floor care
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Maintaining your commercial floors
Winter brings a wonderland of snow and ice, but it also ushers in a host of challenges for maintaining commercial floors. From the slushy mess
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Common maintenance misconceptions for concrete floors
Concrete floors play a crucial role in commercial buildings, offering the appeal of low maintenance, durability, and aesthetics. Because of these traits, polished concrete floors
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How to make your floor care greener
Sustainability is on everyone’s minds, and making your floor care more environmentally friendly is a great start for a sustainable maintenance strategy. As the “green
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Extending the lifespan of floor scrubbers
Failure to properly maintain scrubbers can lead to wasted time, money, labour, and other resources.
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Extending the lifespan of carpet
Most quality commercial carpet has a life expectancy of 10 to 30 years, but hitting the upper end of that range requires proper regular care.
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The advantages of third-party floor inspections
In some situations, such as the need for specific evaluations, validations, or corrective actions, third-party floor inspections make sense.
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The pitfalls of carpet deodorizers
Carpet deodorizers are widely used by many people and cleaning staffs, but they can actually cause numerous issues if used incorrectly.
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Preparing facility floors for winter
During winter weather, facility floors can suffer from snow, ice, salt, and sand being tracked throughout a building.
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Supporting carpet care through equipment maintenance
The way cleaning professionals approach carpet care can have an impact on guest satisfaction, brand reputation, and the bottom line.
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IEC publishes new floor machines standard
The standard concerns the safety of powered automatic floor treatment machines intended for indoor commercial use.
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Optimizing floor and carpet care in a pandemic
“Proper and effective cleaning strategies” do not just apply to high-touch surfaces, but also to floor and carpet care.
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Pain, floor mopping, and the pandemic
The health and injury risk posed by floor mopping deserves increased attention.
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Brushing up on floor pads
Investing in the right floor pads can deliver long-term cost savings, as well as reduce wear and tear on flooring and the labour required.
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Floor care tips for the winter
Here are several tips to protect floors and ensure safety for building occupants.
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How to handle summer carpet stains
To maintain spotless carpet during the summer season, Whittaker offers tips to address some of the most challenging carpet stains.
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How to develop a maintenance plan for your facility’s floors
Here’s everything facility managers and building owners need to know about how to develop a holistic floor maintenance plan.
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Six trends in the cleaning industry impacting floor care
From robots to Instagram, here are the trends we’re watching and what they mean for the way we care for floors.
