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Numatic innovating in training
Education and training provision is a well established part of what Numatic International has to offer. With two training schools in the UK, and training provision across Europe, it is certainly nothing new. Always looking to innovate, Numatic has partnered with Kocaeli University in Turkey.
Working closely with the teaching staff of the university, the Numatic team was able to specify and provide the best equipment for students to use. It doesn’t just end with the equipment specification - being able to join academic studies with years of vocational experience provides them with valuable insight for the future.
An 18 month cooperation has produced the first graduates from the programme keen to apply their studies in the field. The graduation was celebrated by students visiting the Numatic International headquarters and factory in Somerset.
“We are committed to provide a comprehensive and forward thinking training service,” said Jonathan Evans, general sales manager, Numatic International. “We make great products and when coupled with skilled operators they substantially improve cleaning standards. This week’s site visit is a fantastic milestone and we look forward to many more in the future.”
Moving forward, the programme in Turkey will continue to develop with Numatic.
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BCC looks to public as experiment highlights litter problem
The British Cleaning Council has called on the public to take more responsibility for its rubbish after a Keep Britain Tidy experiment left London’s Hyde Park covered in litter. The experiment, which was featured on BBC’s ‘The One Show’ during August, saw a corner of London’s largest park blighted by detritus as park staff stopped clearing up over a weekend. In the aftermath of the experiment, it took 25 volunteers and park staff two hours to gather a lorry-full of waste.
The initiative was launched by Keep Britain Tidy to show the need for the public to take more responsibility for their rubbish. Organisers stopped picking up litter and emptying bins between Speakers' Corner and the Reformers' Tree towards the centre of the park, while monitoring how visitors - who were not told about the experiment - reacted.
Mark Woodhead, chairman of the British Cleaning Council, said: "With the cuts to local authority budgets expected, we are likely to see a reduction in the number of staff available to clear up after the public. This timely experiment has highlighted the damaging effect of litter when government intervention is removed. While the results were very disappointing, it helps emphasise the point that everybody needs to take more responsibility for their rubbish in order to make our environments more pleasant for everybody.”
The British Cleaning Council will hold a session on improving our environment and increasing recycling at its annual conference in London on 11 October. For full details of the line-up or to purchase tickets please visit the conference website: www.britishcleaningcouncil.org/cleaningconference.html
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BCC commends report outlining value of clean public spaces
The British Cleaning Council has commended a report by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which has put the value of the UK's natural assets - including green spaces and parks - at £30 billion a year. The first ever full assessment of the UK's natural environment also revealed that some green spaces are in danger of being degraded through neglect, and improvements to these green spaces would have huge value to the UK population in health and welfare benefits.
The analysis found that the health benefits of living with a view of a green space are worth up to £300 per person per year, in part by providing areas for exercise but also due to the wellbeing benefits attached with looking at nature. The report also claims that these intangible benefits are rarely taken into account when decisions are made about development and maintenance.
Mark Woodhead, chairman of the British Cleaning Council, said: “While it is generally accepted that green spaces and parks are important for wellbeing, this report highlights the need for keeping them well- maintained and clean. By putting a value on our natural spaces, we will be better placed to make a case for clean, attractive environments, which are incredible assets available to us all.”
The British Cleaning Council will hold a session on improving our environment at its annual conference in London on 11 October. For full details of the line-up or to purchase tickets please visit the conference website: www.britishcleaningcouncil.org/cleaningconference.html
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SCA injects £15 million into UK tissue mill
Tork manufacturer SCA has invested £15 million in new state-of-the-art equipment at its Tyne Valley production site. The move will inject vital funding into the local economy and create new employment.
The £15 million has been used to fund two separate projects. The first is a new production line that enables SCA to produce Tork zigzag-fold towels in the UK for the first time. This will significantly cut down on transport emissions when delivering Tork zigzag-fold towels to UK customers - a move that will result in major carbon footprint reductions throughout the supply chain. The second project concerns a new de-inking plant which will increase the capacity of recycled tissue fibre in the UK by ‘de-inking’ fibres in recovered paper.
Tony Richards, factory and site manager at Prudhoe, said: “We are delighted that Prudhoe Mill has been awarded such a significant level of new investment. This project is the latest in a long line of key investments designed to improve performance and efficiency to ensure that we remain on a path towards achieving a long-term, sustainable future for the mill. This will in turn help to provide new employment and keep existing jobs safe while providing support for the local economy.”
Kevin Starr, SCA sales director UK and Ireland, said: “Our new de- inking plant will increase the amount of recycled fibre being produced in this country. Meanwhile, our new manufacturing facility in the UK will help to reduce the carbon footprint involved with supplying Tork zigzag towels to customers. This underpins our recently-launched ‘A sustainable choice is in your hands’ campaign which emphasises how a supplier’s own sustainability code can have a knock-on effect on all other companies in the supply chain. We are dedicated to sustainability and are also continuing to build the Tork brand. This £15 million investment shows SCA’s commitment to the UK market while underlining our own strategy for growth.”
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CAM sponsors charity cricket match
CAM Specialist Support, which provides products and services for cleaning and maintaining buildings, sponsored a cricket match this month, played by those who have had organ transplants.
The Great Britain Transplant XI played the Australian Transplant XI in a one day international cricket game hosted at Dulwich Cricket Ground, which took place to coincide with organ transplant awareness week.
Managing director of CAM Specialist Support, Matthew Johnson, who is a member of Dulwich Cricket Club, said: “My company was delighted to be sponsoring this special match to help demonstrate the importance of organ and tissue donation. The players include some who have endured thrice weekly dialysis and those who have received donated hearts, kidneys, lungs and livers and are able to continue playing the sport they love through the generosity of those donors.”
The limited overs match was played for the David Hookes Memorial Shield which was won by the Great Britain XI.
Celebrating 100 successful years
Leyland based Lixall Hygiene Services is celebrating 100 years of successful business, marking the event with a number of customer promotions and commemorative events.
Formed in 1911, Lixall Hygiene Services, originally called The Sweepodust Company, was a manufacturing company producing a product called Sweepodust which was a mixture of sand, sawdust and disinfectant which was sold mainly to factories as a cleaning product which was scattered on the floor prior to sweeping.
Although many changes have taken place over the last 100 years, Lixall has stayed true to its core business offering of specialist cleaning services and products and never moved far away from its current Leyland home. To help commemorate this milestone, Lixall has launched a brand new e- commerce website - www.lixall.co.uk - to ensure the company is still a leading janitorial supply company in another 100 years time.
Lee Bailey of Lixall Hygiene Services said: "We are so proud of our history and to have survived and prospered for 100 years through so many economic changes shows the resilience of the company and the quality of the people behind it. We hope the forward thinking and dynamic business approach of the current team will ensure Lixall is around to celebrate 200 years of history in 2111."
