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  • Washoe Schools, Reno NV, Pilots ICM Process Cleaning

    Tuesday, August 31st 2010

    Reno NV - Tuesday, August 31, 2010. The Washoe County School District (WCSD), Reno NV, has announced a pilot program - starting in several of its elementary and high schools - based on the Integrated Cleaning and Measurement (ICM) model.

  • Kaivac and Market Advantage Plus Enter Strategic Partnership

    Monday, August 23rd 2010

    Hamilton, OH – August 23, 2010 - Kaivac, Inc., developers of the No-Touch Cleaning™ system, announces that it has entered into a new partnership with Market Advantage Plus, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer's rep serving distributors, manufacturers, and end users in the six New England states since 1966. Tom Morrison, vice president of marketing for Kaivac, says that the key reasons his company was attracted to Market Advantage Plus were because 'it has a reputation as a hard-working, ethical, and professional organization.

  • Hospital Patients Should Ask, "Who Was in the Room Before Me?"

    Tuesday, July 6th 2010

    Typically, patients admitted to a hospital room are most concerned about the doctors and nurses that will be attending to them. 

  • Kaivac Awarded Patent

    Wednesday, June 2nd 2010

    Hamilton, OH – June 2, 2010 - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a patent to Kaivac, Inc., for its QuickDraw System.

  • Kaivac Renews Sponsorship of Healthy Schools Campaign Guide

    Tuesday, May 18th 2010

    Hamilton, OH – May 18, 2010 - Kaivac, Inc., developer of the No-Touch Cleaning™ system, has renewed its corporate sponsorship of the Healthy Schools Campaign guidebook The Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools. Kaivac has been a sponsor of the program since it began in 2006. 

  • Kaivac Develops New Microfiber Cleaning System

    Wednesday, April 14th 2010

    Hamilton, OH – April 14, 2010 – Kaivac, Inc., developer of the No-Touch Cleaning® system, has collaborated with local school districts to developed a new 'trolley' microfiber cleaning system that can be used in schools as well as in many other types of facilities.

  • Doctors Have No Way to Treat Growing Bacteria Threat - More Effective Cleaning Appears to be Only Defense

    Tuesday, March 2nd 2010

    Hamilton, OH – March 2, 2010 -As reported in the Saturday, February 27, 2010, edition of The New York Times,* a little-known category of 'gram-negative' bacteria and germs called Acinetobacter baumannii are killing 'tens of thousands of hospital patients each year.' Compared to MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which receives considerable media and medical attention and for which there are some antibiotics available to fight the disease, there are no antibiotics to battle this new strain of bacteria, which infectious disease experts say makes it an even greater threat. Acinetobacter baumannii are typically hospital-acquired bacteria that enter the body through open wounds, catheters, and breathing tubes.

  • Kaivac Alert: Scrubbing Backfires on Backsides

    Tuesday, February 9th 2010

    Hamilton, OH – February 9, 2010 - Rashes from toilet seats on the buttocks and legs of American children are a growing problem, according to a report in the January 2010 issue of Pediatrics.* Referred to as toilet seat dermatitis, the problem was historically believed to be the result of allergies to certain types of toilet seats such as wooden seats. 

  • School District Believes Current Cleaning Program Addresses the H1N1 Challenge

    Monday, January 25th 2010

    Hamilton, OH – January 25, 2010 - As a result of recent concerns about H1N1 and other public health menaces, school districts around the country have been taking a number of steps to help protect the health of their students and staffs.

  • Details Grab Teachers' Attention

    Monday, October 26th 2009

    Educators Give White Paper on Preventing the Spread of H1N1 Extra Credit   A White Paper on reducing the risk of H1N1 virus in school settings has received so much attention by educators in the Ohio area that Kaivac, Inc., which prepared the paper, is making it available to educators throughout the country.

  • Independent Certified Lab Tests Confirm Multiple Kaivac Technologies as Sanitizing Devices

    Monday, October 5th 2009

    Greater than 99.9 Percent Reduction in Bacteria without Chemicals Breakthrough Patent-Pending Process Simplifies Training and Improves Productivity by 40 Percent or More over Current Kaivac Processes Kaivac, Inc., announces today that both its KaiVac®

  • Kaivac in Joint Development with Tennant utilizing ec-H2O Technology in No-Touch Cleaning® Systems

    Monday, October 5th 2009

    Hamilton, OH – October 5, 2009 --Kaivac, Inc. and Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) today announced a joint development to incorporate Tennant’s patent-pending ec-H2O (electrically converted water) into spray-and-vac, or No-Touch Cleaning, systems for restrooms.

  • Kaivac's 10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Flu Season

    Wednesday, September 23rd 2009

    We all are getting very concerned about swine flu. But many people overlook practical steps they can take to help maintain their health during this challenging flu season and throughout the entire year. 

  • What's in a Boilerplate? Company Evolution Reflected in News Announcements

    Wednesday, September 23rd 2009

    Kaivac Cleaning Systems® announces an update to its “boilerplate” to better reflect the evolution of the company and its increased focus on science-based cleaning.   A boilerplate, or “About”

  • Cleaning to Reduce the Risk of H1N1 Flu Virus - Guidelines for Cleaning, Janitorial and Maintenance Staff

    Tuesday, August 11th 2009

    Swine flu is a new variant of the H1N1 strain of influenza type A. It is highly contagious and spreads from person-to-person in several ways: when an ill person sneezes or coughs, infected droplets enter another person through the nose, mouth or eyes;

  • Survey Finds Cleaning Pros Know True Purpose of Cleaning

    Monday, July 6th 2009

    Below are the results and additional information regarding the survey:Be sure to take this month's survey.  Last year famed microbiologist Dr.

  • Kaivac Launches New Web Site

    Tuesday, June 16th 2009

    After nearly a year of planning and collaboration, Kaivac, Inc., developers of the No-Touch Cleaning® system, has launched a completely redesigned and enhanced Web site.   With a strikingly new, fresh appearance and format, the site was designed and developed by Paul Rathey of Silicon Mask Media + Design.   Rathey is becoming well-known in the jansan industry. 

  • Kai-Leidoscope Survey Reveals How Subscribers Measure Cleaning Effectiveness

    Wednesday, June 10th 2009

    The April 2009 issue of Kai-Leidoscope, the monthly newsletter of Kaivac, Inc. (developers of the No-Touch Cleaning® system), asked its readers to complete a survey regarding how they measure cleaning effectiveness.   The question evolved because Kaivac, along with such organizations as the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI), have been working to scientifically evaluate cleaning effectiveness and the importance of more effective cleaning through scientific research.   However, the results of the study indicate that most cleaning professionals still do not use scientific measurement systems to determine cleaning effectiveness:   Nearly thirty percent of the respondents reported that they measure the effectiveness of their cleaning programs “by my own overall view of the facility based on its appearance, smell, etc.” About a quarter of the respondents said that they judge cleaning effectiveness based on feedback from their clients (building owners, managers or occupants). Sixteen percent of respondents indicated that they do in fact use scientific measurement tools and data, the most common of which are ATP rapid monitoring systems or similar devices.

  • Kaivac Hires New COO

    Monday, June 1st 2009

    Kaivac, Inc., developers of the No-Touch Cleaning® system for more hygienic cleaning, has recently promoted Terry Donald Schawe to be the company’s new chief operating officer (COO).   Schawe, who has worked with other companies in the Ohio area where Kaivac is based, has had ample experience handling a variety of financial duties as well as managing office and building operations.   He has also assisted companies in developing their inside sales and service departments so that they can better respond to customer needs.   “The role of the COO is becoming increasingly important,”

  • Cleaning Standards Urged for Hospitals

    Tuesday, April 21st 2009

    A series of outbreaks that have killed one patient -- and caused St. Joseph's Healthcare to investigate three other patient deaths -- is prompting renewed calls for provincial cleaning standards.The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says St. Joe's -- which cut back on cleaning before the three outbreaks -- is among many hospitals facing financial and other systemic problems that aggravate the spread of infections.

  • Survey: How Do You Measure the Effectiveness of Your Cleaning Program?

    Tuesday, April 21st 2009

    March Survey Results Below are the results for the March Survey. Be sure to take this month's survey.   In the March 2009 issue of Kai-leidescope, our subscribers were asked what steps they are taking to hold on to their customers during the current downturn in the economy.

  • Survey: How to Hold On to Customers During Tough Economic Times

    Tuesday, March 31st 2009

    Historically, the professional cleaning industry has been considered immune or resistant to economic downturns. The industry has done very well during good times but has been impacted little, if at all, by economic downturns, such as those during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. However, the current downturn has negatively affected even the professional cleaning industry, eliminating any assumption that it is recession-proof. For instance, many building service contractors (BSCs) report that their customers have stretched payment processing, impacting cash flow. BSCs also report that some customers have asked them to reduce cleaning frequencies in order to cut costs or lower their monthly service charge.

  • Tennant Company and Kaivac Join Forces to Help Customers Create Clean and Healthy Restroom Environments

    Sunday, March 8th 2009

    Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in designing, manufacturing, and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world, and Kaivac, a leader in developing healthy solutions for cleaning restrooms, announced a strategic sales and service arrangement that enables Tennant to provide its customers with Kaivac's industry-leading restroom cleaning solutions. Tennant will sell Kaivac's suite of No-Touch Cleaning® restroom solutions to its national account customers.

  • Kaivac Introduces Cost Effective No-Touch Cleaning® Machine

    Wednesday, February 18th 2009

    The original developer of the No-Touch Cleaning® system, Kaivac, Inc., is introducing a new, more cost-effective version of its No-Touch Cleaning machines.   Called the 1215, this new model is ideal for use in smaller settings such as hotels, restaurants, day care centers and nursing homes.

  • School District Reports Fewer Cases of Flu

    Tuesday, November 11th 2008

    According to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 5 and 20 percent of Americans will come down with the flu between October 1 and May 1.   Of these, the CDC reports some 200,000 will be hospitalized and as many as 36,000 will die.   Of particular concern are children.

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