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Putting An order to odour
October 1st, 2011 - 231 days ago 
A hotel room with a smell is every housekeeper’s worst nightmare. And the smell is often very difficult to get rid of…
Issue Month : October Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 10
Creating benchmarks in Cleaning Standards
Namrata Marwaha, Executive Housekeeper, the Leela Palace Kempinski, New Delhi, has been with the group for the last three decades spearheading the housekeeping divisions of various Leela properties. Namrata is passionate about building & motivating her team and bringing in creative ideas in housekeeping.
Issue Month : July Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE: 7
Maintenance in Banks: Are contract strictures undermining quality?
An old expression on price versus quality: Cheap things are not good, good things are not cheap. This is as true in every sector as much as it is in facility maintenance. Originally, maintenance largely kept in house, was determined by factors such as cost, control and cleanliness. This is true of the banking sector too. Either the security...
Issue Month : July Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : 7 Issue Number : 7
Carpet Care Programme
Some of the tried and tested processes have given effective cleaning results where carpets are concerned. Here are a few of them:
Issue Month : July Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE: 7
10 minute act!!! Getting the multiplex spruced up between the shows
Multiplexes today are more than just places of entertainment. Red carpet welcome, auditorium ambience, comfortable pushback chairs and hot samosas / patties, popcorn, ice-cold cola… served at your seat. But the people seem to be unconcerned about the litter they throw around. Anita Rodrigues, Vice-President of Inox Leisure Ltd ensures that the auditorium is made spic & span minutes...
Issue Month : June Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 6
“We colour code cleaning equipment too”
Poonam Jalan, Housekeeping Manager, Fortis Healthcare, Noida, talks about the basic housekeeping practices followed in the hospital
Issue Month : January Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 1
Clean India Show 2010
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Championing Cleanliness… “Why is the Show only for three days? You need to keep it open for a week.” This spontaneous reaction by Smt Sheila Dikshit, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi, at the Clean India Show 2010 at NSIC Grounds, Okhla, set the pace for the three-day annual cleaning event. The very fact that
Issue Month : December Issue Year : 2010 Issue Volume : VOL.: 6 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 12
Maintaining hotel spas
Lifestyles have undergone a sea change and today, gyms and spas have become household names everywhere. Le Meridien, New Delhi, has created world class spas, gyms and spectacular health clubs with trainers and Ayurvedic consultancy and have a maintenance regime too. Maintaining and cleaning the spas and gyms are a challenge but like any
Issue Month : March Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 3
T1, T2, T3… Rising Challenges of Indian Cleaning Industry
About 150 cleaning machines, more than a 100 cleaning tools, gallons of cleaning agents, a dozen service providers, over 1500 cleaning workers… these and more are collectively engaged in maintaining the massive structure of the Terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. In spite of the organisational difficulties like budgetary constraints, equipment limitations, manpower inadequacies and above all...
Issue Month : August Issue Year : 2010 Issue Volume : VOL.: 6 Issue Number : ISSUE: 8
Backpack – A must-use cleaning tool
Transformation never takes place easily and more so in the world of cleaning. It’s the same tale with backpack vacuum cleaners…
Issue Month : August Issue Year : 2010 Issue Volume : VOL.: 6 Issue Number : ISSUE: 8
