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Escalators and SweepersCleaning machine market changing to meet demand for greater productivity and manoeuvrability
- Gordon McVean of Truvox International reports.
Every business or organisation, whether in the public or private sector is prioritising cutting costs over almost every other consideration. So cleaning teams, cleaning contractors and facilities managers are constantly looking for ways of getting more cleaning done with greater effectiveness for less money. Facilities managers are also looking to increase the return on every square metre of office or workshop space, so are getting more people and equipment into less space right up to legally permitted limits. That in turn reduces the gaps between furniture, limits access to areas of floor and makes it more necessary for machines to be manoeuvrable.
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There’s a much bigger range of floors needing polishing than there used to be
- Gordon McVean of Truvox International outlines the challenges
Flooring materials and flooring technologies in commercial buildings have been changing fast. The environmental pressure to stop using hardwoods from endangered forest habitats has grown rapidly and any proposals to install new hardwood floors are likely to cause negative publicity. Fashion has decreed more, larger and ever-glossier stone floors in office building atria. Polished concrete and polished tile are growing in popularity.
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What has changed in the commercial vacuum market?
- Gordon McVean of Truvox International reports on developments.
Trends towards lighter, quieter, more manoeuvrable machines that are easier to get into vans or lifts and more suitable for daytime cleaning have continued. Especially as both cleaning contractors and their customers adjust to changing markets and greater pressure for quieter, greener, more sustainable cleaning.
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Planned carpet and upholstery maintenance makes carpets and furniture last longer, look better and saves money
- Gordon McVean of Truvox International offers advice
Properly planned maintenance of carpets and upholstery can make them last years longer and look much better than randomly cleaned fabrics and carpets. To get the maximum benefit having the right equipment with sufficient power and top-grade filtration is vital, particularly if people with respiratory disease are likely to live or work where the carpet maintenance is being carried out.
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Cleaning in schools is not the way it used to be
In the mid-twentieth century, around sixty years ago, cleaning a school usually meant making it smell of disinfectant with liberal applications of carbolic wherever those in charge thought infection might be lurking, sweeping up the detritus of the previous day and polishing oak parquet floors. The disinfectant tended to be concentrated in the lavatories, and was only occasionally used in the areas where school dinners were cooked and served, probably because the smell of carbolic was even worse than the smell of the meals. The sharp odour of wax polish pervaded everything.
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Floorcare efficiency from Truvox technologies
Hospitals must meet ever-increasing NHS cleaning standards, usually without increased resources. Cleaners can meet higher standards only by achieving greater efficiency, which usually means doing a better job in less time. That can be achieved only by using machines that are more efficient at removing soil.
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Asepsis is as important as cleaning in care home maintenance
- Gordon McVean of Truvox International offers advice
There are some nasty infections around nowadays, and cleaning in a care home has to take account of them and seek to protect staff and residents from infection. Review your choice of cleaning chemicals and ensure that the chemicals you use have the maximum anti-bacterial effectiveness that you can get for your budget.
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