Biological and
Chemical Cleaning: Two Sustainable
Solutions
By PAUL GOLDIN,
Avmor Director of Marketing and Customer Satisfaction
“REQUIREMENTl
Clean and Safe.” As people have become increasingly aware of and concerned
about health and safety issues, businesses have come under significant pressure
to take active measures in order to safeguard the health and safety of their
workers, customers and the surrounding environment. Biological and
chemical technologies each provide a sustainable solution for effective green
cleaning. Read more...
Chasing Productivity
Productivity. As cleaning industry consultants, my partner Brent Bourne and I hear the word almost on a daily basis from clients who need to increase the productivity of their cleaning staff and from sales reps promoting the productivity benefits of their equipment, tools or cleaning solutions. But what is productivity and how is it achieved? Read more...
There is Something in the Air
By MART GERAERTS, Senior Consultant, Indoor Air quality in Medical Facilities, Economis Walsberghe nv – Europe
Tuberculosis, Aspergillus, Chicken Pox, Measles, MRSA-containing particles, etc. are known to be floating around in the indoor air of most hospitals as confirmed by numerous publications on Hospital Hygiene. H5N1 might join them in the near future.
Airborne infection transmission causes severe human, social and financial problems and the numbers of these infections are increasing as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuberculosis and the H5N1 pandemic. Read more...
Important Information for the Industry
PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
The Government of Canada has just published a web site with information on Pandemic Preparedness. The site gives viewers one-stop access to information from Government of Canada departments and agencies on pandemic influenza. Read more...
Major Benefits of Microfibre Products
This article will cover some of the observations and conclusions that our firm has found in testing both microfibre cloths and mops over the past few years. When considering the use of these products, we focused on the two components we felt were areas of major benefits in their use: potential labour savings and bacteria reduction in cleaning fixtures, floors and walls. Read more...
Wood Wyant - 85 Years
Wood Wyant has seen a great deal of change in its 84 years of existence, but one thing that holds true to this day is the focus of “providing its customers tools to measure the results of their actions” through quality products and services.
G.H. Wood & Company was founded in early 1922 by a 27-year-old Geoffrey Hutchence Wood. The company started out in a facility at 28 Wellington St. E. in downtown Toronto. At that time, the company consisted of a one room office on the ground floor which housed a roll top desk and chair. After one year, Wood moved the company to the second floor of the building which had two offices. Read more...
Canadian-U.S. Partnership a “Clean Sweep” for 2006 Business Achievement Award
Virox Technologies and JohnsonDiversey recognized for cross-border collaboration on green disinfectants for healthcare use
The Canadian American Business Council, the voice of the Canadian-American business community, has selected Virox Technologies Inc., Oakville, Ont., and JohnsonDiversey Inc., Sturtevant, Wisc., to be award the prestigious Business Achievement Award for their collaboration in developing and distributing, a safe and environmentally-friendly hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectant. Read more...
