Five ways to keep your floors sparkling during the winter months
Snow, slush, dirt and ice-melting compounds can have a devastating effect on your floors. Without proper maintenance, you could have damaged floor finish, visibly soiled carpets and an overall appearance that can call into question the safety [...]
Shopping for an electrostatic sprayer? Here’s what to look for!
By now you’ve heard that electrostatic sprayers are faster, more efficient and save more chemical than traditional spray and wipe methods, which is all true! You have probably also seen a variety of models at a wide range of price [...]
Things Have Changed! Cleaning and Sanitation for the Food Production Facility
Lorne Piercey, CAEd. When you consider a well-managed “cleaning & sanitation program,” it needs to be viewed not as a “necessary evil,” but as a vital part of production. An effective cleaning & sanitation program is directly related to the safety of your [...]
How long do pillows last? Do they need to be washed? If so, how often?
According to studies, nearly one-third of the weight of your pillow is made up of dead skin, mites and microbes. Among these microbes (about 30 in all) you can find MRSA, C. difficile and [...]
What to Look for in a Good Floor Finish
Floor finishes are primarily used for two reasons: to add shine to floors and to protect them from wear. This may seem straightforward enough, but selecting the right floor finish can actually be quite [...]
All about Chocolate!
For some, Easter used to be a major religious holiday that ended the 40 days of deprivation of Lent. But over the years Easter has become more of a family reunion...featuring lots of chocolate, [...]
Mineral Buildup on Production Equipment Conduits
Why it pays to keep the acid cycle Certain food & beverage production activities create mineral buildup. For example, this buildup can be regularly found in production circuits involving products with high calcium content [...]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS? The COVID-19 outbreak has now spread to over 114 countries with more than 118,000 cases. COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus labeled SARS-CoV-25. Symptoms of human coronaviruses may be mild or [...]
How to Keep People Healthy during the Peak Season
This virus is spread primarily from one person to another via the airborne route of transmission. When a person with Influenza is coughing and sneezing they are expelling tiny droplets into the air which [...]