Tag Archives: Healthcare

A new artificial enzyme that uses light to kill bacteria could become a powerful weapon in the fight against infections. Besides helping to eliminate harmful pathogens from hospitals and other high-risk environments, the enzyme could also be used to create ... Read More »

No doubt, technology today governs most of our activities, including that of professional cleaning. However, it is equally true that one reaches out for the humble mop on many occasions. It too has a tale behind its evolution and today ... Read More »

How do you look at expanding into the Indian market with the Zenith- Pulizia tie up? Our plan for expansion in the Indian market involves working in partnership with Pulizia to source additional strategic partners who have a successful existing ... Read More »

At Clean India Pulire 2016, Mumbai, Karcher Cleaning Systems Pvt Ltd launched one of its highly malleable scrubber drier, BD 43/40 C EP with disc technology. The machine is very affordable with high-quality features like impressive working width of 43cm, ... Read More »

Different areas and activities in healthcare facilities have different acoustic requirement. A corridor will require a different acoustic treatment to a patients’ room or operating theatre. IN KEEPING with the need for individual solutions in healthcare centers, Knauf AMF Ceilings ... Read More »

Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries has launched Reliant™ AGM with C-Max Technology™. Reliant AGM maximizes sustained performance and increases total energy output to meet demanding deep-cycling requirements in Trojan’s wide range of market applications. ... Read More »

Sustainability was the buzz word of the two-day International Cleaning and Hygiene Conference. Delivering the key note address at the conference was Raj Rajan of Ecolab, who stressed upon the importance of water conservation, the current trends and water rights ... Read More »

Ambuja Cement Foundation has chalked out robust programmes for Maharashtra this year. Focussing on healthcare and sanitation, the foundation has built 11,500 toilets under a strong cadre of 321 Village Health Functionaries – Sakhis. The Foundation also aims at working ... Read More »

“It probably makes business sense to draft service terms on the basis of bottom line, however, at Sterling Pest Control, we strongly believe in delivering our services from the heart and in never letting commercial terms influence our standards,” – ... Read More »

Klinox Marketing, Surat-based chemical distributor, appointed as the distributor of Betco Corporation, USA, has launched a range of cleaning chemicals in the Indian market. Speaking to Clean India Journal, Hiren Modi, Director of Klinox, said, “We are indeed excited to ... Read More »

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, a 2500-bedded hospital with more than 10,000 patients visiting every day, has established itself as the best service provider in many areas. It has also been placed just next to AIIMS among ... Read More »

A new study published by the American Journal of Infection Control found that 93% of tested laundered towels used to clean hospital rooms contained bacteria that could result in healthcare-associated infections. Even though there are stringent disinfecting practices in place ... Read More »

When a towel is already wet after guest use, should the wetness be considered when loading the washer? If the towel is almost 60% moist after spin, should the load in the dryer be less than specified? Should the washer run at 100% capacity utilisation normally? Or should the machine run under load as the capacity printed on it says “maximum load capacity”? These and many other doubts of the laundry manager are being discussed in the second part of the Load Capacity article we published in the last issue. Read More »

At a rapid growth rate of 25-30% per annum, the over `16,000 crore-facility services industry of India is drawing global attention with more and more international service providers making inroads into this market. While the overall development in various sectors has increased opportunities, the service industry is heading for a boom in South India. Clean India Journal takes stock of the trends triggering this growth and the potential tier-II and III cities is offering to the service industry. Read More »

The ISSA Best in Customer Service award was recently given to Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC (RCP) at the 2009 ISSA/Interclean North America Trade Show held at Chicago. The award is presented annually to the exhibitor who excels in providing the ... Read More »