ADVERTORIAL
BEYOND REPAIR?
Alan Lewin, Business Development Director of ServiceMaster Clean, explains how regularly maintaining floor coverings and upholstery can help save you money.
Commercial floor coverings and upholstery take a regular pounding not just from our feet but from spilt tea, coffee, soft drinks, food, and the dirt trailed in from the outside world.
Figures from the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) estimate that 583,000 tonnes of flooring waste is produced each year, with the majority (71%) being carpet. More than 90% of this flooring waste ends up in landfill, with less than 1% being recycled.
That’s a shocking statistic and one we all should think about when considering refurbishment or updating the look of our facilities. Regular maintenance is a lot less costly than replacing floor coverings and upholstered items frequently. The technology for protecting, sustaining and restoring the appearance of floor coverings that were previously considered beyond repair, has improved dramatically. Instead of tearing up damaged floor coverings, and throwing upholstery out, thereby consuming new materials, at ServiceMaster Clean we work with organisations to carry out full restoration, saving materials from our landfills that could take hundreds of years to break down.
SPECIALISED CLEANING Too often, individuals without any
specialist training are given the task of cleaning floor coverings and upholstery which, given the scale of financial investment and reliance
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on the appearance of these items, is a scary thought. At ServiceMaster Clean, we have over 50 years’ expertise in cleaning a wide range of floor coverings and upholstery using innovative cleaning systems and processes, that complement the developments in production processes and materials, as well as providing a specialist disaster restoration service and a range of infection control measures to protect against harmful bacteria such as MRSA and E-Coli.
Some surfaces are more delicate than others and operator knowledge is crucial to ensure that there is no damage to the floor. Always use qualified experts who have the expertise to use the right cleaning methods for a range of different surfaces such as marble, granite or limestone flooring, remove scratches or restore a high polish. Appropriate drying procedures also need to be considered, to ensure that materials dry out properly and don’t pose a health and safety risk.
RESTORE MORE,
REPLACE LESS No matter how carefully carpets and floor coverings are maintained, there are sometimes unforeseen events which can cause extensive damage to the interior and exterior of buildings. Damage can be caused by anything from floods or other extreme weather conditions, escape of water, fallen trees, fire, or even malicious damage. We provide a
national, emergency disaster support service, Restoration Response, to put property back to pre-damage condition. Sign up is free, giving you peace of mind that, in an unexpected emergency, we will be there within two to four hours to help, delivering one of the fastest on-site response times, with the single goal of getting you back to business fast.
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND It’s no longer enough to just think
about caring for our environment, we need to take action now to prevent greater damage in the future. Simple measures like regular maintenance of our flooring might seem insignificant when compared to more immediate green issues like shredding and recycling plastic, for example. However, with such dramatic statistics, including the fact that only 1% of almost 600,000 tonnes of flooring waste is currently recycled, a small change to the way our customers maintain their premises can make a huge difference to what ends up in landfill. By using a specialist cleaning provider, businesses across the UK can not only enjoy cost savings and the kudos that comes with being operationally greener, but can also help make real inroads into growing that 1% into something greater.
www.servicemasterclean.co.uk
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