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Resilient Floors
August 2, 2023 HCPA Floor Care Products Division

Maintaining Your School’s Resilient Floors

For many educational facilities, resilient floor maintenance is the largest single task. Because this work is so demanding, the custodial staff must use their time effectively. But with the right approach, facility managers can optimize floor maintenance, to keep costs down while your floors still look great.

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How to Seal and Protect Grout
July 26, 2023 Bill Griffin

How to Seal and Protect Grout

Applying a penetrating sealer to grout looks like a simple process, but the closer you look, the more complex it becomes. There are certain things you need to know before you start the job.

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hardwood, wood flooring
July 10, 2023 Rama Sreenivasan

Flooring Contractors Turn to Technology

App-free video technology makes it easy to continue delivering quality service at scale, no matter your team size. All employees need is a smartphone or tablet and internet access.

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Trends in Hard Floors
June 7, 2023

Trends in Hard Floors

Watch this free webinar to discover the latest trends in hard floor materials, along with the best cleaning and care practices to maintain both new and existing flooring.

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Resilient Flooring Technology Delivers New Life to Old Floors
June 1, 2023 Dave Darche

Resilient Flooring Technology Delivers New Life to Old Floors

If you’ve been avoiding having to replace old, dilapidated flooring due to cost concerns, you might want to check out the new technology that can help you update your flooring for less money.

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Are Allergens Underfoot in Your Facility?
May 24, 2023 Jennifer Whelan

Are Allergens Underfoot in Your Facility?

People or activity can kick the dust and allergens from the floor into the air—therefore into the “breathing zone” for sensitive individuals.

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Flooding, Fungi, and Flooring
May 16, 2023 Patricia LaCroix

Flooding, Fungi, and Flooring

Discover not only how to choose the correct flooring for a flood-prone facility, but how to choose one that fits the look, feel, and overall needs of your particular building.

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A Walk Through Hard Flooring Trends
May 15, 2023 Kathleen Misovic

A Walk Through Hard Flooring Trends

Resilient flooring, polished concrete, and ceramic tile are among the most common types of hard floors found in nonresidential buildings. Facility managers need to consider whether each type of flooring's strengths, weaknesses, and upkeep requirements make sense for their buildings.

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Straight Talk! Ameripolish
May 4, 2023

Demystifying 5 Concrete Floor Care Misconceptions

In this episode of Straight Talk!, sponsored by Ameripolish, Greg Cabot, the company’s sales and marketing manager, discusses how Ameripolish products and services can help you take proper care of your facility’s polished concrete.

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Shiny floors
February 2, 2023 HCPA Floor Care Products Division

Focus on the Finish

Your facility’s flooring is a reflection of your facility’s overall image. If your floors look dingy, worn-out, and stained, that can impact how people view your facility. But by focusing on the flooring’s finish, you can improve its appearance as well as its safety.

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Slip and fall incident report
December 7, 2022 Russ Kendzior

Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls

The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) offers information, training, and certifications to help facility managers reduce the risk of falling.

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How to Restore the Shine to Polished Concrete Floors
November 10, 2022 Justin Brown

How to Restore the Shine to Polished Concrete Floors

Polished concrete floors are relatively low maintenance. However, improper maintenance by stripping and waxing can ruin the floors' appearance as well as damage them.

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2022 CMM Webinar: Create a Clean & Safe Shine
June 23, 2022

2022 CMM Webinar: Create a Clean & Safe Shine

Are you sacrificing health and safety for that glossy shine when it comes to your hard floor care routine? Are the cleaning products you use doing more harm than good?

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Robots, AMRs
June 15, 2022 Brant Insero & Adam Camhi

Integrating Robots into Workloading

Prepare your staff for automation to ensure a successful transition

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mopping, cleaning floor, shiny flooring
May 23, 2022 Dave Darche

Tips for Maintaining Resilient Flooring

Proper care of your flooring will preserve its shine and durability. Follow these tips to protect your facility's flooring investment.

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Monolithic flooring
May 18, 2022 Dave Darche

Redefining Monolithic Flooring

Smooth monolithic flooring surfaces reduce the risk of bacteria growth or germ contamination that can occur in floors with joints or seams. Their durability also makes this type of flooring resistant to harmful chemicals. 

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