Strabag PFS participates in Egger PowAir Cleaning

In a capital increase, Strabag Property and Facility Services (Strabag PFS; turnover of over 1.1 billion euros) has acquired a 75 percent share in Egger PowAir Cleaning in Salzburg. Further details of the exact investment volume were not disclosed. The company, which has been awarded a number of innovation and business prizes, was founded in [...] › mehr

Diversey Care event partner for ECH Awards

Diversey Care will once again be the event partner for the ­European Cleaning & Hygiene (ECH) Awards. The awards were founded by the European Cleaning Journal in 2016 in order to recognize the high standards of excellence in the ­professional cleaning sector. Dr. Ilham Kadri, president of Diversey Care, said, “Our mission is to create [...] › mehr

Kärcher a four-time winner at the 2017 iF Design Awards

Four products from Kärcher were awarded the 2017 iF Design Award, one of the world’s most respected design prizes. This year, the number of applications exceeded 5,500. Products and ­projects from 59 countries participated. The following Kärcher products were distinguished: HDS Trailer: A series of mobile hot-water high-pressure cleaners on a one-axle trailer that are [...] › mehr
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Terex: New Sales Director for DACH region

Lars Raagaard is the new Sales Director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP). Based in the Copenhagen region, he reports to Jacco de Kluijver, Vice President Sales & Marketing. “The German-speaking ­market and demand have shown strong development. With our new sales structure, we want to ensure our customers the [...] › mehr

Cleaning Show: Innovation Award for Unger

At the Cleaning Show in London, the Unger Stingray interior cleaning system won the Innovation Award in the Window Cleaning category. This system for interior window cleaning is said to be 25 percent faster, and needs 39 percent less cleaning agent than traditional cleaning methods with a spray bottle and cloth. Users can clean up [...] › mehr

Miele plans location in Poland

Miele intends to develop a ­second production site for washing machines. The new plant in Poland is expected to go into operation in 2020 and have a capacity of 250,000 machines. Miele says that the company‘s Gütersloh site is already producing at high capacity. In the 2016/17 financial year, Miele will presumably sell more than [...] › mehr

3M takes over Scott Safety from Johnson Controls

The American multi-technology company 3M has concluded a two billion US-dollar contract with ­Johnson Controls for the acquisition of Scott Safety. The ­transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2017. Scott ­Safety manufactures compressed air breathing apparatuses, gas and fire detectors as well as other ­products that complement 3M’s range of [...] › mehr

Servico kauft HCS-Dienstleistungsgruppe

Servico aus Dinslaken übernimmt rückwirkend zum 1. Januar 2017 die HCS-Dienstleistungsgruppe mit Sitz in Ibbenbüren und Hamburg. Servico ist zu 75 Prozent ein Tochterunternehmen der europaweit tätigen Vebego International aus den Niederlanden (Jahresumsatz eine Milliarde Euro) und hat sich mit ihren Gesellschaften auf Facility Management, Hoteldienstleistungen und Warenservice für den Handel spezialisiert. Das Unternehmen beschäftigt [...] › mehr

Cleanzone erhält Strategiekommission

Die Cleanzone, Fachmesse für Reinraumtechnologie in Frankfurt am Main, hat eine Strategiekommission bekommen. Von der Messe Frankfurt in die Kommission berufen wurden Frank Duvernell (profi-con), Dr. Jürgen Blattner (BSR Ingenieurbüro), Joachim Ludwig (Colandis), Michael Müller (vali.sys), Josef Ortner (Ortner Reinraumtechnik) Thorsten Schmitt (Siemens) und Markus Thamm (cleanroom.de). „Eine erfolgreiche Messe kann nur im engen Austausch [...] › mehr

Johanna Hühn von AMPri unterstützt Normungsarbeit

Johanna Hühn (Technical-Support-Managerin bei ­AMPri) ist zur Expertin im Bereich Schutzhandschuhe ernannt worden. Sie vertritt ab sofort die deutschen Interessen in der europäischen Normungsorganisation CEN/TC 205/WG3 „Medical Gloves“. Auf EU-Ebene werden Normen zur Auswahl von Einmalhandschuhen erstellt. Das hilft den Unternehmen, ihre Kunden dabei zu unterstützen, zukünftige Ausschreibungen korrekt zu formulieren. Durch das Einbeziehen der [...] › mehr