CREGULAR ONTENTS


COVER STORY 6


10 YEARS LATER HTC Twister is celebrating 10


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years since the Twister method made its debut at ICA Maxi, Norrkoping, Sweden. We hear how this method is still continuing to make a difference 10 years on.


EDITOR’S PICK 8


SYSTEMS OF SUCCESS Robert Kravitz sits down with


Marc Ferguson, International Business Development Manager at Kaivac, to talk about the growing emphasis on floorcare and floorcare cleaning systems.


EXPERT ADVICE 12


EIGHT EASY STEPS Kevin Hooper, of Specialist


Stone Care – a division of Thomann- Hanry – provides some top tips on how to best care for stone flooring, answering some frequently asked questions in the process.


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RUBBER SOUL: FOUR TIPS FOR CLEANING


STUDDED RUBBER FLOORING Barry Crackett is the product designer at Brushtec, and here he shares his tips for cleaning and maintaining studded rubber flooring.


BE A HARD FLOORING TASKMASTER


When it comes to cleaning and maintenance of hard flooring, contractors and facility managers need to be hard taskmasters, says Gordon McVean of Truvox International.


CASE STUDIES


VINYL REVIVAL The Preparation Group tells


us how, by using its high speed floor burnishers, it was able to effectively restore the vinyl flooring at one Bristol office.


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PROBLEM SOLVED Cleaning safety flooring


successfully while still maintaining its effectiveness can be a quandary for many a contract cleaner, however, Scot Young Research has unveiled a brand new solution to solve this problem.


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MAKING AN ENTRANCE When caring for the flooring


in your building, you should start with the entranceways. This is the view of Milliken, who explain why having a proper entrance matting solution can help to reduce floorcare costs elsewhere in your facility.


TAKING FLOOR SEALANTS TO THE


MAX WearMax is the first high-tech floor seal to incorporate ‘walk on’ ceramic components and has been revolutionising the renovation and value-retention of flooring throughout Europe and the USA – it’s now available in the UK and Ireland through Traffik UK. We hear more about it here.


MAK ON TRACK WITH BACKPACK VACS


When Greater Anglia Trains needed a solution for quickly cleaning their carriages between journeys, Makita was on hand with its new backpack vacuum cleaners.


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