Increasing service quality for washrooms

Sharing his views on India operations, Bryce Tietjens, Business Services Director – Cannon International, tells CIJ about the company’s future plans for India in taking washroom hygiene products and systems to workplaces across the country. Cannon Hygiene has partnered with PCI Environmental Services for its India operations.

Issue Month : March      Issue Year : 2012      Issue Volume : VOL.: 8      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 3      

Use of medical glove to Prevent germ transmission

The World Health Organization has laid down the various procedures for use of gloves in order to prevent germ transmission. Medical gloves are recommended to be worn for two main reasons: To reduce the risk of contamination of healthcare workers’ hands with blood and other body fluids To reduce the risk of germ dissemination to

Issue Month : January      Issue Year : 2012      Issue Volume : VOL.: 8      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 1      

Eco-initiatives at IIM

Members of the ECoBiZ Club at IIM Shillong have come up with an initiative by placing bamboo-made waste bins or khoh at various places in the campus. The bins have been designed using indigenous contraptions and have been manufactured by the Meghalaya Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation. Khoh – a coarse, closed-weave basket used by

Issue Month : August      Issue Year : 2011      Issue Volume : VOL.:7      Issue Number : ISSUE: 8      

Cleaning & Maintenance Cleaning Machines

The cleaning equipment and tools which clean and maintain a facility need maintenance too, a fact which is very often ignored and overlooked. The service providers tend to complain about the frequent breakdowns of the equipment and blame it on poor service by the equipment suppliers. After sales service is necessary, but at the same time the cleaning contractor...

Issue Month : March      Issue Year : 2011      Issue Volume : VOL.:7      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 3      

Indian Cleaning Industry, 2011

Driven by Demand? (or by Awareness too?) The way, the global cleaning industry bounced back in the year 2010 after a spell of slow business in the previous year, is indicative of the fact that it was able to redesign its service and product offerings to suit the financial and functional capability of the end

Issue Year : 2011      Issue Volume : VOL.:7      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 2      

Green Knowledge + Green Practices = Green Cleaning?

Mechanised cleaning, sustainable cleaning, green cleaning… these and many other terms though are welcome, more than 95% of both the client companies and the service providers are yet unclear what exactly they all mean. It is imperative to wipe out this ignorance if we have to have a better environment. Clean India Journal discusses with clients and contractors on...

Issue Month : January      Issue Year : 2011      Issue Volume : VOL.:7      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 1      

Cleaning Up of cleaning scenario-II

Are the clients provided with trained manpower? Cleaning Contractors Say: Minimum Wages: It is not the benchmark for client companies to determine wages. Expecting people to work on minimum wages of र3000 or so is “unfair”. Manpower Crunch: At a time when there are not many who want to take up the cleaning job, service

Issue Month : November      Issue Year : 2010      Issue Volume : VOL.: 6      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 11      

Empowering Service Providers

For years now, Service Providers have been “cleaning” within the parameters set by the client companies and these vary from client to client. It’s time now these parameters are redefined, start incorporating the needs of the actual cleaner and the quality of service delivery. Mohana M spoke to a cross-section of service contractors to find out areas where they...

Issue Month : September      Issue Year : 2010      Issue Volume : VOL.: 6      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 9      

It’s Simply in Our Hands

Improving hand-hygiene practices can reduce cross-transmission and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Most importantly, successful hand-hygiene promotion campaigns will improve patient safety and quality of care

Issue Month : July      Issue Year : 2010      Issue Volume : VOL.: 6      Issue Number : ISSUE: 7      

Feminine-friendly Hotels

Hotel chains are constantly innovating and experimenting with accessories in rooms to give women that comfort zone. Are we women impressed? Well, yes, but there is always scope for more, says Sarah Hussain,Lecturer of Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, New Delhi. Womenfolk have come a long way as far as travelling

Issue Month : July      Issue Year : 2010      Issue Volume : VOL.: 6      Issue Number : ISSUE: 7