Changing Retail Environment
There are many challenges that await the FM professionals in the coming years. Especially, if they are in the Retail sector where there are opportunities to add value to customer service through efficient management and improved technology. Himadri Chatterjee, National Manager, Infrastructure and Facility Management, Reliance Retail Limited, gives his views
Clean India Show, Chennai –Newer Dimension,Wider Response
Gauging with all parameters, the Clean India Show 2008 held at the Chennai Trade Centre from August 7-9, has been a winner – in terms of footfall, quality of visitors, exhibitors' participation, organisation and business conducted…
Food Industry Role of mechanised cleaning
Cleaning efficacy is determined mainly by four factors – temperature, action, chemical and time. Mechanical cleaning comprises the principle of... Read More
Karcher machines for Pune Cantonment
The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) introduced mechanised sweeping as part of its modernisation plans. It has acquired two Karcher ride-on... Read More
Soybean Urinals
Waterless Co. LLC, USA, has introduced Soybean Urinals. Which require no water, thus saving more than 40,000 gallons of water... Read More
Hospitality Ensemble
Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi, is organizing “Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble 2008” from October15-17, 2008, comprising Culinary Competitions,... Read More
Neem for organic pesticides
The biotechnology department in Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) plans to use Neem (Azadirachta Indica) for the... Read More
Bathroom linen:White is right
Bathrooms in hotels have remained a crucial factor in guests deciding on the room for their stay. In some cases it reflects the guest’s choice of preference of a hotel. Hotels are investing a huge amount to maintain and upkeep their bathrooms. But a bathroom is incomplete without the right bath linen.
Journey down the Blue Mountain
Chugging down the slopes of the Blue Mountain in a train aptly named the Nilgiri Mountain Train or the Blue... Read More
Jyothy enters laundry sector
Jyothy Laboratories Ltd, an FMGC company, is making a foray into laundry services with its launch, Fabric Spa. This chain... Read More
Sustainability is the key to market growth and longevity
“As a company we have grown to take sustainability very seriously. It is good and encouraging to see that the... Read More
ALL Service awarded
Sonal Chitroda, Managing Director, A.L.L.Services Under 1 Roof (India) Pvt. Ltd has be conferred the “Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award” in... Read More
MSW project in Kollam
The Kerala government has awarded a municipal solid waste (MSW) management project to Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company (JUSCO), a... Read More
Where to start?
How to keep Mumbai clean? Where do we start? It is difficult to identify; it’s such a mess in every... Read More
Clean fleet is clean image
Mechanised washing of bus, truck or train has become essential to retain a clean image of either the company, corporation or government, says Bruno Albanesi, President, Bitimec International USA
The 3R’s for a Clean Today and Cleaner Tomorrow!
In all our constant efforts as parents, teachers and responsible citizens to teach our children, students and youth, the importance... Read More
Controlling mosquitoes
Aquatic Entomology and Biocontrol Research Laboratory, Department of Advance Zoology and Biotechnology, Loyola College, Chennai, has successfully done experiments to create compounds from indigenous plant extracts which could be used for controlling mosquitoes
Eco-technology
Waste is just a misplaced resource. This view suggests that best way to tackle the challenge of waste management is waste minimization, or matching the waste (resource) to its place of utilization. Any other approach of waste management means manipulation of waste, just shifting it from one place to another and spending extra resources to do this.
Cleaning products with energy
Bio-Productions Ltd. Incorporating Stapro, West Sussex, UK has entered India recently distributing its products through Bangalore based Charnock Equipments Pvt. Ltd. The Company manufactures a range of environment friendly cleaning and water saving products and formulations using naturally derived raw materials and harmless biological compounds impacting less on the people coming in contact with the cleaning products. Mike James, Managing Director, Bio- Productions, spoke to Clean India Journal during the recent Clean India Show.
Handling E-waste effectively
It is not easy to reduce use of electrical & electronic equipment, but, it is not difficult either to deal with e-waste effectively by adopting proper methodology and technology, says B.K. Soni, Chairman, Eco Recycling Ltd, Mumbai