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product TechniClean Housekeeping Management Software is a system that can maintain quality, maximize resources, and reduce your operating budget! TechniClean helps housekeeping departments account for their expenditures and assess their cleaning methods. It accomplishes this task in a logical, systematic, and cost-effective manner. Since the program is expandable and adaptable, it can keep pace with your changing facility renovations and housekeeping objectives. This is the one tool that can justify your existing staff. www.tclean.com Nilfisk CFM, the world’s leading supplier of industrial vacuums, announced the launch of its new Nilfisk GD10 Back vacuum. Designed with comfort and ease-of-use in mind, the GD10 Back is incredibly powerful for its small size and equipped with a variety of features for fast, effective cleaning in a multitude of industries. The lightweight, ergonomic design was proven to reduce fatigue in an independent European study conducted by the Sweden-based Två Ergonomer testing and ergonomic consultancy bureau. The ergonomic evaluation further noted the importance of the Nilfisk unit’s lighter weight and overall harness design in minimizing stress and strain on the body, resulting in higher productivity rates. The low noise level offers operators comfort and cleaning in noisesensitive areas; the upstream HEPA-filter allows for safe collection of hazardous materials, trapping 99.99% of particles, down to and including 0.3 microns; it is equipped with a sack-style main filter that will prolong the life of both the HEPA-filter and motor; and exhaust air is directed upward so that it does not interfere with the operator. www.stop-the-dust.com Poundage per cart is critical, but with the sharp increase in fuel costs, increasing the number of carts per delivery is commanding more and more attention. The 101P Roundtripper®, from laundry product supplier Tingue, Brown & Co., features a sleek, 24-inch width that permits it to be loaded four across on many trailers that have inside dimensions ranging from 96 to 101 or more inches. Devised to maximize the use of all available space inside trucks and trailers, the 101P Roundtripper neatly fits 52 carts on a typical 53-foot trailer, 33 percent more than the 39 familiar metal carts that can fit in a single load. By packing more carts into each trailer, the innovative 101P enables laundry and logistics managers to reduce the number of trips required for substantial savings on fuel and further savings from reduced www.Tingue.com fleet maintenance and labor. 28 Executive Housekeeping Today/July 2008 highlights The DeGERM-inator™ UV-5D portable ultraviolet sanitizer uses shortwave UV (germicidal) light to destroy or render harmless a wide range of disease-causing bacteria and viruses—in just seconds! The DeGERM-inator™ has been tested and proven to safely sanitize cell phones, telephone receivers, toilet seats and flush handles, computer mouse devices and keyboards, plastic toys, doorknobs, ATM touch screens, and many other commonly contaminated surfaces. The DeGERM-inator™ is easy to use. Simply shine the UV light over any smooth, nonporous surface to be disinfected at a distance of one-half inch (1.3 cm) or less for six to eight seconds. The short-wave UV rays will kill virtually all germs, including influenza, salmonella, E. coli, streptococcus, staphylococcus, hepatitis, and much more. The DeGERM-inator™ provides four to six hours of use on four AA alkaline batteries (not included) or unlimited use when powered by the AC adapter (included). It features a patented, childproof safety switch. The DeGERM-inator measures just 9 x 2 x 1 inches (22.9 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm) and weighs only 10 oz. (229 g) with batteries. It can be conveniently carried in its nylon travel pouch. www.spectroline.com http://www.tclean.com http://www.stop-the-dust.com http://www.spectroline.com http://www.Tingue.com

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Executive Housekeeping Today - July 2008 Contents Executive Corner Inspecting a Different Way Quality in the 21st Century Frugal Housekeeper How Eliminating Nuisance Animals Can Increase Quality Healthcare Goes Green Feature Article IHW Product Information The Green Scene 2008 Call to Convention 2008 Convention Information Inside the Industry Product Highlights New Members Joint IEHA/ISSA Members CEH/REH Members Advertisers' Index Calendar of Events Inside I.E.H.A. What I.E.H.A. Has Done for Me

Executive Housekeeping Today - July 2008

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