Press Release

CleanExpo - 2009

OFFICIAL SUPPORT:

• Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of the St.Petersburg Government
• Housing Committee of the St.Petersburg Government
• Association of Russian Cleaning Companies of St.Petersburg
• St.Petersburg Association of Dry Cleaners and Laundries

Over 70 exhibitors.

Companies from 8 countries: Russia, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, South Korea and Finland.

The three-day exhibition was visited by more than 4,500 professionals.

On 1 April, the press conference for the opening the CleanExpo/Pulire international exhibition took place.

The speakers were:

• Ostapenko S.K., Chief of the Department for Personal Services of the Committee for Economical Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of the St.Petersburg Government
• Ushakova V.N., President of the St.Petersburg Association of Russian Cleaning Companies
• Golyshev A.Ya., Head Physician of Children's Clinic № 5
• Kolosovskaya E.N., Manager of the City Department for Clinical Epidemiology of the Medical Information and Analytic Centre of the Public Health Committee of the St.Petersburg Government, Professor, Chair of Epidemiology of LMA named after Mechnikov, Doctor of Med. Science
• Petrenko L.Yu., Executive Secretary of the Regional Association of Public Health Managers
• Chagina L.S., President of the St.Petersburg Association of Dry-Cleaners and Laundries
• Kozlova V.A., Project Manager, Cleaning Exhibitions Department, Primexpo ltd.

The following issues were discussed:

1. Professional cleaning for intra-hospital infection prophylaxis
2. Application of the latest professional cleaning technologies at medical institutions to improve hygiene and sanitary conditions
3. Application of current cleaning and disinfection technologies at educational institutions and reducing expenses during the crisis

The following people took part in the opening ceremony:

• Kobitskiy D.A., Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of St.Petersburg Government;
• Ostapenko S.K., Chief of the Department for Personal services of the Committee for Economical Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of St.Petersburg Government
• Ushakova V.N., President of the St.Petersburg Association of Russian Cleaning Companies
• Naryshkina A.V., Deputy Chief of the Department for Organisational Management of Public and Paid Service Establishments, Department for Moscow Consumers Market and Services
• William Elliot, Great Britain Consul General in St.Petersburg
• Golyshev A.Ya., Head Physician of Children's Clinic № 5
• Petrenko L.Yu., Executive Secretary of the Regional Association of Public Health Managers
• Chagina L.S., President of the St.Petersburg Association of Dry-Cleaners and Laundries
• Kolosovskaya E.N., Manager of the City Department for Clinical Epidemiology of the Medical Information and Analytic Centre of the Public Health Committee of St.Petersburg Government, Professor, Chair of Epidemiology of LMA named after Mechnikov, Doctor of Med. Science
• Surkova T.A., Deputy Director of Lenexpo jsc
• Lubina I.A., Deputy Director of Primexpo ltd
• Kozlova V.A., Project Manager, Cleaning Exhibitions Department, Primexpo ltd

Within the framework of the exhibition the comprehensive business programme, including conferences, seminars and professional contests, was successfully held:

• Forum: 'PROFESSIONAL CLEANING FOR CLINICS AND MEDICAL PROPHYLACTIC INSTITUTIONS FOR PREVENTING INTRAHOSPITAL INFECTION '
  Organisers: The Association of Russian Cleaning Companies of St.Petersburg, the Regional Association of Public Health Service Managers, Primexpo ltd
• Practical conference 'EFFECTIVE USE OF CLEANING COMPANIES AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES ' RECOURCES '
  Organisers: Journal: 'Professional Cleaning', Primexpo ltd
• Seminar: 'EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF DRY-CLEANERS AND LAUNDRIES DURING ECONOMIC INSTABILITY . OPTIMISING COST EFFECTIVENES .'
  Organisers: St.Petersburg Association of Dry Cleaners and Laundries, Primexpo ltd
• Seminar: 'INTRODUCTION OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY FOR PROFESSIONAL CLEANING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH THE AIM OF REDUCING COSTS '
  Organisers: Association of Russian Cleaning Companies of St.Petersburg, Primexpo ltd
• Round Table: 'REDUCING OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR DRY-CLEANERS AND LAUNDRIES '
  Organisers: St.Petersburg Association of Dry Cleaners and Laundries, Primexpo ltd
• Round Table: 'HOUSING SANITATION TOPICS'
  Organiser: ID 'Concierge'

The following problems were covered during business programme:

1. Professional cleaning as a method of controlling intra-hospital infection
2. Effective marketing policy for dry-cleaners and laundries in the current conditions
3. Current cleaning and disinfection technologies for educational institutions. Ways of reducing expenses whilst retaining quality
4. The correct selection of professional detergents to reduce expenses in the economic crisis
5. Optimisation of washing technological processes, dry-cleaning and aqua-cleaning
6. Standards and criteria for cleaning apartments and houses

Cleaning companies and suppliers of professional detergents and equipment demonstrated their skills in the "MASTER CLASS OF THE CLEANING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS ".

The participants were able to assess the technological aspects of cleaning using professional machinery. All participants received a certificate: 'Master of Professional Cleaning'.

On 1 April, exhibitors and visitors of the CleanExpo/Pulire exhibition were invited to mark the opening of the exhibition at the welcome cocktail party. At the welcome cocktail party, the honorary diploma to Johannes Kiehl KG company was given with thanks for the support to Tikhvin children's house, Leningrad region.

A raffle for a romantic weekend in the Moscow five-star 'Sokos' hotel from 'Krugozor ExpoTravel' was held and the prize was won by Vera Ushakova, Director of 'Chemitech' ltd.