Fearsome weapon of mouse destruction
Rentokil Pest Control has invented RADAR, a mousetrap that kills mice humanely using carbon dioxide.
The patented rodent detection system ensure that trapped mice die in seconds. It also alerts pest control technicians that a rodent has been caught.
Effective pest control is essential not only in preventing the spread of diseases carried by rodents such as salmonella, but also possible damage caused by gnawing. Fires can be started by mice chewing through electric wires.
How does it work? The mouse is tempted to investigate a 30cm long dark tunnel. Once half-way along the tunnel it steps on an activation pad that triggers the battery operated unit to close its doors. The mouse is now trapped in the tunnel and a small, but fatal dose of carbon dioxide is released into the chamber. The rodent will lose consciousness in seconds and will die in under a minute. An indicator light is illuminated to show that a mouse has been caught and a pest control technician can then be called in to reset the trap.
Top Ten Mouse Facts
* Mice aid the spread of diseases such as salmonella
* Mice can have eight litters a year and up to 16 pups per litter.
* Mice are incontinent and leave a trail of urine spots behind them.
* Mice produce up to 80 droppings a day.
* Mice will feed from 20 to 30 different food sources in one night.
* Mice are very agile and can climb vertical walls, jump and swim.
* Mice can enter buildings through gaps just 7mm high.
* Mice prefer chocolate to cheese.
* Mice can survive without drinking if their food contains 15 per cent water.
* Mice have incisor teeth hard enough to gnaw through mild steel.
Rentokil Pest Control
Water, water everywhere
The Industry Guide to Good Practice for Bottled Water is a user-friendly manual, presenting step-by-step instructions on how to meet food safety legislation requirements.
Representatives from various organisations have worked together to develop the publication, including the BSDA, Food Standards Agency, Local Authorities Coordinating Office on Regulatory Services (LACORS), Highland Spring, Perrier Vittel, Findlays Ltd and Coca-Cola & Schweppes Beverages.
Although it is intended to give advice on how to help comply with the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 and the relevant Northern Ireland legislation, the guide is also pertinent to the Food Safety Act 1990, the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989 and the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations 1999.
The guide costs £3.60 and discounts of up to 35 per cent are available for multiple orders.
Chadwick House Group
Flat packing drinks cans
The C500 Can Crusher from Tony Team has been designed to deal with drink cans up to 500ml in volume.
The company claims this is the first can crusher which separates aluminium and steel cans automatically.
The C500 costs £1500 and is a great boon environmentally and cost wise.
Tony Team
Crush bottles at break neck speed
European Bottle Crushers has developed a machine which crushes 35 to 40 bottles a minute and will hold 450 kilos in weight. There is a facility at the bottom of the machine to drain off liquid. The double bin machine costs £5995 and the single bin machine is £4995.
European Bottle Crushers