Soap Dispensers in Smart Washrooms
In the last couple of years, high tech washrooms with self rotating sanitized toilet seats, sensor based lighting systems, luxurious self-cleaning combination toilet bidet that warms up when in use, remote controlled hand-free motion sensor operations, music and built-in speakers have created waves world over. While many are awe-inspired by the improved washroom luxury, the pressing need for hygienic washrooms has led many others to adopt best practices which make a Smart Washroom possible. In a series, starting from this issue, CIJ will be carrying articles on what go into making a Smart Washroom.
Smart washrooms are designed to meet the customer needs, says Matthew Wonnacott, Marketing Manager, Vectair Systems Inc. Such washrooms are a unique experience for the user. Having an automatic fragrance dispenser that only disperses a fragrance in a time interval that best meets the facilities ‘traffic’ would be considered smart – or a fully automated hand dryer that users do not have to touch to function, thus reducing the bacteria spreading to different surfaces is smart. Concisely put, “these washrooms are built with the latest technologies and are independent of manual intervention for maximum applications”, says Kartik Iyengar, Marketing Manager - Fabric Care & Personal Care, South Asia, Diversey India Pvt Ltd.
Sensor based urinals or toilets which senses human presence and activates the flushing system, aesthetic looking tissue paper for face, hands & toilet, feminine hygiene bin for sanitary waste disposal, liquid hand wash dispensers with accurate dosing system, hand dryers… all make smart washrooms.
Experts share below their views on soaps & dispensers and how it contributes to hygiene:
Monsoon, Mats & Maintenance
To stop soil and water from entering a building or to minimise tracking of contained soil and water into the... Read More
IPC Strategic plans for strategic markets
The IPC – Integrated Professional Cleaning – has been maintaining its leadership position in the cleaning sector. A constant drive for innovation sees the company winning the main product awards globally. At the Pulire Verona 2011 show, the Group’s GreenTube (manufactured by the Group’s American subsidiary IPC Eagle) won the top innovation award. The announcement came when the Group President and CEO Gianfrano Cianci was briefing Clean India Journal on IPC’s India plans.
MCGM plans towards sustainable, garbage-free city
Mumbai has been facing a solid waste management crisis for years. In order to move towards a sustainable future by adopting integrated solid waste management approach, the Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has joined hands with private contractors. The municipal corporation spends roughly र1160 per tonne on collection, transport and disposal of MSW. Collection and transport together constitute roughly 80% of the cost. In India, the average municipal expenditure on solid waste management is र500 to र1500 per tonne. B P Patil, Chief Engineer-SWM, MCGM, explains to Preeti Swaminathan the various projects lined up for integrated SWM.
Coach Washing Plant at LTT
First it was OBHS (On-board housekeeping services) for the selected long distance trains and now it is cleaning of the... Read More
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.
UMC’s lake cleaning initiative
While celebrating ‘World Environment Day’ in June, the Udaipur Municipal Council (UMC) along with a few other NGOs focused on... Read More
IFM panel meet
In a major initiative of Virtual Info Systems Pvt Ltd (VIS), leading FM companies and FM heads from various sectors... Read More
Southern Railway to focus on cleanliness
The Southern Railway (SR) has decided to pay more attention to cleanliness and maintenance of the coaches by engaging authorised... Read More
Bio-toilets in Lakshadeep island
The tiny island of Lakshadweep is set to become the first town in the country to install nearly 12,000 eco... Read More
Berlin marks 25 years of Cleaning Shows
Berlin, claimed to be the birthplace of building cleaning, recently celebrated 25 years of hosting successful trade fairs for the... Read More
Preventive Maintenance for Laundry Equipment
Adjusting work schedule, plugging leaks and having optimum operations are all part of preventive maintenance. Laundry managers of five-star hotels share their expertise on how preventive maintenance programme go a long way in enhancing the equipment life and efficiency.
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 guard did cleaning himself or a local cleaner was hired to maintain the bank premises. Primarily such practices enabled in giving a clean look at low costs.
With many multinational banks, nationalised banks and private banks opening several branches in various cities and ATMs at almost every street, the need for better cleaning standards is enhanced. The heavy footfall during working hours at all these premises has paved the way for outsourcing professional maintenance services. Outsourcing, simply put, would mean hiring workers to clean but in actual terms it’s not just about outsourcing maintenance services but outsourcing the right service provider. It’s about the right vendor implementing the best cleaning practices; about engaging the right cleaning aids and agents; about paying the right cost to procure these aids...
Cost control by way of automating maintenance processes resulting in higher efficiency is yet to catch up in many segments, including banking which is broadly divided into cooperative banks, private banks, nationalised banks and international banks in India. As more and more banks have now begun outsourcing cleaning services, what is the prime factor that determines their choice while hiring a contractor? Cost or Quality?
Interpolymer emphasizes floor maintenance
The recently concluded 45th IDC-The International Detergency Conference at Dusseldorf, highlighted present maintenance done on floors and the effect on... Read More
Sealed Air acquires Diversey Holdings Inc
Sealed Air Corporation, maker of Bubble Wrap and Jiffy bags, and, global cleaning and sanitization product giant, recently announced that... Read More
Nettuno plans to enter India
Italy based Nettuno Srl, leading manufacturers of professional hand cleaning solutions, has taken a major lead in the “Skincare” range... Read More
Water guidelines
The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched an updated edition of drinking water guidelines on July 4 to push water suppliers... Read More
Resurfacing of the Bug Boom
Bedbugs have an inseparable connection with humans. Even though extensive use of pesticides like DDT eliminated the bugs from human life in the 1940s, they managed to resurface again. But, why? Have they gone immune to pesticides?
STP at Kochi
In order to strengthen the sewerage system of the city, the Kochi Corporation is planning to set up a new... Read More
Slum-free Hyderabad
Under the Rajiv Awas Yojana for National Slum Free City Campaign; the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation was recently allotted `250... Read More
