Cleaning chemicals manufacturer Greyland is bucking the downward trend in the economy by continuing to post record sales.

“July has been the best month of the year do far” said managing director Richard Dyson, “and although the year did get off to a quiet start, we’re now doing better than ever.” Although all cleaning chemical manufacturers have had to absorb unprecedented and sustained increases on most commodities, as well as a sharp rise in factory operating costs due to increased fuel and energy prices, Greyland does appear to have risen to the challenge well.

The company continues to operate a quick turnaround, free delivery service (with optional small charge for next day delivery if required) in only four days. “Buyers, when faced with rising prices for consumables yet constrained by fixed price cleaning contracts, are really feeling the squeeze, so they are searching for the best prices available in the market,” continued Dyson.

Loyalty towards brand names or a particular manufacturer goes by the board when it is literally a matter of survival. Greyland is taking many of these caqlls and we are pleased to say that business is booming because of it.
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The Royal Institute of Public Health has launched a new accreditation scheme designed to endorse products that support health, hygiene and safety. This new scheme will enable consumers to see at a glance whether the hygiene claims made for everyday products are fact or fiction.

Products will be scrutinised by The Royal Institute's panel of experts to check that any hygiene claims made in their marketing or advertising are accurate and appropriate.  John Pickup, one of the scientific advisors to the Royal Institute who has worked extensively on the communication of claims for hygiene products, said: "Hygiene products must be shown to provide significant benefits and their capabilities must be properly communicated without scare-mongering or exaggerating the risks."

Products which pass this rigorous assessment will be able to use the new accreditation kitemark, which demonstrates that their claims have been closely examined and approved by an independent team of specialists in their field.  Professor Richard Parish, chief executive of the Royal Institute, added: "We have researched this market carefully and have found that there is a real gap to be filled. No other accreditation scheme focuses exclusively on health and hygiene claims, and our endorsement gives a real benefit to consumers, and to those organisations that care about the integrity of their marketing."

Organisations in the fields of cleaning, infection control, hygiene and safety, who are interested in accreditation for their products, should contact Dr Anna Zilnyk at the Royal Institute of Public Health for more information.

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A recent national study of college students in the USA has revealed a correlation between the cleanliness of a school’s facilities and students’ academic achievement.

Entitled ‘Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education’, the independent study was conducted through the Centre for Facilities Research (CFaR) at APPA - the association promoting leadership in educational facilities - and co-sponsored by ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association.

“These findings provide a vital tool for facility service providers to reinforce the benefits of cleaning,” said ISSA executive director John Garfinkel. “There’s also a great deal of public-relations power in that message if an institution can use its cleaning programme to inform students and their families what it is doing to protect the well-being of its population.
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