BCCE Ltd, a company jointly owned by Quartz Business Media and the British Cleaning Council, have had a brush with success at the Manchester Cleaning Show. The company, which organises similar events in London every two years, were most impressed with their Manchester début yesterday. Their favoured venue, close to MediaCityUK, made for excellent press coverage in the national media. Continue reading “Cleaning Show’s Brush With Success”
One of the greatest things about human nature is our quest for the absurd. Sometimes we can spot the wonky plug socket from a glut of straight ones or pick up a stray staple from a patterned carpet. Hunter Davies’ book, Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Baked Beans, celebrates this with a chapter per unusual museum. For example, the British Lawnmower Museum in Southport has one. This in part has inspired today’s post, owing to the lack of a vacuum cleaner museum in Mr. Davies’ book. Continue reading “A Night at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum”
The aeroplane toilet. A much-maligned species of the lavatorial pecking order. Like its cousin seen on trains and coaches, it is territory that Standard Class passengers deign to avoid if possible. Scaring claustrophobes witless since 1928, the aeroplane toilet has never been noted for its spaciousness. If in a dirty state, an already unpleasant experience made worse. Boeing might have the answer. In the testing stage is the next generation of airborne conveniences – self-cleaning toilets. Continue reading “Self-Cleaning Toilets Cleared for Take Off”
In the last month, Google’s search queries have been in the news with allegations of political bias towards the Conservative party cause. This has led to many bloggers and news sites wondering what happened if they entered a given phrase. We at Clean Hire have jumped on the bandwagon to see what happens if we enter ‘industrial cleaning’ into Google. Continue reading “Ten Google Queries on Industrial Cleaning”
After a tough day battling with a Tennant or a Comac machine, a bit of rest and recuperation is a good thing. Sometimes, a big mug of tea is enough. Others prefer to relax with video games on their XBox or PS4. Or a casual game on their tablet or smartphone.
We at Clean Hire have crossed the fine line between business and pleasure for today’s blog post. This time by looking at cleaning themed video games since 1980. Continue reading “Cleaning Themed Video Games Through the Ages”
Whether at home, in the office, or on the assembly line, floor cleaning matters every time. It is the difference between maintaining a safe system of work or a hefty legal bill. Floor cleaning is THAT important, and here’s why. Continue reading “Seven Reasons Why Floor Cleaning Matters”
Many of us pay a princely sum for our season tickets each month or year. Among our biggest complaints besides punctuality, reliability and overcrowding is cleanliness. Or the lack of it, such as dirty seats and blocked toilets. Of great importance to the operation of our rail network, is carriage cleaning. Continue reading “Carriage Cleaning: How Clean Is Your Train?”
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On our shores, the average toilet demands a daily clean. In the pan, a squirt of bleach, clean water and a touch of elbow grease sees to that. Continue reading “Toto’s Low Maintenance Lavatory”
For the pea soupers of 1950s London, read Beijing in 2015. The Chinese capital city has gained a notorious reputation for its suffocating smog. One person decided to do something about it. For 100 days, artist Brother Nut carted an industrial vacuum cleaner through the streets of Beijing and sucked the city’s polluted air with the wand held high. Continue reading “From Smog to Bricks with an Industrial Vacuum Cleaner”
