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A guide to polishing wooden flooring
There's nothing quite like the look of a freshly polished wooden floor. Popular in halls and corridors; wooden floors will last for years. We explain how to get the best from your wooden floor, what you will need to do the job and how to go about it.
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How to polish hard floors
Use one of our Windmill floor polishing chemicals to achieve great results when polishing hard floors.
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Sealing polished floors using a base coat
An application of base coat to flooring ensures a seal prior to polish being applied, ideal to use on floors which are old and worn. The base cost stops subsequent coats of polish soaking into an untreated floor, reducing the number of overall coats of polish required.
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How to strip a polished floor
One of the frequently asked questions we receive is "How do I strip a polished floor and what equipment is required to do so?" Here is a step by step guide for the process including the products you will need.
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Windmill Floor Care Products
With so many floor care products on the market it can be confusing to know which is right for your floor type. We explain our Windmill range of products and include a handy floor care selection tool to help you choose.
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Six Common Problems with Polished Floors
When it all goes to plan, a polished floor looks stunning. When it all goes wrong, it can look awful and be very distressing. Knowing the classic errors to avoid is essential if you are going to invest all that time and hard work into polishing a floor. Here we explain the common issues and how to rectify them, there is also a handy selector tool to help you decide.
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How many cleaning chemicals do you really need?
Did you know that many of the chemicals in your cleaning cupboard can be replaced and rationalised into as few as 3 different products to complete up to 80% of cleaning tasks, read on to find out more...
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What is colour coding in cleaning? Why is it so important?
Colour-coded cleaning in the practice of designating coloured cleaning equipment to certain areas, avoiding the risk of spreading germs from one area to another. This includes mop colour coding and coloured mop buckets, coloured cleaning cloths etc.
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A scrubber dryer that cleans virtually every floor type, providing outstanding cleaning results and exceptional productivity.
The new re-designed Multiwash Pro scrubber dryer will wash, scrub and dry in just one single pass. Giving improved cleaning results, your floors will be left clean and dry ready for your customers and staff to walk on.
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Speed up the time you spend vacuuming with the Pacvac Velo backpack cleaner
Velo is the ultimate performer. Clean up to four times faster with powerful cordless freedom and superior ergonomic backpack comfort, giving you the best commercial vacuuming experience. The up-keeper for confined spaces such as stairs, transport vehicles, retail spaces and gyms. The Velo cordless commercial backpack vacuum is perfect for maintenance cleaning with maximum productivity.
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Scrubber Dryer floor pad colours explained
Get the best out of your Scrubber Drier or Rotary Cleaning Machine by using the right colour floor pad for the job.
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The pH Scale
You learnt about the pH scale at school all those years ago, and you probably listened with half an ear, right? Well, you need to know about it because it applies when you are choosing a chemical to clean with. This knowledge will keep you safe, but also explain how effective the product will be to use.
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Eliminator Sanitising Aerosol Fogger, certified against viruses.
Suitable for use in many areas including vehicles, classrooms, medical areas and offices.
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Good Hand Washing Hygiene Guidelines
Frequent hand-washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Whilst hand gel is excellent for cleaning hands, don’t forget to teach good hand hygiene with the use of soap and water.
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The Best Ways to Deep Clean
Getting everyone to sing happy birthday twice when washing their hands is a simple way of getting people to use contact time with hand soap to make sure it's effective.
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AUK Hygiene - Sponsors of Operation 322 Rapid Relief Team, Delivering Aid to Ukraine
We’re humbled to support RRT’s Operation 322, delivering much needed aid to Ukrainian’s impacted by the current crisis. It’s tragic to see this situation unfold, but it’s uplifting to see organisations like the RRT step in to assist and we’re glad to do our small bit to support. #ukraine
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