Enhancing the Customer Experience One Stall at a Time

High-performance cleaning is a concept in which sustained, best-practice effort is the prime management ingredient feeding a system’s integrity.

How do you ensure employees are following the right procedures to keep themselves and others safe?

Mold and mildew can make cleaning tile and grout a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be.

This question-and-answer session provides valuable information regarding trends and pricing pitfalls for building service contractors.

Today, the changing needs of facilities, combined with the evolution of technology, require a much bigger—and wiser—investment by both new and established businesses.

The CompuClean App lets you perform your custodial quality inspections when and where you need to, using your smart phone or tablet.

More than 50 years ago, PortionPac Chemical Corporation was the first to offer a complete system of safer high concentrate, color-coded cleaning products in premeasured Pac® brand pouches.

Kaivac’s new OmniFlex AutoVac with Lithium-Ion smart battery technology is a new type of cordless scrubber that cleans up to 20,000 square feet per hour, faster than most traditional automatic scrubbers.

The Tork EasyCube Intelligent Restroom System has data-tracking sensors that transmit refill data and traffic trends to a web app that can be viewed 24/7. Through a color-coded status system, managers can track and analyze the refill and cleaning needs of restrooms and dispensers, ultimately helping to reduce the number of restroom complaints and increase customer satisfaction.

Spartan Chemical Co, Inc. announces the availability of Diffense™, an EPA-registered, broad spectrum cleaner/disinfectant designed to kill C. diff spores. Effective against a comprehensive range of harmful bacteria and viruses, including Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, norovirus, and bloodborne pathogens, Diffense is ideal for areas where infection control and the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are critical.

Tide® Professional Coldwater Laundry System includes a near-neutral pH detergent, fabric softener, bleach, and whiteness enhancer, all formulated to work together to use significantly less water at colder temperatures than traditional on-site laundry systems. The system’s near-neutral pH formula and added Tide Professional Whiteness Enhancer also protects fabric integrity to keep linens looking new and help reduce linen replacement costs.

Buckeye International’s Proclaim concrete, terrazzo, and hard floor coating provides a high gloss and exceptional durability. Proclaim is easy to apply and dries fast. Proclaim is ideal for any floor where appearance and durability are important, including in schools, retail facilities, warehouses, manufacturing plants, or other places with heavy equipment traffic.

Geerpres®, Inc. has developed the new Geer-Key™ Front Locking System to help elongate the life of housekeeping carts. The Geer-Key moves the key and lock from the side of the cart, where it can easily be broken, to the front of the cart to reduce breakage, minimizing replacement costs and improving efficiency with a push-button lock.

The AutoVac cleans any floor surface as well as, if not better than, a conventional auto scrubber. Independent lab tests find the AutoVac removes at least 98 percent of soil from floor surfaces; cleans up to 20,000 square feet (with the battery-powered system); and is easy to operate, transport, and maintain. The AutoVac is certified by NFSI because it helps minimize the potential for a slip-and-fall accident.

The Comfort Pro Premium 6-quart and 10-quart capacity backpack vacuum cleaners are an alternative to traditional upright vacuums. They offer the flexibility of traditional backpacks, and with a harness designed by makers of camping backpacks, are comfortable to wear. The Comfort Pros have earned CRI Gold level certification, are exceptionally quiet, and have a telescoping wand and stretch hose for added flexibility.

Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes are EPA-registered to kill 99.9 percent of common illness-causing germs, including MRSA and Bordetella pertussis, the organism that can cause whooping cough. In addition to nine new EPA-registered disinfecting claims, these wipes now have 12 allergen-removal claims and offer 10-second sanitation.

ProTeam® was honored with a Gold Award for the ProGen® upright vacuum in Appliance Design magazine’s 28th Annual Excellence in Design competition. The ProGen 12 features low vertical clearance, advanced maneuverability, and an extended reach with a 24-inch wand and a hose that stretches to 8 feet, while the ProGen 15 features an animated dashboard display and patent-pending Snap Lock Lid.

Avert™ Sporicidal Disinfectant Cleaner is a task-oriented solution for use during C. diff outbreaks or in hyperendemic settings. With a one-minute contact time against key pathogens, such as CRE, norovirus, VRE, and MRSA, and four minutes against C. diff spores, this product cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes hard, nonporous environmental surfaces in one step, and does not require rinsing.

The CleanCore system uses ozone to turn plain tap water into a cleaning agent. The ozonated water is viewed as a natural cleaning agent because it naturally occurs in the atmosphere. It is perfectly safe for the cleaning worker and surfaces and can be disposed after cleaning by pouring it down any drain.

Diversey Care’s TASKI® swingo 2100 μicro microrider combines compact design, high operational flexibility, and an intelligent total solution approach. The combination of speed, small footprint, patented active seating, and an offset brush deck ensures an attractive total cost of ownership without compromising safety for the operator and environment.