Rubbermaid-WaterAid 3-year partnership
With the motive to improve access to clean safe water, hygiene and sanitation, Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) and WaterAid have... Read More
Vileda enters waste management segment
In its efforts towards sustainability Vileda Professional has introduced a range of products to meet all the needs of interior... Read More
Sweepers for Pune roads
In order to ensure cleanliness for all the concrete roads in the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will soon... Read More
Zero waste toilet system for Trichi
Inspired by the motive of ending open defecation and of encouraging the public to follow environment-friendly solid waste management, a... Read More
Nepa to outsource boiler cleaning
Nepa Ltd, newsprint production unit based in Nepa nagar Madhya Pradesh is planning to outsource Statutory Cleaning of Boiler. The... Read More
Kharagpur to outsource railway cleaning
The Kharagpur Division of South Eastern Railway at Santragachi is planning to outsource on-board cleaning and hygiene of nine trains... Read More
HMCD’s pre-monsoon plans for mosquito menace
The health department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has recalled all its domestic breeding checkers to deal with... Read More
Pest Control firm donates cockroaches!
More than 1,000 Madagascar hissing cockroaches will be given to elementary schools and children’s organisations in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana... Read More
MP Group: Working Towards Providing Complete Solutions
Pune-based MP Group, which has been into Facility Management services since 1981, has crossed a turnover of Rs 250 crore. One of the firsts to introduce the concept of Factory Management Services in 2002, Abhishek Pathak, MD, MP Group, says, “We made a transition into FM services first in a factory in Pune and then went on to include catering, water treatment, training and other services. Today, we are providing complete facility services.”
Panaji:Towards a ‘Bin-less’ City
The sight of overflowing garbage bins is no more an issue with Panaji, capital of Goa, which started a ‘bin-less... Read More
Importance of KPIs to the Facility Manager
When facility managers gather to discuss the profession, in conferences or educational settings, two questions typically arise – how can the facility manager show the value of facility management (FM), and how can the facility manager receive recognition for performance. The answer to both questions is simple and clear – it’s the power of Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs.
Planning & execution in Five-star maintenance
The significance of housekeeping differs from place to place. For instance, more emphasis is given to room facilities in hotels but when it comes to a cruise liner, the focus is on the overall ambience.
Cost-effective solution to fight bacteria – A report
Dr Udi Qimron of the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine has... Read More
Floating Waste!
The ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ or ‘Trash Vortex’ which is a build-up of plastics in the seas and believed to... Read More
Young cleaning envoys
Tatanagar’s best friend and worst critic – Chotanagpur Passengers’ Association hopes to help the station, trains and tracks stay clean... Read More
SWM project for CMC
The Chandrapur Municipal Corporation (CMC) in Maharashtra has proposed a solid waste management project for disposal of its 100 tonnes... Read More
Investing in Building Image
Heading the Abad chain of Resorts and Hotels in Kerala as the Corporate Manager-Housekeeping, Bindu Pravish believes that investing in... Read More
Akshay Patra leveraging innovation and automation to deliver Hygienic Food
The Akshay Patra programme, the world’s largest school meal programme of a non-governmental organization, recently got an entry into the Limca Book of Records for providing hot meals to more than 1.3 million children at 800 schools, across 18 locations in eight states of India. The organisation owes a lot to its hi-tech and hygienic kitchens for the success.
MRSA & Healthcare
A recent study proves that antimicrobial copper effectively kills MRSA within two hours while it readily survives on stainless steel.... Read More
Germany among top waste recyclers
A recent report by European Waste Management declared Germany as one of the European Union’s top recyclers sending nearly no... Read More
