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28 February 2022

Defend Against Unseen Threats

Written by Patrick Over
Surface hygiene defends against unseen threats
Over the last two years Coronavirus has taken over the entire world. Everyone’s lives have been affected by the virus in one way or another. The pandemic has raised the importance of infection control for communities everywhere. Measures were...
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06 July 2020

Why we need to keep talking about period poverty, even during the pandemic

Written by admin
You may recall early during the Coronavirus pandemic, toiletries were incredibly hard to come across. In fact, toilet paper manufacturers had to take the unusual step of discouraging people from buying their products so there was enough to go...
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05 February 2020

Important Coronavirus information update from Initial

Written by amackie
At the end of December 2019, the World Health Organization was alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. This virus was identified as a novel Coronavirus (now called Covid-19), this organism belongs to...
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01 October 2018

Clean hands for health: a recipe for good hand hygiene

Written by amackie
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According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 40% of foodborne illnesses are transmitted via germs on our hands. Moreover, a staggering 80% of communicable diseases are transferred by touch alone. When done properly, good hand...
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03 September 2018

Workers spend 14 minutes going to toilet each day even if they don’t need to go

Written by amackie
One-in-three office workers pop to the loo – even if they don’t need to go – to escape their colleagues and have a break from work. A poll of 2,000 office workers found that the average amount to time...
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15 October 2017

Initial Washroom Hygiene supports Global Handwashing Day 2017

Written by Haylee Parker
As a company dedicated to protecting health through better hygiene and washroom practices, we recognise that improving hand hygiene can quite literally be, a lifesaver. Rentokil Initial is a proud supporter of Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day...
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29 September 2015

The latest must-read for hand hygiene aficionados

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The latest must-read for hand hygiene aficionados
Another month, another article on the dangers of poor hygiene. But this month, there’s more than an article – biologist and broadcaster Adam Hart has written an entire book on the subject. In The Life of Poo, Hart attempts...
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16 September 2015

Public toilets: an express route to bad hygiene?

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Public toilets: an express route to bad hygiene?
The chain has been pulled by train station and council authorities, but they still can’t flush the anger mounting at the state of our public toilets. The issue has been cause for complaint this week, not least because the...
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03 August 2015

Faecal fitness: how your gym bag could make you ill

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You’ve gulped your industrial strength energy drink, slogged your way through a bout on the treadmill and stretched your muscles with the weights, but keeping trim could be hazardous to your health – if your gym bag has a...
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21 July 2015

When handbags harbour a hygiene hazard: the facts

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You’ve seen them on the catwalks, ogled them in high street stores and splashed the cash for one of your own – but do you realise just how much bacteria is infecting your handbag? Few do. Yet we found...
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