Bugs in rugs less snug
February 1st 2007 It's now possible to protect and extend the life of carpets, curtains
and upholstery from infection as well as stains, thanks to Fabritec, a
new product from specialist cleaning, repair and restoration
company ServiceMaster, which contains the unique biocide
Hygienilac. The product is suitable for use in hospitals and care
homes; hotels and restaurants and in offices and leisure facilities.
ServiceMaster has worked closely with Premier Finishes,makers of
Hygienilac, to develop Fabritec to provide a protective barrier to cross
infection for carpet and soft furnishings. The two have already
collaborated to provide ServiceMaster's Furniture Medic restorers
with its biocidal wood lacquer for repairing furniture.
"Carpet or soft furnishings will look cleaner and last longer if
Fabritec is applied as part of a regular cleaning and maintenance
programme," says director of business development at ServiceMaster,
Alan Lewin."Of course, sometimes there's no other option but to
replace badly soiled items, but if Fabritec treatment is specified for
replacement products, the benefits are tangible, both in economic
and aesthetic terms, together with the knowledge that users are
protected against the spread of common infection from bacteria like
MRSA, EColi, CDifficile and Listeria."
Fabritec exceeds British Standard testing requirements (BSEN
254920: 1992) for soil defence products and is highly effective against
staining by many products such as coffee, tea, red wine, lager, blood
and urine according to independent testing by SATRA Technology
Centre. But where Fabritec differs from other similar products is that
it is also effective against numerous highly dangerous bacteria.
"The Fabritec results from SATRA Technology Centre determining
the resistance to surface wetting were really impressive – overall it
scored a higher rate than any competitor product," says Premier
Finishes director Mark Gardner. "The comparison assessment on the
leather samples produced an overall rating of 4 (out of 5), ie.'no
wetting, but adherence of small drops to the sprayed surface', while
the samples without the coating produced a very poor rating of 1.
Coupled with the biocidal effects of Hygienilac this makes Fabritec a
truly effecftive product."
ServiceMaster's Alan Lewin concludes: "Providing ServiceMaster's
care protection programme is carried out, Fabritec will carry on
working for around 12 months where usage is moderate. We
recommend carpets and upholstery should be professionally
cleaned at least every six months. Fabritec can be applied or reapplied
in situ to carpets, curtains and upholstery following cleaning
and our ServiceMaster Clean operatives around the country have
been fully trained to use the product."
See www.servicemaster.co.uk for head office details and a full list
of ServiceMaster Clean franchisees across the country or use the
free reader enquiry service at:www.cleaning-matters.co.uk.
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