The British Association of Cleaning in Higher Education, known to its friends as BACHE, will be holding its Annual Conference and Exhibition at Keele University from Tuesday 15th to 17th June. During the event, the Albany team will be available to discuss the company’s higher education hygiene programme and washroom solutions, of which a free hygiene audit is a key component.

Norovirus is a virus that causes approximately 90% of epidemic non-bacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis around the world. The disease is usually characterised by nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea….

Our friends at Bog Standard, the campaigning arm of ERIC (Educating & Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) are unequivocal in their fight to boost provisions and access to school toilets in the UK. A recent survey, cited by ERIC, has highlighted some rather alarming statistics among our schools and we now wanted to share them with you:

Dr Ron: “The bathroom and kitchen are obvious areas of contamination. Food preparation if not managed properly lends itself to risks of bacteria spreading and the shared facility of a toilet again can result in higher risks. However, most families are aware of these risks and target the rooms as hot spots.”

If you’ve ever travelled the world, then you’ve probably experienced your fair share of disgusting and unidentifiable toilets. Although saying that, this country can also produce some truly uninviting rest rooms….local pub anyone?

So, the Albany team has been trawling the web and discovered six of the worst toilets from around the globe; from Thailand to Mozambique; to highlight, if anything; how lucky we are….

Every week Dr Ron Cutler, Deputy Director of Biomedical Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London, will expertly and ardently answer your hygiene-related questions.

This week’s question is: I have been told that it’s good for kids to get dirty to build up their immune system. Is there any truth in this?

Dr Ron: “Yes, to an extent. It is good for children to build up their immune system and by them being exposed to dirt and [...]

A typical germ can’t really have many complaints in its short, micro biotic life. It’s highly sociable, freely feasts on everything in its path and isn’t particular about where the gluttonous meet-and-greet parties are hosted.

The problem is, however, these capacious gatherings are happening all over our office every minute of the day.

I visited a rather memorable public toilet at the weekend, but unfortunately it was for the wrong reasons. I won’t name the culprit on this occasion, however, it’s highly disconcerting that a global fast food chain who receives hundreds of visitor’s everyday of the week could allow one of their loos to be left in such an unthinkable state.

Eminent infectious disease expert, Dr. Ron Cutler, is set to share new insights and practical guidance to schools at an exclusive Association of Teachers and Lecturers Conference seminar next week.

School hygiene has never been more important with organisms such as E. coli, norovirus and swine flu all posing a serious threat to a school’s health every day.

Toilets, and more importantly, clean toilets are a key part of what we’re about here at Albany. We spend a lot of time planning, researching and developing ideas to help improve deep cleaning methods, washroom services and hand hygiene solutions.

Since we spend so much time thinking about washrooms, we wanted to share some rather interesting (and some quite frankly disgusting) facts about toilets and hygiene in general. Warning: if [...]