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If you now own an automatic scrubber, we would like to know why you have selected the machine. We invite you to take our one-question poll asking very simply, what is the main reason you have selected an automatic scrubber to perform floor care tasks. All answers are confidential. We are told only the...
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In today's CleanLink Minute, Nick Bragg addresses a common problem, especially in public restrooms. Restroom Odors. He makes a great point in the opening statement. Start at the floor. As most restroom floors are grouted tile of some sort, or occaisionally VCT, porous grout and seams are a breeding...
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With the troubles of H1N1 and other bugs already starting in schools around the country, people are becoming very concerned about it. It led to me getting a call from a concerned mother who happens to be a nurse practitioner in Alabama. She had developed concerns about how much buffing and burnishing...
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I have received numerous phone calls from janitorial and floor care service companies in the past two weeks in response to my recent article in Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine regarding ultra-durable urethane floor finish. What always amazes me is how few people can truly see the light...
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The longer I'm in this industry and come across more situations where facilities are striving for deep gloss on their VCT floors, the more I keep asking myself, why is everybody killing themselves trying to achieve this deep, high gloss on this cheap, low-durability flooring material. Not only is...
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Tornado Industries , makers of a full line of professional cleaning equipment, invites you take the following 10-question survey regarding floor care equipment. Your responses are all confidential, we are told only the results. The survey covers such things as what you like, dislike, and how you use...
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http://www.cleanlink.com/cp/article/Go-Green-Minimize-Use-Of-FloorCare-Chemicals--10916 This is an excellent column by Stephen Askin about what really makes a floor finish product "Green" Here are some direct quotes from the column: "the goal is to reduce overall impacts and not just the...
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http://www.cleanlink.com/hs/article/Targeting-Restroom-Hot-Spots--10570 The article linked here by Corrine Zudonyi brings up some interesting points. Restrooms are often the most difficult areas of a building to keep clean. Floors in restrooms are a big problem, especially tile and grout floors. Cross...
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I've seen many situations where common rolling desk chairs or stools cause extremelwear and tear on hard surface floors and floor finishes. In many cases I've seen the tile worn right through to the substrate giving the chair or stool it's own little indented home to rest in. The finish applied...
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Possibly because of the economy and also due to greater concerns about the environment, more and more of our end customers are asking us for ways to reduce refinishing cycles. At one time, floors were refinished two or three times...
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I recently read an article from Maintenance Supply magazine that talked about the struggle with going green in floor care. Finishes and strippers are often some of the most harmful chemicals used in facilities. Strippers are especially bad in many cases. I was once working with a hospital on a floor...
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There has been some signficant buzz regarding the new stimulus package and the amount of "green" (slang for dollars) that is being allocaed to all things "green" (catch-phrase for environmentally-friendly). There certainly seems to be a lot of praise for President Obama and Congress...
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I recently talked with a couple of people who use ultra-durable urethane floor finish in their facilities. Their stories of savings and improvements in quality, safety and satisfaction are pretty remarkable. One hospital in Seattle that has multiple facilities told me about an emergency area that they...
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I've read several articles in the past few months regarding floor care products and processes. There definitely is a push for products and procedures that are more "green". There also seems to be much concern about things like safety, cross contamination and indoor air quality. With the...