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1/19/2012
WEST CHICAGO, ILL.—CFR, which manufactures recycling carpet cleaning extractors and related tools and equipment, announced that its goal in 2012 is to put a much greater emphasis on what the company calls “responsible cleaning.” According to Doug Berjer, product manager for CFR, responsible cleaning refers to cleaning strategies that are designed to help protect the environment as well as natural resources, specifically water.
12/13/2011
WEST CHICAGO, ILL.—Tornado Industries, manufacturer of professional cleaning tools and equipment for more than 80 years, has added a “last minute” banner to its website, further reminding managers and cleaning professionals of a special tax break set to expire or decline significantly at the end of this year.
11/30/2011
PHILADELPHIA—FMC Corp. introduces the Verifi bed bug detector. It provides continuous detection of bed bugs for up to 90 days at a time in a small, easy-to-use device. Verifi provides three months of active detection before re-activating with replacement components. A pest management professional can quickly and easily install the device for year-round monitoring in hotel rooms, lounges, storage rooms, conference rooms and many other areas where bed bugs may become a problem.
11/22/2011
CHICAGO—Cintas Corporation has released a complimentary white paper for hotels. The paper provides hotel owners and operators with critical information on how to maximize the appearance, quality, and longevity of assets such as tile and carpeting and air-conditioning (A/C) units through deep cleaning solutions. Offering an in-depth overview of the process—complete with statistics and testimonials—the white paper reveals how deep cleaning solutions improve guest satisfaction, audit scores and the bottom line.
11/15/2011
WEST CHICAGO, ILL.—CFR, a leading manufacturer of recycling carpet extractors, has introduced the next generation of one of its best-selling machines, the ECO-500. The new machine, part of the ECO-500 AW Series, is powered by an all-new vacuum motor engineered with a number of advanced features that improve cleaning performance, reduce energy needs, and make the machine quieter than earlier models.
11/13/2011
VISTA, CALIF.—Surprisingly, one area often overlooked as a facility becomes greener and more sustainable is the restroom. Yet more water is used in restrooms than virtually any other area of a facility, and because water and energy are interconnected, water consumption increases the amount of energy necessary to power a facility.
11/13/2011
ST. PAUL, MINN.—Ecolab Inc. has received the 2011 Cleantech Tekne Award from the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) for its new Aquanomic laundry system. Designed for use in hotels and other institutional settings, the Aquanomic laundry system utilizes innovative wash formulas and low-temperature chemistry to reduce water and energy consumption by up to 40 percent while providing clean, white and soft results.
11/2/2011
MIAMI—Hotels using MTech’s HotSOS (pronounced hot sauce) for managing workflows and tracking/reporting guest incidences and requests will be able to create preventive maintenance work orders to run faucets in rooms that remain vacant for a specified number of days in order to protect against Legionellosis. This form of pneumonia, more commonly known as Legionnaire’s Disease, can easily be contracted by hotel guests over the age of 50 who smoke or suffer from lung disease or a weakened immune system and who come in contact with stagnant water that has remained in sink pipes.
11/1/2011
TORRANCE, CALIF.—Enagic introduces the Kangen Water cleaning system. It features electrolyzed water and can be used to sanitize bathrooms and countertops, clean windows, floors, carpets and can be added to the laundry to cut down on laundry detergent. It can be utilized in the kitchen for food preparation, cleaning of kitchen utensils, cutting boards and sanitizing, thereby decreasing the possibility of spreading e coli, salmonella, listeria, staph, etc.
10/26/2011
ANN ARBOR, MICH.—NSF International (NSF) and the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) have developed an American National Standard that provides a standardized way to define and report the environmental and human health hazards associated with a chemical product and its manufacturing process impacts.
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