MARKETING
Deb Australia supports BCNA with helping hand dispensers Deb Australia has partnered with Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) to raise funds in support of their work in ensuring Australian families affected by breast cancer receive the very best support, information, and treatment. To do this, Deb has launched a range of helping hand dispensers, with $1 for every dispenser placed donated to BCNA. The BCNA-designed dispensers were made possible through Deb’s bespoke dispenser offer, and the helping hand range includes one, two and four litre wash and sanitise dispensers. As part of the program, businesses that select the dispensers have the opportunity to further encourage workplace giving, by holding fundraising events in conjunction with BCNA. To launch this news, Deb welcomed BCNA Community Liaison and breast cancer survivor Karen Pasfield to the Deb Moorebank facility for an all-staff breakfast BBQ, to share her personal story. “We all know someone who has been affected by breast cancer in some way,” said Steve Saboune, executive at Deb Australia. “We chose to support BCNA because our values and products have a synergy with their cause.” Deb will also be involved in upcoming BCNA events including Field of Women, and Pink Lady Luncheons. www.debgroup.com/au/bcna
Nilfisk survey reveals autonomous cleaning could make up 40% of market 2017 estimates from Nilfisk puts the addressable market for autonomous cleaning at 40 per cent of the total professional cleaning equipment market. A survey conducted by Nilfisk during ISSA 2017 and CMS 2017, highlighted the top three benefits of autonomous cleaning being:
Productivity High-volume, repetitive tasks are time-consuming. The new generation of autonomous machines can perform these tasks at the same speed as humans, for many hours at a time, with no drop-in efficiency. They can also work at any time of the day.
Quality One key benefit of an autonomous machine is consistency: it will do what you tell it to, repeatedly, until you tell it to stop, with little or no variation in quality.
Safety Autonomous cleaning can be allocated to dirty or dangerous tasks, especially in factory environments. Advanced sensors mean that they can sense and avoid hazards. Staff can be allocated to jobs with less risk. Autonomous cleaning solutions are a growing trend, and we are starting to see autonomous cleaning having an impact far beyond just factories. The productivity and efficiency benefits are reaching retail stores, offices, hospitals and schools, to name a few. Previous generations of autonomous machines often disappointed and didn’t realise their true potential. The machines that are being developed today are vastly different– they are intelligent, able to learn, adapt and make decisions for themselves. www.nilfisk.com Helping Hand Dispenser – 1L Sanitise
62 INCLEAN May/June 2018