but now these larger organisations are more focused on other issues.”

Segura says it is important that cleaning industry professionals are aware of this so they can better address the changing needs of their clients. Invariably, the concerns at a major university, for instance, will in time filter down to smaller colleges and educational facilities, he adds.

So, midway through the year, what mega trends does he see evolving in 2015? Among them are the following: • Water. There is a much greater emphasis on water conservation and efficiency. “Facilities throughout the country are now looking for ways to reduce water consumption on a long-term basis and not just during a drought.”

• Beyond green cleaning. More organisations are looking into green cleaning strategies that go

beyond traditional green cleaning programmes. Cleaning with engineered or chemical-free water, for example, is attracting greater interest.

• Worker morale. At one time, cleaning workers were rarely thought of when it came to building cleaning operations.

Today, not only are they respected for the contribution they make in keeping a facility healthy, “major organisations want them to know they are a part of the [organisation’s] family. Improving morale has been tied to enhanced building performance and reducing staff turnover.”

• Streamlining purchasing. This is becoming a crucial issue. Large organisations purchase millions of dollars in cleaning products every year. However, referring to one organisation he worked with, Segura says, “They had more inventory than many supply houses, purchased from several distributors and manufacturers.”

Streamlining purchasing assists clients to keep improving the tracking of their purchases, cut costs and, in this case, reduce

supplies from 24 different chemicals to just four.”

• New RFPs. Many large building owners/managers are finding that the entire request for proposal (RFP) process needs revising so that it is more specific to the needs of the facility. “The RFP models used for decades just don’t work anymore.”

The RFP presents preliminary requirements for the commodity or service, and may dictate to varying degrees the exact structure and format of the supplier’s response. Effective RFPs typically reflect the strategy and short/long-term business objectives, providing detailed insight upon which suppliers will be able to offer a matching perspective.

Segura & Associates was founded by Ron Segura, who now serves as president of the company. Ron has over 45 years of experience in all segments of the professional cleaning and building operation. Segura & Associates works with clients, helping them operate their facilities in a healthier, more sustainable and efficient manner. For more information visit: www.seguraassociates.com

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New fire extinguisher rental service With fire damage costing the South African economy R3.1 billion annually, leading hygiene and related services firm Bidvest Steiner has launched a maintenance and compliance service aimed at hand-held fire equipment.

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onthly inspections, coupled with annual servicing, will enable organisations to be rest assured that all legislative and insurance requirements are complied with.

Government has put extensive legislation in place to help mitigate the risks posed by fire. Few business leaders realise that all buildings are required to have fire extinguishers, in addition to any automatic sprinklers or other fixed equipment that may also exist.

Applicable legislation includes the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the National Building Act.

Specifications are laid down by the SABS, and enforced by the South African Qualifications and Standards Committee.

“Fire extinguishers are easy to forget, but when you need them, they have to work – that’s why the legal requirements are so stringent,” says Morne Lourens from Bidvest Steiner.

“Our new service leverages the fact that we already have teams on site servicing hygiene equipment all over the country every month, [so this is] a great opportunity to add value to our clients by helping them to comply with the law, as well as prevent unnecessary loss of life or property in the event of a fire.”

Bidvest Steiner will supply new equipment free of charge, as well as appropriate signage, and assist with the evacuation plan. If clients already have equipment, Bidvest Steiner will assess its state and, if appropriate, buy it from the client.

Faulty equipment is replaced at no additional cost and the necessary compliance documentation is supplied and updated regularly for the duration of the contract.

“A further innovation is our ability to give risk managers access to an online portal to personally manage and check the company’s fire-equipment compliance,” concludes Lourens.

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laundry review

Optimal infection prevention strategies when laundering health care textiles Proper laundering and handling are important in achieving and maintaining the hygienically-clean quality of health care fabrics and textiles delivered to the point of care, according to a new review that highlights evidence-based strategies to inhibit potentially serious contamination.

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he review, based on findings and recommendations from peer-reviewed studies, as well as current standards and guidelines, is published online in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

“We asked whether current industrial laundry processes are sufficient to interrupt patient-to-patient transmission via clean health care textiles (HCT). The evidence we examined suggests this is indeed the case; we found no evidence of microbial carry over from one patient to the next for patient-care textiles when proper textile management and laundering specifications were used ” says Lynne Sehulster, PhD, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and lead author.

Outbreaks of infectious disease associated with laundered HCT are rare: only 12 such outbreaks have been reported worldwide in the past four decades. Analyses have identified inadvertent exposure of clean HCTs to environmental contamination, including exposure to dust in storage areas, or a process failure during laundering.

“Current infection prevention strategies for laundering and handling HCT appear to be adequate in preventing health care-associated infections, provided that every step is taken to maintain the hygienic quality of HCTs prior to use,” says Sehulster.

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to HCT, it is not enough to conduct microbial sampling of laundered textiles and declare the laundry process to be the source of the problem. Each of the distinct operations of the laundryhandling process needs to be evaluated in order to pinpoint the root of the problem. Our review was limited to clean HCT from laundries. We did not address contamination that occurs while the HCT are in use. That’s a topic for future study.”

Recommendations on optimal infection-prevention strategies used during the laundering process of HCT include: • Adherence to standard precautions (gown and gloves) and minimal textile agitation when handling contaminated laundry in isolation rooms are considered sufficient to prevent the dispersal of potentially infectious aerosols.

• Offsite laundries should carefully package or cover clean textile bundles prior to transport to prevent inadvertent contamination from dust and dirt during loading and unloading.

• Laundered HCT must be stored in a manner to keep it dry and free from soil contamination.

• If alterations occur in water temperature, agitation, chemical type and concentration, and duration of laundering cycle, the addition of a disinfecting laundry chemical can

compensate for the anticipated loss of antimicrobial effectiveness of the overall process.

• Laundry additives, such as hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid and acetic acid, can provide extra disinfection options for short wash cycles of HCT or for those laundry situations in which chlorine bleach is not indicated.

• Industrial laundering offers more control of the process and can be tailored to adequately disinfect HCT with more choices of detergent and laundry additives compared to home laundering.

• The importance of temperature, relative humidity, and moisture control in storage areas is central to preventing microbial proliferation in and on materials that have some organic components.

As new technology and treatments (such as antimicrobial treatments of healthcare textiles) emerge, Sehulster recommends further research on the development of laundry processing in addition to current operations. “Studies are needed to demonstrate an impact on health care-associated infection incidence and increased patient safety in a costeffective manner,” Sehulster says.

Reference: Sehulster L. Healthcare Laundry and Textiles in the U.S.: Review and Commentary on Contemporary Infection Prevention Issues.

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Your productivity just got extended • Incredible cleaning and drying results • Water, chemical and electricity savings • Improved working autonomy

• Great 360° visibility • Outstanding manoeuvrability • Easy, intuitive operation and maintenance

These are just some of the reasons why the TASKI swingo XP-R can improve your productivity by an amazing 30%*. If you want to know how it can even enhance your sustainability profile and Total Cost of Ownership, contact us today on www.taski.com. * versus walk-behind scrubber driers

Visit us on stand B17 at the CleantexPulire exhibition and test drive a TASKI swingo auto scrubber or contact your Diversey Care Sales Rep on 011 871Cleaning 9000Review July/August 2015 African

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Advanced monitoring system dramatically improves hand washing in healthcare sector Hand hygiene is the simplest, most effective measure for preventing nosocomial (hospital-associated) infections. Yet on average, compliance by health care workers with recommended hand hygiene procedures is usually estimated at less than 50 percent.*

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ew data from Hill-Rom, a leading global medical technology company shows its hand-hygiene compliance system dramatically increases hand washing among hospital staff using the system.

Analysis of more than 20 million instances of hand washing shows institutions using Hill-Rom’s Hand

The Hill-Rom Hand Hygiene Compliance Solution uses badgebased locating technology to provide automatic, continuous monitoring and recording of every time a staff member uses a hand-hygiene station.

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a serious threat. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately one in every 15 hospital patients has acquired at least one health care-acquired infection. In the United States alone, the cost of HAIs is estimated between $25 and $45 billion, and each year 75 000 people will die due to HAI. Experts in nearly every major public health organisation agree that ineffective “hand hygiene” (hand washing or using disinfecting sprays, wipes or gels) is one of the most significant contributors to the problem, yet compliance rates among caregivers are difficult to track and are regularly found to be less than half of what is recommended.

The Hill-Rom Hand Hygiene Compliance Solution uses badgebased locating technology to provide automatic, continuous monitoring and recording of every time a staff member uses a hand-hygiene station.

Hygiene Compliance Solution achieved an average 226 percent improvement in compliance, with some institutions showing compliance by caregivers nearly tripled.

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The most effective strategy to improve hand-hygiene compliance includes monitoring hand-hygiene behaviour and implementing performance-based interventions.

“It’s all about forming a habit. Once caregivers get used to the system, they’re eager and excited to see their results posted at the end of each week.

We showcase our highest individual compliance performer on a monthly basis,” says Dr Javier Reyes Mar, Head of Epidemiologic Surveillance at Medica Sur Hospital based in Mexico City, Mexico, a site included in the analysis.

“Our caregivers strive to continuously improve and do better. They’re pleased with the ease of use of the system and it is encouraging to them that they are positively impacting the lives of the patients through this solution.”

The Hill-Rom Hand Hygiene Compliance Solution is in use at innovative academic medical centre and community hospitals in the United States and Latin America.

feature hand hygiene “Hand washing is simple, but also simple to forget in a busy health care environment,” says Alton Shader, Senior Vice President and President, North America, at HillRom. “This new data shows that our system is extremely effective at helping hospital teams move the needle on compliance – the first step toward decreasing hospital-acquired infections.”

The Hill-Rom Hand Hygiene Solution was designed to establish a 24/7 tracking and reminder system that fits seamlessly into clinical workflow.

The system helps hospital teams change hand washing behaviour without changing workflow via a proven change management process that works in concert with handson clinical support and best-in-class technology. The solution enables realtime feedback and is helping clinicians to achieve dramatic improvements in hand washing compliance.

Additionally, the real-time locating technology used for hand-hygiene monitoring can be leveraged for other cases as well, including: nurse call, smart bed connectivity, staff locating,

asset tracking and environmental monitoring.

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Caregivers simply wear a lightweight badge, and go about their normal hand-hygiene activities.

No change to established washing behaviour or your hospital’s handhygiene protocols.

Proactive alerts to staff for potential “missed” hand-hygiene opportunities.

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Provides evidence-based data to support joint commission reporting.

Supports process-improvement initiatives.

Visibility to hand-hygiene event data at all levels, from hospital to individual staff.

For more information about the Hill-Rom Hand Hygiene Compliance System, visit http://www. hill-rom.com/handhygiene *Source: McGuckin, Maryanne; Waterman, Richard; and Govednik, John, “Hand hygiene compliance rates in the United States – a one-year multicenter collaboration using product/ volume usage measurement and feedback.”

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Cable-free installation.

Minimal disruption to rooms and/ or unit.

Leverages existing hand sanitiser and soap dispensers.

SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands WHO’s global annual call to action for health care workers Embedding hand hygiene promotional activities as a national priority is key for sustainability. Efforts have therefore been made to support countries or areas with large-scale activities to promote hand hygiene in health care facilities.

World Health Organization (WHO) Patient Safety supports an informal network of co-ordinators/leaders of such activities with the aim of sharing experiences and learning from each other.

At the moment there are 48 participants in the network, with co-ordinated activities to promote hand hygiene in health care either as specific activities or as part of infection prevention and control activities, or patient safety initiatives.

After 10 years of the WHO Clean is Safer Care programme, here are 10 reasons why you should be part of it: • Hand hygiene at the right times saves lives.

• Hand hygiene in health care has saved millions of lives.

• Hand hygiene is a quality indicator of safe health care systems.

• Health care problems, such as HAIs, which are often invisible but nevertheless still occur, are political and social challenges that we must address now.

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feature hand hygiene • I nfections can be stopped through good hand hygiene, and patient and health worker harm prevented for less than R123.

• Affordable life-saving technology is available! An alcohol-based hand rub, which costs approximately R37 per bottle, can prevent HAI and millions of deaths every year.

• Hand hygiene exists in the media, which means it exists as an important topic, whether due to HAI or outbreaks of deadly diseases such as Ebola.

• Embedding specific moments for hand hygiene action into health care worker workflow makes it easier to do the right thing every

minute, every hour, every day.

• I nfection prevention is at the heart of strengthening health care systems. Hand hygiene is core to all interventions, whether inserting an invasive device, managing a surgical wound, or giving an injection.

The social epidemic has already begun to spread with SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands, a successful global campaign promoting hand hygiene action at the point of patient care.

WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Global Survey for 2015 Complete the Hand Hygiene SelfAssessment Framework Global Survey before 10 September 2015.

All health-care facilities registered for SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands have received a special invite by the WHO to participate in this global survey and to submit their Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework results. Once completed, the results of the online survey will be issued in October 2015, for the 10th anniversary of the Clean Care is Safer Care programme (facilities’ identities will remain anonymous in the results).

If your facility is not registered for SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands, register at: http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/register/en, and you can still be invited to participate.

new products Clean and maintain high-traffic floors A new Blue HTC Twister diamond-media maintenance pad for retail applications that offers the dual benefits of cleaning and maintaining high-traffic floor areas is being exclusively launched in South Africa.

Warehousing, supermarket and logistics applications are high-traffic areas that require regular cleaning and maintenance to retain their “as new” appearance and to prevent any longterm degradation or damage. The latest Blue Twister pad meets these diverse requirements in a single diamond-media maintenance pad.

The Twister cleaning system consists of floor pads containing billions of microscopic diamonds that clean and polish the floor mechanically. The system does not make use of any harmful chemicals. It uses water as its primary cleaning agent, which poses a major environmental benefit, as well as

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reducing overall costs for end users.

It is ideal for most common floor surfaces such as terrazzo, ceramic tiles, linoleum, vinyl/plastic, natural stone and concrete. When used in high-traffic areas such as in retail applications, or even metro stations, such floor surfaces have to be cleaned and maintained regularly. The Blue Twister pads have been developed specifically for uncoated, hard resilient floors. A single pad has a lifespan sufficient to cover up to 45 000 m2.

The traditional method of flooring maintenance has always been to add a polish layer on top to give it a shiny appearance. Cleaning on a regular basis, however, does not prevent the ultimate deterioration of this layer. Hence the floor quickly loses its shiny appearance and becomes more susceptible to both scuff marks and more permanent damage in the long term.

“The answer to this perennial problem has simply been to reapply the surface polish layer. What this means is that such floors require regular periodic maintenance. By upgrading the floor itself, the Twister cleaning system drastically reduces this need for periodic maintenance. Epoxy-coated floors are common in warehouse and logistics applications and many manufacturers recommend using diamond-media maintenance pads for such surfaces.” says PMSA’s Quintin Booysen.

For more information visit: www.pmsa.com

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new products Latest technology in portable high pressure cleaning equipment Following ten months of research and development MaPa Cleaning Technologies recently launched the latest in high-pressure cleaning technology. The new UP trolleymounted range of high pressure cleaners offer uncompromised quality and good value for contractors looking for strong and reliable machines.

New features • S oft starting for the UPL range that runs electric motors from 11.0 to 18.5 kW. • The starters limit the initial rush current and reduce the mechanical shock usually associated with motor start up, thereby protecting the equipment and extending the life of the motor, pump and ancillary equipment.

• O ver and under voltage protection.

• CEMSA textile reinforced lightweight thermoplastic hose.

The lightweight thermoplastic hose brings a new dimension to the cleaning industry that traditionally struggles with heavy rubber hoses,

which abrades easily on rough surfaces and adds additional weight to machines featuring long hoses and hose reels.

The new UP trolley mounted range offers pressures from 100 bar to 500 bar.

For more information contact: mapa@mapa.co.za

Raising the standard in grinding and polishing

Productivity and efficiency can be drastically improved in industrial polishing and grinding applications with the new Diamond Products extra heavyduty triple head planetary polisher, which can polish five times faster than a standard single-head polisher.

According to Diamond Products’s Brian Clark, the triple-head planetary

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polisher is designed to grind and polish granite, marble, engineered stone and concrete counter tops and stairs. “It utilises three 100 mm polishing or grinding pads, to achieve a perfectly flat and shiny surface.”

The Diamond Products triple-head planetary polisher is capable of operating in wet or dry conditions, and

comes standard with a dust extraction system. What is more, it is driven by a powerful 1 200 watt Makita variable speed grinder.

Clark indicates that the variable speed-control revolutions ensure optimal speed for diamond grinding and polishing in numerous applications.

“This solution is ideal for refurbishing marble and granite table tops and floors, as well as worn staircases and landing areas,” he continues.

The Diamond Products triple-head planetary polisher has a grinding and polishing width of 200 mm. It is easily manoeuvrable, as it weighs just 9kg, while the Makita variable speed grinder weighs only 3kg. The combined solution is also highly cost effective.

Diamond Products is a leading specialist in the manufacture, assembly and sale of diamond tools and equipment for industrial applications.

For more information visit www.diamondpc.co.za