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COVER STORY

Cultured against dust

During the operation cycle, the mechanical suction system of Dulevo 5000 Sweepers offers full respect and care to the environment, cities and their citizens

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• Zep in expansion phase, launches website for cleaning and maintenance equipment
  Zep Inc. a leading producer, marketer, and service provider of a wide range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer end-markets; has launched a new web site which will feature its products portfolio.
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• Saudi Archeology Department to undertake chemical cleaning of Mecca Masjid
  The Saudi Department of Archaeology and Museums is set to undertake repair works and chemical cleaning of the Mecca Masjid monument in India.
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• Purus award finalists announced
  Organisers of the CMS professional cleaning exhibition, which takes place in Berlin this September, have announced the 14 finalists for the final round of the Purus Award, which will be presented during the fair, industry media reported.
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• Kuwait Housekeepers Group meets to discuss market trends and review products
  The Kuwait Housekeepers Group recently met at the newly opened Hotel Missoni where the housekeepers were shown around the property by director of rooms Elsa Lahoude and executive housekeeper Renato Molaco. The group also had a fruitful discussion on current market trends.
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• Jotun to use ‘Green Single Source Solution’ concept across Egypt’s construction projects
  Leading paints and coatings manufacturer to support sustainable buildings and infrastructure projects in EgyptSpilfyter
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• First Kuwait Housekeepers Olympics whips up sports camaraderie
  On July 20, 2011 Wednesday, Kuwait housekeepers did not end their day by cleaning their hotel rooms and setting up their trolleys. Instead, they participated in a fashion parade, played toilet roll basketball and competed in several other events at the First Kuwait Housekeeping Olympics.
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• Dulevo street sweepers to clean Muscat streets
  Dulevo street sweepers with Mechanical Power Suctions are set to play a fundamental role in cleaning up the streets of Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman.
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• Dubai Municipality tests solar energy system in public toilets
  Juma Khalifa Al Fuqae, director of General Maintenance Department at Dubai Municipality, said that the department is under the process of operating public toilets using solar energy on experiment basis through a pilot project.
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• Dubai Municipality intensifies inspection of animal products
  The animal products monitoring section of Dubai Municipality’s Food Control Department had organized different inspection campaigns in the first half of this year.
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• Food Safety Training: You ask, we answer
  Dr Jeremy Taylor answers questions specific to food safety training issues
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• Food safety tips for hoteliers and caterers
  Nina Da-Costa, consulting manager-UAE, Diversey Gulf, provides explicit guidelines on important food safety issues that are a major concern to caterers and hoteliers. Jithendra Nath, Food Safety and Hygiene officer at the Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai, brings these issues to the forefront.
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• When is an FM company not an FM company?
  When the company in question is an MEP contractor - Is apparently the answer !!
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• Viridity Software enters partnership with Information Systems Associates (ISA)
  Viridity Software, a global provider of data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software, has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Information Systems Associates, Inc., a leading provider of data center and facilities management solutions.
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• The real cost of onsite mobile diesel generators
  Markus Oberlin, general manager of Farnek Avireal, writes on the essentials of energy saving for building owners who are not connected to power grids; as opposed to diesel generators that cost 73 fils per kWh and emit 2,599 kilos of Co2 everyday
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• Sustainability is not an option - it is the only solution
  In the pursuit of progress and development, failing to implement sustainable practices is definitely not an option. And we are not just talking about sustainability as a mere marketing stunt or a PR tactic. Sustainability must serve as the guiding principle behind the continuing search for innovation and improvements in the society. It must be the ultimate outcome in a well-defined, long-term strategic development plan.
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• Khidmah renews all service contracts for second year
  Khidmah LLC, Abu Dhabi based services management company, has announced the renewal of all of its FM contracts its clients for all the projects due for renewal this year.
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• DSI cements its position in the Qatari Market
  Drake & Scull International (DSI) PJSC, a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and construction disciplines of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Civil Contracting, and Water and Power announced today at the international MEP summit at Oryx Rotona – Doha that it has secured an AED 100 million MEP contract for a private residential facility in Doha through its newly acquired MEP specialist company Drake & Scull International Qatar L.L.C. (DSQ).
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