Odor Control
Buckeye International Inc.
2700 Wagner Place
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
800/321-2583 • Fax 314/298-2850

Scenturion™ Odor Counteractant eliminates odors at their sources. Scenturion contains unique, patented technology that chemically reacts on contact with any foul-odor substances, including urine, feces and food waste. It neutralizes unpleasant smells without masking them with heavy perfumes. Ideal for combating those unavoidable odors in nursing homes, long-term care facilities, restrooms, hotels, animal hospitals, health clubs, schools and universities, Scenturion may be mopped, sprayed, or poured onto odor sources that cannot be easily removed. Apply Scenturion wherever needed, and create a more pleasant environment for everyone!

 No-Touch Cleaning
Kaivac, Inc.
401 S. 3rd St.
Hamilton, OH 45011
800/287-1136

Gregory Heath owns a contract cleaning company but with a bit of a twist: they “blitzclean” troubled facilities needing major cleaning and restoration — quickly.

Because they must make improvements quickly, while charging competitive rates, Heath needed a cleaning system operating with as few workers as possible. “All of the traditional cleaning systems we evaluated were slow and labor-intensive, until No-Touch Cleaning from Kaivac, Inc.,” says Heath.

The KaiVac® eliminates dirty mops, which Heath says are among the major causes of odors in restrooms.
“Also, with the KaiVac, we can spray down walls and fixtures, literally blasting away soils — and odors,” Heath says.

Riding Scrubber
Minuteman International, Inc.
630/627-6900 • Fax: 630/627-1130

One way Minuteman Intl. Inc. is bringing productivity and quality cleaning results is with the SCV 24/26 rider scrubber. It has long been known that riding scrubbers reduce labor and increase cleaning quality and efficiencies. However, most, if not all, of these cleaning environments involved large bulky riders that were of no use to custodial operators in close quarter areas. Minuteman Intl. solves this problem by allowing cleaning crews to use labor saving rider technology in what was once a mop cleaning task.

The SCV 24-inch and 26-inch state-of-the-art scrubbers will allow custodial staff to clean in restrooms, commercial kitchens and extremely small hallways where traditionally a mop was used. The SCV 24/26 is engineered with a zero degree turning capability that will allow an operator to completely turn in a 59-inch area. The SCV 24/26 also incorporates a unique sliding close quarter scrub deck that slides out three inches to get right up on the edges of the scrubbing area, and an optional on-board wand. FREE

Business Insurance
USI Holdings Corp.
2755 Hartland Road
Falls Church, VA 22043
800/792.9800
Fax 703/698-0137

Patterson//Smith Associates became part of USI Holdings Corporation effective February 1, 2005. USI is a leading distributor of insurance and financial products and services to businesses throughout the United States. It’s headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and operates out of 72 offices in 19 states.

Our same dedicated associates maintain the service excellence you depend upon under our new name — USI. Frank Patterson serves as chairman and Priscilla Hottle is president of USI’s DC Metro office.

New Name. Same Faces. Enhanced Value.

What a win for you — the Patterson//Smith service team combined with the leverage USI, as a national broker, commands within the market place. Our commitment to building service contractors remains unparalleled within the industry. We know your business; we understand your business. Call the BSC Insurance Experts at USI-Patterson//Smith.

Ask for Chad Thompson.
Cleaning Products
JohnsonDiversey
8310 16th St., P.O. Box 902, MS 545
Sturtevant, WI 53177
262/631-4010 • Fax 262/631-4020

JohnsonDiversey is a leader in helping building service contractors simplify their work and improve efficiency. JohnsonDiversey products clean all types of commercial, industrial and retail facilities.

The company’s total package of cleaning chemicals, dilution systems, floor-care equipment and support services ensure that the cleaning contractor will deliver a high-quality result at a low cost. JohnsonDiversey’s field experts work in the contract environment with management and janitorial staff to build customer satisfaction.

Backpack Vacuum
ProTeam
5118 North Sawyer Road
Boise, ID 83714
800/541-1456 • Fax 208/377-3014

Scott Evans, regional operations manager for Varsity Contractors Inc., Pocatello, Idaho, says the company's preventive cleaning approach involves ProTeam Backpack Vacuums.

The units “filter the air flow in four stages...and don’t throw dust back into the air,” says Evans, keeping the indoor air cleaner and reducing labor for dusting. The backpacks also enable more productivity, better cleaning, thorough detailing above floors and along edges, and reduced fatigue through better ergonomics.

“ProTeam backpack vacuums are among the best and most efficient daily cleaning tools we use,” he concludes.
Touch-Free Restroom
Sloan JANSAN, Division of Sloan Valve Co.
10500 Seymour Ave. • Franklin Park, IL 60131
877/6JANSAN • Fax: 800/447-8329

Sloan JANSAN, Division of Sloan Valve Company, offers total control over restroom hygiene with innovative products and systems. Sloan JANSAN serve the needs of the ever-growing jan/san market by supplying the industrial and commercial markets, including healthcare, education, commercial, retail/hospitality, industrial and institutional facilities, with restroom products and systems that will ensure increased levels of hygiene and energy efficiencies, while dramatically improving the overall restroom appearance.

The SJS-200-A SMOOTH™ (Side-Mount-Operator-Over-The-Handle) battery-operated Flushometer retrofit kit uses sensor technology to transform manual installations into electronic, hands-free operation. SMOOTH automatically adjusts to the surroundings to detect a user and features a true mechanical override that operates even when batteries need replacement.

Floor Pads
ETC of Henderson Inc.
601 Wakefield Ave.
Henderson, NC 27536
800/334-6651 • Fax 800/382-7237

“Tomorrow is a big shopping day and this store has three major traffic aisles that need to be ready for the heavy traffic. These aisles need to be deep scrubbed and recoated tonight! Thanks to ETC’s The Cure® initial burnishing pad, I can burnish this finish after it dries to the touch and have it ready for tomorrow’s big traffic day. It saves the finish from being walked off and makes the floor look great. I’m happy...my client is happy. After laying three to four coats of finish you only have to wait for it to be dry enough to walk on before you can get on it with a burnisher. The Cure helps to toughen and cure the finish so that traffic doesn’t walk it off on the first day while also giving it the ‘pop’ that store managers are looking for. Just lightly clean the floor with a ETC Red pad after the traffic is gone and hit it with The Cure initial burnishing pad for three nights in a row before switching back to your normal burnishing pad.”

No-Touch Cleaning
Hillyard Inc.
P.O. Box 909
St. Joseph, MO 64502
800/365-1555 • Fax 800/861-0256

Many contractors would agree touch-free restroom cleaning improves productivity and enhances results. For many, it has been too expensive or used only for restorative cleaning — until now.

Hillyard C2 is a battery-operated, touch-free restroom cleaning system priced under $1,500, designed for daily restroom cleaning.

C2 simplifies daily cleaning. It delivers a 1/2-gallon per minute flow rate, ensuring the right amount of solution is applied without over-saturation or waste.

Let us show why the C2 process doesn’t need a costly vac system to get the job done right and better than ever before! Go to www.cleanbetter.com to request a demonstration.

 Upright Vacuum
Electrolux Home Care Products
807 North Main St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
800/800-8975

It’s easier to monitor vacuum cleaner performance using the Sanitaire® Dual Motor Upright with VPS (vacuum performance sensors), model SC6600. VPS alerts the user to changes in airflow or brush roll operation. Its two motors provide power and better versatility to vacuum both carpet and bare floor surfaces without changing vacuums or attachments.

The Sanitaire Dual Motor Upright comes with convenient features. Its low-profile design is easier to maneuver around furniture. The wide 15-inch cleaning path cleans more dirt in one pass than standard uprights and the hammerhead nozzle extends the reach underneath furniture, beds and overhangs. A complete set of cleaning tools is conveniently stored on the vacuum. Plus, the ergonomically designed, molded handle provides a comfortable grip. Additional features include micron filtration to help with indoor air quality, a durable metal handle, a top loading easy-to-change dust bag and a 50-foot power cord.

Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner
EnvirOx, L.L.C.
800/281-9604

Want to set yourself apart from other BSCs? Get a competitive edge with H2Orange2 117™ Multi-Purpose Cleaner-Sanitizer-Virucide-HBV, the industry’s original hydrogen peroxide-based multi-purpose cleaner.

How is it better than other cleaners? First, its patented formulation has yet to be imitated. Users find a performance difference between hydrogen peroxide cleaners, and H2Orange2’s unique formulation cannot be matched for its effectiveness.

Second, it is EPA registered to kill 99.99 percent of common bacteria and 99.9 percent of specified viruses.

It is the preferred environmental cleaner in a number of states, cities and municipalities. With just two dilutions, it will clean 95 percent of a facility. Fewer chemicals on the cart means less clutter and less usage mistakes.

Its Green Seal certification means workers and customers stay healthier and surfaces are protected from erosion, deterioration and destruction due to chemicals.

Pressure Washing with Baking Soda
The ArmaKleen Co.
469 N. Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ 08543
800/332-5424 or 609/497-7220
email

ARMEX® Cleaning and Coating Removal Systems is the leading baking soda-based abrasive technology in the industry, manufactured by Church & Dwight Co. Inc. makers of ARM & HAMMER® products and marketed by The ArmaKleen Company. It is an environmentally superior process for cleaning and depainting brick, stone, concrete, metals, wood and even glass.

Safer for the worker and the environment, it is a sensible and cost-effective alternative to chemical stripping, hand cleaning and other grit blasting techniques. ARMEX can be delivered to the surface using a variety of pressurized air blast systems. There are more than a dozen ARMEX formulas available varying in particle size and other ingredients depending on the surface preparation requirements. The ARMEX Flow Formulas, newest in the line, are so moisture resistant that you can eliminate the use of air dryers even in the most humid conditions.

Seminar
Spartan Chemical Co., Inc.
1110 Spartan Drive
Maumee, OH 43537
800/537-8990

It will be the seminar not to be missed “if you want to grow your business in these days of hyper-competition,” says Frank Trevisani, manager and BSC for Spartan.

BSCs and facility managers from across the country will visit Maumee, Ohio, on May 2-3, 2006 to take part in the facility manager seminar, hosted by Spartan Chemical Co., Inc. The special two-day event will offer insight into industry trends in the market, plus unparalleled networking opportunities for all to share.

The facility manager seminar “continues to be very popular, and the attendance just keeps growing each year!” says Trevisani. “It’s an event you don't want to miss. Mark your calendar!”

Just take a look at last year’s attendance!

 Cleaning Industry Information Resource
CLEANLINK®
414/228-7701
Fax 414/228-1134

CleanLink is known as the industry’s foremost online information center. And now, CleanLink offers the Weekly News Update sent via e-mail. You can depend on CleanLink’s Weekly News Update to deliver timely industry intelligence, directly to your e-mail inbox.

Distributed every Thursday and posted online, the Weekly News Update covers critical information from the editors of Sanitary Maintenance, Contracting Profits, and Housekeeping Solutions magazines. To start receiving your CleanLink Weekly News Update, simply visit www.cleanlink.com/clweeklynewsupdate/signup.asp.

And don’t forget to check CleanLink for daily, breaking news and online Buyer’s Guide.

Cleaning Tools
Unger Enterprises Inc.
425 Asylum St., Bridgeport CT 06610
800/431-2324 • Fax 800/367-1988

Unger Enterprises is committed to serving building service contractors by providing a full range of solutions that increase productivity, improve ergonomics and enhance sanitation.

Unger offers a complete line of professional cleaning tools including the SmartColor Cleaning System, which combines superior cleaning technology with the productivity and sanitation benefits of visual coding; Restroom Cleaning Systems designed for daily and project cleaning; reliable, high-tech professional Window Cleaning Tools; the High Access System for cleaning at great heights and a range of floor care and outdoor products.

Unger is also dedicated to educating and training cleaning professionals by providing half-day Smart Staffing and Healthy Building Seminars and producing thorough training materials including videos in several languages.

Cleaning Products
Multi-Clean
600 Cardigan Road
Shoreview, MN 55126
651/481-1900 • Fax 651/481-9987

For over 50 years, Multi-Clean, a Minuteman Intl. Co., has successfully delivered high quality chemical products for all floor types including resilient tile, hard floors, carpet, concrete and wood to customers, cleaning contractors and government agencies. These products come from Multi-Clean’s state-of-the-art R&D lab where chemists formulate chemicals specifically designed to work with all floor-care equipment.

Multi-Clean also has developed a new line of foaming hand soaps that enhance their Multi-Fresh restroom-care line, including Multi-Fresh Foaming Hand Wash with lanolin and aloe; Multi-Fresh Foaming Body Wash for shower and bath areas; and Multi-Fresh Foaming Antimicrobial Hand Wash with vitamin E, which contains 0.5 percent PCMX (chloroxycenol), a proven germicidal agent.




POSTED ON: 1/1/2006