Throughout the pandemic, we have worked with a plethora of companies whose key objectives have been to keep their employees, visitors and customers as safe as possible. Measures have included the creation of work team bubbles, separation screens, extensive use of sanitisers and social distancing. These have contributed to reducing the person to person transmission…
Liquid Guard® has been tested for its effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Whilst already proven effective against other enveloped viruses, we are pleased to announce that independent laboratory testing in one of the earliest commercial releases of the virus is now complete. Liquid Guard® provides an additional measure of hygiene between cleaning/ disinfection cycles; the…
With the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the focus on decontamination, deep cleaning, general cleaning and hourly top up cleans have become a mainstay of daily routines for care homes. Irrespective of whether you use a contract cleaning company or your own in-house team, the time needed to clean effectively is not inconsiderable, nor is the disruption to the residents. Advice on cleaning solutions in…
Over recent months, we have heard the term ‘Covid secure’ being banded around in relation to workplaces, retail outlets and leisure facilities, all with the aim of getting the economy moving after lock-down. The Government has issued fourteen guides covering all types of workplaces from offices, fleets of vehicles to home visits. Theses guides are…
From the start of lock down at the end of March, the $64,000 dollar question has been ‘when will life return to normal?’ Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), said on the 22nd August 2020 ‘he hopes the Coronavirus pandemic will be over in under two years’ when speaking at…
No-one disputes the health and wellbeing benefits that gyms and leisure facilities provide to their members in terms of physical activity, mental stimulation, and social interaction. However, under the current easing of lockdown they are still shut and not likely to open until the end of July at the earliest. This is due to concerns…
The ‘new normal’ in the Covid-19 world presents challenges in many everyday situations; how do you go about safely opening schools, public transport, and shops? Finding solutions to combat SARS CoV-2 on hard surfaces is one thing, but finding a solution for soft furnishings such as curtains, seats and other commonly used textiles is not…
Hand-surface-hand transfer didn’t start with Sars CoV-2, nor will it end with it! The fundamental role of hand-surface-hand transfer has also come to into sharp focus, with varying reports that SARS CoV-2 can last from a few hours to days on hard surfaces, which has led the public to be more conscious about what they…
Following on from the popular BBC tech show ‘Click’ that aired over the weekend, we would like to continue the conversation about cleaning phones. Our mobile phones have become our ‘go to’ bit of kit, they tell us the time, receive our messages and e-mails , entertain us with podcasts, music and TV shows, in…
Heath industry, food industry, care industry and at home – antimicrobial coatings are in high demand in all of these areas and with good reason: nanotechnology-based solutions provide optimal protection against viruses, bacteria, fungi and many other threats to our health and wellbeing. Antimicrobial coating offers a new and effective way of keeping ‘high-touch’ areas…