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Entries open for 2019 INCLEAN Innovation Awards
Award winners will be announced at the ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo in Melbourne.
ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo unveils speaker program
Modern Slavery Act, Aged Care Royal Commission and the future of cleaning among session topics.
ISSA partners with Informa Markets on ISSA Show North America
Cleaning industry association enters 25-year partnership deal with exhibition organiser.
Almost half of Kiwi businesses restructuring
Almost half of Kiwi businesses restructuring to keep up with changing business needs, study finds.
New campaign to help businesses take more responsibility
A business campaign to increase ‘product take back’ schemes wins support of Govt’s Waste Minimisation Fund.
Govt announces product stewardship scheme
Government seeks consultation on regulated product stewardship scheme.
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Consultation on cleaning qualification review commences
Tetra Pak partners with New Zealand Plastic Products
Careerforce releases 2018 annual report
Auckland Zoo ditches single-use coffee cups
Wellington introduces first electric rubbish truck
Registration open for ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo
ARA Group acquires NEDA Facilities Services
Australian infection prevention and control guidelines released
Unions urge fair pay agreements for cleaning industry
Winc NZ rebrands
Contributors
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With an industry flooded with small operators, to grow you simply must find reliability through strong processes.
There are five approved methods or systems of carpet cleaning. At times it is beneficial to use a combination of these methods.
The challenge remains for 2019 and beyond to achieve broader adoption of environmentally preferable cleaning formulations…and to address a continuing prevalence of greenwashing.
Spotlight
OCS Australia turnaround on track
OCS ANZ reports strong 12 months, with its leader confident about the future for the full-service facilities management company.
Are you ready to train your future workforce?
As digital video consumption continues to rise among the next generation workforce so too has the need for interactive training, explains Helo Tamme national people manager NZ, ISS Facilities Services.
The science of customer service
What is the impact and importance of first impressions? It can be the difference between getting the job or not.
Floor scrubbing solutions from the cleaning experts
In-depth
Safety training
Dr Denis Boulais on creating a positive, proactive and preventative training safety program.
Changing the ways hospitality floors are cleaned
Health, safety and hygiene are important in every industry but in the hospitality industry, cleanliness has the most critical and strict expectations, explains Murray McDonald.
A green checklist for building maintenance
Brian Clark shares a checklist for going green with your cleaning operations.
John Martin on: Newell Brands to retain Rubbermaid
Gareth on: PRECISION CONTROL LGR TECHNOLOGY
André Reynolds on: Unions urge fair pay agreements for cleaning industry