Buyer Beware - How to Avoid Getting Caught Out by Exaggerated or False Marketing and Product Claims

Lorcan Mekitarian, Sales Director Berry Bpi and Chair of CHSA.

Lorcan has spent the last 30 years supplying the waste management and cleaning and hygiene sector with waste sacks. Berry Bpi was a founding member of the CHSA Plastic Sack Scheme. He was instrumental in expanding the scheme to now include office bin liners and OTH sacks. He became a CHSA Council member in 2015 and Chair in 2019.

Joanne has over 40 years’ experience working within the cleaning and hygiene industry, having headed up Jangro for over 20 years and ensuring that the group provides an innovative and unrivalled offering and service. Highly regarded in the industry, Jo sits on several industry boards and is proud to be a Court Assistant of the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners.

Nicky Biggart, UK & European Sales Manager at Evans Vanodine.

Nicky’s career began at Swallow Hotels, on the company’s graduate programme. She moved to John Deas & Company, the independent distributor that served the hospitality sector, before joining Peter Grant Papers, now Northwood Hygiene Products. Today she is UK & European Sales Manager for the Professional Hygiene division at chemicals manufacturer, Evans Vanodine.

Harrison Wipes is a 135-year old, 4^th generation family business. Based in Essex, the company is a nonwoven wiping cloth business supplying wipes into FM, HORECA and janitorial markets. Stephen is a former Chairman of the CHSA and now an honorary Vice President. He has worked consistently to continue the development of the CHSA’s Accreditation Schemes, supporting their influential place in the market.