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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.
PHAN May Event – Afternoon of Fitness, Fashion and FUN
The Professional Housekeepers Association of NSW invites all PHAN members to an afternoon of fitness, fashion and Fun. With Krista and Marie Brereton Designs. Wednesday 14th May from 4.00pm at Radisson Blu, 27 O’Connell Street.
Topics include;
- Get Fit in a Chair
- Learn some Healthy “Fling Food” ideas
- Parade of fashions for the Workplace
- RSVP to Mavis Hedrik <mavis007@tpg.com.au>
Krista was at last years Wellness Forum and will introduce exercise and art in a fun way. This year she has some novel ways on how to look and feel and be our best. Go on line and check out what she can do www.krista.com.au
2 day Workshop coming up in Sydney
Housekeeping Managers Development Programme — Part 2 coming up Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th June 2014 in Sydney NSW.
Lycette & Associates in conjunction with PHAN is delighted to announce Part 2 of the Development Programme for Housekeeping Managers, Assistants, Hotel Engineers and Rooms Division colleagues. The 2-day Development Programme Part 2 will be held at Radisson Blu, 27 O’Connell Street, Sydney NSW 20oo 5.30pm daily. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE
New product – The Grout Mop!
During Liz’s visit to the huge Cleaning Show in Las Vegas last year she came across 2 interesting new cleaning mops called the Grout Mop and the Bonnit Bug. They both incorporate a broom with nylon bristles along with a handy removable microfiber pad. The Grout Mop is useful for cleaning any tile surface which is a combination of tiles and grouting while the Bonnit Bug is more suited to spot cleaning carpet and upholstery. Click Here To Read More
Conrad’s pillow menu up to 75 options
Guests can now look to 75 different ways to slip into slumber with Conrad Hotels & Resorts’ variety of pillows, depending on their personal pillow preference.
Claiming it to be the world’s most extensive pillow menu, the brand’s pillow selection includes destination-based and mood-inspired pillows to allow their guests to experience luxurious comfort.
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.
Visit to the Clean the World facility in Las Vegas USA and help for Typhoon Haiyan survivors
During her trip to Las Vegas, Liz took the opportunity to visit the Clean the World soap recycling centre. It was amazing to see the massive quantity of soap and small bottles waiting to be sorted and sent onto the processing plant in Orlando. The Hygiene Kit started in 2009 has been very popular and has been distributed to some of the 600,000 homeless in the US. The new soap processing machine is nearly up and running and will be able to process and create 80,000 bars of recycled soap today. Liz also met some of the volunteers at the facility. Their role is critical in sorting the items and preparing hygiene kits which contain a soap, shampoo, conditioner and body lotion also with brand new toothbrush, toothpaste and wash cloth. Click Here To Read More
“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
Liz at ISSA Las Vegas
Having just presented at the IEHA conference at Planet Hollywood, Liz is spending 2 days at ISSA Las Vegas 2013 to catch up on all the latest trends and innovations. There were some great new innovations, robots and interesting trends. Allow the ISSA is more along the lines of commercial cleaning all the big name chemical suppliers were there along with many software providers and every kind of cleaning equipment imaginable!!
A lot of microfibre is available now and there were many new suppliers from China. See you all at Orlando in November 2014!
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.
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