The Unions Are Here
Much has changed in a few short months in the cleaning industry in Toronto. Historically, in the office-building sector, contracts have been organized by the unions on a building by building basis, and primarily the larger properties in the downtown core or on the subway lines where they are easy to organize. In other sectors, such as health care and education, the contractors have assumed existing workers and unions.
Interestingly under the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act, there is no obligation for contractors to assume an existing bargaining unit or union, but only to offer the employees similar wages and conditions of work. Read more...
Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) – Injury Prevention
Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) a person or corporation must be able to prove that every reasonable precaution was taken under the circumstances to protect the health and safety of a worker.
In 2003, Homewood Health Centre’s Occupational Health and Safety Committee contacted the Ontario Safety Association for Community & Healthcare (OSACH) and requested a safety audit. The outcome of the audit would form the basis of Homewood Health Centre’s health and safety action plan. Read more...
A Persistent Problem
Some issues in our industry come and go just like the seasons. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’ll be back. A few years back, for instance, ergonomic cleaning tools and equipment seemed to be on everyone’s mind. Debates about the effectiveness of Day Cleaning and its future impact on the future of the industry also glides on and off centre stage.
Other issues, although they may not always be on the front page of industry trade publications, are eternal. The more directly an issue connects with core universal values – notably health, children and money – the more likely they’ll be an industry constant. Let’s look at one of these – the ongoing problem of improving indoor air quality (IAQ), especially in schools. Read more...
Ontario Health-Care Housekeepers’ Association Celebrating 50 Years of Progressive Service
It was November 1957 in the City of Toronto, where over 100 housekeepers attended a housekeeping “Institute.” This group of men and women recognized and expressed the need to form an organized housekeeping body to provide and promote opportunities for professional development among other things. So firm was their conviction that they appointed a committee before the end of the session to determine how it could be achieved. After several meetings and with the assistance of the O.H.A., the Housekeeping section of the O.H.A. was established, which set the stage for growth and development.(1) Read more...
CANCLEAN 2007
The trade show and educational forum for the cleaning professional in Canada
The future is clean…
… and over 140 exhibitors at Can Clean 2007 have the products you need to be more effective, environmentally aware and efficient in the future. Directed at all the cleaning professionals in Canada, Can Clean 2007 will feature companies from across Canada and the United States displaying thousands of products... Read more...
The Weakest Link: The Importance of Supply Chain Monitoring
By Zia Siddiqi, Ph.D., B.C.E., Director of Quality Assurance, Orkin Inc.
You are only as strong as the weakest link in your supply chain, and if the weakest link brings “hitchhiking” pests, you could be in big trouble. Infested products or materials from suppliers could undermine your facility’s pest management program. While this may be a daunting thought, rest assured that you can help prevent inbound pest problems from taking hold. Read more...
Avrum Morrow Named To Order of Canada
Avrum (Avi) Morrow, philanthropist and founder of Avmor Ltd., has made history. He is the first person from the janitorial industry to be named to the Order of Canada. This distinction, the highest honour for a civilian in Canada, is a tribute to Morrow’s achievement in business and his lifetime of dedication to the community.
Morrow is already known as a businessman with a passion for the arts. He founded Avmor Ltd., one of Canada’s leading manufacturers of professional cleaning solutions for the janitorial and food service markets, in 1948. Read more...
Wood Wyant Inc.
“Providing customers with the tools to measure the results of their actions”
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...
Education is the key…
… and a full program of seminars has been planned with you in mind. The program has been expanded to include six topics of interest to everyone in the industry – end-users, distributors and manufacturers of sanitary maintenance products. Read more...
Celebrating 50 years!
The Canadian Sanitation Supply Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary at Can Clean 2007. Be sure to visit the Anniversary Museum where cleaning tools, methods and equipment from years gone by will be on display. Meet our members who have been in business for over 50 years, and make a point of talking to all exhibitors offering Anniversary Show Specials.
Register in advance and receive a free copy of “447 Cleaning Times”… Read more...
How Green Can You Go?
By Mike Sawchuk, Enviro-Solutions
Facility service providers (FSPs) and jansan distributors must start viewing Green cleaning as a business opportunity. Often, facility managers are turning to these two channels to help their facilities transfer from conventional to Green cleaning systems during the procurement of such products and to execute the actual cleaning duties. The result of this is that the relationships FSPs and distributors have with these clients are considerably stronger today. Read more...
Armstrong Manufacturing Introduces Proseries Green Hand Cleaner
Armstrong Manufacturing Inc. is pleased to announce that their new ProSeries Green™ Hand Cleaner has been certified by EcoLogoM which is administered by TerraChoice and the Environmental Choice Program. The new hand cleaner has been formulated to meet the increasing demands of the marketplace for fragrance-free and non-sensitizing properties.
As more and more buildings, institutions and municipalities go fragrance free, patrons of these facilities look for advanced alternatives to conventional hand soap that will not be sensitizing to skin and contributors to poor indoor air quality. ProSeries Green hand cleaner is said to meet and exceed these expectations and enhances good handwashing actices.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hand washing is the single most important thing that we can do to keep from getting sick and spreading illness to others. The hand cleaner is ideally suited for use in schools and daycare centres, health clubs, multi-patron facilities with unknown sensitivities, food services, resorts, golf clubs and anywhere repeated handwashing is necessary. Read more...
Armstrong Manufacturing Launches Proseries Green Products
Armstrong Manufacturing Inc. is pleased to announce the official launch of its ProSeries Green™ line of products, which are certified under EcoLogoM, North America’s leading certification and green marketing organization.
Armstrong is proud of this accomplishment and it has allowed the company to refocus its energies toward being not only leaders in the industrial and institutional cleaning industry, but also environmental stewards helping to lower the environmental footprint of its own manufacturing operation.
Armstrong has taken its environmental stewardship to the next level through an extensive look at packaging, labelling processes and a comprehensive recycling waste and effluent reduction program. Armstrong has significantly reduced its carbon footprint for the greater good of the environment and for those who choose the benefits of Using ProSeries Green certified products. Read more...
New 3m™ Easy Trap Duster System
The 3M Canada Company is pleased to introduce its newest addition to the Easy Clean System category – the 3M Easy Trap Duster System. The 3M Easy Trap Duster System traps and holds up to six times more dust, dirt and hair than traditional mops and other traditional disposable dusting systems. It performs on a variety of surfaces with virtually unlimited applications.
The 3M Easy Trap duster cloth is a non-woven, three-dimensional web material using 3M proprietary technology. It comes on rolls of 13 cm (five-inch) or 20 cm (eight-inch) widths and is perforated every 15 cm (six-inches). The Easy Trap duster is available in both large cases – perfect for storing in the housekeeping closet or in a convenient pop-up dispenser that fits easily on a housekeeping cart. Read more...
How To Certify Your Green-Cleaning Program With New GS-42 Standards
Even with the green cleaning movement becoming increasingly popular, building service contractors and in-house cleaning professionals have not had a comprehensive “how-to-clean-green” guide – until now. Previously, only cleaning products and equipment could be evaluated and green-certified (by Green Seal, the Carpet and Rug Institute and other organizations). Now the evaluation of green cleaning has taken a big step forward, with Green Seal’s newest published standard, GS-42 – “Environmental Standard for Cleaning Services.” Read more...
Clean With Cri-Certified Carpet Extractors
When evaluating carpet extractors, you want equipment that gets the maximum soil out of the carpet and leaves the carpet as dry as possible. While manufacturers claim their products are efficient or effective, it can be difficult to validate these claims. Now, however, there’s help.
The Carpet and Rug Institutes (CRI) has established a testing program that rates extractors for their ability to remove soil and water as well as their ability to preserve carpet appearance. An extractor with the CRI Seal of Approval means the machine meets the highest standards in the industry for efficient and effective cleaning, as well as appearance retention. CRI’s scientific testing procedure provides the hard data users need to evaluate and compare carpet extractors. Read more...
Floor-Cleaning Technology Breakthrough Sweeps, Washes, Polishes In One Pass
For years, manufacturers have tried to design and build machines that combine all floor-cleaning and maintenance operations – sweeping, scrubbing, polishing and dusting. Various attempts at a total “one-pass” machine have been tried over the years, but none has been truly successful in preserving a finish that is thought to be the essence of an attractively clean floor. Read more...
New Sweep-N-Scrape® Dual Duty Push Broom From Atlas Graham
Atlas Graham’s newest coarse fibre outdoor broom has an innovative scraper attached to the leading edge. This is said to be an ideal feature for removing lightly packed snow from a driveway using the same push broom.
The synthetic fibre has good ‘flicking’ quality during the sweeping motion to push medium debris from the leading edge of the broom. The broom can be used for driveways, sidewalks and patios; garage floors (fibres are resistant to oil and solvent); or landscaping applications. Read more...
Fresh Beginnings at Atlas Graham
Atlas Graham is embarking on a journey of transformation to sustain and grow competencies for an even more successful future.
Since 1941, Atlas Graham has held a leadership position in the Canadian professional cleaning industry. Over one year ago, James Graham took the helm of the company representing the third generation of family ownership.
Atlas Graham is a leading Canadian manufacturer and distributor of manual cleaning solutions. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Man., the company serves the building maintenance, healthcare, food processing, food service and retail segments of the Canadian market. Read more...
Cleaning With A View To The Future
Avmor Ltd. continues to take proactive measures to safeguard the health and safety of its workers, customers and the environment by focusing on sustainable cleaning solutions.
In the past year, Avmor has created a Sustainability Committee. As a result of the committee’s efforts, Avmor now uses EcoLogo(M) approved, 100 per cent recycled chlorine free paper, two-sided printing, and environmentally responsible ink on all marketing literature. All disposable cups, dishes and flatware have been replaced with reusable kitchenware. The Sustainability Committee’s objectives for 2007 include removing all non-green products from janitors’ closets and initiating new recycling policies for the plant and distribution centre. Avmor also continues to support community-based initiatives to protect the environment, such as Scout’s Canada’s Scoutrees Program. Read more...
New Dispensing Systems Get Rave Reviews
The new SMP (wall-mounted) and MMP (mobile/portable) Dispensing Systems from Enviro-Solutions are getting rave reviews from jansan distributors and reps throughout North America.
“These dispensing systems are far more accurate and consistent in chemical delivery than comparable dispensing systems,” said an Enviro-Solutions distributor.
Another distributor said that “These units are significantly less costly, have no eductors to tips and are easier and faster to install.” Read more...
ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America 2008 Moves To Las Vegas
In response to member requests for a 2008 venue change, ISSA is pleased to announce it has secured the Las Vegas Convention Centre in Las Vegas, NV, for ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America 2008. The exhibit dates will be Tues. Sep. 9 through Thurs. Sep. 11.
“Our members spoke and we listened,” said ISSA Executive Director, John Garfinkel. “While it is rare to change venues this close to an event, we learned of an opportunity that would satisfy our attendees’ and exhibitors’ needs; we were fortunate to negotiate a favourable move to a location where we have a strong track record.” Read more...
ISSA Selects Cleaning Industry Management Standard Case Study Participants
ISSA has selected 24 building service contractors and in-house cleaning departments, from the United States and Canada, to participate in the Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) Certification Case Study Program.
The 24 organizations that have been selected will be the first to undergo individual assessments in hopes of becoming certified to the cleaning industry’s new consensus-based management Standard. ISSA will then promote those organizations who achieve certification in specialized marketing case studies, targeting the purchasing and facilities management communities. Read more...
Green School Plan
ISSA supports the plans of two Illinois state legislators who have announced that they will introduce the Green Cleaning Schools Act for the state’s legislature to consider.
The legislation – HB 895 – would require all elementary and secondary schools in Illinois to purchase environmentally sensitive cleaning supplies that do not expose students to harmful chemicals and ingredients, according to a press release from Kaivac Inc., and a letter sent by ISSA in support of the legislation. Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn and State Representative Karen May made the announcement at a press conference held in late February in Chicago, IL’s Jones College Prep School, the release said. Read more...
Effective Floorcare – Without The Dust
As it polishes and scrubs floors, conventional floorcare equipment generates dust that can be harmful to the cleaning worker and the environment.
Now Kaivac No-Touch Cleaning™ systems offer cleaning professionals a healthy and effective alternative – KaiAuto™.
With the cleaning power of an autoscrubber, the KaiVac sprays cleaning solution on floors and vacuums it up with the KaiAuto wide-area attachment – all in one quick process. Floors are left clean, shiny and the floor finish – along with indoor air quality – is protected. Read more...
Clostridium-difficile - One Tough Bug
Many have recently read in the press of outbreaks in hospitals of Clostridium difficile, more commonly-known as C-difficile. It has become a major challenge for Environmental Services Professionals trying to control the spread of this pathogen in hospital settings.
In order to control the spread we must first understand how this pathogen is transmitted and then how to remove it from the environment. Clostridium difficile is spread via the faecal oral route. The organism is ingested as the vegetative form or as hardy spores, which can survive for long periods in the environments and can traverse the acid of the stomach. Read more...
New Appointment At Nilfisk-Advance Canada
Nilfisk-Advance Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Galley to the position of general manager of the Canadian operation.
Galley will oversee the tailoring of the North American and global strategies to the Canadian marketplace.
Galley has over 25 years of experience with an extensive background in sales, marketing and operations. In addition, he brings an entrepreneurial spirit learned in subsequent executive roles in industry-leading companies. Read more...
Americo Expands Manufacturing Capabilities With New, Highly Advanced Non-Woven Production Line
Americo Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of floor pads, hand pads, filter media, geotextiles and other non-woven materials, has expanded its manufacturing capabilities with a new state-of-the-art production line. Boasting the most advanced technology in the industry today, Americo, already a leader in non-wovens manufacturing, is poised to raise the bar even higher as it continues to offer the most consistent and highest quality product in the marketplace. Read more..
Americo Appoints New Representatives
Americo Manufacturing Co., a producer of non-woven abrasives and floor matting, has announced that Riches Associates has joined their team as sales representatives covering Canada. Americo is looking forward to expanding its sales of floor pads, hand pads, sand screen discs, floor matting and logo matting in Canada. Read more...
Atlas-Graham Appoints Medland Sales For Ontario
Kathleen Rodrigue, vice president sales and marketing for Atlas-Graham Industries, is pleased to announce that effective immediately, Medland Sales will be providing full account management and field sales support for Atlas-Graham distributors in the province of Ontario. Medland Sales offers over 25 years of successful relationship building with distributor sales reps and end-users in the Ontario market. Medland’s experience and expertise is based in the commercial jansan industry, making them an excellent fit for Atlas-Graham. Read more...
EcoLogo And CleanGredients Streamline Ingredient Selection Process
EcoLogoM, North America’s leading certification and Green marketing organization, has announced they are making it easier for manufacturers to formulate products meeting EcoLogo’s Green certification criteria by streamlining the audit for products using ingredients listed on the CleanGredients™ database.
CleanGredients is an online database of institutional and industrial cleaning ingredients. It was developed to help manufacturers of Green cleaning chemicals and products select environmentally preferable chemical ingredients. Read more...
Silgan Holdings Announces Acquisition Of Canadian Plastic Blow Moulder, Cousins-Currie Ltd.
Silgan Holdings Inc., a supplier of consumer goods packaging products, has announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Cousins-Currie Ltd., a Canadian blow moulder of customer designed large-ware plastic bottles. Read more...
ECI2 Announces New Southeast Sales Representative
“eCommerce” Industries Inc. (ECI2), a leader in industry-specific information technology solutions, has announced the addition of Andrew Ballard to the sales team. As a sales representative for the Southeast region, Ballard will drive sales for the company’s TEAM-DESIGN!®, Ensite Pro™ and SDS Platinum™ product lines.
“My whole career has prepared me for this opportunity,” Ballard said. “I have 18 years of experience on the wholesale side of the industry; most of it helping dealers automate their business. Then I worked for six years on the commercial side for a dealer who was strong in furniture, supplies, jan/san and school supplies. I’m excited because now I have the opportunity to take all of this experience and use it to help other members of our industry find the best system for their business.” Read more...
EcoLogo Simplifies Product Formulation For Manufacturers
EcoLogo(M), North America’s leading Green certification and marketing organization, has announced they are making it easier for manufacturers to formulate products that meet EcoLogo’s Green certification criteria. The company is streamlining their product audit process by using ingredients listed on the CleanGredients™ database.
CleanGredients is an online database of institutional and industrial cleaning ingredients. It was developed to help manufacturers of Green cleaning chemicals and products select environmentally preferable chemical ingredients. Read more...
EcoLogo Clients Audited For Compliance Program Involves Unannounced Visits
The EcoLogoM Program, North America’s leading independent, third-party, Green certification and marketing organization, has announced that all of their clients audited as part of the 2006 “unannounced” compliance program passed.
The unannounced surveillance audit program assures that companies and products certified by the organization continue to comply with the Green criteria to which they were first certified. As implied, investigators from EcoLogo make unannounced visits to manufacturing plants on a randomly selected basis. Last year, the organization announced it was expanding the program to make sure more of its clients stay compliant. Read more..
Green Chemical Manufacturer Adds Distributors And Manufacturers Rep
Enviro-Solutions has announced that two new U.S. distributors have joined its sales team along with a new manufacturers’ rep.
Based in Peterborough, Ont., Enviro-Solutions is a manufacturer of Green cleaning chemicals and products. The company has been manufacturing environmentally preferable cleaning products for nearly 15 years. Read more...
Mcconnell-Spadafora Inc. - A National Approach
In the last three years, McConnell-Spadafora Inc., in addition to Eco II, Johnson Diversey Consumer Branded Professional Products and 3M Commercial Care, has acquired new lines which have been successful in developing a national presence in the health and safety, and industrial markets.
John Spadafora, owner and president of McConnell-Spadafora Inc., recently announced that Jim Heron has been named a partner in the sales agency. Heron will continue to service distributors in Southwstern and Northern Ontario, and the Niagara Peninsula. After seven years as a director of the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Sanitation Supply Association (CSSA), Heron was elected president of the association in 2004. Read more...
Orkin Inc. Named To Training Magazine’s Top 125 For Fifth Year Straight
Atlanta-based Orkin Inc. was recognized by Training magazine as part of its prestigious Top 125 list, which was announced at Training’s annual awards banquet on Sunday night. Orkin ranked No. 113. This is the fifth year that the company has been included on the list.
Training magazine, the training industry’s premiere publication, annually selects 100 organizations that excel at human capital development. This year, due to a wealth of exceptional organizations that applied, the magazine ranked the Top 125. These companies are chosen based on criteria such as best training practices, evaluation methods and outstanding training initiatives. Read more...
Proteam Promotes Matt Wood To President & CEO
The Board of Directors of ProTeam Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Matthew W. Wood to president and Chief Executive Officer of the ProTeam division of ProTeam Inc. He will oversee all management aspects of the business, including both short-term decisions and long-term strategic implementations.
Wood joined ProTeam as president and Chief Operating Officer in June 2005, and was responsible for the daily sales and operations of the Boise, ID-based manufacturer of commercial and residential vacuum products. Read more...
Swish Hosts Annual Communication Event
On a wintry day in February, 125 key vendors and special guests from Swish Maintenance Ltd. Attended a major company communication event. Swish’s key partners from across Canada and the United States came to hear a report on business and news from the company’s senior management team. The objective of the even was to share information with Swish’s stakeholders regarding the company’s past performance, management structure, future objectives, strategies and plans for the future. Read more...
Tennant Acquires UK Cleaning Equipment Company Floorep Ltd.
Tennant Company has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Floorep Ltd. in a cash transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Floorep is a privately-owned cleaning equipment company based in the United Kingdom with annual sales of approximately $5.6 million in the fiscal year ended July 2006. Read more...
Tennant Company To Receive Governor’s Award For Excellence In Waste And Pollution Prevention
Tennant Company has announced that it was chosen by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency / Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance (MPCA / MOEA) to receive a Governor’s Award for Excellence in Waste and Pollution Prevention. The award, which was presented at the Minnesota Air, Water and Waste Environmental Conference on Feb. 28, 2007, honours superior environmental achievement by Minnesota businesses that have developed innovative practices that prevent pollution and waste, improve resource efficiency, and lead to sustainability. Read more...
Pro-Link Introduces The EnCap System™ For Total Carpet Care
ProLink’s new EnCap System includes advanced formulation technology and includes everything necessary for a complete and effective carpet care program using encapsulation and standard carpet care equipment. The system includes a traffic lane cleaner, extraction cleaning solution, extraction cleaning solution, dry foam/mist for interim carpet care, carpet and upholstery protectant, and a general spotter that does not need to be rinsed after use – saving time and labour. Safe for wool carpeting and upholstery, the EnCap System is formulated to meet all carpet manufacturers’ recommendations for “wet side” cleaning and helps repel soils and stains, keeping carpet and fabrics looking their best. Read more...
Proteam Introduces New Look For Intercept Micro Filters
ProTeam® recently redesigned the look of the company’s patented Intercept Micro™ Filter to help users better identify ProTeam quality. As the first and most important component in the company’s trademark Four Level™ Filtration, the new filter is now easy to identify with a green body and purple top collar. Each new filter also prominently displays the ProTeam swirl and the American Lung Association logo, ProTeam’s partner in indoor air quality education.Beyond appearance, removing real dirt – including microscopic bacteria, pollen, mites and other dust-borne contaminants – makes ProTeam’s Intercept Micro Filters a vital part of Cleaning for Health®. Using a melt-blown construction, the filter features eight layers of fibres blown into a cross-hatch pattern. By using several, overlapping layers, ProTeam filters are able to effectively trap and hold up to 99.9 per cent of microscopic dust, pollen, dander, bacteria, mould and other particles measuring one micron and larger. Read more...
Rubbermaid Adds To Comprehensive Line Of Microfibre Products
Users of Rubbermaid’s integrated microfibre cleaning system reduce their use of cleaning chemicals and water by up to 95 per cent and can increase cleaning staff productivity by 45 per cent. So it’s no surprise that microfibre use continues to grow rapidly in health care, food service, institutional, commercial and office locations across the country. As the new cleaning system takes hold Rubbermaid is committed to introduce innovations and improvements to meet all the cleaning needs of their end users. Recent additions to the system include four new fringed dust pads, a 60-inch hall dusting frame, 20- to 40-inch wall cleaning handle, a 48- to 72-inch straight extendable handle, and a pink microfibre dust cloths. Read more...
Rubbermaid Introduces Mega Brute Mobile Waste Collector
Rubbermaid Commercial Products has introduced a new breakthrough product – the Mega BRUTE® Mobile Waste Collector. The easy-to-manoeuvre, high-capacity container features an innovative, patent-pending design that improves the efficiency of waste collection and sorting. “MegaBRUTE’s substantial 120-gallon capacity increases productivity by reducing the number of trips to collect and empty waste throughout a facility,” said Numair Khan, senior product manager. “And by providing the ability to pivot 360 degrees on its own axis, users can easily manoeuvre Mega BRUTE through doorways, elevators and tight spaces.”
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SCA Tissue Introduces Versatile Wipers And Shop Towel
SCA Tissue has introduced two premium wipers with the durability and versatility to perform a wide variety of tasks. Tork® T60 is a durable, versatile, residue-free wiper that provides high-performance absorption, without the weight, making it ideal for use in tight crevices and for applying solvents. Tork® T70 is a heavy-duty wiper that cuts through oil, grime and solvents. Its low-linting quality make it useful in autobody prep and finish work. Both the T60 and T70 are available in pop-up boxes, quarter fold and centre pull. The T70 is also available in a flat pack. Read more...
SCA Tissue Unveils Tork® Image Washroom Products
SCA Tissue is introducing its sleek, modern Tork® Image line of brushed aluminum washroom dispensers to North America as well as the new generation of its popular Tork Intuition® touch-free electronic dispenser this fall. The brushed aluminum dispenser line, already popular in Europe, combines modern design and high fashion with functionality to create a new concept in image washroom amenities. The line includes an interfolded hand towel dispenser, a soap dispenser and a mini jumbo bath tissue dispenser. All three utilize existing Tork product refills. And additional brushed aluminum systems are already in development for 2007, including a new touchless hardwound dispenser, facial tissue cover and waste bin. Read more...
SCA Introduces Innovative Tork Bath Tissue System
SCA Tissue has launched its new Tork® Bath Tissue dispensing system, a high-capacity system that is ideal for environment where hygiene, image and efficiency are critical.
The Tork Bath Tissue dispenser’s distinctive enclosed design keeps the reserve top roll covered until needed, increasing hygiene and creating a clean, stylish profile. When the primary roll is nearly depleted an innovative, auto-transfer feature gently drops the reserve roll into place. This allows patrons to touch only the tissues and never dispenser, an added hygiene benefit. Once the reserve roll drops into place, the primary roll continues to spin freely until completely depleted, a feature that decreases waste. The used core stays within the dispenser until reloading, keeping restroom floors free from litter. Read more...
The Need for Peer Review
To ensure that researchers and authors meet the standards of their discipline and of science in general, the scientific community engages in “peer review,” which subjects authors’ scholarly works or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the field. To provide the cleaning profession with its first venue for peer review, the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) is presenting a 2007 Conference and Symposium Apr. 30 to May 2, 2007, at the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev. Read more...
Stiebel Eltron Galaxy Hand Dryers
Do something for the environment by saving trees and energy while eliminating paper towel mess in washrooms. Galaxy™ hand dryers are said to make good business sense and pay for themselves within a few months. The durable Stiebel Eltron Galaxy hand dryers consist of rugged construction, no touch operation, fast drying power, and quiet, trouble-free operation. An infrared sensor turns the unit on as users place their hands underneath it, and shuts off when hands are removed. This saves energy and money. Installation is quick and easy as well. The elegant Galaxy design can be provided in white, silver or charcoal-grey metallic, and has an industry leading warranty of five years. Read more...
Eclipse – Moving Forward
United Receptacle has established a new phase in waste receptacles with the introduction of the new Eclipse. The stunning new look of Eclipse, with the exclusive curved top is said to be unlike anything else available in the market. The wide open top makes it an ideal receptacle for several environments where “hands-free” is a must. Available in the popular non-magnetic stainless steel or choice of over 180 custom powder coated colours, the receptacle is constructed from heavy gauge, fire-safe steel. The Eclipse comes standard with a 30 gallon capacity, leak proof rigid plastic lining. Read more...
Sanitation Canada. March - April 2007. 
