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 New Product Week at the KÄRCHER Academy
Over 200 customers attended KÄRCHER’s New Product Week, held recently at the company’s new Academy in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

 Giant graffiti removed from Tate Modern
The largest ever operation to remove graffiti from a London landmark is now underway claims Tensid. The Tate Modern commissioned six graffiti artists to draw the murals on the building’s river façade for a three month exhibition which finished last month.

 Welcome to Coffee Time Sponsored by Karcher
In every issue of Cleaning Matters you have an opportunity to win a prize supplied by our sponsor Karcher.

 
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 Download free DEFRA-backed sustainable cleaning guidance
While the pressure to go green mounts, deciphering the spin isn’t easy. Unless you have a copy of a Defra-endorsed sustainable cleaning guide. Download it here.


Training & events

Water-fed pole and skills training
BWCA, Wiltshire
Training courses for those who want to get the most out of their pole systems. For programme and cost details, click here.

Fire & flood restoration courses
National Flood School, Surrey
Professional, realistic and relevant restoration training courses covering all aspects of fire and flood restoration. Courses throughout the year. Click here for further info.

Prochem 1 day training courses
Various dates and venues. Click here to find out more

Lavor Group Useful HSE Guidance

Safe use of ladders and stepladders: An employers' guide
Click here to download

Five steps to risk assessment
Click here to download

Understanding Ergonomics - Reduce accidents and ill health and increase productivity by fitting the task to the worker
Click here to download

Working alone in safety - Controlling the risks of solitary work
Click here to download

Consulting Employees on Health and Safety
Click here to download
News

 Gold all the way for UK Cleaning team
Congratulations to the UK team at EuroSkills, the vocational skills competition. At the event held in Rotterdam last month all the team won gold with every single member winning their category

 Boris' betrayal of tube cleaners
On October 15th Mayor's Question Time had to be adjourned twice as activists protested Boris Johnson's failure to follow up on his promise of a Living Wage for tube cleaners.

Poll

When revealing that you work in the Cleaning Industry, how do people respond?
This is an anonymous poll for statistical purposes only

Last Issue's Poll

When dealing with suppliers, is product always more important than the personal relationship?
No 36.36%
Yes 27.27%
It's all about the perks! 36.36%


 'Safe-hands' Alec supports hygiene campaign
Earlier this month Sodexo Healthcare teamed up with former England cricket captain Alec Stewart, to launch the new phase of its hand hygiene campaign, ASK, at Queen’s Hospital in Romford.

 The age of hoover consent
Karl Walker (16) was told by a cleaning firm that he is not old enough to use hot water, washing up liquid and furniture polish or to empty bins, reports The Daily Telegraph.

 Tender Assistance Service
Firms tendering for industrial cleaning contracts could benefit from a new RoSPA service designed to help them through a process that some see as a time-consuming minefield.

 SCA presents four mountain bike prizes
SCA has given away four mountain bikes following a competition held at the ISSA-Interclean exhibition. UK winner Michael Flawn from Numatic International was presented with his prize at the company’s headquarters in Chard, Somerset.