“I think the floors are super easy to clean. I have worked in many kitchens in my career, and this is the first time I’ve worked on a floor that is so easy to clean. With a tiled floor, I often experienced having to scrub for half an hour to get the floor clean.”
Søren Schwarz Canteen Manager, Siemens, Sønderborg, Sweden
Using the right equipment in the right order to clean your floors will help ensure cleaning is effective. Choosing the appropriate equipment isn’t just about the size and type of room - it’s about the right equipment for the contaminants you are dealing with. Our top tip is to maintain equipment and prevent transferring dirt and bacteria onto the floor, so it’s vital to clean it after each use. This needs to be part of the overall regime. Before selecting your cleaning method, the first step is to sweep or vacuum up particulate and/or abrasive contaminants.
Manual cleaning: using a mop, twin bucket and/or deck scrubber. This is most effective on day-to-day, walked-in soil, and when cleaning needs to be done immediately, for example, where there is a spillage in a restaurant.
Mechanical cleaning: using a cleaning machine. As the machine scrubs the floor evenly and with pressure, it cleans stubborn and greasy soil very well. If space and availability allow, mechanical cleaning is preferable to manual cleaning as this will help reduce the amount of time spent.
Steam cleaning: using a mechanical steam cleaner. This is very effective for cleaning organic soil as the temperature of the steam helps remove most bacteria. It is ideal for areas where hygiene is important such as hospital wards, bathrooms and kitchens.
Each method is effective for cleaning both soluble and insoluble soils. The choice will depend more on whether that soil is stubborn/tacky or greasy and whether hygiene is of paramount importance in the area being cleaned, for example, an operating room.