Name: AUK Hygiene
Address: 7 Cavalier Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6TQ, GB
Telephone: 01626 355177

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Cleaning & Hygiene Products

We stock thousands of high-quality branded and own-brand cleaning and hygiene products ready to tackle any cleaning tasks

Account Management Platform

Manage your orders, finances, product collections, sites and users from a single online dashboard.

Easy Access QR Code Ordering

Allow staff to order pre-approved products and complete administrative tasks from a simple on-site poster.

Windmill Refill

Exclusive range of cleaning chemicals delivered in reusable bottles for collection, refill and redistribution

Digital Dosing Charts Generator

Making your cleaning processes smarter, safer, and more profitable

Free COSHH Training

Be safe and compliant with our free online COSHH training and assessment platform.

Customer Care

Friendly and knowledgeable staff on hand to support you with your cleaning and hygiene needs

Environmental & Sustainability

We are dedicated to creating a more sustainable world for our customers and community.

Contract Cleaners

We supply high-quality cleaning and hygiene products to cleaning contractors across the UK.

Education

We work with schools, colleges and universities to ensure their environments remain clean and sanitary.

Cleaning and hygiene for leisure and tourism

Leisure & Tourism

Helping to keep the places clean when people like to stay and play

Public Sector

Keeping public spaces and building clean and hygienic for everyone to enjoy.

Healthcare

Supporting healthcare facilities with certified products creating clean, sanitary and compliant spaces.

Cleaning and hygiene for food manufacturing facilities

Food Manufacturers

Many of our cleaning chemicals are food safe and ideal for food manufacturing facilities

Wholesale

Creating own-brand and wholesale solutions for companies looking to build value and increase revenue

Commercial

Supporting Facilities Managers across the country keep their offices and commercial spaces clean and tidy

Windmill Refill

Windmill is our own-range of high-quality cleaning products with Refill and Eco options available.

Tork

Paper products and dispenser from leading UK brand Tork

Raphael

Toilet rolls, hand towels, jumbo rolls and dispenser from Raphael

MotorScrubber

Industry leading floor cleaning machines from MotorScrubber

Rubbermaid

Waste management solutions suitable for commercial environments

Numatic

High performance and sustainable cleaning machines from Numatic

RugDoctor

Great value and easy-to-use carpet cleaning machines and accessories from RugDoctor

Truvox

Commercial and Industrial floorcare machines and accessories from Truvox

Hand Hygiene 2 min read

Good Hand Washing Hygiene Guidelines

10 May 2022

Frequent hand-washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Whilst hand gel is excellent for cleaning hands, don’t forget to teach good hand hygiene with the use of soap and water.

Here's some best practice guidance, content courtesy of Mayo Clinic and St Guys Hospital.

When to wash your hands

As you touch people, surfaces and objects throughout the day, you accumulate germs on your hands. You can infect yourself with these germs by touching your eyes, nose or mouth, or spread them to others. Although it's impossible to keep your hands germ-free, washing your hands frequently can help limit the transfer of bacteria, viruses and other microbes.

Whilst hand gel is excellent for cleaning hands, don’t forget to teach good hand hygiene with the use of soap and water

Always wash your hands before:

Preparing food or eating
Treating wounds or caring for a sick person
Inserting or removing contact lenses

Always wash your hands after:

Preparing food
Using the toilet, changing a diaper or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet
Touching an animal, animal feed or animal waste
Blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing
Treating wounds or caring for a sick person
Handling garbage
Handling pet food or pet treats
When hands are visibly dirty

How to wash your hands

Do not assume that children know how to wash their hands. Watch how they wash their hands and teach them the correct way.

Wet your hands with clean, running water — either warm or cold.
Apply soap and lather well.
Rub your hands vigorously for at least 20 seconds. Remember to scrub all surfaces, including the backs of your hands, wrists, between your fingers and under your fingernails.
Rinse well.
Dry your hands with a clean towel or air-dry them.

Do not assume that children know how to wash their hands. Watch how they wash their hands and teach them the correct way.

How to use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser

If you use a hand sanitiser, make sure the product contains at least 60% alcohol

Alcohol-based hand sanitisers, which don't require water, are an acceptable alternative when soap and water aren't available. If you use a hand sanitiser, make sure the product contains at least 60% alcohol.

Follow these steps:

Apply the gel product to the palm of one hand. Check the label to find out the appropriate amount
Rub your hands together.
Rub the gel over all the surfaces of your hands and fingers until your hands are dry.
Be sure to supervise young children using alcohol-based hand sanitisers. Swallowing alcohol-based sanitizers can cause alcohol poisoning. Store the container safely away after use.