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Chemical free cleaning system using aqueous ozone – Tersano lotus Pro
America and Europe have been leading the way with the chemical free cleaning system, Tersano lotus Pro . This is now available in Australia. Many thousands of hotel rooms around the world are being cleaned on a daily basis with this environmental and safe cleaning solution .
How does it work?
Ozone is a naturally occurring gas produced in the upper atmosphere by ultraviolet light from the sun. It comprises nothing more than three oxygen atoms in the form of O3.
Oxygen in this form is very unstable and it looks to shed the extra atom at the earliest possible opportunity. In the simplest of terms, it is this property that makes ozone outstanding at killing bacteria, viruses and fungi spores and at oxidizing odours, stains and dirt. Lotus PRO technology creates ozone artificially by utilising an electrical charge and then infuses it into water creating stabilised aqueous ozone.
Just arrived April 2014 – A paradigm shift in Housekeeping – Optii Keeper update
In colour psychology, Magenta is ‘an instrument of change and transformation; it helps release old patterns that prevent development and aids in moving forward’. It therefore seemed logical that Optii chose the name ‘Magenta’ to describe its next generation release of Optii Keeper.
Already the world’s leading housekeeping management system, Optii Keeper is now even more responsive.
Cleaning without chemicals – an update
There have been several developments in the world of Housekeeping with relation to cleaning without chemicals. These include exclusive use of microfibre, combined use of microfibre and steam in hospitals and advances in nanotechnology for surfaces.
Microfibre only - Radisson Blu in Sydney Australia is now in its 6th year of using only microfibre and water in the cleaning of their guest rooms and public areas. Maureen Jolowicz, the Executive Housekeeper and also President of the Professional Housekeepers Association of NSW has maintained the overall system she first started in 2008 with some modifications. Click Here To Read More
Great Concept to Re-Use Lost & Found Hotel Items Wins Cornell Student Sustainability Competition
“The Giving Bag,” a concept to save hotels money on lost and left behind items, is the winning concept in the third annual Cornell student sustainability competition, sponsored by Schneider Electric, a partner of the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. The competition is conducted in conjunction with the annual Sustainability Roundtable at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration (SHA). The roundtable brought nearly three dozen international hotel practitioners and researchers to the school to discuss current sustainability trends and strategies.
Absolute cleanliness – never compromise
For a device that basically “sucks up dirt” the vacuum cleaner has come a long way since its invention in the 1860s.
Once upon a time, it was a manual vacuum that used bellows! Undeniably, the vacuum cleaner has become an absolute home necessity and everyone has his or her own personal preference when it comes to brand.
Some people prefer to use the traditionally more powerful but less agile upright models, while others prefer the lighter canister models. The latter have become more powerful with the onset of new technology. The more worker-friendly backpack versions are becoming ever more popular, with their increased productivity and more ergonomically friendly form. Of course today’s buyers now face the ultimate choice between wet and dry varieties of product. Which do you prefer? In the accommodation industry, these questions are amplified, so it is even more essential that we examine all of the possibilities.
“Quality Tools in Housekeeping” Presentation at IEHA Conference In Las Vegas November 2013
L&A Director, Liz Lycette presented “Quality Tools in Housekeeping” at the 47th International Executive Housekeeper Association Conference and Convention on 17th November at 11.00am at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. With over 300 attendees present Liz first presented practical tools to the audience and followed up with the latest trends and innovations in the global housekeeping scene. The feedback from those present was very encouraging. Click Here To Read More
Cleaning clinical areas without chemicals – hospital cleaning in Victoria Australia
Cleaning clinical areas without chemicals – an overview
Monash Health (formerly Southern Health) is undergoing a major change in environmental cleaning. The technology being implemented across the entire health service uses microfibre and steam and is based on the findings of a pilot study conducted at Monash Health in 2011. This was undertaken in a 32 bed acute ward and a 60 bed aged care ward and the details of the pilot have been published elsewhere.1
The health service has around 2150 inpatient beds, employs 500 cleaning staff and more than 13,000 clinical and support staff. Over 8,000 babies are born each year and more than 250 programs and services are delivered.
Going Green, One Hotel Towel at a Time
A global collection of towel cards tells you how to be green in a thousand earnest, helpful (and downright weird) ways. By Peter Mandel.
Three stars, four stars–whatever its constellation, the hotel chain of your choice wants you to know that it is a lot like you. It may be a mass of buildings, elevator buttons and brass-plated trolleys for bags. But it is special. A brick-and-mortar being with a heart. Starwood Hotels have a personalized menu for pillow puffiness, after all. Even a Motel 6 has its particular brand of lotion and shampoo.
The bathroom is where your hotel’s earnest personality really begins to beam. Cheerful cardboard pop-ups bloom next to the sink (“Did You Forget Your Toothbrush?”), a truly clean toilet shows off its prestigious plastic strip, and a placard near the towels cordially invites you to step up and Save the Planet.
Interview with Elspeth Zemla, Executive Housekeeper Langham Auckland New Zealand
While Liz was in New Zealand recently she took the opportunity to catch up with Elspeth Zemla, the Executive Housekeeper of the 5 star downtown Langham Auckland Hotel.
Where were you born and where did you grow up?
I was born and raised in Scotland.
What was your career path to date?
I started out in administrative roles in hospitals and schools. My housekeeping career began with the role of assistant executive housekeeper at the Sheraton Edinburgh in the mid-1980s. I was promoted to executive housekeeper just 18 months later.
Advances in Gloss Levels Enhance Polish-free Stone Floor Maintenance
As the relatively new concept of stone floor maintenance, using diamond impregnated floor pads, has gathered momentum in recent times, some of the shortcomings of the concept have become apparent.
Not that the concept is riddled with shortcomings. It is not. Rather, it is an incredibly effective and reduced-cost method compared to the old-fashioned use of superficial polishes on stone floors, polishes that rack up very high maintenance costs.
However, one aspect that has, up to now, provided a reason for building owners to reject the system has been the inability to produce the gloss of newly laid polish. And property owners and managers have been prepared to forgo the maintenance cost savings in favour of appearance. Not that this is a true reflection of the comparison between the two systems.
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