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3M Floor Pads Drive Productivity And Performance


v olumes ab out an organisation’s b rand image and v alues, not to mention the priority it places on customer care oever, spotless floors also place huge demands on cleaning contractors hose prot margins are under increasing pressure in an ev er-more competitive marketplace


T he need for solutions which clean harder, faster, b righter and safer, at a total lower cost, is driv ing innov ation at 3 M – the company that dev eloped the original non-wov en floor pad as long ago as 


T oday, 3 M remains at the forefront of floorcare technology by focusing on three key areas of importance to their customers – reducing costs, enhancing product performance and improving sustainability


“ A t 3 M, we are constantly talking to our customers ab out the challenges they face, said im opner, Business


D ev elopment Manager of 3 M leaning roducts op of their list of demands are cleaning solutions that can help them to do their j ob faster without compromising on their performance iven that over  of cleaning costs can b e tied up in lab our, the only way contractors can maintain their margins is to increase their productivity  by nding less lab our-intensiv e solutions or remov ing processes altogether


Higher Shine, Lower Cost


O ne solution recently unv eiled b y 3 M are the S cotch-Brite H igh S hine F loor


“ N ot only did the 3 M sy stem deliv er the best r esults, it wa s the m ost cost ef f ectiv e solution we ca m e a cr oss. ”


J ason Buckley, E nv ironmental anager for uropa


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P ads, dev eloped in direct response to customer demands for a premium pad that deliv ers b rilliant gloss at a lower cost With glossy floors an increasing priority for shopping malls, airports, hotels and retailers, contractors are adopting diamond floor pads to polish floors to a mirror shine, continued im ost of these pad systems


Floor pad performance specialists 3M, highlight some of their major new developments and their applications, building on a sound reputation for durable and cost-effective floor maintenance. lean, safe, shiny floors speak


inv olv e a time-consuming, multi-stage process, unlike S cotch-Brite H igh


S hine F loor P ads, which use a unique comb ination of ab rasiv e minerals to restore, clean and shine in a simple to-step process


“ S cotch-Brite H igh S hine P ads also go on working for up to three times longer than other Diamond floor pads


N ot only do they incorporate mineral ab rasiv es on b oth surfaces of the pad for doub le-sided use, b ut they are unique in containing them within the pad itself for even greater durability


O ne contract cleaner that has recently ex perienced the performance of 3 M loor ads rst hand is uropa he company is responsib le for cleaning and maintaining the G rade T wo listed ravertine stone floors at entre, one of the UK’s b usiest shopping centres, ith million suare foot of retail space and ov er 2 4 million visitors each year


S o, 3 M recommended S cotch-Brite


H igh S hine F loor P ads in comb ination with S cotch-Brite S urface P reparation ads and riact Diamond  Discs S cotch-Brite S urface P reparation


P ads were used in certain areas to deep clean the floor and remove stains without the need for chemicals, while two grades of T riz act D iamond H X


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