Workers shun contaminated shop towels
In a survey released by Kimberly-Clark Professional, nearly four in five manufacturing workers agreed that shop towels should be banned if they are not 100%-free of hazardous materials after laundering.…
In a survey released by Kimberly-Clark Professional, nearly four in five manufacturing workers agreed that shop towels should be banned if they are not 100%-free of hazardous materials after laundering.…
The UK based Cannon Hygiene, which has a joint venture with PCI Environmental Services for its India operations, plans to take washroom hygiene products and systems to workplaces across India.…
Georgia-Pacific has accepted SCA’s binding offer and a sales and purchase agreement has been signed by both parties. The process will continue towards finalizing the acquisition, including the approvals by…
T3 of IGI Airport in New Delhi has recently installed EcoGreen Health & Hygiene Pvt. Ltd’s toilet tissues on a pilot basis in its washrooms. After studying the disintegration of…
The Corporation of Chennai is planning to install an integrated waste management system in the city and is looking for a viable solution to get rid of the Kodungaiyur and…
International facilities services provider OCS Group has acquired a majority stake in Integris Management Services, an Irish provider of maintenance and FM Services. OCS Ireland employs over 1500 people, providing…
The recent study on the growth of some of the major industries down South has created a buzz on the increasing cleaning opportunities. Especially with the textile industry registering 1.5 times more growth over the decade in Coimbatore and Tirupur in Tamil Nadu compared to Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, the cleaning market is shifting focus to South India.
It is less than a decade since the Municipal Corporations across India began outsourcing their support services like collection, processing and disposal of waste. The tried and tested methods of waste management through outsourcing have helped create models at various levels. In an exclusive round table meet, civic officials from five Corporations discussed the successes and failures in handling waste.
Benchmarking is a form of measurement – where you measure against something else to see where you are lagging, identify the areas and take corrective action. Now the question arises: Why should you benchmark? Measuring results is the best way to improve what you are doing. This is the core of almost all quality management systems. Service providers can benefit most by benchmarking. Michel Theriault, Principal of Strategic Advisor talks about what benchmarking is all about.
Housekeeping in hotels today has become a complex and multifarious activity, changing from being perceived as a non-revenue generating operation to being considered as the face of the organisation. All…