A Program for Effective Carpet Maintenance

When it comes to pest control, going green includes implementing proactive, preventive measures that either eliminate or reduce the conditions that are attractive to pests.

Achieving the utmost sanitary conditions in restrooms and locker rooms involves incorporating materials that stand up to destruction, offer bacterial resistance, and are easy to clean.

Professional service providers need to select equipment that performs to customers' standards while achieving production rates needed to maintain a competitive edge.

Learning from others is an excellent way to stay at the top of your game and run your business more efficiently.

Two ways companies can remain competitive in a tightening marketplace is to control or reduce costs.

Recent tests found that Whittaker’s new low-moisture encapsulation solution, Crystal® Quick Restore (CQR), performs better than hot water extraction (HWE).

Crystal Lake Educational Center is a 69,000 square foot facility that is thoroughly cleaned by only 1.5 custodial workers each night thanks to the GoFree® Pro cordless backpack vacuum from ProTeam®.

Powr-Flite’s new Gum Reaper transforms unsightly gum on carpets and hard floor surfaces into a powder that can be easily brushed away without damaging the underlying surface. Using a safe, vegetable derived cleaning solution, the Gum Reaper can remove as many as 700 gum spots in an hour and breaks down gum modules in less than five seconds, leaving little or no residue. With rechargeable batteries, there are no cables or cords.

SCA, the producer of the Tork brand, has launched the Tork Coreless High Capacity Bath Tissue Dispensing system in North America. The dispensers are a perfect fit for washrooms with limited space. Two coreless, high-capacity rolls equal up to five conventional bath tissue rolls. The Tork coreless system is a washroom solution that reduces waste and maintenance expenses while improving the guest experience. The system is easy to use and meets ADA requirements for bath tissue.

The propane-powered Aztec LowRider Burnishers are more productive, less expensive, and less environmentally hazardous than their battery-powered counterparts. They cost half as much, weigh half as much, and can work at twice the speed of battery-powered burnishers. LowRider Burnishers have unlimited runtime with quick-change tanks, and twice the head pressure as battery-powered burnishers.

Spartan Chemical Co., Inc. has launched the CompuClean® Mobile App for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android™ devices. Featuring custom inspection capabilities, CompuClean Mobile makes documenting performance and tracking cleaning issues easy. Inspections are quick and convenient using your mobile device and can even be performed offline. Use the app to capture rich, multimedia content including images that reinforce inspection results and create and generate charts and graphs to deliver immediate feedback.

Ecolab has introduced two ware washing innovations: the Apex™ Conveyor Dishwashing Machine and the Concentrated Liquid Dishmachine System. The Apex Conveyor provides up to a 50-percent reduction in utility costs by reducing water and energy use with one-pass, low-water ware washing. The Concentrated Liquid Dishmachine is a highly concentrated, low-temperature detergent and sanitizer system that yields the same number of washes and more consistent results while using fewer resources.

Provito® (for Life) White Polishing Pads have earned USDA Biobased Product Certification. This verifies that the products’ amount of renewable biobased ingredients meets or exceeds levels set by the USDA. Biobased products are composed in whole or in a significant part of agricultural, forestry, or marine ingredients. All biobased amount claims are verified by independent labs and monitored by the USDA.

Kaivac’s 1750 No-Touch Cleaning® system combines power and compact size at an attractive price to deliver exceptional value. Designed for total soil removal, the 1750 is like an indoor pressure washer, providing chemical injection, rinsing, and wet-vacuum technologies onto a single, space-efficient platform. Users spray cleaning solution on fixtures and surfaces, then power rinses these areas, which are then vacuum dried using the system’s built-in wet/dry vacuum to remove germs and bacteria.

Tornado’s BR 13/1 MW is a multi-purpose, multisurface cleaning machine. Use it to clean tile and grout, vinyl tile, brick, slate, mosaic, granite, and rubber floors, as well as many types of carpet. In-house facility managers, building engineers, housekeepers, and BSCs will appreciate the superior flexibility, advanced productivity, reduced environmental impact, and—because it cleans two surfaces—cost savings.

3M has unveiled the next generation of Scotchgard Resilient Floor Protector, a patented high-performance floor coating with nanotechnology. The new zinc-free, low-odor formula utilizes multiple technologies to produce a hard surface that features gloss retention, black-mark and hand-sanitizer resistance, and easier black-mark removal. The protector works with the 3M Resilient Floor Protection System that helps to keep floors clean and bright while requiring less maintenance and fewer chemicals.

Buckeye International’s Reflections® wood floor care program includes water- and oil-based wood floor coatings that are environmentally safe and VOC-compliant. The coatings provide superior adhesion, higher gloss, and reduced black marking and tape pulls. Additionally, the comprehensive program offers hands-on training at no additional cost.

OMI Industries’ M130 Vapor Phase Units provide a “dry” dispersion system for the efficient and economical application of Fresh Wave IAQ Air and Surface odor eliminaton—perfect for commercial environments such as hospitality, healthcare, sports arenas, casinos, and universities. These units offer a cutting-edge science that is based on a proprietary blend of natural ingredients including water, lime, pine needles, aniseed, clove, and cedar wood, which is environmentally friendly.

Geerpres®, Inc. introduces a new backpack design for the CAT G7 Chemical Applicator Tool. The CAT G7 is a self-contained backpack applicator that is primarily used for applying floor finish. The new backpack was designed with user safety and comfort in mind. Breathable mesh inserts have been added to keep the user cooler when using the CAT G7. The addition of padded, adjustable shoulder straps makes the backpack more comfortable to wear, and adjustable chest and waist straps will ensure the backpack stays in place.