Special Vacuum Cleaners Brought in to Get Rid of Cigarette ends

April 29, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning News, News, environment , add a comment

Scotland city centre streets have been riddled with cigarette ends since the smoking ban was introduced.

So council chiefs have brought in a new specialist vacuum cleaner to sweep fag ends up more effectively.

The ‘Green Machines’ cost around £12,000 each and are produced by Applied Sweepers, which has supplied the [...] Continue Reading…

London Street Cleaners turned Undercover Agents

April 23, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : News , add a comment

Street Cleaners in the London borough of Harrow North West London have been given radios to help fight crime; they now join a network of shops, pubs and cafes that help the police.

The area already has 100 walkie-talkies in use; with these special radios, street cleaners will be able [...] Continue Reading…

Worcester City Centre Gets a Cleaning Blitz

April 9, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning News, News, environment , 1 comment so far

The leader of Worcester City Council has declared a litter blitz on a busy route into the city centre a success.

Simon Geraghty joined in the four-hour clean sweep organised by the city’s cleaning team, University of Worcester and the police.

About a dozen litter pickers swung into action backed by [...] Continue Reading…

Cleaning Scheme Set up in Edinburgh

April 1, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning News, News, environment , add a comment

A team of six wardens have started operating in Edinburgh to improve the levels of cleanliness on the city’s streets.

There are plans to tackle some of the areas worst hit by graffiti and provide an instant response cleaning team for businesses as problems develop.

The cleaning teams have been set [...] Continue Reading…

New Street Cleaners Introduced in a Bid to Improve Conditions

March 24, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning News, News, environment , add a comment

Salford’s fleet of street cleaners have introduced two new vehicles to aid the cleaning process.

Salix Homes, for central Salford, has brought in a new road sweeper and a fly tipping van to help clean the area.

The two vehicles will be added to the team of 42 street cleaners provided [...] Continue Reading…

Hospital Cleaning Team Wins Award

March 17, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning News, Hospital Cleaning, News, Total Clean Services , add a comment

Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital cleaning team has won the chairman’s award for excellence.

A panel of judges praised the team for their commitment and positive attitude towards their cleaning duties, and for the significant difference they’ve made to Musgrove.

Cleaning co-ordinator at Musgrove, Ruth Stephens, said: ‘They’re very thorough, take real [...] Continue Reading…

Eye Hospital Told to Clean up Their Act!

March 11, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning News, Hospital Cleaning, News , add a comment

An Eye Hospital in Moorfields has been told to improve the way they clean medical equipment.

A Healthcare Commission report into hygiene at the hospital found laser probes, (which are used to measure patients’ eyes) were not being cleaned properly.

The watchdog has given the hospital six months to improve their standards.

The [...] Continue Reading…

Hospitals Throughout Scotland are to Benefit From New Steam Cleaners.

March 4, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning News, Hospital Cleaning, News , add a comment

The Scottish Government is to distribute 250 steam cleaners at a cost of £400,000.

These will allow for specialist cleaning and when used with micro-fibre cloths are particularly effective against C.difficile.

Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: ‘Cleanliness is crucial in our hospitals and is a simple way to help combat infections [...] Continue Reading…

Old Fashioned Cleaning Methods

February 26, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning Advice, Cleaning Tips, News , add a comment

Sometimes the ideal cleaning products are lying about your house, so here are a few natural ingredients that you might not have condsidered using:

Baking soda – is a wonder product that is underused in the modern household.

Baking soda’s most famous property is its deodorising action –it has an incredible [...] Continue Reading…

Cleaning’s Biggest Exhibition Takes Place Next Month

February 18, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning News, News, Office Cleaning , add a comment

The Cleaning Show 2009 is taking place from the 10-12 March and is held at the NEC in Birmingham.

Anyone who is anyone in the cleaning industry will be attending this show, with the intention of finding out the new products on the market and to sell themselves.

And you will [...] Continue Reading…