“Truly game-changing”
The new AB-Plus trolley is making waves in the serious world of infection control, according to Brian Boll, Systems Director of Jigsaw Cleaning.
As soon as one technique of infection control is introduced, another potential risk rears its head. But has the answer been staring cleaners in the face the whole time, in the shape of the trollies used to transport cleaning equipment around workplaces? Reducing the risk of infection being transported from one room to the next has long been a challenge faced by the cleaning industry. Now, Jigsaw Cleaning Systems, working with Italian company Filmop, has brought a solution to the market.
As a potential hive for harmful bacteria, there aren’t many things which compare to the humble trolley. It's where dirty cloths and other cleaning products are stored, and it often travels from corridor to corridor, without a thought for what it could be carrying invisibly. No matter what system is used, often due to budget restraints, there simply isn’t time to clean and disinfect the trolley in the way it requires.
Italian company Filmop recognised this and, using 40 years of experience and know-how, devised their brand new AB-Plus trolley
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system to help combat the threat posed by cross contamination, brought to the UK by Jigsaw Cleaning Systems, based in Preston.
The Challenge Dr Paolo Scapinello, Export Manager for Filmop, said: “You can have the best systems in the world, but if the trolleys used by cleaners are themselves a travelling bacteria bomb, then all the hard work will be for nothing.
“We wanted to tackle the problem. We wanted to build a trolley which didn’t require excessive maintenance, which would be easy for the end- user to incorporate into their routine, and which would go a long way to controlling cross contamination in high risk environments, like hospitals and schools.”
The Solution The entire Filmop team was involved in the research and development of the AB-Plus system. From sales to production to management; Filmop sought out the opinions of everyone in order to make the product as good as
it could possibly be. The system works by injecting special anti- bacterial materials, including just the right amount of silver ions and zinc pyrithione, into specially engineered trolley frames. This process all but eliminates bacteria from the trolley, and allows it to be transported from place to place without fear of it secretly being the root cause of cross contamination.
Paolo added: “We were adamant that we didn’t want the unique production process to infl uence the overall features and characteristics of the trolley. First and foremost, it is a vital tool for those working on the ground, and it needed to be reliable and better than what they had been using previously.
“It needed to keep its rigidity, durability and strength fi rst, in order to excel at its main purpose, or its anti-bacterial properties wouldn’t have counted for anything.” A soft- launch was held three years ago, with Filmop distributing the product in its original guise to a number of clients, distributors and end-users in Italy and France for feedback.
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