Generally speaking, purchase of chemicals is determined by many factors pertaining to the character of the surface has to be used on. These factors could include surface porosity and strength, frequency of cleaning, PPE used, air handling, cleaning efficiency, water ... Read More »

Simply put, the definition goes like this: “Window cleaning or window washing is the cleaning of architectural glass used for structural, lighting or decorative purposes. It could be done manually using a variety of tools for cleaning, or automatically”. Well, ... Read More »

Clean India Journal has been a prominent Voice of the Cleaning Industry, for the last 10 years. Over the years, through various articles in the magazine coupled with the Clean India Shows and other events, the magazine has raised awareness ... Read More »

Professional, systematic cleaning & care contributes significantly to extending the life of floor coverings. It is also one of the most important tasks in contract cleaning. This applies primarily to the deep cleaning or stripping of resilient floor coverings. RESILIENT ... Read More »

Barrier laundry, as an established technology to control HAIs, is increasingly being adopted not just globally but also in India too. Armand Lim, Regional Segment Manager – Commercial B2B & CARE, Electrolux, explains the entire management cycle for hospital laundry ... Read More »

One in every 20 patients gets an infection while being treated at a hospital. In a world where the influenza virus can survive on a doorknob for up to two hours, Sealed Air on its patented Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (Oxivir) ... Read More »

Contract cleaners are confronted time and again with the challenge of cleaning floors efficiently and effectively without damaging or discoloring the floor covering. Highly polished natural stone flooring in particular can get damaged if not treated correctly leading to dullness, ... Read More »

“The demand for wastewater treatment is likely to grow with the growing economy. Koichi Matsui, CMD-UEM India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Japan based Toshiba Group, shares UEM’s role in India. Municipalities Operations & Solutions UEM specializes in providing turnkey ... Read More »

“Enterprise alignment with Building services” A one-day international IFM summit held on January 22, at The Leela in Mumbai during the Clean India Technology Week 2016 has received wide acclaim both for its content and the high level of discussions ... Read More »

On the day-3 of Clean India Pulire, there was a high level knowledge sharing session “Hospitality Connect”. Opening the session, Niranjan Khatri, Hospitality Veteran & Ex-GM-ITC Hotels elaborated on “How to use resources conservatively”, followed by presentations from Indian Professional ... Read More »

The standards are defined by schedule-4 (Regulation 2.1.2) of Food Safety & Standards (Licensing & Registration of Food Business) Regulations 2011, include the following: Sanitary and hygienic requirements for food manufacturer / processor / handler General requirements on hygienic and sanitary practices to be followed by all food business operators applying ... Read More »

Vacuum formed bags of products such as hot dogs are sealed in a vacuum chamber so as to remove all air which could cause premature spoiling of the product. As air is removed from the bag during the vacuum forming ... Read More »

Mercury has not only toxic effects on bird and fish reproduction but can retard brain development in children. Leaching into the environment after mining and burning fossil fuel, mercury can spell biological disaster. To get rid of it, a team ... Read More »

AT THE heart of the muchrenowned ITC group are its tradition and trend-setting practices. The hospitality chain has its own standards and style of processes & operations that have been followed and perfected all through these years. The three-year old ITC ... Read More »

Garbage scenario According to Earth Energy Center, Columbia University, cities in west region of India generate more of garbage than the eastern cities. Per capita waste generated in Manipur is 220gm/day and in Goa it is 620gm/day. Average per capita ... Read More »

Water pollution in India is posing a significant threat to human health. Large volume of unprocessed wastewater is being discharged by industries into fresh water sources, resulting in frequent outbreaks of waterborne diseases and environmental degradation. While the overall investment ... Read More »

Hygiene begins with floor-care, especially in the food segment, as everything that spills, falls down on the floor or the nearest surface… everything that is not required is thrown down or lands on the floor… While this is true of ... Read More »

The ability of today’s carpet fibres to hide soiling though a positive feature, does not eliminate the need for regular cleaning. Soil can damage the fibres permanently if allowed to remain in the pile. Even with carpet’s ability to resist ... Read More »

In a relatively simple form, a microcapsule is a small sphere with a uniform wall around active core material. The material inside the microcapsule is referred to as the core, internal phase or active, whereas the wall is sometimes called ... Read More »

A Food Business Operator’s (FBO’s) ultimate objective is producing delicious food to keep customers coming back and hence must never forget about procedures and rules mandated by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Association of India). In line with the FSSAI ... Read More »