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Automatic Scrubber
 The new Focus® II models are the first 20-inch scrubbers available with Clarke’s revolutionary BOOST® technology. If you demand high levels of cleaning with the ultimate in green benefits, BOOST technology offers 70 percent reduction in water and chemicals, 40 percent increase in pad life, 25 percent increase in battery runtime and the added benefit of saving 50 percent in labor time, compared to traditional disc models.No other manufacturer comes close to matching Clarke’s combination of serious cleaning ability and green benefits in autoscrubbers. The Focus II models are also available in three disc models and a cylindrical model. And all of the Focus II scrubbers feature important benefits such as low noise levels, improved user ergonomics, on-board chargers, breakaway squeegees and more. |
Chemical Products
 Capital Hotel and Hospitality Services Inc. cleans high-end hotels, restaurants and other large facilities in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia. One challenge that they were facing in many of their facilities was keeping grout clean in the restrooms. John Marino, owner and president, saw a demonstration of Buckeye Marauder™ and was convinced it was the product they were looking for. “Marauder does a great job of cleaning tile and whitening grout,” Marino states. Additionally, the company was searching for the best possible cleaner and disinfectant to use in restroom cleaning. Buckeye Terminator™ is the solution for both cleaning and disinfecting in one step. “Terminator not only smells good, but also cleans even better,” Marino says. Now they are able to clean and disinfect in one step, saving them a significant amount of time. Another benefit of Buckeye Terminator is that it has a kill claim for MRSA, a major concern in many facilities. |
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Backpack Vacuum
 The Dwarf House in Stockbridge, Ga., is an 80-table, 6,000-square-foot restaurant open 16 hours every day that bustles with up to 120 employees. “Food debris and oils are the biggest cleaning problems we face. I was lucky if a vacuum lasted six months,” General Manager Ramsey Walker says. That is, until he bought a ProVac backpack vacuum by ProTeam® designed to tackle the demands of the food service industry. Large food debris is swiftly picked up with the upholstery attachment, and the oils that sink into the carpet no longer clog up the vacuum. Plus, a backpack is maneuverable enough to clean around booths and chairs. Ramsey estimates he saves $600 per year on repairs since he switched to ProTeam backpacks. There are no belts or beater bars that can break and the durable body comes with a lifetime warranty. Positive customer ratings on store appearance have earned Walker kudos from the corporate office. “It makes us look really good in their eyes,” he says. “The backpacks do a great job. I highly recommend them.” |
Mopping Trolley
 The WaveBrake® Mopping Trolley enables cleaning professionals to consolidate tasks, reduce trips, save time and work more productively. The system consists of a 35-quart WaveBrake bucket, an 18-quart dirty water bucket and a wringer with a low-stress handle nestled in a quiet caster dolly. It also includes a trash collection container and removable tool caddy.The WaveBrake bucket successfully reduces splashing by 40 percent, by virtue of its patent-pending, proprietary design: Two molded-in wave “baffles” and a bucket shape that interrupts wave formation. Suppressing water movement in the bucket reduces splashing and spilling, subsequently reducing wet floor hazards. |
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Automatic Scrubber
 Built like a tank, the rugged 34 RST walk-behind automatic scrubber from Advance is designed for daily use and maximum uptime, helping building service contractors lower the total cost to clean retail, healthcare and education facilities.Simple, reliable mechanical switches and one-touch operation require little training. The 34-inch cleaning path and 30-gallon solution and recovery tank extend maximum cleaning time with fewer dumps and refill cycles. The 34 RST cleans the average big-box retail store on just one tank of water. The off-set scrub deck provides easier access to pad and brush removal, in addition to making it more productive for edging and cleaning in tight areas. In addition to increasing productivity, the 34 RST’s high-strength steel scrub deck absorbs the punishment and abuse of daily use and storage by operators, ensuring high productivity each and every day. Rubber bumpers and skirt absorb impacts while also protecting facility walls. To see just how rugged the 34 RST is, watch the video. |
MRSA Online Information Library
 Know the facts about MRSA and influenza by visiting the MRSA Information Library sponsored by EnvirOx LLC. The Web site contains a MRSA white paper, valuable links to health organizations, and individual state health department MRSA guidelines and resources. The MRSA White Paper is available for downloading and addresses:
You can also access the most current information provided by the Healthy Schools Campaign about disinfecting in the school environment and the use of environmentally preferred cleaning products and what the experts are saying about MRSA, its spread, and its prevention. |
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Laundry Care
 Spartan’s Clothesline Fresh Laundry line is the newest technology in professional laundry care. This new line consists of 12 formulas tested to offer the most advanced laundry technology available. Clothesline Fresh products specifically target the toughest soils and stains; they tackle the most soiled fabrics, leaving them clean, bright and with a fresh fragrance. Clothesline Fresh Laundry Care products will not contribute to premature fabric wear.Clothesline Fresh Laundry products can be used by anyone who desires quality, environmentally-preferable laundry products that excel in most types of water conditions. They contain new surfactant technology and biodegradable water softeners not found in other formulations. |
Fragrance Dispenser
 Sloan JANSAN, a division of Sloan Valve Company, offers total control over restroom hygiene with innovative products and systems. Sloan JANSAN serves the needs of the ever-growing jan/san market by supplying the industrial and commercial segments with restroom products and systems that ensure increased levels of hygiene and energy efficiencies, while dramatically improving the overall restroom appearance.The SJS-1850 HEALTHminder™ Series Ultra-Thin Fragrance Dispenser provides fresh fragrance delivery automatically. The unit, which can be set to various interval lengths, pulses fragrance to ensure even fragrance release, maximizing the effective refill life. The dispenser automatically goes into a “sleep” mode when the refill is empty — saving battery life — if the refill has not been replaced. A refill low indicator light notifies when to change the refill. |
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Foam Soap Dispenser
 Technical Concepts delivers innovative hygiene solutions. Like our AutoFoam Soap System — one of the best cost-in-use solutions for hand washing. Its wall-mounted, touch-free dispenser eliminates waste from overuse. The large capacity refill provides 35 percent more soap than typical foam soap systems. Fewer refills mean real labor and environmental savings. The environmentally-responsible design uses a “box-less” refill pouch to further reduce packaging waste by up to 80 percent over standard bag-in-box systems. And dispensers come in a wide array of colors. The patented Smart Sensor™ technology ensures industry leading reliability and the unique cam gear technology provides extra long battery life — up to 120,000 dispenses or three years. This user-friendly system is equipped with visual and audio cues to indicate low refill and battery life for worry-free maintenance, and the key locked dispenser deters vandalism. |
Tile And Grout Cleaner
 The proprietary SaniGLAZE “restorative bonding” process makes old tile and grout look like new and is easy to maintain. It also creates a more sanitary environment by eliminating internal growth of mold and mildew. Unlike grout sealers and stains, SaniGLAZE Glazing Compound and Super Shield are permanent coatings that eliminate porosity making tile and grout moisture resistant. Now there a system to maintain tile and grout, just as you would maintain other types of flooring. |
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Floor Machines
 The E Series machines form Minuteman’s new and innovative line of walk-behind scrubbers. With advanced technology and new green clean features, this series has been engineered to change the way you clean floors. It’s scrubbing reinvented. Scrubbers range from a compact 17-inch to a large 30-inch deck. The E24 and the E28 are cylindrical scrubbers with an integrated sweeping function, while the E17, E20, E26 and E30 are disc scrub decks. All E Series scrubbers come with a convenient on-board charger and all are available with maintenance-free gel batteries. A sleek, compact design allows for a clear line of sight and results in total operator comfort by focusing on ergonomics. The revolutionary Aqua-Stop system is available on the E26 and the E30; soon to come to the E17 and E20. Aqua-Stop is the solution for water and chemical savings and also the answer for boosting productivity. |
Carpet Maintenance
 Take control of carpet appearance by maintaining it with Whittaker’s SmartCare® Carpet System. Using the LOMAC® machine with our line of encapsulating chemistries has been proven to enhance facility appearance, extend the time between deep cleaning, and improve the results of extraction by more than 240 percent.The LOMAC is an intuitive machine that is quiet and easier to use than a vacuum. Use Green Seal Certified Crystal Dry® Extra for a healthy indoor environment. It contains no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or other hazardous components, and it dries in as little as 20 minutes so the facility experiences no disruption. Using this highly productive system, building service contractors report no wick-back and can finish jobs in half the time it took them with other machines. One BSC says that his “profits climb 300 percent compared to hot water extraction, and productivity utilizing Whittaker systems is increased 75 percent.” Satisfy your customers with a continuous high appearance. |
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Floor-machine Batteries
 With over 80 years of experience, Trojan Battery — the most trusted name in deep cycle technology — offers its award-winning floor machine batteries featuring unrivaled premium benefits:
Trojan’s proprietary Maxguard® Advanced Design Separator and exclusive Alpha Plus® paste formulation team up to help extend the life of your battery, sustain performance and lower overall maintenance costs. |
Burnishing Pad
 The Blue ACE™ burnishing pad is the newest addition to our almost 30 years of making the finest floor pads in the industry. With this pad, we created a very soft, dense burnishing pad of fine synthetic fibers to deal with some of the newest finishes on the market. Blue ACE is designed for frequent burnishing with battery, electric or propane machines 1,000 rpm and above. |
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Vacuum
 Sanitaire recently introduced a powerful, versatile and durable dual motor vacuum cleaner, the DuraLux® from Sanitaire by Electrolux. This top performing cleaner was developed after extensive research to determine the specific needs of professionals in healthcare, education, hotel, food service, government and contract facilities where cleaning requirements are the most demanding.The innovative DuraLux vacuum cleaner offers a number of exclusive features, including an extra large, clog-free intake, independently controlled twin motors and a durable chromed steel brush roll with an automotive-style V-belt pulley designed to handle the complete range of commercial floor cleaning challenges — with virtually no down time. It is available with an on-board telescopic metal wand with a patented retractable brush and a quick-change power cord to reduce down time and extend its reach. It has a sealed HEPA filtration system designed to capture 99.97 percent of allergens and pollen down to 0.3 microns. The DuraLux also has an easy-change drop-in filter bag that prevents dirt leakage. |
Water-fed Window Cleaning Pole
Unger Enterprises is an innovator in the window cleaning industry and offers a full line of professional window cleaning tools that increase productivity and reduce worker injury. Unger’s HiFlo CarbonTec Pole is a water-fed high access cleaning system that uses modular sections to clean windows faster while remaining safely on the ground. The system can reach up to 50 feet and is made of lightweight, carbon-fiber which makes it easy to operate and helps workers complete projects more efficiently. The risk of falling from ladders or scaffolds is removed and worker fatigue is also reduced as water flows continuously through the pole. |
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POSTED ON: 1/1/2008