FLOORCARE AND CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CARE


Lighten The Load


Find out how new 3M™ floorcare solutions are helping to improve working conditions and productivity for the staff of Chesterfield Royal Hospital.


hester eld oyal ospital is seeing dramatic improvements in fl oor cleanliness, productiv ity and staff morale following successful trials of 3 M™ S cotchgard™ Resilient F loor P rotector, 3 M™ S urface P reparation


P ads ( S P P ) and 3 M™ S cotch-Brite™ igh-Shine loor ads With an ex tensiv e network of pub lic corridors to maintain, the hospital was looking to increase productiv ity and reduce fl oorcare costs ithout impacting on its high standards of cleanliness


he acrylic fl oor  nish previously in use as prone to scuf ng and yelloing, and needed to b e chemically stripped at regular intervals, explained ames


G rav estock, G eneral S ales and Marketing Manager for 3 M Commercial Solutions Division he heavy mop


b uckets and chemicals were detrimental to staff health and safety, and the application and drying processes were so time-consuming that the corridors had to b e shut down for long periods at signi cant inconvenience


S o, 3 M recommended the use of their S cotchgard™ Resilient F loor P rotector for the hospital’s main


‘ diamond’ corridor, which receiv es the heav iest footfall; 3 M™ S P P was used to quick-strip and remov e marks on the old acrylic coating without the need for chemicals ust to thin coats of S cotchgard™ Resilient were then applied with the 3 M™ E asy


S hine A pplicator Kit, creating a tough, durab le protectiv e b arrier with a satin


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shine  nish that no longer reuires yearly stripping and re-coating, sav ing time, effort and money


T he remaining corridors were deep-cleaned using 3 M™ S P P and polished with S cotchBrite™ H igh- Shine loor ads and ater Sienna pads were used to condition and polish the v inyl and P urple pads to buff it to a brilliant gloss  nish


S cotchgard™ Resilient is much quicker to apply and dry than acrylic coatings and its hard, durab le surface is less susceptib le to scratching and yelloing ne year after its application, the original coat is still in place on the central corridor, maintaining a clean, safe, glossy fl oor ith minimal staff input


T rials of S cotchBrite™ H igh-S hine


F loor P ads hav e also shown them to b e a quick, easy and sustainab le alternative to fl oor coatings in the hospitals loer traf c corridors, reducing costs and cleaning time ithout compromising fl oor shine he bene ts of orking ith  have been enormous, said argaret Wright, P atient S erv ices S uperv isor at hester eld oyal ospital ur cleaning staff no longer need heav y mops, b uckets and chemicals to strip and maintain clean, glossy fl oors, and they are so much more productive


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