The death of the entrepeneur starts with solitude

A business starts with a conversation and then develops into an idea and so on. M&A Environmental started with a conversation, and an idea to be the best supplier of products and ideas in the UK of green cleaning & consumable products to commercial business that have a zero impact to the environment and come from sustainable sources.

Stick with what you believe in, be true to yourself and your ideas and people will love it. Even when you face sceptics and doubters, be true to your ideals, always give great service and never stop evolving and one day it will happen when you least expect it.

If we stop talking and sharing ideas we stop learning and we may as well let somebody else do it.

P.S. This was all inspired by attending The Hub awards last night in Newquay a fantastic young business people networking group http://www.cornwallhub.org/ and a speech by Iain Scott of Enterprise Island.

New Integra paper towel dispenser

I am really getting some positive remarks about the new Integra that dispenses paper roll towel flat in kitchens, washrooms, leisure etc.
Not only does this system cut waste and costs significantly but the lever device of this unit seems to please the users. The whole front acts as the lever and is easy for kids to use and ideal for speedy dispense for the professional.
The paper refills that we supply are chlorine free and 100% UK waste recycled pulp of course and available in blue, white, one ply heavy or two ply soft.
Contact the office on 01647 252855 for a trial or mail us on sales@ma-enviro.co.uk for a brochure.

Be hygienic and don't be colour blind

Having done three training sessions on the bounce today what really worked was using the following colour coding to let the operators remember easier which Microfibre cloth to use where:
Blue for loo (toilet bowls & urinals)
Pink for sink (baths, sinks, showers etc)
Green to be seen (front of house and bedrooms for green policy)
Yellow for food (looking for a rhyme still!)
The trainees really do pick up on it and remember. Simple things like this can be key to making staff training effective and put into practice.

Slow food, slow rooms, slow down!

Unemployment at an 11 year high, interests rates heading to 0% and inflation heading for deflation, it's alot to get your head around for Joe public. They are even talking about tax cuts to stimulate spending, I think most people are so scared by the news on TV that they are scared to spend a penny!
The media have talked us into a slower slow down and that is being felt no where more than in the hospitality trade. Certain areas I have heard are still holding their own but customers I speak to say Christmas bookings are down, tables are empty, function bookings have dried up as companies either wait and see or decide to cut non essential spending.
I worry about all the new city centre mid range hotels that have popped up in recent years such as Premier inn, ibis, Holiday Inn, Days Inn, Travelodge, Jury's, to name but a few who have rolled out sites and of course every refurbished city I visit now all have new Nandos, Wagamamma, La Tasca, Costa, Starbucks, Nero's, Chilli's etc etc as standard. This is just the corporate tip of the hospitality business plan for us not to mention those wonderful independents who have opened their own sites based on the last 15 years growth in tourism and entertainment spend.
If it all comes to a halt and as I heard yesterday it could run as deep to 2012 what will become of all these and their employees. Perhaps we will learn from this boom and bust, but I think not, it's not in our nature!

Water is a chemical too and can perform wonders.

One of my calls engaged me in a very interesting conversation with the son of a bio chemist. Whilst the gentlemen had a remarkable in depth knowledge of cleaning chemicals and the general mis leading promotion that they are needed for all tasks, he did therefore qualify as a natural new customer of our Microfibre range that cleans simply with the use of water.
So why does the UK buy so many chemicals to clean. Well my theory is simply like most things we've become used to over use of, marketing and great packaging.
Mr Muscle, Mr Sheen, Flash, Pledge, Toilet Duck, Windowlene, Glade, Fairy, Domestos, Parazone, Cif, Brillo, Dettox, amazing brands we grow up with and in moderation have applications but not as a solution to a complete hygiene program.
Commercially it is no better with a list as long as your arm of toxic chemical ranges used to compensate for poor cloth and mop applicators and poor hygiene schedules.
Quiet simply 75% of cleaning can be done with a quality material applicator such as Microfibre and H2O. Add a little sanitiser in sensitive areas and maybe a little essence if required and save on all angles.
For more details or to see whether you could cut down your toxic in take contact us on 01647 252855 or mail sales@ma-enviro.co.uk.

Multi site change is daunting but the rewards are bigger!

Our superstar North West sales girl Kate met with a local council this week who invited her in to discuss how we could green the cleaning of public buildings from leisure centres to libraries.The problem in the buyers mind was changing the cleaners habits and educating them to change with so many satellite sites and staff.This is pretty usual when we deal with groups the need for a will from the top to impose change for good.

We offer free on site or group training, and believe if we can change one site good news travels fast and a good recommendation of a product or system can work wonders and can be spread rapidly throughout the organisation.

We have missed out on tenders, I know due to this factor but we truly believe that Eco friendly toxic free cleaning products and systems are economic, safe and offer the best results. We could not tender a product we did not believe in and would not be in the clients best interests. The more that adopt these products the more it will infiltrate the market and become normal, we are still 5-10 years behind in the UK regards our cleaning systems but slowly change is coming.

To invite one of our knowledgeable staff to your business to discuss ways to green your cleaning and consumables click on this link green my business please.