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Over load or Under load?

AdminJune 15, 201201.2K views

When a towel is already wet after guest use, should the wetness be considered when loading the washer? If the towel is almost 60% moist after spin, should the load in the dryer be less than specified? Should the washer run at 100% capacity utilisation normally? Or should the machine run under load as the capacity printed on it says “maximum load capacity”? These and many other doubts of the laundry manager are being discussed in the second part of the Load Capacity article we published in the last issue.

Selecting a FM Service Provider

AdminJune 15, 20120949 views

Selecting the right facilities management (FM) service provider is far more complex than simply awarding the business to the lowest bidder. As per Steve Silen, Director, KPMG Advisory Services, one needs to closely evaluate and analyze, from many different perspectives, the capabilities of each provider to ensure that the company’s business requirements are met at the right price.

RCM expansion plans for India

AdminJune 15, 201201.3K views

From being the first to manufacture four wheelers to providing complete floor cleaning solutions, as of today, RCM is set to offer competitive products in a price sensitive market, Celio Franchi, Export Area Manager shares his views about the latest products and trends in the sector

Cute Cleaning with CaddyClean

AdminJune 15, 201201.2K views

While the act of scrubbing yields good cleaning results, the size of the machine determines the reach and time taken for cleaning any surface. When it comes to scrubbing smaller and hard to reach surfaces smaller machines make cleaning altogether a different experience.
Sven-Erik Carlsson, CEO, CaddyClean, Sweden, shares his views on the advantages of small machines

Public Restroom-A high risk environment

AdminJune 14, 201201.3K views

From an environmental health scientist’s point of view, a restroom, in particular a public restroom is a high risk environment. That’s because, at its most basic level, the restroom is…

Towards creating a better world

AdminJune 14, 201201.3K views

Inspired with the thought of a clean and green city, celebrities and politicians joined hands on World Environment Day

Drivers of water treatment technology in India

AdminJune 14, 201201.4K views

Recently alarming reports have been released by Government agencies about groundwater contamination due to dumping of industrial water, untreated sewage in fresh water bodies and excessive use of fertilizers. Water scarcity is a looming problem for both urban and rural areas and the situation is being seen as a crisis. Use of contaminated water is also leading to numerous health problems across the country. The scarcity of water is driving the demand for use of water treatment technologies and products.

Growing e-Waste in India

AdminJune 14, 201201.6K views

E-waste is growing in India at the rate of 10%. Major recycling of e-waste is carried out in the non-formal sector using primitive and hazardous methods. Adequate legislative measures and cost-effective, environment friendly, technological solution would be needed to address the issue. A synopsis

India’s new e-Waste Rules in force

AdminJune 14, 201201.5K views

The new rules called the e-waste (management and handling) Rules, 2011 released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, effective from May 2011, aims at improving the safe management of…

Role of a Floor finishing machine

AdminJune 14, 20120872 views

What are the criteria of selecting a floor finishing machine? Why just running a scrubber drier is not enough? The question to be addressed is on pre and post scrubber…