Sanitation Canada  November - December 2007

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 ON THE COVER:   Get Clean:  Achieving Success in the Food Service Industry
By Matt Del Vecchio, Vice President Foodservice, Avmor Group

Success in the restaurant business can be elusive. With the variety and quantity of restaurants available, it is increasingly difficult to attract new clientele and to impress regular customers. The same challenge applies to retaining employees. Keeping workers happy and productive can prove to be tricky.
There are a multitude of factors that contribute to a restaurant’s success. These range from the intangible, such as the buzz surrounding an establishment, to thoroughly quantifiable measures, such as profit margin.   Read more...

Why The Green Buzz Will Fade
Tennant Company Wins Innovation Award At ISSA/InterCLEAN Show
Tennant Company has announced that it is the recipient of an Innovation Award at the 2007 ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America trade show and Education Conference which took place at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 23 to 26. Tennant received the award in recognition of its launch of ech(2)o (pronounced “echo”), a breakthrough cleaning technology that electrically activates plain tap water, making it behave like a powerful detergent without any added chemicals.    Read more...

Schedule the Perception of Quality
By Roger Gobbo, PHH, Past President, OHHA
The perception of housekeeping services delivered with quality often starts with the appearance of the facility to the human eye.

“What you see is what you get” or “If it looks good, then it has to be good.”

In health care facilities, we know that ‘looking good’ is not the whole substance in the quality of service delivered. Just because there may be paper debris or a used straw on the floor of a patient/resident room doesn’t necessarily mean the room is not being properly cleaned on a regular basis. Just as true is that just because there isn’t any shine on the floor, doesn’t mean the floor is not being cleaned on a regular basis.   Read more...

“The Six Sins of Greenwashing”
New Study Finds Misleading Green Claims In 99 Per Cent of Products Surveyed
Buyers beware – that so-called “Green” product is likely stretching the eco-truth according to the Six Sins of Greenwashing, a study released by TerraChoice Environmental Marketing.
The Six Sins of Greenwashing found that of 1018 common consumer products ranging from toothpaste to caulking to shampoo to printers, randomly surveyed for the study, 99 per cent were guilty of “greenwashing.”   Read more ...

Qwatro Launches CleanPLANET™ Ecologo Certified Professional Cleaning Products
Qwatro Corporation, a manufacturer of environmentally friendly cleaning, sanitation and industrial maintenance products, has announced the launch of the EcoLogo(M) certified CleanPLANET™ line of professional cleaning products.
The CleanPLANET product branding conveys a fresh, consumer-friendly look and feel, appealing to a broader spectrum of buyers. The new design sends a clear message to the professional industry that these are Green products that work and help industry do its part to sustain the environment.   Read more.. .

Air National Guard Centre Requires Contractors to be CIMS-Certified
Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland is the well-known home of Air Force One as well as the preferred air transportation hub for United States senior officials, plus kings, queens and other leaders from around the globe. Andrews is also the location of the Air National Guard Readiness Centre (ANGRC) which develops, manages and directs the Air National Guard programs responsible for carrying out national-level policies set by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Air Force and the National Guard Bureau.   Read more...

ISSA Launches New Web Site
ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, recently launched its newly-designed web site – www.issa.com - at its ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America convention. The site has experienced a 60 per cent growth in user sessions during the last year, most of which are by distributor and end user personnel.

ISSA.com logged more than 1.7 million user sessions in the first 10 months of the year, up 60 per cent from the same time in 2006. Those logging on are a mix of industry participants: 30 per cent of average user sessions are by distributors and 33 per cent are by facility service providers (FSPs).   Read more...

Unger Adds Brian Alexson To Sales Force
Unger Enterprises Inc. has announced the addition of Brian Alexson as vice president of sales. Alexson is responsible for Unger’s inside sales department, channel sales departments and customer service.

Alexson joins Unger with more than 20 years of industry sales and operations management experience. Alexson’s appointment is part of Unger’s broader sales force expansion strategy to enhance business relationships with distributors, and penetrate and grow end-user business.    Read more...

Avmor’s Renovated Research Laboratory: Improving Worker Wellness While Increasing Efficiency
Avmor Ltd., a Canadian manufacturer of professional cleaning solutions for the janitorial and foodservice markets, is pleased to announce that renovations at its on-site research laboratory in Laval, Que., have been completed.

Avmor’s state-of-the-art laboratory was developed with the health, safety and comfort of the company’s workers in mind. For example, the lab now has better ventilation, which will have a significant impact on Indoor Air Quality. Also, the lay-out of the lab was designed to improve working methods and conditions. The new facilities will increase efficiency within the company by combining the Research and Development Department with the Quality Control/Quality Assurance Departments.   Read more...

Henson Sales Group Wins Janitized Manufacturers Representative Award   Read more...

Sanitaire Partners With Innocore
Sanitaire is pleased to announce that it has appointed Innocore Sales and Marketing as its Ontario Sales Agent.

The Innocore agency has been established in the jansan industry for over seven years with the staff having a combined industry experience of over 45 years. Recently, the agency has expanded the organization to include three outside sales representatives and a dedicated inside sales customer service person to deliver excellence in customer service.   Read more...

Freudenberg Haushal Tsprodukte Acquires Majority Share In Marino Manufacturing
Effective Nov. 1, 2007, Freudenberg Haushaltprodukte KG has taken over 80 per cent of the shares of S. Marino Manufacturing Ltd., which is headquartered in Toronto. In its home market, the Canadian company supplies quality cleaning systems for professional applications.

With its Marino and Gladiator brands, Marino Manufacturing Ltd., which employs a staff of 63, has realized sales of $25 million (Cdn.) in the course of the current fiscal year. The company was founded in 1967 by owners Sam and Leda Marino and, like Freudenberg, is a family company.   Read more...

Mister Chemical Ltd. Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Mister Chemical Ltd. is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2008. The company was established by Hart Jacobs and his wife, Ruth, in the basement of their home.

Since that time, the company has grown each year and has developed into an organization that now provides products and services throughout North America.

Mister Chemical’s new 43,000 sq-foot corporate headquarters are located in Vaughan, Ont., and boast eight dock-level doors; a modern training facility; and a 4000 sq. foot showroom.    Read more...

Mister Chemical Appoints New Account Representative    Read more...

Plus II Sanitation Supplies Grows Again
Plus II Sanitation Supplies is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Calgary, Alta., facility to 19,000 sq. feet. The expansion will allow Plus II to increase its stock levels to better serve its customers.
Additionally, the company is expanding its Montreal, Que., facility. With an expected completion of Spring 2008, phase three of the expansion will see 10,000 sq. feet of space added to the 26,000 sq. foot facility.   Read more...

Larry Shideler Retires From Proteam After 20 Successful Years
ProTeam Inc. has announced that after a distinguished career, founder and industry icon, Larry Shideler, will retire from active management of the vacuum company. Shideler will remain as chairman and founder.

Shideler, who founded ProTeam in 1987, was instrumental in the development of the commercial backpack vacuum. After spending many years in the commercial cleaning industry, Shideler had accumulated extensive first-hand experience with the equipment and methods required for effective cleaning and in 1983 created the first lightweight backpack vacuum made out of PVC pipe. His innovation became an industry phenomenon in the commercial cleaning industry for its cleaning efficiency and ergonomic comfort. Today, ProTeam manufactures 17 different vacuums for all cleaning applications.   Read more...

Worldware Awarded Ecologo Certification For EATOILS™ Products
Together with Environment Canada and Terrachoice Environmental Marketing Inc., Worldware Enterprises Ltd. is pleased to announce that its EATOILS™ brand of environmentally friendly, Green cleaning products has completed the process of licensing and certifying individual products under the EcoLogo(M) program.

The products certified under the EcoLogo program include EATOILS products for industrial, janitorial and household use – products for cleaning and degreasing, odor control, septic treatment, and drain and grease trap maintenance.   Read more...

New Glutton® Recycling Station From Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Rubbermaid Commercial Products has announced its “Smarter Recycling” solution: The Glutton Recycling Station. The Glutton Recycling Station combines the trusted Glutton and Slim Jim strength and durability into a high capacity station that can separate up to four waste streams for more efficient recycling.

The Glutton Recycling Station offers the convenience of one centralized location with an all-in-one solution that encourages compliance. Any combination of four snap-in tops with various item-specific openings can be used to sort different types of recyclable waste. A symbol and word label pack is also provided with each station. Multi-lingual word labels, along with highly visible iconic labels, provide universal cues for end-users and help minimize waste stream contamination.   Read more...

New ECB 1500 and 2000 Burnishers From Kent
Kent has introduced two, high value, high performance machines that users are “certain to take a shine to.” The Kent ECB 1500 and ECB 2000 are perfect choices for retail, hospitality, healthcare, government buildings or anything else that a high sheen finish is desired.   Read more...

The ECB 1500 and ECB 2000 are built to deliver years of reliable duty. Powerful and efficient, direct drive motors eliminate belt issues, and help distribute weight and pressure. And, thanks to a unique dual-compression spring technology, these machines are easy to handle. According to the company, the burnishers can turn even the most inexperienced operators into polished operators in no time.     Read more...

Minuteman Introduces New E Series Scrubbers
Minuteman International Inc. is pleased to offer the E Series machines from the company’s new and innovative line of walk-behind scrubbers. With advanced technology and new green clean features, the series is said to have been engineered to change the way floors are cleaned. According to the company, “it’s scrubbing reinvented.”

Scrubbers range from a compact 17-inch to a large 30-inch deck. The E24 and E28 are cylindrical scrubbers with an integrated sweeping function, while the E17, E20, E26 and E30 are disc scrub decks. All E Series scrubbers come with a convenient on-board charger and all are available with maintenance free gel batteries.   Read more...

Overheating And Breaking Down
When a vacuum motor overheats, maintenance department budgets are often faced with costly repairs and lost productivity.

To guard against unexpected motor meltdowns, ProTeam® has installed a state-of-the-art Thermal Protector device in all of their vacuums manufactured after Sep. 15, 2007. When a ProTeam vacuum motor begins to overheat due to a hose obstruction or if an Intercept Micro™ Filter is too full, the Thermal Protector will activate to automatically shut off the vacuum to protect it from long-term harm. The cleaning worker can empty the filter or remove the clog and, in a few minutes, the motor will cool down to a safe temperature for continued use.   Read more...

Rubbermaid/United Receptacle's Silent Defenders®
Silent Denfenders® step cans feature a damper-controlled lid that glides closed without a sound – making them an ideal for maintaining a quiet setting. The positive leverage foot pedal and self-closing lid allow for hands-free operation while controlling odors.

The lid features a sturdy, piano hinge with a restraint mechanism to prevent damage to walls and equipment. The institutional quality receptacles comply with OSHA standards on bloodborne pathogens for the safe containment of infectious waste and OBRA regulations. All models are constructed from fire-safe steel and feature retainer bands to secure poly liners inside the receptacle. The container can be used with an optional leak proof rigid plastic liner. Choose from five models ranging in size from seven to 40 gallon capacity. All models are available in white or red durable Uni-Koat powder coated finish; or non-magnetic stainless steel. Optional Biohazard decals are available to ensure proper waste disposal.   Read more...

Vert-2-Go Bio Products From Wood Wyant
Wood Wyant, a distributor and manufacturer of institutional and industrial cleaning products, has announced the introduction of the Vert-2-Go Bio product line.

The Vert-2-Go Bio product line represents a new cleaning technology for the Canadian marketplace. According to the company, what makes this truly innovative is the cleaners are powered by microbes (single cell living creatures) and enzymes (proteins) – green, sustainable technology.  Read more...

Don’t Invite Pests in for the Winter
Facility Maintenance Tips to Keep Pests Out
By Patrick T. Copps, MS, BCE Technical Services Manager, Orkin Inc.
During the cold winter months, the most popular seat in the house will likely be the one nearest to the fireplace or heater. Just as people prefer to stay indoors when temperatures drop, so do pests. Rodents, German cockroaches and some occasional insect invaders seek shelter from the elements during the winter, and without proper preparation, they may find their way inside your facility. Once inside, pests can cause structural damage, threaten the integrity of your products and even put the health of your employees and customers at risk.   Read more...