While governmental lockdowns forced many businesses to close their doors, many Ecolab textile care customers rapidly transformed their operations to support in the fight against COVID-19. Bert Bakker, vice president corporate accounts Textile Care at Ecolab Europe, reflects on the past few months and provides insight that will help commercial laundries restart safely and build resilience in the future.

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As the phased-reopening of facilities and workplaces continues, Richard Guy, country sales manager, Ergotron UK & Ireland, examines the best options to help this process run as smoothly as possible.

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As the UK lockdown continues to ease, Jan-Hein Hemke, managing director of Facilicom UK & Ireland, shares the importance of safeguarding colleague welfare as we transition to a ‘new normal’.

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Dr Andrew Kemp analyses the links between cleaning and cross infection, focusing on medical devices and chemicals defined as biocides.

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Jamie Woodhall, technical & innovations manager at Rentokil Specialist Hygiene examines why, amid unprecedented circumstances, it’s more important than ever that businesses ensure they take the right measures to keep their facilities clean and employees safe – particularly those businesses starting to think about reopening once the lockdown is lifted.

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As a wide array of facilities from offices to restaurants to shopping malls return from COVID-19 shutdown, and others such as hotels and airports prepare for heavier traffic, facility managers are tasked with creating plans that protect occupant health and inspire customer and employee confidence. Their natural response is to turn to their cleaning service provider or product supplier to help them understand how cleaning can play a role in building their business comeback. This is an opportunity to be the responsible leader in your community if your response is properly managed.

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As employees start to return to the workplace, they need to feel confident that their work environment will be safe. With hygiene a higher priority than ever before, cleanability of surface materials is coming under close scrutiny in workplaces across all sectors. Dave Ford, specifications manager with Altro, considers the pitfalls of some common materials and how simple, smart swaps can meet safety, aesthetic and comfort criteria.

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Current conditions have changed our daily lives in an incredibly short period of time. Now more than ever we all want to know that we are doing everything we can to keep ourselves and our colleagues and visitors safe and well. To ensure we can do this requires understanding the science behind surface wiping and cleaning, says Kimberly-Clark Professional.

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Peter Teska, global infection prevention application expert at Diversey, explains how restaurant owners and managers can establish a culture that reinforces the role of cleanliness.

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Tautvydas Karitonas, head of research and Development at Inivos considers what a COVID-secure business looks like and how cleaning professionals can find technological solutions for the environments they’re in. 

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Jangro, the UK and Ireland’s largest network of independent janitorial suppliers, has launched two new guides to help businesses prepare for the return to work, as the country eases out of lockdown.

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The rising number of Coronavirus deaths reported in the media is causing us all to take positive steps in protecting ourselves. Sam Awolesi MSc, senior associate member of the Royal Society of Medicine, and Roy Simmons BSc, senior consultant, Environmental Science Group, March, Cambridge, discuss how we can make sure that we are adequately protected.

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As the lockdown eases and many businesses resume, Chris Wakefield, vice president, European Marketing and Product Development, GOJO Industries-Europe, offers practical advice to stay safe once employees get back to work.

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Evans Vanodine discusses the challenges facing them across the business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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John Holah, technical director at Holchem, provides practical guidance on COVID-19 for those working in areas where surfaces may become contaminated.

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Hygiene plays a vital role in society – and never more so than it does now. Renée Remijnse from Tork manufacturer Essity discusses the urgent need for hygiene products during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides an update on what Essity is doing in the global fightback against the virus.

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Post-COVID-19, the hygiene services market will change as end-users start to become aware of how businesses support their environments. Oliver Johnson, managing director, Zenith Washroom Solutions, explains how the industry needs to work to address their concerns in a clear and concise manner.

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It's becoming increasingly important to follow government guidelines and stay at home, apart from when going shopping for basic necessities. If we’re driving to the shops or are classed as an essential worker and must drive to work, some of us are still using our cars and, warns Lucy Desai, copywriter at Mediaworks, the need for good hygiene has never been more important.

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The nation’s window cleaners should be employed in a nationwide rolling programme of sanitisation to fight the Coronavirus, according to the Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC).

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Specialist cleaning contractors have a key role in battling COVID-19. Steve Broughton, MD of SafeGroup, shares lessons learned so far.

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Orange Squirt is Bio-Productions’ powerful multi-purpose orange-based cleaner and degreaser.

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A concentrated yet mild detergent suitable for all laundry machines.

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A key product to ensure your employees or visitors feel comfortable when visiting your premises. Available in a range of colours and sizes, you will also benefit from a free duty of care certificate.

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Not to be confused with the ionisation of water, which has had negative press, Electro Chemical activation is a process utilising normal tap water and table salt, or other natural minerals, acting as an electrolyte. A special low voltage electrical cell in the device separates and recombines these elements to produce a Hypochlorous based solution. Hypochlorous is a naturally occurring substance with a powerful disinfecting action with the other oxidants released in the process producing a mild

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The COMBINATOR® responds to the EASE criteria that Moerman stands for: Efficiency, Amazing Results, Safety and Ergonomic.

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It’s easy to design tall, spectacular buildings with a huge numbers of windows – it’s rather harder to find efficient ways to clean them, especially from the outside.

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Air tex super absorbent pulp based wipe

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Since Remondis UK unveiled our state-of-the-art recycling and treatment facility in Merseyside back in 2013, we have been continually investing to deliver even more effective, complete and compliant hazardous waste solutions for our customers across the UK.

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Luxury disposable washroom hand towels

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With our bird proofing solutions you can be assured you’ll never get in a flap over bird problems and you have taken the most effective steps towards preventing birds from inhabiting and damaging your building. Bird control offers a long-term solution and when installed correctly, is 100% effective.

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Our user friendly range of battery and mains powered automatic drain dosing systems are perfectly designed for enzyme dosing which break down grease and bacteria from grease traps and drains, eliminating smells and blockages that can be unpleasant, inconvenient and costly.

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We have been cleaning airports and other transport-critical infrastructures for over 15 years, making us one of the leading transport cleaning providers in the country.

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Ultra-compact 13 inch (33 cm) upright auto scrubber features a lightweight, compact design perfect for easy, quick clean-up in confined areas.

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We thoroughly clean all common areas of residential blocks and estates.

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Aquafactors has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to offer our customers the most effective and reliable mobile cleaning system

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