InterClean Shanghai 2024

Interclean Shanghai, took place from December 11 to December 14, 2024, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). This premier event brings together global experts and industry leaders to showcase groundbreaking innovations and includes a comprehensive program covering core topics such as healthcare, hospitality and hotels, high-pressure cleaning, digitization, robotics, steam cleaning, bathroom and toilet cleaning, window cleaning, measuring cleanliness, as well as machinery and equipment. and foster collaboration in a rapidly evolving market. Workshops and live product demonstrations provided essential educational and informational opportunities, particularly in the context of sustainability and health.

Event Highlights

1. Big Events Mean Big Business:

What’s the Game Plan? Over the past few years, stadiums, arenas, and event spaces have faced immense pressure to ensure the health and safety of athletes, performers, and attendees. The emphasis on cleanliness and hygiene has expanded significantly, with sustainability becoming a top priority.

•  Key Insight: Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, Senior Director at ISSA and GBAC, introduced the Lumitester Smart and LuciPac A3 as reliable tools for assessing cleanliness in critical environments.
•  Case studies featured organizations such as the LA Lakers, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, and Formula 1, showcasing their proactive approaches to safeguarding health, well-being, and sustainability.

2. Air, Surface, Water - The Trifecta of Cleanliness

In today’s environment, maintaining clean and safe spaces is paramount. Identifying what to measure is essential for optimizing health, safety, and efficiency. Measuring cleanliness provides new business opportunities.

• Discussion Focus: Tools like UV lights, ATP meters, and Indoor Air Quality Monitors play a crucial role in improving cleaning standards and reducing operational costs. You cannot improve what you can’t measure.
• Highlight: Lumitester Smart and LuciPac A3 were featured as innovative solutions for measuring and analyzing the cleanliness of air, surfaces, and water, ensuring healthier indoor environments.

3. Healthcare Demonstration Booth

The Lumitester Smart and LuciPac A3 were showcased in a realistic healthcare simulation. A patient room setup allowed attendees to observe how these tools deliver accurate, actionable data to ensure hygienic conditions in healthcare environments.

4. The Power of Associations

The world of cleaning industry associations continues to evolve quickly, and associations are proving adept at focusing on the needs of their members and communities. Associations support the economy and society by providing professional development, collaboration and networking. Language is not a barrier. Associations promote the science of clean and an industry that is data driven. The cleaning industry no longer simply sells labor or spends the bulk of its time emphasizing appearance and creating an illusion of cleanliness. As professionals, we focus on extracting and removing contaminants and using data to measure and improve cleaning systems and processes.

Key Takeaways

• Measuring Clean: Data-driven tools like Lumitester Smart and LuciPac A3 are transforming hygiene standards across industries.
• Industry Innovation: Cutting-edge solutions are enabling professionals to ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable environments.
• Real-World Applications: From large-scale events to healthcare settings, measuring cleanliness has become a critical component of health and safety strategies.

Dr.Gavin Macgregor-Skinner 

“It’s a very exciting time to be in the cleaning industry. Cleaning professionals must act as managers of the built environment. Performance is integral to being successful. The only way to document effective performance is to measure it. The collaboration between Kikkoman Biochemifa and ISSA - The Worldwide Cleaning Association focuses on making the invisible be visible and evaluating cleaning by measuring ATP, and also ADP and AMP. If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t improve it.”