Thu, 23 May 2013
NR Railway to outsource cleaning
Published on 18 Apr, 2013 at 15:10 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
North Eastern Railway is planning to outsource mechanised cleaning and garbage disposal of Chhapra Railway station and residential colony. Dr S K Rajan, Chief Medical Superintendent, North Eastern Railway Divisional Hospital, Varanasi told Clean India Journal, “The job entails cleaning the premises of around 900 residential houses and offices with the help of 61 labourers,
Cleaning as an ‘absolute value’
Published on 6 Mar, 2013 at 10:50 in Professional, Technology / Features | Viewed times | No Comments
Cleaning is an important indicator of a nation’s modernity, civilization and culture. Cleaning is always a measure of collective freedom in which we celebrate the sense of respect for human beings and from which we can start to plan the future, explains Toni D’Andrea, Managing Director, Afidamp service srl.
Matunga Workshop cleaning drive
Published on 6 Mar, 2013 at 10:02 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
In order to address the disposal of unsegregated industrial waste from its workshop located at Matunga, the Central Railway is planning to outsource the job to a government authorised agency shortly. The agency to be hired will also engage in sweeping surrounding road of the premises, shopfloor and office area, and garbage sorting at the
West Central Railway outsources mechanised cleaning job
Published on 6 Mar, 2013 at 9:47 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
West Central Railway is planning to outsource, cleaning, housekeeping and waste management of New Katni Junction diesel shed premises. The job would clean areas including office complex, training school, laboratory, Railway buildings of diesel loco shed on a daily basis. G S Chakravarty, Senior Section Engineer (Planning) told CIJ, “We have been outsourcing the job
Railways to develop track cleaning equipment
Published on 31 Jan, 2013 at 9:50 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Indian Railways is planning to develop a wet and dry heavy duty vacuum cleaner that can collect the garbage from the tracks and deposit in different containers. The machine being considered will not only cater to the need of clearing dry waste like plastics and bottles but also clear the night soil on the tracks.
New colour for Karcher products
Published on 24 Jan, 2013 at 10:00 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Kärcher GmbH has announced a comprehensive change to the colour of its professional cleaning products as part of a strategic realignment to focus on the customer. Kärcher products will change from their traditional yellow colour to their new colour of anthracite to create a clear differentiation between consumer-use products (yellow) and commercial-use products (anthracite). Hartmut
IOCL seeks mechanised cleaning solutions
Published on 18 Jan, 2013 at 11:00 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, is planning to outsource mechanised cleaning of sub stations and cleaning of transformer yards, switchyard & cable galleries at its Gujarat Refinery. JS Patel, Sr Manager, Contracts told Clean India Journal, “The cleaning methods deployed by us are a
North Central Railway adopts mechanised cleaning
Published on 18 Jan, 2013 at 10:55 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
North Central Railway has turned to mechanised cleaning for upkeep of some of its stations including Allahabad, Agra and Jhansi. The cleaning will be mainly done using high pressure jet cleaning. Sandeep Mathur, Chief Public Relations Officer, North Central Railway informed Clean India Journal, “Three washable aprons for the purpose has been created. Washable aprons
Cleaning BRUSHES are critical too
Published on 20 Nov, 2012 at 10:46 in Professional, Technology / Features | Viewed times | No Comments
The quality and strength of cleaning brushes differ in different applications. If there are strong bristle brushes for hard surface cleaning, there are softer, bigger and smaller ones for other applications. In fact, there are several brushes for one particular application. It is said there are over 1000 brushes for cleaning alone! How can one ascertain which brush is...
Deep cleaning of fitted carpets
Published on 17 Nov, 2012 at 16:34 in Professional, Technology / Features | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Fitted carpets are still in vogue. In fact, they are enjoying increasing popularity. Around two thirds of floors in business premises have textile coverings. And it is not just a fashion fad. Fitted carpets now come in a wide range of colours and a host of new patterns and structures. So it is easy to choose the right one...
