STRIVING FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE SANITATION INDUSTRY

By Gareth Lloyd-Jones, MD of Ecowize -  a leading hygiene and sanitation company servicing the food sector

February 2012: Sustainability is a “hot” topic at the moment - especially after the COP 17 conference that took place in Durban earlier this year which is set to remain on the top of many government, industry and individual agendas.

WORLD FIRST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN HYGIENE COMPANY 

Leading local hygiene and sanitation provider recognised as global industry leader

December 2011: Ecowize, a South African hygiene and sanitation provider to the food production industry has become the world’s first cleaning company to have successfully been audited against the food safety system standard of the International Organisation for Standardisation - ISO22000.

NEW LEGISLATION REQUIRED TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY IN SOUTH AFRICAN HOSPITALITY AND RESTURANT INDUSTRY

September 2011: South African retailers serving food directly to consumers need to significantly improve the levels of hygiene and safety currently employed. This also needs to be driven by legislative changes so that food producers and food retailers are both governed by the same set of rules.

SA FARMERS URGED TO MAINTAIN INFRUSTRUCTURE

August 2011: South African farmers are running the risk of losing millions should they not focus on investing in regular maintenance and cleaning of infrastructure like silo’s.