Ellen Li, Export Department Manager, Super Clean: We have a manufacturing unit in China. We supply cleaning equipments in India. The exhibition has brought lot of visitors and done a lot of good. We have introduced cleaner scrubber, vacuum cleaner in this year’s show. They are very light and efficient too.
Abdul Malik, MD, Magna Cleaning Systems Pvt Ltd: We have launched a barrel cleaning machine. It is a high pressure machine that cleans efficiently, sucks the dirty water and throws it out. It is the first of its kind in India. We also present cleaning solutions for paint, chemical industries. We have a specially designed machine for tank cleaning. The machines for the Indian market are built as per our design with Italian pumps and indigenous parts. The exhibition is attracting good footfall. The painting exhibition in the next hall is also bringing people here. Our ambition is to become the number one company in high pressure machines in India.
Sumeet Verma, MD, Buzil Rossari Pvt Ltd: Buzil is a 108 years old German organization. Two years back we signed a JV with India-based Rossari to manufacture world quality cleaning equipment. We have 150 utility and specialty products spanning across different industries. Our cleaning equipments do not make use of lot of water. They are fairly concentrated. They are eco-friendly too. Some work based on nanotechnology. Hospitality, healthcare, heritage management, commercial retail laundry are some of the areas where our products impart a good amount of value. We have made couple new launches in coating products here that are new to the Indian market. Due to lot of stress and traffic, the linoleum, PVC, floor surfaces are worn out. Our coating product restores the gloss and durability and improves their life terms. The cleaning industry has a long way to go- particularly in terms of knowledge upgradation and helping people do away with overuse of products and energy and working towards sustainability.
Debtosh Chatterjee, Director, Mrinmoyee: The Keyhole mop which we have launched today can clean 15,000sqft in one hour. The process is like walking on the floor. The part of the duster can be shifted and turned upside down too. It can be removed without touching. To clean a 15,000sqft space, the machine uses only two litres of water in place of 200 litres. That way it works cost effective and user friendly too. We are basically a B2B company. We don’t do hard core sell. The exhibition has given opportunity for existing and would-be distributors to get a feel of the product and connect with them. Cleaning is manual by nature. It cannot be duped by machines. Manual cleaning can only be improvised and efficient.
Navigating the concurrent and upcoming technological advancements and socio-economic changes in Real Estate Management and Facility Management, Clean India Technology brought all the stakeholders together during the International IFM Summit held on January 22, 2016 at The Leela, Mumbai. Present were the top Developers, Corporate Management, Real Estate, FM leaders and service providers exchanging ideas and formulating new business strategies. The theme of the summit, “Enterprise Alignment with Building Services” highlighted on the increasingly competitive marketplaces and why organizations must think strategically to do well in today’s time.
Jairam Panch, Managing Director, Turner Project Management Pvt Ltd gave presentation on Enterprise alignment with building services: Relevance of Infrastructure and FM to the core business. The presentation highlighted on creating a better built environment which is user-friendly and cost effective. Panch also spoke on how to minimize maintenance cost, improve rentals/lease and satisfy stake-holders. Markus Asch, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman of the Management Board, Alfred Karcher GmbH & Co KG gave presentation on Technology Today & Tomorrow-the potential impact on Facility Management Companies. He spoke on how intensive co-operation is essential for the future success of connected city and how awareness about cleaning & hygiene needs to be strongly established in our society.
The second session had an interesting panel discussion on Changing face of Real Estate Management and how it leverages technology moderated by Sajit Sankar, Managing Director, Integrated Facilities Management & Asset Services. The panelist included Sreedhar Saraswathi, Business Head – South Asia, Archibus, Shamsher Sindhu, Head – Infrastructure & Projects, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Padmanabhan Kannan, Head‐Corporate Real Estate & Workplace, Mindtree and Shirish Tare, Head Project, Urban Infrastructure Venture Capital Ltd. The panel members discussed on how real estate companies can leverage technology to increase efficiency, improve operations and maximize financial results by shaping the way it is designed, developed, leased and managed. The panel members also discussed how technology can change the world and help owners, operators and tenants to save on cost in operation and maintenance.
The third session also saw interesting presentations on Supply Chain Management as a catalyst in FM outsourcing – Strategies v/s Realities which was moderated by S Narayan, Founder & President, Integron. The session brought together experts such as Aval Sethi, Head – Supply Chain Management &Procurement, Asia, Integrated Facility Management, Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants India Pvt Ltd, Vikas Rawat, Vice President – Operations, Nirlon Ltd, Ruediger Schroeder, Managing Director, Karcher Cleaning Systems Private Limited and Navin Upadhyay, National Manager – Procurement & Capacity Management, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
The session on Need for an FM Industry Regulator was moderated by Sasidhar Chidanamarri, Associate Director, Energy & Environment Practice, Frost & Sullivan. The panel saw eminent speakers like Rajesh Pandit, Managing Director, Global Workplace Solutions, CB Richard Ellis ‐ Asset Services – India, Nakul Subramanyam, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Advantage Services Pvt Ltd, Rohit Dalal, Head Logistics, Housing and Real Estate, Atos and Shamsher Sindhu, Head – Infrastructure & Projects, Kotak Mahindra Bank. The panel discussed about the benefits of a systematic approach towards upkeep and maintenance of the property in enhancing its shelf life. However, currently, there is no standard approach to setting requirements for FM services and these services get delivered as per the perception and expectations of customers. There is no regulatory body for the FM industry that will lay down benchmarks and monitor adherence to minimum standards of FM in the interest of the properties and the environment. The absence of such a regulator can lead to bad competition and dilution of standards.
The presentation by by Mili Majumdar, Senior Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI was greatly appreciated for the insight into Benchmarking Strategies to improve Building Performances specially on the energy consumption. As far as the green buildings are concerned, these offer better opportunities for the service provider to achieve higher quality delivery.
This was followed by presentations by Shail Gala, Associate Director, Project Management, DTZ and Sreedhar Saraswathi, Business Head – South Asia, ARCHIBUS on Change management and Impact of Technology respectively.
Concluding the Summit, was the energizing session by motivational speaker Pradip Amladi of Mynd Storm.
January 22, at a gala evening at The Leela Hotel, Mumbai, the 2nd Clean India Awards witnessed the reunion of the cleaning fraternity, stalwarts and winners and runner ups of the Awards with genuine warmth, informal congeniality and optimism. Witnessing over 500 delegates from across the globe, the Awards brought forth the importance of innovations and effectiveness in cleaning practices, recognising the contributions made by housekeeping staff, organizations and civic bodies in the service sector.
In a rare opportunity, Janitors, Room Attendant, FM Managers and cleaning unsung heroes took the centre stage to receive their Clean India Awards.
Taking top honours included Manmachine Works-Best Make In India; Nilfisk’s SC100-Best New Launch; APGC from Vision Hygiene-Best Innovation Awards, Washroom Hygiene; Predose Conc water soluble capsules from Coated-Best Innovation Awards; Karcher’s Steam Jet Car Wash-Best Innovation, Machine & Accessories; Sandeep Sethi-FM Leader of the Year; Erin Zaikis and Santosh Bhoir-Unsung Heroes; Gala No Dust Broom XL-Best Innovation Tools; VDMA-Best Training & Consultancy Initiative; Ms Suman Subani-Best Janitor; Mr Shivaji Yesane-Best Room Attendant; Akshaya Patra-Best Practices, Food handling; Faber Sindoori- Best Practices, Laundry; Essar Steel- Best Practices, Waste Management and DMRC- Best Practices, Housekeeping.
Dr. Prashant Narnaware (I.A.S.), Collector & District Magistrate, Osmanabad: The exhibition is very useful for both public and private sector. We saw various innovative technologies with live demonstration that can be used and scaled up for municipal purposes. We would like to connect with some of the providers of cleaning solutions and explore the opportunities for us as well. The will help us in meeting the Swacch Bharat mission.
Bipin Kumar Dixit, Proprietor, B K Builders & Suppliers, Bundelkhand: I am a supplier of cleaning tools and solution in Bundelkhand region. We do face a problem of higher pricing from local suppliers. I am here to seek the possibility of direct linkage from the manufacturers itself to avoid such hassles in future. I have seen some advance equipment and tools at different stalls, which we may procure and introduce to our clients.
Sujay E, Director, Biznustek Systems Pvt. Ltd, Banglore: The show is good and has been meeting all our expectations. I was looking for some manufacturers to prepare spare parts that could be adopted by us to serve out our automation clients.
Prakash Ghodas, Housekeeping Personnel, BARC: I have been working as a housekeeping personnel at BARC for the past 40 years. I came here to see some of the best available hygiene solutions for common and exclusive uses too, and must say the expo has a variety of products to meet our demand.
K Santosh Kumar, Regional Business Manager –West, Dabur India limited: Dabur is not an exclusive supplier of cleaning solution though some of our brands like Odonil and Fem fall in that category. I am here to look for associates to distribute these two products specifically. The expo has exhibitors from different categories and provides good exposure to all stakeholders.
Vainsun Ng, Managing Director, CT Corporation Ltd., China: I am here to understand cleaning market of India, the product range available and other prospects related to same domain. We are into facility management services in China and cater to various sectors. This expo definitely gives a glimpse of the huge cleaning market potential in India.
Ahmadaly Fazal, Managing Director, Daitona General Trading LLC: Many of our partners are exhibiting in this show. I came here to see Made India products specifically the innovation and technology incorporated in those products. I met 70-80% of my expectations here. This is a nice expo though certainly few things can be added to the existing format.
N Sushil Kumar, SGM, TechNova Imaging Systems (P) Ltd, Raigad: I have attended previous expo too and this one is much bigger than that with wider range of products and varieties. We are looking for liquid-based cleaning solutions for our industry premises and the demand is met by the exhibitors here.
Mithilesh kumar, Housekeeping In charge, Softech Pharma, Daman: I have been in cleaning expo first time. We are looking for some good cleaning solutions and equipment for our company to clean our premises. I have found some really good liquid based and mechanical cleaning systems, which we will introduce for internal cleaning purpose.
B Abhishek, Business Development Officer, Sai Shanmukha Agencies, Vijaywada: We are into the business of supplying cleaning solution since four years with clientele varying from various private players to government agencies. This expo is much bigger than the previous edition, and provides better exposure to the cleaning professionals. I have figured out some new models to introduce in our fleet.
Ashok G. Deshpande, Manager-Corporate Communications & Administration- Glaxo SmithKline: Being a regular visitor, it is heartening and gives me immense pleasure to see the Clean India Shows getting bigger with each Show and thus the cleaning industry. I congratulate the team India for encouraging the made in India products too.
Sudarashani, Assistant Manager – Corporate Services, DSP BlackRock Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai: The expo is very good from information and exposure point of view. I was keen to look for some advanced solutions for in-house cleaning purpose. I have figured out them at few of the stalls here and will work out to install a few of them. We had washroom fragrance issues in our office, and I discussed it with some of the exhibitors. They are keen on providing a suitable solution to the same.”
Students Group, Sriram Polytechnic College: We are doing a project on solid waste management technology as a part of our third year curriculum. We found some really interesting concepts that can be replicated in our project. The expo is helpful in terms of getting new ideas that can be a part of our projects.
Antony K P, Housekeeping In-charge, Maulana Hospital, Malapuram District, Kerala: This is first time we have visited in cleaning expo. We are looking for some high end cleaning solutions for our hospital premise. We met here various exhibitors who can fulfill our specific requirements.
Nitin Rokade, ShreemTech Solution, Kohlapur: We are industrial traders and suppliers from Kolhapur. I found many liquid based solutions and equipment that can be introduced in our supply material list. The exposure was good.
Kiran Vijay Dani, Business Development Manager (I&I), Mumbai: We are planning to foray into cleaning solutions market at regional level beginning from Maharashtra. I see here many of our competitors too. I attended the Indore Expo too, but this one is much bigger and better than that. We look forward to plan for a stall in next Expo.
Charuchandra Dewasthlae, Eximious Ventures P Ltd., Thane: We are a provider of building maintenance solutions to ensure zero discharge at building premises. I am specifically looking for solid waste management technology and advanced cleaning solutions. This is a good attempt at large to showcase the cleaning technology and solutions under one roof.
Sachin Wahi, Director, Vipan Sales Corporation: We are here for the first time. It is a good experience. We have launched some new products too. Our 2G is a high pressure washer with a steamer built in. This excludes the use of two different machines. It is also very competitively priced. Ours is a 40 year old company and our strength is in manufacturing and innovation. We are present worldwide and across transport, sanitary, domestic, automobile, etc. This exhibition has given us opportunity for more advertisement.
At Waste Technology India Expo-Clean India Technology Week Astol launched Litter Picker IV 200/10P Vacuum that is specifically designed for collecting voluminous waste in matter of seconds. The indigenous product is self-independent power powerful Honda petrol engine for drive turbo vacuum unit turbine, Its high suction and strong air flow pick-up heavy debris such as bottles, waste paper cups, cans, leaf and other plastic materials.
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Pest Control giant PCI Pvt Ltd launches Termiseal-G,a unique biological formulation that specifically targets subterranean termites and other soft-bodied insect pests present in the soil.
The product can be used in lawns, gardens and around trees; can also be used on golf courses, sport grounds as well bungalow and housing society’s gardens. It is completely harmless to pets, animals and plants.
AS MUCH as the devastating floods itself, the post-floods relief efforts in Chennai, particularly those organized by the NGOs and volunteers got talked about widely. More reassuring is the fact that each of these NGOs and volunteers have been a part of active thought and action groups that have been involved in long-term clean and green initiatives of their own.
Preeti Aghalayam, Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai had been instrumental in putting together a few eco-activist groups and volunteerdriven cleanups in the city. She tells us how the crisis had brought like-minded individuals and groups together. The Swacch Kotturpuram Campaign, a neighborhood group which, Aghalayam had been instrumental in founding a year ago put a stop to the growing pile of garbage in the street corner, had grown into a residents’ association. Slowly, source segregation and recycling had been instilled in the residents’
Thermacell® Mosquito Repellent lanterns and appliances are powered by a single butane cartridge. Butane provides the cordless, portable heat that activates the patented devices.
The heat generated by the butane cartridge is directed to a metal grill that is part of the design of the Lantern or Appliance. A small mat, saturated with repellent, sits on top of the metal grill. Heat vaporizes the repellent, allowing it to rise into the air.
The repellent is allethrin, a copy of a repellent that naturally occurs in chrysanthemum flowers. It repels mosquitoes, black flies, and no-see-ums, and will not harm humans or pets.
Within minutes after turning on the Lantern or Appliance, the repellent creates a 15 by 15-foot (225 square-foot) area of repellency, the size of an average out door garden or campsite. A few devices are perfect for an outdoor restaurant or seating area. All PCI’s Thermacell Mosquito Repellent products use the same refills, which contain both repellent mats and butane cartridges.
“We are promoting Ecobin for disposal of e-waste to support Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, under sponsorship programmes by an individual or an organization. They can put it at various public places like educational institutes, malls stations etc. The collected electronic waste is taken by us and processed to degradable and reusable form,” said, Ishita Roy, CSR Executive, Ecoreco.
N Ram, Business Development Head- Western Region, ECO CARE, informed, “We have come up with a technology to crush wet waste generated in domestic as well as commercial sites including home kitchens, hotels and restaurants etc. We have installed Garbodrain, a stainless steel waste crusher at IIT Chennai, which is working efficiently. Our innovative garbage bins do not require any segregation on wet waste and can generate bio gas without any hassle that can be used in heating purpose at home.”
“The diesel operated Rhino RD 160 is specially designed to sweep heavy concentration of industrial debris, stone, glass, metal chips, pellets, sand particles found in extreme industrial and manufacturing environments, both indoors and outdoors. The filtering system includes two high-efficiency filters that trap particles capturing all airborne dust. It has powerful filter shaker system to keep the filters clean increasing the sweeping efficiency,” said Varun Karthikeyan, MD-Roots Multiclean Ltd. The machine can sweep 17,300m2/hr.
“Basically we are converting the industrial waste into bricks. We collect the waste material from paper industry and mix it with a secret material to prepare much lighter and strong bricks which doesn’t gets break on an impact. Again we are using those bricks to build toilets in rural areas under the CSR activities of undertaken by different corporate houses and governments,” avers Binish Desai, founder & CEO, BD Ecordial Pvt. Ltd.
Majaz Ahmad, Engineer- Sales, ATS ELGI, explains, “Automatic car wash is concept for complete mechanized cleaning that reduce wastage of water and saves man-hours too. People take our products as business model, as ROI is not more than two years. We have already installed 150 such systems and planning to launch 100 more such kits apart from tunnel wash also.
Ankur Gupta, Director, Quick Clean Pvt. Ltd., said, “We are the trusted partner for Electrolux washing machines in India. We have plans to build upon this partnership in future, as the company sees business opportunities in Indian marketplace. Elecrolux has also come up with a new RFID tracking technology for washables that can be tracked across the process chain from anywhere.”
“Dryers in any laundry consumes a great deal of this fuel energy cost, in some cases the dryers can consumes up to 40% of total fuel bill and almost 70% inlet energy to dryers is wasted out of dryer exhausts. The hot air exhaust offers great potential in energy savings and for new laundries this could mean installing smaller boilers from day one! This alone can pay for the entire laundry cost in short time.
“We offers hot air recirculation, in built heat plate exchanger systems and external heat plate exchanger systems from STAHL, Germany. These systems can be installed over the top, on back wall, specially fabricated support systems or at side of Dryer wall, reducing drying times, reducing energy consumptions by up to 30%. We are already doing one of its kind of such project for the Taj Mahal Palace and Towers, Mumbai,” informed Rajev S Kumar, CEO-Wasmaatic.
“It is for the first time that I am visiting such a grand cleaning show. We are focussed to make Bhopal among the top 20 smart cities of the country and implement Swachh & Swasth Bhopal. I truly feel this is the right place to achieve the same. We have identified various road sweepers and waste management solutions and have invited them to Bhopal for further talks.”
There were a lot of good products on display at the Show. I found car-care expo quite innovative and very informative section. If we could have some cost effective versions, then they would be definitely do well in the Indian market.
I have been at the earlier edition of the Show too. This time, besides cleaning equipment and tools, I am happy to see such a large space being devoted to other sections like Car Care, Laundry and even for Waste recycling too. I congratulate the organizers of Clean India Expo for their untiring efforts to bring these issues to the forefront and provide a platform for the Indian cleaning industry.
It is a focused and niche show and we got to witness some of the innovative, best and latest technologies. The Expo is very helpful in terms of finding relevant agencies/companies who could provide cleaning equipment & tools especially for hospitality sector. We found Eurosteam’s products very useful and compatible for cleaning residential areas. It is a great Show to witness some of the latest technologies in cleaning industry.
The Expo has managed to draw the attention of each and everyone associated with the sector. The showcasing of different kinds of industrial sweeper was particularly interesting. Indeed an excellent effort.
Clean Technology Week offered a great avenue to learn about the upcoming developments and for meeting relevant people. The show gave a good exposure to cleaning chemical suppliers like us to expand our area of operations.
I have been visiting Clean India Expo for the last two years, and have seen the show growing in stature, participation and even in the quality of visitors. It provides a seamless platform for all the major stakeholders of the cleaning industry – solution providers and end-users. Even the conferences/seminars have become an important and successful forum for exchange of information on the core issues.
The laundry care segment has some of the best and advanced systems and it was good to see innovative technologies showcased. We were also able to meet quite a few laundry system providers. In fact, the entire event was informative and more technology oriented which is a step in the right direction.
Cleaning Technology Expo is definitely an ideal platform to bring together the technology providers and different end users including the housekeeping and facility management companies. We are looking for original system/ product manufacturers who have the expertise, capabilities and experience in the specific field to cater to restaurant/catering services.
Setting up a commercial laundry is not just simply buying a washing machine. You need to buy a laundry equipment which is energy efficient, reduces manpower and is safe for operations. The technology is already evolved and available in the European and American markets. It is only a matter of adopting that technology and implementing them in India. At present, the market is little immature but is slated for exclusive growth in the near future. If you look at the market dynamics today, there is a lot of interest that is being generated from various quarters which were not even expected. Laundry Care Expo is just the beginning…
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The MidMop MMT 1616 with a mop press in the middle provides full and generous access to both 16-litre mop buckets and patented internal water reservoir and directional discharge system.
“The All mops press is well proven design, suitable for Kentucky or Flat mops. The 16-litre mop buckets can be removed and replaced without the need to demount the press. There is a second handle to assist in movement, a mop stand suitable for flat mops and a swing pail which allows you to keep a few essentials on-board but, by virtue of swing design, does not interfere with the full access to the bucket during mopping use,” said Vedant Mata, AM-Charnock Equipments Pvt Ltd.
The latest innovation in serviced washroom hygiene from the company, can be “Easily installed above horizontal or vertical door handles, CannonTouch dispenses an ultra-fine mist, which kills 99.99% of everyday bacteria and contact viruses in less than 30 seconds in preparation for the next user,” said Prashant Sule, MD-Cannon Hygiene, India.
The door handle sanitizer is designed to break the transmission path of bacteria from surface to hand. It can be used as part of a complete hygiene system and has been scientifically developed to equip companies in all sectors with just one, highly visible, way of improving hand hygiene.
CannonScent W500 is a Scent Diffusion System that uses sub-micron Diffusion Technology (SMD) and can be programmed with varied hours of operation and diffusion cycle. The system is specifically designed for indoor scenting of areas such as retail stores, smaller hotel and residence lobbies, waiting rooms, showrooms, car galleries, office and houses.
CannonScent W1000 are bulk refill fragrances for large spaces, indoor scenting of areas such as retail stores, smaller hotel and residence lobbies, waiting rooms, showrooms, car galleries, office and houses. It provides a longer service period with less waste and reusable refills. With no VOCS or propellants, the perfume scents have Ingredients produced in France. It covers an area of Up to 1,300m.
CannonScent W3000 Highly economic bulk option for fragrancing very large areas such as retail stores, smaller hotel and residence lobbies, waiting rooms, showrooms, car galleries, office and houses. Provide a longer service period with less waste and reusable refills.
CannonClear uses the most advanced technology of photo catalytic oxidation (PCO), photoplasma, ozone and negative ions to destroy and remove all polluting organic matter in the air and on surfaces.
“With over one crore people associated, cleaning is an Industry,” said Chief Guest Shri Subhash Desai, Minister of Industries, Government of Maharashtra, while lighting the lamp. The dignitaries present during the inauguration included Toni D’Andrea, CEO of Afidamp Servizi, Michele Redi-President, IPC Ready System; Markus Asch-Deputy CEO, Alfred Karcher GmbH, Peter Hug, Managing Director, VDMA and representatives from all the exhibiting companies.
Speaking to Clean India Journal following the tour of the expos, the Minister said, “I can see a lot of new cleaning innovations and technologies showcased here which will not only makeover the image of cleaning at its core, but will also be instrumental in achieving the Clean India Mission.
“Mumbai is the economic capital of India and we have to make every effort at keeping our city clean and green. Our Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of Swachh Bharat is not only the responsibility of a few but of each and every one of us. Today, at Clean India Technology Week, we are witnessing innovations and new technologies that will help us in making rapid strides towards achieving a cleaner India.”
Jayaram Nair, Chairman-Virtual Info Systems Pvt. Ltd, organiser of Clean India Technology Week, said, “Showcasing the latest developments in Cleaning, Clean India Technology Week is nothing less than a celebration for the Industry.
“To bring sustainable change, it is essential to make cleaning commercially viable. Having organised Clean India Shows for over a decade now, Clean India Technology Week moves up to another level; connecting all the dots to ensure the viability and due recognition of Cleaning as an Industry.”
A substantial footfall from varied sectors including healthcare, pharma, airport, business houses, hotels and government department & bodies such as transport corporations and Municipal Corporations besides car wash companies, garage owners and distributors among many others visitors.
In India, beginning a new business requires approvals from multiple States and central agencies, quite a task for small startups with limited capital and understanding of procedures. According to World Bank report on ‘Ease of Doing Business in India’, the number of clearance procedures is just double than that of required in developed countries.
Established Corporate houses have dedicated departments and team of experts to address the demanding complex procedures that come in their way while seeking such clearances. But, a new player cannot afford to have such backing. A complex and diverse economy like India cannot run efficiently without involvement of private sector. Start-Up India, thus can play a crucial role in bridging this gap and help to develop an alternative model of private investment in the country.
“Startup India policy is expected to revitalise startups that are using innovation and technology to change unorganised and largely fragmented sectors like cleaning into professionally-run scalable businesses. I am extremely positive about not only the direct effect of such a policy but the overall boost to the startup environment and the trickledown effect it will create,” says Manu Dhawan, Co-Founder & CEO, Spaceworx Services Pvt Ltd.
Cleaning sector in India has witnessed a number of startups spurting across the diverse range of related domains including manufacturing, services and supply chain management with all entrepreneurial skills teaming together. Despite all the challenges, the highly unorganised sector has seen some very successful ventures grew over the past few years. The new Start-Up India policy can give them a new boost as well as inspire the new players to ride the startup wagon.
With encouraging remarks from the Finance minister that government will facilitate the startups through minimizing hassles and despite world economic slowdown, Indian economy is on growth path, the startup industry pins high hopes. Government is keen on extending support and a platform to the ideas and innovators, which again strengthens the confidence of Venture Capitalists and funding firms in Indian marketplace and budding entrepreneurs.
‘The Startup India policy is going to get some eyeballs to the cleaning space. So far plugging under the on-demand household services umbrella, professional cleaning could get its due as a full-fledged start up industry. It can be aligned with PM Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat’ and we could have a whole new sunrise industry in cleaning,” avers Rupal Bansal, Co-Founder, Kleenr.
The awaited GST bill will also be a game changer in that direction, with other key reforms like Mudra Scheme and Skill India will play a supportive role for the Starups. An industry friendly tax regime will be a good move in that direction, which is soon expected to be in place. As per a Nasscom report, in 2015 alone, there were 4,200 startups in India, which are expected to reach 10,000 by 2020.
“Cleaning sector is mainly driven by unorganised players. The major challenge we face is from the tax evaders for which the taxation policies should be more supportive. An entrepreneur-friendly taxation regime under Start Up Policy would be certainly helpful,” expects Praveen Khandelwal, CEO, Pranay Impex.
The plus point with cleaning sector is that it addresses routine chores including both domestic and professional premises apart from public spaces. The entrepreneurs need not to create customer base and work demand combined with ease of beginning using small workforce that is available in plenty. What required are just the basic organisational and managerial skills from business capitalisation and service delivery point of view. So the prospective environment for funding, limited state intervention, and vast market to explore, cleaning sector definitely has a good opportunity to bank upon.
The other side to look upon is manufacturing of cleaning equipment, machineries and accessories in India. So far the sector is largely operating on partnership and distribution model, with few hard core domestic manufactures. The positive environment for startups can help existing and new entrepreneurs to establish standalone manufacturing units in the country.
January 21, 2016, winners of the regional rounds – West, South and North – will compete for fun, pride and excellence in facility services. In the regional rounds, while the selected five teams in each zone flexed their muscles and showed off their abilities in competitions that included floor cleaning, equipment operations, window cleaning and more, the final round will culminate with a housekeeping quiz among the contestants. Organised by Clean India Journal, Clean India Challenge tests the abilities, knowledge, performance, quality deliverance, speed, vigilance and cautiousness of the custodians of cleaning.
Railways, the world’s largest network of transportation, carries over 23 million passengers daily across the country. Chugging through ‘tunnels’, it has been constantly evolving to roll out washed and clean linen to its long and short distant passengers. Suprita Anupam extracts detailed information of linen passing through the washers at Indian Railways and presents an exclusive feature on the facts and figures of Railway laundry.
Organized by Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, New Delhi, the 14th Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble recently completed its 14 successful years of honing talent from all participating colleges by bringing together the Culinary Skills and Hospitality Knowledge of students from across India. The grand event held on October 7,8 and 9 created a charged atmosphere of expedite learning for promising hospitality professionals from around 30 hotel management colleges across India. Various competitions namely R-Pure Regional India Culinary Contest; Zone Bar-wizard Bar Challenge (a cocktail mix-&-straight competition); Bakery Young Chef Competition; Taiga Japanese Culinary Challenge, Dress the Cake Competition; and Taj Hospitality Brain Twister (quiz competition related to Hospitality Services & Tourism) were held.
R.K. Bhandari, Principal, BCIHMCT said, “In response to the rapidly changing Industry needs, it is important that Institutions empower students with the knowledge and skills to meet today’s challenges and prepare them to grasp tomorrow’s opportunities.”
Sudhir Sibal, Independent Hospitality Professional, Ex Vice President (Hotels) – India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd., congratulated the faculty at BCIHMCT for the ensemble of such a magnitude. “If you have attitude and aptitude you can achieve success, and students must always listen to their teachers to have a vision,” said Sibal.
While judging the competition, one of India’s top celebrity chefs, Chef Rakesh Sethi, Executive Chef at Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group acknowledged: The research done by students in putting forth traditional recipes is outstanding, and also they are the power houses in storing knowledge and presenting the dishes. Dishes like chutney made of ants, roasted chicken cooked on Palm tree logs and Kashmiri Cuisine prepared by students are deeply attached to the culture and were attention-grabbing.
A cash prize of `5000 along with a trophy sponsored by Eclat Hospitality titled “Eclat Young Talent Award” was given to Ms. Sonika Singh, Student, BCIHMCT.
BCIHMCT in partnership with COWE – An NGO working for Women Empowerment to encourage Women, gave certificates to the winning “Female” participants. Women chefs at CHE 2015 were be given direct entry to advance round of “Rasoi Queen” chef competition held in November, 2015.
Enhancing the company’s reach to the Southeastarn India market, IP Cleaning India Pvt Ltd recently inaugurated its zonal office in Secunderabad. “The zonal office will cater to the markets of Telengana and Seemandhra. This is our 5th branch office in India and we are planning to open another three before the end of March 2016,” said Tony Chazhoor, Country Head- IP Cleaning India Pvt Ltd. The opening event was attended by Ganesan, COO, Unitec (channel partner –IPC India), Dharma Rao, Proprietor-LG Contractor (channel partner –IPC India) and customers from various segments such as FM Companies, hospitality, healthcare and manufacturing & processing Industries. A 100% subsidiary of IP Cleaning SpA, Italy, IP Cleaning India has been distributing cleaning products to various industrial segments and offering continuous after sales service since its inception in 1997.
The World Bank recently approved a US$1.5 billion loan for Swachh Bharat Mission to support the Government of India in its efforts in ending the practice of open defecation by 2019. Specifically, the project will support the rural component, known as SBM – Gramin (SBM-G), over a five-year period using a new performance-based program which links funds directly to results, ensuring that benefits are delivered to the people in need – more than 60% of India’s rural population.
“One in every ten deaths in India is linked to poor sanitation. And studies show that low-income households bear the maximum brunt of poor sanitation. This project will result in significant health benefits for the poor and vulnerable, especially those living in rural areas,” said Onno Ruhl, World Bank Country Director for India. “Incentivizing good performance by states and the focus on behavioural changes are two important components of this project.
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) will play the overseeing and coordinating role for the Program and support the participating states. Funds will also be used to develop the capacity of MDWS in program management, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation.
“India has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in pursuing the ambitious SBM campaign and embracing the focus on behaviour to complement the construction of toilets,” said Annette Dixon, World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region. The World Bank will also provide a parallel US$25 million technical assistance to build the capacity of select state governments in implementing community-led behavioural change programs targeting social norms to help ensure widespread usage of toilets by rural households.
RAPID RISE in air pollution all around and in cities in particular has worsened smog occurrence and extended its duration. Smog is basically derived from the merging of two words; smoke and fog. Smog is also used to describe the type of fog which has smoke or soot in it. Smog is a yellowish or blackish fog formed mainly by a mixture of pollutants in the atmosphere which consists of fine particles and ground level ozone. Smog which occurs mainly because of air pollution can also be defined as a mixture of various gases with dust and water vapor. Smog also refers to hazy air that makes breathing difficult. The atmospheric pollutants or gases that form smog are released in the air when fuels are burnt. When sunlight and its heat react with these gases and fine particles in the atmosphere, smog is formed. It is purely caused by air pollution. Ground level ozone and fine particles are released in the air due to complex photochemical reactions between Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). These VOC, SO2 and NOx are called precursors. The main sources of these precursors are pollutants released directly into the air by gasoline and dieselrun vehicles, industrial plants and activities, and heating due to human activities.
Controlling smog
We all know about the concepts like less cars, clean technologies, more bicycling, etc. but somehow we are still stuck in this polluted situation. It can be reduced by implementing modifications in present day lifestyle, i.e., by decreasing the consumption of non-renewable fuels by replacing them with alternate sources of fuel which will reduce toxic emissions from vehicles. Instead of vigorous efforts and debates, occurrence of smog is not stopping and everybody is looking towards other to make his/her activities environmental friendly but without much success. Therefore, methods to remove smog creating pollutants along with stopping the activities to produce these pollutants should be looked into in order to control the smog for a livable environment. Dutch Artist Daan Roosegaarde has come up with an idea of smog free tower. The device extracting this pollution powder has been named a Smog Free Tower which is a 23-foot-tall air purification system at present with a cost of $54,000 meant to clean up parks and other public spaces. The seven-metertall tower runs on green energy and cleans 30,000 cubic meters of air per hour of ultra-fine smog to create smog-free bubbles in public spaces.
The technology powering the Smog Free Tower is based on airpurification systems in hospitals often use to clean air – attracting particles of pollution through static electricity – but on a larger scale. The Smog Free tower cleans the air by sucking in smog from the top and releasing filtered air through its six-sided vents. By charging the Smog Free Tower with a small positive current, an electrode will send positive ions into the air. These ions will attach themselves to fine dust particles. A negatively charged surface – the counter electrode – will then draw the positive ions in, together with the fine dust particles. The fine dust that would normally harm us is collected together with the ions and stored inside of the tower. This technology manages to capture ultra-fine smog particles which regular filter systems fail to do.
After the tower collects piles of black powder, the designers will turn it into rings. Diamonds take too much energy to produce so, instead, the designers will make simple square rings with a cube of compressed pollution
Every ring holds as much smog as 1,000 cubic meters of city air. As people visit the tower, it is designed to be a place to talk about how to make the larger changes that are necessary to prevent air pollution in the first place. Pollution particles contributing to smog are mostly made up of carbon therefore once smog is sucked out of the air, Roosegaarde decided to compress them into jewellery in a nod to diamond. The tower will produce 3,500 smog cubes per day if it’s in an area with a lot of air pollution, and each one of the cubes cleans over 35,000 cubic feet of air – ideally translating to nearly 123 million cubic feet of clean air per day. The giant smog-sucking vacuum cleaner runs on just 1,400 watts – no more electricity than a water boiler – using a low-energy patented ionization technology and LEDs to make the tower glow at night. It creates bubbles of clean air around the tower and people can experience clean air for free, and sense what a clean air future is. The tower as a ‘clean air temple’ so it has a strong iconic but also per formative value. It captures the ultra-fine smog, something standard existing systems cannot capture yet.
Clean water for poor
To support the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan drive, KENT Ro in association with the Art of Living brought clean drinking water to the doorsteps of the residents of Govindpuri slum, New Delhi (Navjeevan Camp) by distributing 500 KENT water purifiers. Around 500 families have been benefited from this initiative.
Need for recycling water
As the global demand for water is encroaching on its supply, there is a need for recycled water. To improve efficiency in corporate water use, we need to innovate around water reuse technology and enhance water education and outreach. To make a viable option for clean water resources in the country, sustainable forms of cooperation between the private sector and government bodies are essential.
Zero Water Wastage technology
Recently, KENT RO Systems Ltd. has come up with an innovative and patented zero percent Water Wastage Technology in water purifiers. The RO purification process is essential to remove dissolved impurities like arsenic, fluorides, heavy metals, etc., as they are harmful for health. Conventional RO purification technology, while purifying, rejects a very high percentage of water (around 80%) and only 20% purified water is recovered. Balance water is wasted and goes down the drain.
The heart of this technology is a computer controlled process wherein the membrane is washed automatically and more than 50% of water intake is recovered as purified water.
The balance rejected water is stored in a separate ‘Reject Water Tank’, which can be utilized by consumers for household purposes.
DHL Supply Chain has 100 plus warehouses in more than 40 cities covering over 5.6 million square feet across India. We have built quite a few “Built to Suit” sites wherein we control the specification, delivery and quality of the warehouse. Our key sectors include technology, retail, life sciences & healthcare, automotive, engineering & manufacturing, consumer and Spare Parts Logistics (SPL).
Cleaning of warehouses is outsourced. We have a workforce of around 560 for housekeeping. Each Warehouse supervisor would be in charge of ensuring that the facility is clean at all times. DHL we promotes a culture of ‘Clean-as-you-go’ making every employee responsible for keeping the surroundings neat and clean.
We actively promote the health & safety of our employees and provide them with a safe and clean working environment. This is our way of building and maintaining an able-bodied and motivated workforce.
Some of the cleaning solutions used at our warehouses include, battery operated ride-on scrubber drier from Roots Multiclean primarily for indoor cleaning. One of the biggest challenges we foresee for this sector would be the ready availability of professional cleaning machinery and trained workers who can quickly adapt to the requirements of large sites where needs for hygiene differ from that of a corporate office environment.
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IN GERMANY, 860 “community development WTE plants” were operational in 2006. In our country, the numbers should have been more but it is actually very few. While the Prime Minister has envisaged the installation of Community WTE plants as part of his vision and mission,there are huge benefits (tangible & intangible) for ULBs. Over 500 cities have the capacity to install “decentralized community development WTE plants” presently.
As per MSW chart, street sweeping waste is 1%, Home/ Residential waste 68%, hotel & restaurant waste 12%, commercial waste 14% and industries / market 6%, as tabulated by “CMDA”. Total waste generated is 5,000mts/day (during 2013- 2014 statistics). The solution for “CMDA” on ward/ zone wise community development WTE plants with all technical details are tabulated.
Homes & Residential – 68% / 3400 tonnes: All homes can install a ‘kitchen garbage food waste disposer” small device like “mixer / grinder” which can crush & flush them and through drainage. 30% of their home waste can be at source disposed, balance 32% 1292 tonnes can be discharged to “community waste collection bins” as “MSW”.
Homes & Restaurants – 12% / 600 tonnes: Hotels & restaurants can also use the bigger size “Garbage Food waste disposer” or community development WTE plants” which are now available in container type also. This can save costly space and other capex (A/C equipment) & opex (electrical expense) too. This “community development WTE plants” generates Bio-gas/ Electricity / Bio-fertilizer which is a revenue generator and environmental safety. As per the current waste composition, a maximum of 10% can be sonsumed through WTE and balance 2% i.e.12 tonnes can be settled to “community collection bill as “MSW”.
Commercial & Complexes – 14% / 700 tonnes: This can be reduced to 4% i.e. 28 tonnes.
Industrial and Markets – 6% – 300 tonnes: Post WTE, only 1% 3 tonnes remains to be counted as MSW
Thus, after installing the community development WTE plants, community collection bins will have 1292+12+28+3 = 1335 tonnes to dispose off to the landfill.
Garbage food waste disposer cum Community development WTE plants must be made mandatory for all, as are in foreign countries like USA/ UK/ Singapore other countries. This is instrumental in making clean India 2019 possible.
Entrepreneurship Programmes
India generates 1,50,650 MTS, per day MSW which can generation about 5000MW Electricity. To avoid the investment issue at large, the Community development WTE plants can be adopted as part of new entrepreneurship programme of engineering colleges / IITS / Universities. Among these, IIT Mumbai and BARC (Babha Atomic Energy Center) have already installed some plants in Chennai. This should be encaourages as sustainable business for them, with risk involved.
The business is sustainable in many ways, first and foremost there is no dearth of raw material supply chain at any point of time. There is no cost involvement, as the raw material is waste. Further, the entire business can be covered under CSR activities and hence unnecessary tax can be avoided.
Having said all the biggest result to count for is the image upgradation of the society with no waste lying along the roadside.
This business makes perfect sense for new entrepreneurs.
For our Indian environment and socio economic we have chosen “AD” anaerobic digestion. This can be designed depending upon quantum of waste generated in each ward/ zone for small community development energy form waste plant form `1 crore to 25 crores. This may be suitable for new entrepreneurship application. With regard to zone wise plants may be suitable for “CSR” 8600 Corporates houses from Rs8 crore to 25 crores.
Therefore, individual new entrepreneurship from colleges/ university can choose “ward size” community development WTE plants for their sustainability.
With regards to zone wise “community development WTE plants” can be under taken by corporate group “CSR” spending areas. Plant cost ranges from Rs8 crore to 20 crores. Power generation per day 850KW to meet their each zones employment potential would be 3000 local community people.
Community development WTE plants provides employment potential / poverty alleviation by employing rag-pickers/ scavengers by giving good skilled education training method “Community development WTE plants” is environmentally sustainable by development and socio economics plant programme corporates houses are directly helping global warming & climate changes.
For example, “NLC” chairman Mr. Surender Mohan has proposed to allot `41 crores for “CSR” activities in 2014-2015 “NLC” can sponsor 2 to 3 zones of “Community development WTE plants” as a first sponsor for Tamilnadu.
Major comparison of WTE technologies are
Before implanting the above technologies municipal solid waste (MSW) should be segregated as “biodegradable” and “nonbiodegradable” biodegradable waste shall go through above technologies for energy generations. As per Europeans union guide lines, biodegradable should be diverted from landfill to energy conversion plants where electrical energy/ biomethane (bio-gas) and the residue out of the above process shall be organic manner for soil.
This (WTE) waste to energy plants may be decentralized (ie) small scale community development scale to meet the needs to localized energy requirement of bio-methane for domestic and transportation fuel.
The energy recovered from (MS) is called renewable energy source.
Before, selecting the technology, we should analyses or compare the suitability of the technology depending upon the “ENVIONMENTAL” impact to the particular area. Now a days the economics for investing in the size or scale of the plants depends on raw materials (MSW) availability with quality and source of funding availability also.
Take for instance, Greater Chennai (Tamilnadu) is generating 5000 tonnes of (MSW) per day. Entire 5000 tonnes to be brought to one place and put up a single massive (WTE) plant is having some advantage and disadvantage on economical & social front are to the analyzed.
When one single massive plant is envisaged heavy funding, heavy land scape and economics risks are more. When the same 5000 tonnes/day is divided by 4 north, south, east and west zones, risks are limited and energy generated could be utilized to the same local population requirement and frequent power cuts could be avoided transportation of (MSW) to a long distance is also avoided. Depending upon the size of the plants, the (AD) anaerobic digestion (WTE) plants can be environmentally and economically safe and risk factor is less when compared to others technology.
Therefore, to meet local demands of electrical energy / transportation fuel & domestic bio-methane (instead of LPG) to housewife, the residue out of this (WTE) process, bio manure (organic) for organic agriculture produce. Now a days the costs of LPG / LNG gases are day by day increasing to sky level.
R+M/SUTTNER’S engineering team always aims at searching for, developing and testing new solutions in order to steadily make car washing more effective.
Designed for the cleaning of cars in the professional car washing with two chemical stages like foaming, rinsing and waxing, the all new ST-164 easyfoam two chemical injector with by pass is introduced into the Indian car wash market. The foam device is a combination made out of stainless steel and special high performance plastics. The addition of one out of two connected chemicals is determined by positioning the lever. All versions are suitable for the addition in high pressure from approx.80 bar up to max. 350 bar. When being operated in rinsing function up to 60 l/min pass through the unit without any drop in pressure. Much more than required in modern car washes where saving of water and reduction of chemical consumption is one of the highest goals.
In combination with a foam lance (ST-75) or a change-over lance ST-175 Foam & Clean the ST-164 injector can suck in chemicals by means of the integrated check valve made out of stainless steel and foam them depending on the chosen nozzle. The ST-164 injector is available in the nozzle size of 1,2 – 2,8mm. The dosing is adjusted by one of the 8 nozzle inserts which are included in the consignment.
The change-over lance ST-175 Foam & Clean is the ideal accessory for Suttner’s foam injector line. The innovative change-over technology allows to direct the full flow into either one or the other outlet pipe just by turning the hand wheel at the inlet. In one position of the hand wheel the flow is directed thru an ST-75 foam head for foaming. After changing over the full flow is directed thru the other pipe and a regular spray nozzle for rinsing.
Appropriate nozzle sizing at chemical injector and ST-175 allows changing from foaming to rinsing right at the lance. ST -175 Foam & Clean is compatible ST-164 where the type of chemical is selected.
Due to ST -175’s changeable air injector nozzles the lance can be driven with all pressure washers with flow rates from 5 to 25 l/min. Nozzles with integrated jet former are required.
THE TREND is picking up in both formats i.e. dedicated carwash/car care service centres/ chains and as a support shop of dealerships. The market prospects booms on the strong vehicle presence on the road with over 200 million registered vehicles on the roads and many more to come, the market offers a lucrative opportunity for the existing as well as new players. In this purview, managing a car wash facility becomes a demanding job and requires a balanced approach between the supplies and procurement, training and manpower management apart from integrating the man and machine to deliver the best with sustainable ROI.
In an overview to the business of carwash services, Ashok Sharma, MD, Unique Auto Care India Pvt Ltd, says, “Among the many instruments/solutions for car wash/ cleaning buffing machine, car wash machine, vacuum cleaner etc. are very common in practice. Complete car wash includes both interior detailing and exterior cleansing,service stations and vehicles.
Other than the conventional cleaning alternatives, the high end car care service providers also offer exterior steam wash, ozone treatment, protective treatment, polymer nano sealent, anti-rust treatment, extensive interior cleaning, paint correction, under body polymer coating and nano glass coating services to their customers. In addition, high pressure cleaning machines, spray extraction machines, high powered vacuum cleaners and steam cleaners are also used to offer mechanised and customised car cleaning service.
“Among the many instruments/solutions for car wash/cleaning buffing machine, car wash machine and vacuum cleaner are very common in practice.”
Efficacy of car cleaning solutions
There are plenty of suppliers for carwash equipment and solutions like Auto Finesse from UK, 3M India, Formula1, Lavor Wash and ranging from muddy wheels to steering wheels. We use customized CRM tools to handle all car cleaning needs with an inhouse intensive training center to cater such needs. We have extended this service to the customer’s doorstep resulting in less hassle of bringing the car to service station.”
Car cleaning solutions
The car care market has a varied segmentation comprising chemicals & tools providers, cleaning & maintenance equipment suppliers, and dealers and service providers. A range of solutions, tools and equipment is available in the market to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene at the Neaten. The service providers select the supply on the basis of clientele and as the work demands. Defining the dynamics of varying efficacy of carwash solutions, Jasmeet Singh Gulati, Vice President – Sales and Business Development, Liv India Management Pvt. Ltd, “We have developed a unique and mechanized way of car cleaning where we are using those equipments which saves more than 50% of water than conventional car wash. On an average one complete wash of a car (both internal and external) consumes only around 150 litres of water. Exterior body cleaning is a three step process (Pre wash, Foam and Rinse) and surprisingly these all take only 10 minutes to complete. Even for internal cleaning including upholstery cleaning, we adopt waterless techniques. Thus saves lots of water and producing excellent results. We use Wet and Dry suction machines with spray injections. This way we not only clean the interior but sanitize it thoroughly to make the car’s interior bacteria and virus free.”
It also depends on the segment of car owners a car wash service station is catering to often precision care takes over conventional cleaning and service providers need to address that call. Economics also plays a crucial role in getting quick and efficient machines to match the demand curves coupled with a cost saving mechanism across the process.
“We have developed a unique and mechanized way of car cleaning where we are using those equipment which save more than 50% of water than conventional car wash.”
“Cold Water High Pressure Jet Cleaners have been the first choice of all workshop owners so far and still most workshops are washing & cleaning cars with the same conventional systems. Whereas today we have most cost effective and state of the art equipment with ‘Total Stop Mechanism’ for power savings, Special Nozzles for water saving and on top of it ‘Steam Jet Wash & Wax’ & ‘No-Rinse Wash & Wax’ for total water & power savings, specialised car cleaning process to reduce cleaning time for quality & quantity deliverance. Foam Wash & Special Wax for quality finish, Automatic Car Wash plants for washing up to 400 cars a day, latest cleaning & polishing chemicals for inside compartment with mild perfume for better feeling after wash,” informs, B P Tyagi, GM – Sales & Marketing, Manmachine Works Private Limited .
Supply chain management
Managing a smart supply chain to ensure timely service delivery is key to keep your clientele intact. Speaking about the various handling aspects of the entire car cleaning accessories, Tyagi says,“Our emphasis remains on finding a structured company that can supply latest car wash equipment, specialised & customised accessories, International Standard consumables & cleaning agents, training & consultancy having its Pan-India presence. Manmachine has expertise in all these domains with a strong pan India network of dealers & resident managers/service engineers with a total workforce of close to 100 dedicated hard core company trained professionals for sales, training & after-sale support.”
“Cold Water High Pressure Jet Cleaners have been the first choice of all workshop owners so far and still most workshops are washing & cleaning cars with the same conventional systems.“
Training and Procurement
Professional servicing is an outcome of basic training and regular improvement in skills and approach in sync with customer demand and need of the hour. Emphasising on the need of training and procurement, Tyagi elaborates, “Sustainable procurement means thinking carefully about what to buy, from whom to buy, buying what you really need, purchasing products and services with high environmental performance and considering the social and economic impacts of purchasing decisions. The background report, together with the Product Sheets (on “Cleaning Products” and “Cleaning Services” – Basic and Advanced level), constitutes the sustainable procurement guidelines for cleaning products and services.” The rationale behind the sustainable procurement recommendations in the market is availability of sustainable products amongst others. Training is required to give the best amongst other in the industry. Training emphasises not only on how to operate on equipment but rather how to effectively wash and detail a car in minimum possible time.
THE BUSINESS meet was part of a series of session conducted by Electrolux in various cities. Speaking with Clean India Journal, Christelle Querry, Global Segment Manager, Coin-Operated & Multi-Housing- Electrolux Professional, explained how to ensure lifecycle costs of laundry machines.
Laundry today is a necessity born out of the present lifestyle. Many households either do not have a washer-dryer at home or due to work life do not have the time to laundry at home. Moreover, branded clothes come with a specific wash tag requiring professional handling.
“Yes, why not?” said Managing Director of Quick Clean Anshul Gupta, who was hosting a seminar for those entrepreneurs who are laundry owners and those who plan to invest in a new laundry set up.
Briefing the gathering, Anshul highlighted the business model in setting up a laundry with Electrolux products and solutions. Some of the entrepreneurs who had already got a laundry set up were looking at upgrading their operation with the new systems introduced by Electrolux. During the interactive session, few of the attendees who were looking at options of setting up new laundry outlet were given a complete run down of the investment, process options, business model and customer acquisition.
Explaining self-service launderette solutions as a growing and profitable business model, Anshul also explained that quick access and great washing results ensures loyal customers.
Laundry Practices in India
“Electrolux Professional has been in India for quite a good number of years now and has acquired a good experience and knowledge of the professional laundry market.
Some of the key trends include laundries becoming more automatized, with equipment of advanced technology. Further, new concepts have been implemented to benefit from these technologies.
Referring to those new concepts, I would appreciate to take two very successful and strong examples introduced by visionaries who want to contribute to the welfare of their “neighbours”. The Gupta’s brothers, owners of Quick Clean Ltd, have successfully implemented Laundromats and Lagoon set ups (the very unique wet cleaning solution developed by Electrolux and the only solution endorsed by the famous company Woolmark) in the Indian market.
With hygiene in mind, easy and fast linen cleaning processes is accessible to all through the state-of-the-art laundromats, now available in over 200 outlets installed in less than five years across India.
With a unique concept to clean very delicate garments, Lagoon enables outstanding results with most precious textiles and fine wool labelled dryclean only. It has an improved loading factor, enhanced cleaning action and faster process timing. Lagoon has been a real game changer in the Indian laundry market.
Meeting Challenges
“Like in all markets, there are and there will be challenges always. This makes business more interesting and passion-filled. Having said that people are not familiar with professional laundry services as they are not always aware of the difference between technologies used in two different washing machines. Similar is their understanding with different detergent formulations.
The difference can be understood through the cars’ analogy. All cars have got four wheels and an engine. But can we say that they are all the same? No. This is the case with laundry machines too. Each machine is unique, each has its own design, performance, technology and a different Lifecycle Cost. Investors need to have a close attention to their Lifecycle Costs, as machines which are cheapest to buy are not the cheapest to run.
If savings are being made during purchase; money will be spent for nothing during the machine’s running phase. This will lead to poor ROI in the long run. Consumers need to understand that Lifecycle Cost is a key factor in buying a machine.
As professional manufacturers we have to ensure our investors are fully aware of this, it is our duty to ensure consumers get good ROI while using our technology. This is the reason why we are working with very strong and knowledgeable partners who are able to assist investors in a unique manner to get the best out of their laundry investments.
Another challenge is with Customer Care (installation of equipment, maintenance and so on). A strong, well trained and well established team of service engineers is key to serve our customers. Electrolux and Quick Clean are working hand in hand, on a daily basis, to ensure customers get central focus and are provided with an excellent service at all time.
