Avmor Corp., Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Help Clean the World

When an outbreak of cholera occurred in Haiti in 2010, Clean the World sprung into action by delivering 300,000 bars of soap in less than three months. As the disease spread throughout Haiti, Clean the World turned to additional hygiene partners to help prevent future illness and death.

The Avmor Corporation, one of Canada’s leading manufacturers of cleaning and sanitation products, stepped up in a big way by donating at its own expense an entire semi-truck full of hand sanitizer gel and foam for distribution to children and families in Haiti. The truck contained more than 48,000 bottles of hygiene products.

Mattie Chinks, president and CEO at Avmor, and his team contacted Clean the World and asked if the hand sanitizers could be delivered into Haiti alongside donations of hotel soaps and bottled amenities. The truckload of sanitizers was delivered to Clean the World headquarters in Orlando for shipment to Haiti, particularly in areas where soap is always in short supply. But there was still the issue of how to get it there. That’s when another partner stepped in at a time of great need.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, with offices in Doral, Fla., provided the container necessary to ship the hygiene supplies to Haiti. Hellmann also arranged for trucking of the supplies from Orlando to its warehouse near the Port of Miami and loaded the container with all of the hand sanitizers from Avmor. Days later, the hand sanitizers arrived in Port-Au-Prince and have since been distributed to communities in need throughout Haiti.

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New superbug makes inroads in Canada

For the last year, a Montreal hospital has been battling an outbreak of a highly drug-resistant bacteria.

The outbreak was caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, which is normally found in the human intestine. In healthy people, these bacteria can live in the intestine without causing illness. In hospitals, however, they can cause a range of infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections and urinary tract infections.

Klebsiella pneumoniae traditionally have been treated with antibiotics, but in the last decade or so, a strain of the bacteria has developed that is resistant to this class of drugs. In fact, the Ottawa Hospital had three cases of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in 2008, one of which was resistant to all antibiotics.

Avmor’s BASIX Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner is available to help control this outbreak.
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Avmor Releases Quick Stuff Training Videos on You Tube!

Montreal, QC – September 15, 2011 - Avmor Ltd., a Laval-based company and Canada's leading manufacturer of professional cleaning solutions for the Jan/San and Foodservice markets will be releasing a series of application videos on their line-up of Quick Stuff cleaning solutions on You Tube and various Social Medias including Facebook and Twitter. These 2 minute videos that cater to the Foodservice industry include the following applications:

1) Three-Sink Cleaning – YELLOW STUFF Pot and Pan Detergent and SANI STUFF No Rinse Quaternary Sanitizer


2) Window and Glass Cleaner – BLUE STUFF Glass and Window Cleaner


3) Washroom Care – GREEN STUFF Descaler and Washroom Cleaner


4) Oven and Grill – HOT STUFF Oven and Grill Cleaner and HOT STUFF GEL Oven and Grill Cleaner


5) Hand Care – BIOMAXX and BIOMAXX FOAM


6) Food Contact Surfaces / Dining Areas – ORANGE STUFF Hard Surface Cleaner Degreaser and SANI STUFF RTU No Rinse Sanitizer


7) Floors – ORANGE STUFF Hard Surface Cleaner Degreaser

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Avmor participates in the Ride to Conquer Cancer

The Avmor Cycling Team completed the "Ride to Conquer Cancer" We are very proud!!! Click link for photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/pg24lf/AvmorCyclingTeam2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCMn5o6jAvemRUg#

INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES TO BENEFIT FROM NEW GREEN CLEANING SYSTEM

Avmor announced today the launch of its new EP50 OxyMixx^TM cleaning system, which combines one greener cleaning product and one dispenser to provide four different applications.

“Avmor is very proud of its latest innovation, the EP50 OxyMixx system, which offers a simplified cleaning approach to promote better hygiene and healthier indoor spaces,” says Paul Goldin, Chief Sustainability Officer at Avmor. “Our company is committed to continuous environmental improvement and to providing Janitorial and Foodservice markets with sustainable green cleaning solutions that protect health without harming the environment. The EP50 OxyMixx system helps us to achieve these goals.”

The EP50 OxyMixx system is designed to reduce costs for the end user by making use of only one cleaning chemical and one dispensing device for countless surfaces. The single product offers four different applications, which include: a multi-purpose cleaner, a disinfectant, a floor cleaner and a glass cleaner.

Read more about this announcement (INSERT LINK TO PRESS RELEASE) and visit www.avmor.com to find Avmor’s EP50 OxyMixx system and other green cleaning for health solutions.

Implementing Hand Washing Initiatives saves Virginia, Tennessee hospitals $1.2M via infection reductions

RICHMOND, VA – After implementing a hand washing "action plan," four hospitals in southwestern Virginia and eastern Tennessee reduced healthcare-acquired infection rates (HAIs) a collective 41 percent within 90 days, resulting in savings of $1.2 million in costs.


VHHA Services, a subsidiary of the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, coordinated a study among the four hospitals to determine if adding a persistent hand sanitizing lotion and a persistent surface disinfectant to current practices reduces HAI rates. The products used in the study provided persistent effects that kill germs on hands for four hours and on surfaces for up to 28 days.

The study ran three months and compared HAI rates during the study to the three months prior to the study period. After the three-month trial period, results showed an average of 41.5 percent fewer infections per 1,000 patient days. The individual hospitals reduced infections 29.4 percent, 32.4 percent, 50 percent and 54.2 percent respectively. The CDC estimates the average cost of an HAI is $20,549, which results in a cost savings estimate of $1.2 million for the 59 HAIs prevented. The cost to implement both products is less than $15,000 for three months.

Rebecca Bartles, corporate manager in the infection prevention department at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tenn., said her facility observed a 32.4 percent reduction in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE), C. diff and multi-drug-resistant gram negative transmission rates during the trial.

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Green Cleaning for Health 1.0

17 Territory Managers from Century Vallen Prairies Division were Certified in the Green Cleaning for Health 1.0 course. The course was designed to increase participants knowledge base to aid in promoting "Green".
Comments from Evaluations:

• “The added skill to provide Green Audits for our customers adds to our value as a distributor” Dave O’Reilly (TM Calgary)
• “A great Informational session to help generate sales” Kent Cross (TM Winnipeg)
• “Experiencing the breadth and depth of the Avmor line was more impactful in a workshop than reading about it. The exercise we did in cross referencing products on a Green Audit was very good” Ken Peters (Manager Winnipeg)
• “I now have a thorough understanding of sanitizing and disinfecting” Glen Vorra (TM Medicine Hat)

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