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Loads of fun? Survey finds laundry tops list of favourite cleaning tasks

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on August 13, 2019.

Laundry is America’s favourite cleaning task, according to the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) 2019 National Cleaning Survey. Nearly a quarter of respondents to the survey, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of ACI, picked laundry as the cleaning task they enjoyed doing most. Other items at the top of the list included cleaning countertops (21%), […]

New report calls for clean-up of public attitudes to hygiene

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on June 25, 2019.

The Royal Society for Public Health has today published Too Clean or Not Too Clean?, a new report calling for an end to the myth that some people are being too hygienic for their own good. The report follows a national survey looking at public understanding and practice of hygiene, revealing that while the broad value […]

UKCPI brings safety education campaign to Coventry

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on May 21, 2019.

Families in Coventry are being urged to take action to store their household cleaning products safely. The latest phase of the Take Action Today, Put Them Away campaign, run by the UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI), together with the Royal Society for the Prevention Accidents (RoSPA), was launched on Thursday 16th May at Moathouse Leisure Centre […]

UKCPI Regional Meeting to focus on Brexit

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on March 14, 2019.

The next Regional Meeting for UKCPI members is taking place this month, on Wednesday 27th March at Wychwood Park Hotel near Crewe.  With Brexit developments still ongoing, it will be a timely opportunity to focus on the impact Brexit it will have on regulations for cleaning products such as CLP, BPR and the Detergents Regulations. Speakers will […]

UKCPI safety campaign comes to Solihull

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on January 24, 2019.

Families in Solihull are being urged by UKCPI and the Royal Society for the Prevention Accidents (RoSPA) to take action to store their household cleaning products safely. The latest phase of the Take Action Today, Put Them Away campaign, funded by the UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI), was launched on Tuesday, January 22 at Chelmsley Wood Library in […]

UKCPI publishes 2018 annual review

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on January 10, 2019.

The review of work carried out by UKCPI and its committees throughout 2018 has just been published, and a digital version is available on the UKCPI website. With an introduction from Bruce Maxwell, Managing Director of Dri-Pak and Chair of the UKCPI Council, the 2018 review covers projects undertaken in the Advocacy, Regulatory and Communications fields. The review […]

Families in Warwickshire learn about cleaning product safety with UKCPI & RoSPA campaign

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on January 2, 2019.

Families in Warwickshire are being urged by the UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) and the Royal Society for the Prevention Accidents (RoSPA) to take action to avoid accidents with household cleaning products. The latest phase of the Take Action Today, Put Them Away campaign, funded by the UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI), was launched in […]

UKCPI co-authors letter to Thérèse Coffey MP

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on November 13, 2018.

UKCPI has contributed to a letter, sent on behalf of the Alliance of Chemical Associations (ACA), to Thérèse Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The letter expresses concerns about the implementation of a UK REACH regulation and urges Government to reconsider the requirement to submit […]

Getting recycling right for Recycle Week

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on September 25, 2018.

From Blue Planet II, to major developments in packaging, this year people have been motivated to care about the environment in a way they never have before. For the 15th annual Recycle Week (24-30 September), we are capitalising on this energy and focusing on getting recycling right during Recycle Week. Getting recycling right As a […]

UKCPI and RoSPA bring safety campaign to East Ayrshire

Posted by Charlotte Salter, on August 2, 2018.

Families in East Ayrshire are being urged by the UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) and the Royal Society for the Prevention Accidents (RoSPA) to take action to protect their children from the risks of household cleaning products. The latest phase of the Take Action Today, Put Them Away campaign was launched yesterday (Wednesday, August 1) at […]

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