Tomorrow's Cleaning October 2009

TOMORROW’S CLEANING OCTOBER 09
Nilfisk meets the green challenge
NILFISK, THE WORLD’S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CLEANING EQUIPMENT,
SHEDS THE GREEN LIGHT ON SCRUBBER DRYERS.
The Retail sector was very much at the on surfaces and you have serious issues that
forefront when Nilfisk developed the BR755 the client needs addressing and verifying.
ride on scrubber dryer. The machine comes
The BR755 ride on also features an onboard
complete with an innovative Evergreen feature.
EDS system, Eco Dosage solution. This
The Evergreen function minimises system precisely measures the amount of
cleaning contractor and client. The BR755 ride
consumption of water, detergent and energy,
chemical being used by the machine at any
on has a 3 stage vacuum resulting in a sound
for cost savings and environmental
one time. This is particularly relevant within
level of only 63 dB(A).
considerations. The clever part is a boost
the retail sector where chemical residue must
function that provides a burst of power for
be eliminated from hard surfaces.
With a scrubbing width of 710mm productivity
heavily soiled areas. Brush pressure, detergent
is assured. This reduces the amount of time
The EDS system not only eliminates any ‘glug
levels and water are temporarily increased for
that the machine is on the sales floor. A
glug’ of costly chemical it greatly reduces the
more aggressive cleaning.
possibility of sticky floors and over use of
turning width of only 163cm means that this
manoeuvrable machine can be used within the
Less water down means that floors are left
product that can lead to Health and Safety
narrowest of aisles.
much dryer and safer. However soiled areas
issues in store.
requiring more aggressive cleaning can be
Furthermore the Nilfisk EDS system mixes the
A 360 AH battery tray provides up to 4.5 hours
instantly addressed with the Evergreen function.
chemical with the water at the brush deck of
run time before the machine needs to be
re-charged.
The retail sector is extremely tough and calls
the machine. The water tank therefore remains
for much higher standards of cleaning than
full of clean water. There is no risk of An onboard battery charger system means
conventional segments. This coupled with the
contamination and the tank will not require that the machine merely needs to be plugged
rising trend in day time cleaning makes
cleaning out thereafter. into the nearest power socket. A new
satisfying the retail market a difficult but A waterproof ‘one touch panel’ simplifies the
patented squeegee concept completes an all
important task. operation, ensuring a user friendly machine at
round top performer.
Slippage risk is known to be much greater
all times.
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within high footfall areas where food stuffs and Day time cleaning within retail outlets is now
spillages are regularly found on hard floors. Add common place. Noise levels are therefore
to this the topic of chemical residue remaining important and will be taken into account by the
Pressure Washers vs
difficult environment, and this is where the
Scrubber Dryers
Factory Cat range changes things. Most
scrubber dryers on the market today are
Are scrubber dryers the answer to the “boom
designed for use inside where there are no
to bust” cleaning of multi-storey car parks
slopes or rough terrain to cope with.
and pedestrian areas in shopping centres?
Factory Cats have oversized motors for
The most common practice for cleaning these
tackling slopes and large industrial wheels for
public areas is to wait until they are really dirty
the rough terrain, built to last and cope with
and then roll out the heavy duty pressure
harsh environments.
washers, removing the dirt, the finish on the
With a machine stationed permanently on site
pavers and the sand that they sit on.
and used on a regular basis there is no longer
Pressure washing is a costly, damaging
So could the answer be, cleaning these areas the need for the “boom to bust” pressure
and messy exercise that can only be
with a scrubber/sweeper on a regular basis to washing method.
performed when the area is clear of
keep it permanently clean?
pedestrians, so the trend is to leave it until it
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Yes is the answer, but you need to find a
gets really dirty and repeat the process.
machine strong enough to cope with this
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