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mars 17, 2023Green spring – green kitchen hygiene: get ready for Easter
In a spring-like atmosphere, braised leg of lamb with beans wrapped in bacon or roast hare attract guests to restaurants at Easter time. These culinary delights can be a real challenge when it comes to keeping the filled dining room and kitchen in a hygienic condition. But how can a perfect festive table be presented while also keeping costs low and protecting the environment?
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januar 25, 2023The (r)evolution of laundry detergents and softeners: proven skin compatibility
When developing laundry detergents and fabric softeners, the focus is usually on cleaning performance and the effect on the fibres and shaping of textiles.
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desember 22, 2022Gym hygiene: A clean start to the new year
Since the Corona pandemic, our health awareness has increased. We pay more attention to our diet and we do more sport. In Germany alone, the fitness industry, with its approximately 9 million members, is one of the forms of exercise with the largest number of members. For studio operators, this is good news. But comprehensive training support is not enough. Compliance with hygiene standards is the guarantee that gym members feel good. We show here which aspects can be particularly taken into account per area.
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oktober 13, 2022Clean down textiles to feel good
Down textiles – light as a feather, providing cozy warmth – like duvets, pillows as well as jackets, e.g., of residents in retirement and nursing homes are a real challenge for professional laundry. How can cozy natural products made of real feathers and down stay fresh, clean, and fluffy in the cold season?
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september 27, 2022Green and Clean: Sustainable washing powders by Green Care Professional
In in-house laundries with only few wash cycles per day, the question arises as to whether washing powders can meet laundry hygiene requirements. Can this be done without sacrificing optimized energy, water and chemical efficiency? Is the use of washing powders with manual dosing sustainable?
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mai 20, 2022Green Transformation: The “Go Green” Year at Werner & Mertz Professional
For the Professional Division of Werner & Mertz, 2022 promises to be a thoroughly green year. In the “Go Green“ project, the Mainz specialists for professional cleaning are hard at work, enlarging the product portfolio of their sustainable Green Care Professional brand. In the process, the formulas and packaging of several Tana Professional brand products are being reworked and optimized for a sustainable circular economy and their inclusion in the Green Care Professional portfolio. Thus, the recyclable solutions for professional building cleaning will be significantly expanded again.
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mai 20, 2022Werner & Mertz Professional at Interclean 2022: Crowds rush toward the circular economy
Interest in sustainability and the circular economy is growing by leaps and bounds in the professional building cleaning sector. That’s the take-away for Tana-Chemie, the Professional Divison of Werner & Mertz, from this year’s Interclean trade show in Amsterdam. Several hundred companies presented their latest solutions and concepts for professional cleaning from 10 to 13 May in the Netherlands capital.
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februar 25, 2022Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Werner & Mertz is leading the world in the use of post-consumer recyclate!
The current progress report issued by the internationally known Ellen MacArthur Foundation clearly shows that the medium-sized company Werner & Mertz not only set lofty goals for recycling use, but also has taken a worldwide lead in implementation.
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januar 25, 2022Working together for sustainable tourism: Green Care Professional and Green Key continue their partnership
The eco label Green Key and the Green Care Professional brand of Tana-Chemie GmbH have extended their partnership to 2024. The non-profit run eco-certification for environmentally friendly accommodations and the Professional Division of Werner & Mertz, the Mainz-based cleaning products manufacturer, joined forces in 2019 to promote sustainable solutions for washing and cleaning in the tourism industry.
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september 17, 2021Tana-Chemie GmbH receives the highest rating from EcoVadis
In June 2021 the Mainz-based cleaning specialists received a Platinum medal for sustainable business from the renowned CSR/Sustainability rating agency EcoVadis. That designation places Tana-Chemie among the most sustainable companies in the world because the best score is awarded in only one percent of all cases.
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juli 6, 2021An important step to more sustainability: European Customer Synergy S.A. and Tana Chemie GmbH enter into strategic cooperation
Integrally sustainable cleaning under the banner of the circular economy. With support of this cause, Tana-Chemie GmbH, won over the pan-European company European Customer Synergy S.A. (ECS). Operating as a strong network for facility services. Effective immediately, the Professional Division of the Mainz-based cleaning products manufacturer Werner & Mertz joins the ECS “Preferred Supplier Program”. That means offerings from ECS will include cleaning products from Tana-Chemie with a special focus on the eco brand Green Care Professional.
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februar 2, 2021Werner & Mertz makes a quantum leap in recycling
A sensational breakthrough for the circular economy is announced by Werner & Mertz: The Mainz-based manufacturer of detergents, care and cleaning products, together with its cooperation partner ALPLA, has increased the share of recyclates from the household waste collection „Yellow bag“ in its PET bottles to 50%! The PET Recycling Team Wolfen has now achieved what many considered impossible.
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oktober 5, 2020Integral Sustainability prevails
Tana-Chemie GmbH and WISAG kick off extensive cooperative effort With its portfolio of powerful cleaning products that fulfill the highest environmental standards along the entire supply chain, Tana-Chemie GmbH won over WISAG Gebäudereinigung GmbH & Co. KG. Effective immediately, the Professional Division of the Mainz-based cleaning products manufacturer Werner & Mertz is the sole supplier of cleaning chemicals for maintenance and special cleaning provided by the building cleaning company across the country.
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september 19, 2020Is this the end of high-quality plastic recycling?
The Green Dot, Werner & Mertz and the German Association for the Waste, Water and Raw Materials Industries demand financial incentives and commitment from government. Plastic waste in private households increased by 10 percent in recent months as the numbers of home offices and Internet orders went up and the demand for recyclates – recycled plastic from plastic waste – decreased dramatically. What appears at first glance to be a paradox can be attributed to one cause – oil prices.
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juni 2, 2020After the corona crisis will things be as they were before?
Appeal from German Environmental Award winner Reinhard Schneider for a sustainable transformation instead of retro liberalism in post-corona era: As justifiable measures were taken to contain the pandemic, many people had to cope with an immediate restriction of their civil liberties. That painful experience led to uncertainty and revealed the weak reaction of our economic system to such a global challenge. Very long supply chains were particularly prone to disruption.
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mai 15, 2020Thomas Ulbricht is new Head of Professional Division at Werner & Mertz
As of 1 April 2020, Thomas Ulbricht is the new head of the Professional Division at Werner & Mertz with headquarters in Mainz. He succeeds Frank Vancraeyveld, who left the company by mutual consent after more than seven years. With Thomas Ulbricht, Werner & Mertz Professional has a manager with extensive experience in the industry.
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mars 5, 2020Interclean 2020: Amsterdam Innovation Award
Werner & Mertz Professional is nominated for the Amsterdam Innovation Award We are delighted to announce that Werner & Mertz Professional has been nominated for the Amsterdam Innovation Award 2020 in the Category “Equipment, Detergents, Washroom”. The jury acknowledged the submitted cleaning concept designed for circular economy with its innovative centerpiece: the worldwide first 100% recyclable refill pouch. The concept will be presented at this year’s RAI Interclean Amsterdam from May 12th to May 15th.
