Sat, 19 May 2012
Action plan for Campaign Clean India
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 12:20 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Tourism Minister invites suggestions for keeping the tourist destinations clean Campaign Clean India is an initiative taken by the Ministry of Tourism to clean select tourist destinations. In an exclusive interview with Clean India Journal, Subodh Kant Sahai, Central Minister for Tourism, said, “Just like Municipal Corporations that have engaged Cleaning Contractors to clear garbage,
Workers shun contaminated shop towels
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 12:16 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
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 survey exclusively targets production floor employees who use shop towels every day, in industries such as automotive, aviation, printing, food and beverage processing, as
Cannon Hygiene future plans in India
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 11:48 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
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. Speaking to Clean India Journal, Bryce Tietjens, Business Services Director – Cannon International, during his India visit said, “Our feedback from the Indian market has
SCA’s offer to acquire Georgia-Pacific accepted
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 11:29 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
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 relevant competition authorities and further local consultation processes. Georgia-Pacific has a well-established presence in Europe in both Away-From-Home and consumer tissue products. Georgia-Pacific’s European tissue
Fast disintegrating tissues for airport
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 10:59 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
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 different types of toilet tissue paper in water, EcoGreen tissues have been found to disintegrate within 10-20 seconds in water. Speaking to Clean India Journal,
Chennai looking for suitable SWM process
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 9:00 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
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 Perungudi dumping yards. It has called interested parties to submit their proposal for setting up an integrated municipal solid waste processing facility to handle around
OCS Group acquires Integris Management Services
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 9:00 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
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 a range of property support and aviation services. In a press release, James Buckley, Managing Director of Integris, said, “Joining OCS will enable Integris to
Textile industry in South India Growing opportunities for Cleaning Industry
Published on 27 Feb, 2012 at 11:40 in Professional, Technology / Features | Viewed times | 1 Comment
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....
Municipal Waste Management Models Outsourcing Under Scrutiny
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...
Intelligent Benchmarking
Published on 25 Feb, 2012 at 12:46 in Professional, Technology / Features | Viewed times | No Comments
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...
