Marketing planning is key to success but what goes into an international marketing plan and how does it differ to a plan for your domestic market? Ceris Burns, international marketing specialist for the cleaning industry, MD of Ceris Burns International Ltd, London talks us through the key points to be considered.
“Today clients demand not only quality washing, but also better hygiene standards. They look for cost effective, energy efficient and time saving laundry systems and cleaning chemicals,” says Atul Rawal,…
When door-to-door collection and delivery in the retail laundry segment hit the Indian market, people were agog with the comfort it brought with it. It meant no carrying loads of…
About 10 years ago, I was attending a US Green Building Council meeting where Jan Beyea, the facility manager for the National Audubon Society, was reporting on the “greening” of…
Graywater can be defined as untreated domestic wastewater which has not come into contact with toilet or direct food waste. Typically, it is water coming from bathtubs, showers, sinks, laundry activities and similar water consuming systems. Not included are water discharges from toilets, kitchen sinks, disposers, dishwashers or laundry water from soiled diapers. These discharges are usually designated “blackwater”, primarily because of the potential presence of pathogenic microorganisms.
Maintenance has remained an issue with housekeeping and facility managers. They feel that most of the buildings they service are not maintenance friendly. Right from the glass facade to flooring material to washroom to MEP (Mechanical Electrical Plumbing) equipment designs and maintenance are areas of concerns for facility managers.
Architects and builders involve facility managers at different stages, but rarely at the beginning of the project. Since operations and maintenance of a facility depend on the design of the building and its services (MEP) to a great extent, consulting the service providers at the design stage itself can help immensely, feel FM heads.ds.
Wooden floors require careful cleaning and care. Firstly, because woods vary widely in hardness and handling properties depending on their origin, age and grain structure; and secondly, because it is subjected to different degrees of wear and tear in different locations.
As more and more international businesses expand in India, they will expect to provide the same excellence in cleanliness and maintenance that defines their facilities – and their brands –…
O & M in Green Buildings Neglected but critical According to the India Green Building Council (website), the number of certified green buildings are 129, with another 837 registered. The…
80,000-odd people, mostly tribals, living in the coal belt of Jharia in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad breath carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and methane, emitting from mine fire. People smouldering with underground fires for several decades now are facing breathing problems and skin diseases.