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Not Just Cleaning Newsletter

Useful information about the cleaning industry 

September 2007
In This Issue
Is the Mitsubishi Jet Towel the answer to ecological hand drying?
STERI-7... Closing the window of opportunity for germs
BIFM Good Practice Guide to Procuring and Running Cleaning Contracts
Is the Mitsubishi Jet Towel the answer to eco-friendly hand drying?
 
Jet Towel A
 
The Jet Towel is the latest rapid drying low noise hand dryer by Mitsubishi. It directs a blast of air onto both sides of wet hands and produces an airflow rate of 90 meters per second, drying hands hygienically in 3-6 seconds.
 
Jet towel B

Before the Jet Towel the only environmentally safe alternative to conventional hand dryers was recycled paper. However, even recycled paper has a few drawbacks related to its "green properties". To make one tonne of recycled paper, it takes 7000 gallons of water, 360 gallons of oil, 158 million BTUs of energy and 86 pounds of pollutants go into the atmosphere.
 
Paper towels have a huge impact on the environment. For example say a company located in a 10 storey office building uses 320,000 paper towels per month, which generate about 770 kilograms of waste paper. This would be the equivalent of 16 trees per month or 192 per year. (This assumes a tree eight meters in height and 14cm in diameter could be processed into 20,000 towels with a thickness of 0.088mm.) If the waste paper were piled up, it would reach 28 meters per month, or 336 meters per year, or roughly the height of an 80 storey building!
 
A 2400W conventional hand dryer used 2000 times per day is responsible for 2,517 kilograms of CO2 per year. By replacing it with a 650W Jet Towel the CO2 saving would be 1,943 kilograms per year.
 
In addition, the running costs of a Jet Towel are 1/50 the cost of paper towels and 1/5 the cost of conventional hand dryers.
 
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STERI-7 Closing the window of opportunity for germs
 
Steri-7 is a multi-purpose cleaner that also works as aSteri 7 trigger high level disinfectant. It cleans practically any surface and any material, eradicating bacteria, spores and viruses as it cleans. However, the major advantage with this product is that it keeps treated areas contamination free between cleaning cycles. It goes on working once dried, something almost no other disinfectant is able to do. The result is round the clock safety, with no window of opportunity for germs to re-establish themselves.
 
Steri 7 sachetWe are all at risk from common bacteria like E.Coli and Salmonella, and from viruses like Hepatitis C and Influenza. In our hospitals, 'superbugs' like MRSA and Clostridium Difficile are responsible for thousands of patient deaths each year. Also, there are new threats emerging like Avian Flu and SARS. The most effective way to offer protection from these threats is by thorough cleaning and disinfection. NJC have found that the best cleaner and disinfectant you can use is STERI-7.
 
STERI-7 is available in handy spray bottles and wipes Steri 7 5 litreas well as in sachets for dilution in water. This removes the need for cleaners to carry heavy containers. The product is also safe to use, being non-toxic, non-corrosive, food safe and environmentally friendly. This means that cleaning protocols do not need to be changed. Just replace the products currently used with STERI-7 and continue cleaning as usual.
 
Steri 7 wipesSTERI-7 uses an innovation called RBT (Residual Barrier Technology) to provide two levels of protection against the contamination of the treated area by bacteria, spores or viruses. When applied to a worktop, floor, wall, door, sink or even a fabric, the biocide in STERI-7 kills the germs present. At the same time , a lasting barrier is created that ensures that germs subsequently introduced to it will also be killed, just as effectively, for up to 7 days. If an area is missed by cleaners, which can happen from time to time, RBT will provide protection until that area is cleaned the next day.
 
The clear benefits of using STERI-7 are:
  • kills bacteria, spores and viruses in minutes
  • no need to rinse a treated area after application
  • goes on working when the liquid has dried
  • continues to kill germs for up to 7 days
  • keeps treated areas safe between cleans
  • cleaning protocol can remain the same

Click here to contact NJC for more information about STERI-7 or call 0118 930 4466...

BIFM GPGBIFM Good Practice Guide to Procuring and Running Cleaning Contracts (written by NJC) 
 
The guide explains good practice in the procurement, delivery and management of cleaning service contracts.
 
Author of the GPG and Director of NJC Reuben Heppelthwaite commented at the TWM exhibition, "The Guide itself went through three drafts and now that it's been published, we are really pleased with the positive feedback it's received. More importantly, we are sure that it will prove to be a useful industry manual for anyone involved in the commercial cleaning process."
 
Click here to request your copy of the guide from NJC....

YvonnaNJC is a commercial cleaning service provider.

We provide a complete cleaning and related services package for uk commercial clients. This combines daily cleaning - together with periodic cleaning tasks. These include carpet cleaning, window cleaning and many other specialist tasks. In addition, we provide supplementary services which include waste management, washroom services, linen services and consumables supply.
 
Sincerely,
Reuben Heppelthwaite
Not Just Cleaning
 
Reuben