SAY HELLO TO OUR NEW ZERO WASTE FOAMING HAND WASH SACHETS!

SAY HELLO TO OUR NEW ZERO WASTE FOAMING HAND WASH SACHETS!

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It’s the season when sniffles, sneezes and seasonal viruses rear their ugly heads and good hand hygiene becomes even more critical to prevent their spread. So, what better time to introduce you to our brand-new Enviro Foam Hand Wash Sachets?

Designed exclusively for foaming pump dispensers and bottles, they are not only effective and gentle to skin, but have been developed with the environment in mind too. Housed in clever soluble sachets, these products are zero waste – minimising the landfill burden and avoiding the use of plastic.

They offer controlled dosage too. Each sachet contains the correct amount so there is no waste or overuse – saving you money. And, since there is less packaging, there are lower transportation costs, lower emissions, plus a reduced need for storage space.

Perfect for use in all washroom facilities, the formulation is kind to skin and boasts a delicate floral blossom fragrance.

Each individual sachet makes one litre of solution. They are incredibly easy to use:

– Simply fill a clean container with one litre of water (Jangro Enviro Foam Hand Wash Refill Mixing Containers are perfect for this part!)
– Add one sachet for every litre of water.
– Replace cap and shake vigorously.
– Pour the mixed solution into a foam dispenser or bottle, like the Jangro Enviro Pump Dispensers and Bottles, which are also available to purchase.

SAY HELLO TO OUR NEW ZERO WASTE FOAMING HAND WASH SACHETS!

SAY HELLO TO OUR NEW ZERO WASTE FOAMING HAND WASH SACHETS!

CLOSING THE LOOP WITH JANGRO CIRCULAR!

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Regular readers of our blog will know just how serious we are about creating a more sustainable world of cleaning. We are always looking for ways to reduce our own environmental impact and support our customers to do the same.

That’s why we are thrilled to partner with cleaning product manufacturer SYR on an exciting, sustainable initiative. This collaboration supports our new Jangro Circular programme, which is designed to reduce waste by keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible. We want to ‘close the loop’ by preventing unnecessary waste from being generated and, instead, reuse or recycle products or materials to create something new.

SYR shares this goal making our partnership a perfect match! As a manufacturer of plastic products, it is also striving for a circular economy. Together, we have created a hassle-free system for the disposal of old plastic cleaning tools and buckets that are worn or need to be replaced. Our customers can simply return them to their nearest Jangro depot or arrange for them to be picked up by one of our friendly Jangro distributors. They are then collected by SYR to be recycled – keeping this ‘would-be’ waste
in circulation, transforming it into new products, and reducing the amount of virgin plastic
needed.

We hope this initiative will help our customers to cut their own carbon footprint and reach their own green goals. It can assist them in making more sustainable decisions when it comes to products that have come to the end of their lives.

Jangro Circular is just one of our many initiatives. We continue to measure and cut our own emissions via our certification with Planet Mark, whilst supporting our customers in their own environmental endeavours through innovations such as our ntrl range of cleaning products, sustainable packaging, and our RRR (Return, Reuse, Recycle) service

Jangro’s new 2023 Cleaning & Hygiene catalogue

Jangro’s new 2023 Cleaning & Hygiene catalogue is now available

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I am thrilled to announce that Jangro’s new 2023 Cleaning & Hygiene catalogue is now available!

This catalogue features a range of new eco-friendly products and innovative machines to provide effective cleanliness solutions while reducing your carbon footprint.

At Jangro, we understand the importance of sustainability, and we made sure to include sustainable products and processes throughout the catalogue. One example is our new ‘RRR’ cartons, which are brown cardboard boxes that feature the messaging ‘Return, Reuse, Recycle,’ allowing customers to return empty boxes if they no longer need them. We also use materials that use recycled packaging whenever possible.

Continuing the sustainability theme, the catalogue features our award-winning ntrl collection of vegan cleaning products. These products are 100% biodegradable, contain zero petrochemicals, and can reduce the product’s carbon footprint by up to 85%. The formulas are registered with The Vegan Society’s Trademark, and Jangro takes pride in producing products that are 100% vegan.

Moreover, the catalogue includes a new machinery section that features a full range of professional machinery such as dry tub vacuums, wet and dry tub vacuums, extraction machines, sweepers, scrubber dryers, and pressure washers.

We know that infection control remains a concern for most commercial establishments, which is why the catalogue includes soaps, hand sanitizers, and supplies to keep hands and surfaces hygienically clean. You can find new Jangro Clinical Disinfectant Wipes and Jangro Hand and Surface Wipes, which both offer effective infection control on-the-go.

Our new catalogue offers value for money, time, and environmentally friendly elements that are ideal for those who want to reduce their carbon footprint without sacrificing high-quality hygiene standards.

Take a step toward a more sustainable future and browse our new catalogue today! For more information or to order your copy, please visit our website or contact our customer service team.

Call us now on 0333 320 8803

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Offering a Safe & Warm Winter Welcome ❄

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This time of year always brings challenges for companies trying to offer their customers or guests a safe and warm welcome. Wet weather combined with colds, flu, and other seasonal viruses create the perfect storm for settings to become dirty and unhygienic. When you add the threat of COVID-19 to the mix, it is even more critical for businesses to take steps to provide a clean, hygienic, and welcoming environment.

After all, as we live with the coronavirus in general circulation, people are much more wary about where they go to shop or spend time, and need to be convinced that these establishments are clean and safe. So how can you make a good first impression?

Of course, it is essential that high levels of cleanliness are upheld throughout an entire facility, but implementing a few simple measures at the entrance to a building instantly indicates that you take health and hygiene seriously.

Provide an opportunity for hand hygiene
Placing a hand sanitising dispenser at the main entrance can help prevent germs from being brought into your facility. This not only helps keep your establishment hygienic but also reassures customers and guests of this fact as soon as they arrive. Consider placing a notice above or next to the hand sanitiser too. This has been shown to boost compliance, actively reminding people to clean their hands, when they might otherwise walk straight past the dispenser.

Cleanliness underfoot is important too
80% of the total amount of soil present within a building is brought in via people’s feet so it is a good idea to put in place a barrier matting system. This could prevent up to 90% of floor dirt and grime from entering the building, which helps floors to stay cleaner for longer. You will certainly notice the difference in the colder, wetter months.

And once inside…
Make sure to avoid slips and trips! Rainy days can quickly cause slip hazards as the drips from umbrellas and coats trickle onto hard floors. Ensure your facility is frequently cleaned (during business hours as well as after closing). This can make a dramatic improvement, keeping it cleaner and safer, especially on wet weather days.

By putting effective health and safety measures in place at the entrances of establishments, you can quickly demonstrate that your premises are safe to visit. For more information or advice, please call our friendly distributors on MSC East 01277 200520 or MSC West 01932 753400

Stay Safe from the Coronavirus

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What is Coronavirus

A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease.

Wuhan novel coronavirus (WN-CoV) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China. WN-CoV is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans, it is not known exactly how the virus spreads from person to person, but similar viruses spread by cough droplets.

While the risk to the UK population remains low, this is a highly precautionary measure to limit the potential spread of infection.

Advice for travellers for Wuhan

If you have returned from Wuhan in the last 14 days: • stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with other flu viruses • call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the city If you are in Northern Ireland, call your GP. Please follow this advice even if you do not have symptoms of the virus.

If you develop symptoms

If you develop a fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat or difficulty breathing, you should continue to follow the advice above. Please do not leave your home until you have been given advice by a clinician.

Prevention and Control

WHO’s standard recommendations for the general public to reduce exposure to and transmission of a range of illnesses are as follows, which include hand and respiratory hygiene, and safe food practices:

Stay Safe

The death toll is rising, currently it is at 361, with the total number of cases there now above 17,000. The deadly virus has now made its way to the UK; two people, a University of York student and one of their relatives, became the first people to test positive for the new strain in the UK and are being treated at a specialist unit in Newcastle.

Staying safe and taking all the steps to prevent and control the virus is now more important than ever. Jangro have a plethora of hand washing items in our catalogue and helpful handwashing and infection control wall charts that will help you to keep your hands clean and prevent from becoming ill.

 

See our  Coronavirus Leaflet

Helping our customers care for the planet

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Climate change has been at the top of the news agenda lately, largely due to the Extinction Rebellion movement. Ten days of marches, arrests and disruption brought London to a standstill in April, with the protest causing further chaos in Paris more recently.

I watched the news with a mixture of awe and confusion – inspired by the sentiment, after all, it is a hugely important issue and something we, at Jangro are passionate about. However, I questioned their tactics.

 

On one hand, scenes of activists lying down on busy roads, blocking major bridges and even gluing themselves to trains and buildings gained extensive publicity – bringing the issue to the fore of people’s consciousness. On the other though, saving the planet is everyone’s responsibility. Such actions caused huge disruption to hard-working Londoners, and, because of this, they, as well as viewers, may not have been sympathetic to hearing their call to build a more sustainable world.

But is there another, more effective strategy to achieve change? We believe one of the best ways to reduce our footprint is for companies and corporations to implement effective sustainability policies, procedures and products – and the cleaning industry is well placed to lead this.

At Jangro, we are committed to making sustainable choices, minimising our carbon footprint and reducing the potentially harmful effects of our business. After all, the day-to-day operations and many of the products used in our sector inevitably have an impact on the environment.

That’s why we are constantly working hard to offer our customers more environmentally friendly, yet effective, options. In fact, we recently launched a new eco-range catalogue, which features products designed or formulated to have a minimal impact on the planet.

We are also proud of our popular Enviro range of concentrated cleaning and sanitising products, including our innovative soluble sachets, which are designed to deliver chemicals easily and economically, as well as to reduce our reliance on plastics.  This prevents plastic bottles and packaging from ending up in landfill or in our oceans and waterways. It saves time and money too, through the lower logistic costs of handling smaller and lighter products, whilst also reducing the CO2 emissions from transportation.

As a business, we aim to reduce our emissions whenever and wherever possible. For example, through reduced fuel consumption and lower exhaust emissions in our delivery fleet, as well as saving paper, water and energy in our offices.

So, although Extinction Rebellion has grabbed the headlines recently, here at Jangro, we won’t be chaining ourselves to your lorries in protest. Instead, you’ll find us constantly innovating and developing products and systems, which not only minimise our own environmental impact, but also that of our customers.

Now, wash your hands please!

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Getting dressed independently, feeding themselves, knowing right from wrong and being kind. These are all basic skills that children are taught from a young age, and take with them into their adult lives.

 

One important life skill that is drummed into us as children but can often fall by the wayside is the art of handwashing. Despite the proven health benefits, research shows that only 61% of respondents wash their hands properly with warm water and soap after using the toilet.

When you consider how easily germs are transmitted via direct and indirect touch, perhaps it’s not surprising that in other studies, faecal matter was found on one out of every six smartphones, or that a typical worker’s desk has hundreds of times more bacteria per square inch than an office toilet seat? Or that money really is dirty? In a recent study 19 different types of bacteria, and two life-threatening superbugs including MRSA, were found on coins and notes. Listeria was also found on 20p, 50p and £1 coins and notes.

Quite frankly, these statistics are enough to make you feel queasy. Good hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways to achieve health for yourself, your family and communities, and to prevent the spread of infection. That’s why we wholeheartedly support the World Health Organisation’s Clean Hands Save Lives campaign. This year, their worldwide advocacy day takes place on 5th May 2019, and calls for everyone in the healthcare sector to practise good hand hygiene.

Sharpening up cleaning skills

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Readers of our blog will know that here, at Jangro, we are passionate about training.

Good learning not only equips workers in our industry with the knowledge to perform best practice and produce excellent results, but it also ensures that they able to work safely, without compromising their own, or indeed others’, health and safety.

For operatives working in areas where there are sharps (needles and other objects used to puncture the skin), cleaning can be extra hazardous. With the correct management, however, the risk of accidents can be reduced. That’s why we have expanded our unique and innovative e-learning system, LMS (Learning Management Solution) with a new module dedicated to Sharps Handling.

Research in the healthcare sector suggests that the incidence of sharps injuries are likely to be under-reported. It is quite possible that this could be happening in our industry too, since there is no industry data related to operatives who have reported needle stick injuries as part of RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations).

We are committed to ensuring the safety of workers in our industry. Our new Sharps Handling module is designed to help operatives reduce their risk of sustaining an injury. The course takes 30 minutes to complete and teaches operatives what constitutes a workplace hazard; how to identify the various risks caused by sharps injuries; risk management; the roles and responsibilities involved with managing this waste; and why PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and other tools are important.

We are delighted to add this essential module to the Jangro LMS.  As well Sharps Handling, there are also modules in Manual Handling, COSHH, Health & Safety, Colour Coding and Infection Control, Washroom Hygiene, and much more.

Available free to all Jangro customers and their staff, the Jangro LMS has won many industry awards, including, most recently, first place in the Tomorrow’s Cleaning Awards.

Jangro Solution Health and Safety

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