LEISURE & RETAIL FACILITIES
Productivity, in terms of labour costs and area cleaned per hour, is also persuasive. When combined with compactness and cordless flexibility – as in the Multiwash 340 Pump Battery – cleaning managers recognise the business efficiency case for the investment.
Significant though these battery-driven improvements may be, there are other, less obvious advances being made in equipment design and specification.
Higher standards of filtration in vacuums – typically HEPA three-stage or better – can help building managers safeguard indoor air quality. But even the most careful vacuum user can release a cloud of dust particles into the air when changing a vacuum bag. Adding an automatic closing mechanism to contain the dust as the user releases the bag solves this problem and is a relatively simple modification to make.
The disruption to customers is minimised.
Such design improvements can be inspired by listening to cleaning teams and contractors, as well as watching developments in technology and the cleaning equipment market. Statutory regulations also play a part. The 2017 Eco regulations, for example, are spurring manufacturers to achieve A energy ratings, as with our new VTVe tub vacuum, launched in spring.
When developing a model to meet new standards, manufacturers can also make the operator’s job that bit easier by incorporating practical and ergonomic design features. In the case of tub vacuums these include: handles moulded to hold the vacuum wand, so the operator can carry the machine with one hand; slots for storing brush and crevice tools conveniently on the machine; cable wraps to store the cord neatly; and clips to hold plugs securely in place when stowed.
We can give machine owners other ‘easy wins’. When a cable is damaged, for example, making it simple to swap over a new cable minimises downtime. It can even be tool-less with retaining screws designed to be turned with a coin, where previously a service engineer would have to be summoned.
These developments and trends – from battery technology to more versatile and refined designs – are benefiting both the users of cleaning equipment and the end customers in retail and leisure centres, not to mention the managers responsible for running them.
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