Lockdown meant that people’s health and wellbeing were forefront of their minds. This, in turn, meant a change in employees’ needs and what support they looked for from their employer. Although the pandemic had so many very negative impacts, as Debra Clark explains there have perhaps been some positive results to be seen in the workplace. 

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Rob Preston offers guidance to help you plan and design a valuable survey in partnership with a qualified occupational hygienist.

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Rebecca Munson examines why achieving higher air quality inside and outside should be a priority for businesses. So how can this be efficiently achieved?

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Jamie Woodhall is calling on employers to re-assess the effectiveness of their building’s air quality systems, as society emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and workers return to offices.

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Dyl Kurpil explains why outsourcing environmental crime enforcement can not only release a financial burden on local authorities but also achieve behavioural change that delivers tangible community benefits.

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Lockdown in the UK has finally come to an end, but with the Delta variant still in circulation, hygiene-conscious businesses are evaluating their cleaning practices as they prepare to welcome back their workforce. Gareth Cowmeadow shares the emerging trends that are shaping the contract cleaning sector post-lockdown. 

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In cleaning margins are tight, and a credit controller is an expense that many smaller companies cannot afford. Christine Burright believes enlisting the help of technology in making sure prompt and accurate invoicing, backed up by effective cash collection, is the norm rather than the exception.

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After 15 months of remote working and countless video calls, the UK office workforce is finally looking forward to getting back to working life in the office. Jean-Patrick Judson discusses how we can aid a safe return to the workplace through an effective cleaning strategy.

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Cleaning Matter speaks to Dr D L Webber and Steve Whittall, who show how companies can protect themselves from absenteeism during the winter months.

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After decades of making great strides in terms of gender equality, Esther Park warns that the biggest shockwave the world has experienced in peace time is threatening to force a slamming on of the breaks in the cleaning sector.

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Stephen Goodall, UhUb explains why demonstrable training is critical for compliance in the new COVID-aware environment.

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Following a year of unprecedented challenges Cleaning Matters magazine speaks to industry experts to examine the challenges of COVID-19 on the cleaning & hygiene sector - and what impact these will have throughout 2021.

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Without doubt, the pandemic will act as a powerful catalyst for workplace change and an accelerator for the transformation of real estate. According to Nils J.van der Zijl, for businesses, it’s providing a window of opportunity to reimagine the future of work to meet the needs of a future, more agile workforce. 

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As cleaning companies find ways to recover from the unprecedented past 12 months and adjust to some kind of new normal, Mark Ballance explains why turning to technology and software can put businesses on the path to success.

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FLOORING AND carpet design are an innovative way to bring hygiene, flexibility and safety to a space. Bob Mortimer explores the future of office spaces and how flooring can be used to promote safe social distancing.

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Against the backdrop of potential employer liability, Raj Krishnamurthy discusses how facilities teams are using technology to visibly communicate the preventative measures being taken - and to reassure the wider office population.

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Offices, factories and distribution warehouses are slowly starting to reopen, welcoming back employees after several months of working from home or having been furloughed. Management teams face the challenge of keeping employees safe, making changes to workspace layouts, increasing deep cleaning and sanitisation efforts and putting in measures – such as modified work schedules or team shift patterns – to reduce the number of people in buildings at one time.

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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 from Facilicom UK & Ireland, shares the importance of safeguarding colleague welfare as we transition to a ‘new normal’.

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GrittyFOAM is a rich-cream heavy duty foaming hand cleanser with suspended, non-abrasive cornmeal bio-scrubbers™ for deep-cleaning action without damaging the skin or the environment.

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Aquafactors has produced a revolutionary “Hot wash” system for water fed pole use – in conjunction with Krueger, a leading British manufacturer of specialised heating systems.

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Incorporating a static water making facility into the water treatment equation will bring down the cost of making purified water and more than justifies the investment.

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Purefreedoms original and the best 25litre trolley on the market,

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There are approximately 40,000 new diagnoses of work-related skin disease per year and statistics show that skin cancer is a developing issue; of the 2055 cases reported of work-related skin disease, 73% were dermatitis and 19% were skin cancer.

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

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One of the most important aspects of a mobile washing system is the carrying of the water.

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Aquafactors provide water fed poles, brushes and hose systems to suit all requirements.

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The 50 litre version of our popular trolley,

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A121 is a preparation of hygrophobic pellets which absorb moisture (even from the air), creating exothermic heat that starts melting ice immediately and preventing the surface re-freezing for up to 48 hours.

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D426 is a yellow beaded hand cleaner based on citrus solvents, fine scrubbing agents, emollients and detergents to give a powerful yet gentle cleaning action.

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Hyflex from Bio-Productions transforms floors into hard wearing, easily maintained surfaces and provides an exceptionally long wear-life.

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Probably the only cleaner required and one of the most powerful and versatile cleaners available.

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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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OxyBAC is a new rich-cream foam antibacterial hand wash that combines Deb Foam Technology™ with Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide antimicrobial agent to provide unique benefits compared with all other antibacterial hand wash products.

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