Cockroach – What’s life without one?
It takes a lot to eliminate a cockroach; even more to appreciate it
Outsourcing Experience
Understanding the contractor, defining the contract and implementing the contractual terms are vital for the success of an outsourcing model. The right handling of the outsourced contractor is an evolving experience for any FM head of a facility. Here are a few points to ponder…
Poor Kid’s Bearer Bonds
With free market financial incentives and government providing options, the litter around us can get less and less, says Alford... Read More
Belgaum City Corporation; Towards creating wealth out of waste
With a total road length of 758km, 58 wards and a population of about five lakhs, Belgaum is the biggest district in Karnataka. By virtue of having some good tourist spots like Gokak falls, Veer Soudh and Belgaum fort, the city has a large floating population. Municipal Commissioner Priyanka Francis talks about the various programmes adopted towards effective management of waste in the city.
Innovative solutions for evolving Hospitality market
Chennai based Surfactants & Allied Chemicals Pvt Ltd has come a long way after foraying into cleaning and hygiene solutions... Read More
Need for Mechanization and Quality Services
Having made a start with servicing small enterprises and focus on select segments like Healthcare and Front Office Management, Sunrise... Read More
Water supply and sanitation in India: Meeting targets and beyond
The Indian economy loses 73 million working days a year due to waterborne diseases, caused by a combination of lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation. Even large cities are only able to guarantee very little water for a few hours a day, says Dr Sridhar Vedachalam, a postdoctoral associate at the New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University, USA. Ranked among the 10 finalists of the 2012 Global Water Forum Emerging Scholars Award, the article discusses the gap between water supply and sanitation
Focusing on quality and competitiveness
Making a beginning by taking a sick unit in Bangalore producing around 300kg of disposable paper products per month in... Read More
Vermistabilization Converting Waste into Bio-fertilizer
Sludge is a hazardous and odourous by-product from conventional water and wastewater treatment plants which requires solutions like safe disposal in landfills, incineration, installation of sewage sludge stabilization reactors and dehydration systems incurring a huge cost.
Customizing Vacuums for occupational safety and prevention of health hazards
All dust is not the same. Its chemical composition and hence the hazard it entails depends to a great extent on dust-forming processes that originate both in nature and from humans.
WTERT India to discuss Municipal waste management policies
The brainstorming session of WTERT India noted that the status of MSW management in India has not improved substantially despite... Read More
Measuring Whiteness
In general, 100% cotton or cotton blends will be perceived as whiter by making them less yellow. And to make... Read More
Sealed Air India receives IFC Mint Strategy Award at Porter Prize Awards ceremony
Sealed Air was presented with the IFC Mint Strategy Award at the inaugural launch of the Porter Prize Awards in... Read More
Clean India Show 2012 Introducing New Facets
Over 30 new exhibitors New solutions in Industrial Cleaning, Cleaning-in-Place, Waste & Wastewater Management, Indoor Air Quality and Laundry Innovative... Read More
Applications of Dry Steam Vapour Technology
Among the industries where steam cleaning has been found effective include food processing, hospitality, winery & beverage, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, transportation, automobile and other industries.
White Linen Measurement & Replacement
In the world of hospitality, laundry plays a pivotal role in enhancing the image and reputation of the hotel. Laundry managers are always on their toes trying to find better ways and means to deliver sparkling white linen. In Western countries, among the various methods adopted stained towels and linen are also cleaned using white powder stain blaster before putting them into a big round tub bin for soaking in hot
water for a few days. This gives amazing results both in terms of the whiteness and life of towels and linen.
Laundry Managers face a stiff challenge when it comes to linen losses, replacement and its cost. In fact, there are a variety of factors on which linen losses, replacement and its cost depends, viz., location of the facility, storage and distribution system of linen and security cover, whether the laundry is washed within the premise or is washed outside, type of equipment used to wash, quality of water, services provided by the hotel, type of fabric used, linen usage per occupied room, adequate par levels, and enforcement of quality assurance programme.
Online Solution to Measure Pest Control status
Rentokil Initial India believes in constantly updating its offerings through technology improvements and innovations. The company has recently launched an... Read More
