DOSE™ by SURFLEX® Product Highlight
10/17/2011
The DOSE™ by SURFLEX® Housekeeping System was recently a part of a product highlight e mail that was sent out by cleanlink.com.
Please click on the link below to view the information.
http://www.cleanlink.com/emails/topproducts/1011issa.asp?email=acarlson@accomn.com
Please click on the link below to view the information.
http://www.cleanlink.com/emails/topproducts/1011issa.asp?email=acarlson@accomn.com
DOSE™ by SURFLEX® in National Publication
7/13/2011
Our DOSE™ by SURFLEX® Housekeeping System was recently highlighted in a national publication, Executive Housekeeping Today (EHT). EHT is the official publication of the International Executive Housekeepers Association. You can access the full magazine by going to their website www.ieha.org, and downloading the EHT publication. You can also see the page that DOSE™ was highlighted on by downloading the page below./theintegraprogram.com/UserFiles/EHT July 2011 - DOSE.pdf
Consumer Updates
6/8/2011
Find below a link to an article from the FDA website on tips for avoiding
food contamination during handling.
Food contamination and the problems that come from it reinforce the
importance of a comprehensive sanitation program - which is exactly what The
INTEGRA® Program provides!
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm256215.htm#.Te49iMkeFU0;e
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Food contamination and the problems that come from it reinforce the
importance of a comprehensive sanitation program - which is exactly what The
INTEGRA® Program provides!
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm256215.htm#.Te49iMkeFU0;e
Safety
5/10/2011
INDUSTRY CHALLENGE: SAFETY
Safety of employees is a concern that everyone in the industry faces. See the link below (GOT SAFETY?) to an article from November 2010 from cleanlink.com. It talks about the culture of safety, worker’s comp, and rules and regulations about safety.
GOT SAFETY?
SOLUTIONS: THE INTEGRA® SYSTEM
The INTEGRA® System takes great pride in being a safe system! Features are created to insure safety. Please see a few of them listed below.
Safety Features of the INTEGRA® System:
INTEGRA ® Capsule – factory sealed one gallon container
INTEGRA® SurSeal™ - factory installed insert, prevents product
from coming out of the capsule until it is installed in the Activator™.
INTEGRA® Activator™ – is made up by the:
Safety shield – in the unlikely event that the capsule would leak, the shield would contain the entire gallon of product, and be able to use it
Key – opens the SurSeal to allow product to flow
Continuous feed reservoir – holds 8 oz. of product. When the capsule
is empty, the reservoir still has product to feed the machine while a new capsule is being installed.
Load ‘N Lock Wall Bracket – secures the system to the wall, freeing floor space.
One-gallon containers – are easier to handle than larger containers
For additional information about the INTEGRA® System, you can contact Alex at acarlson@accomn.com
Safety of employees is a concern that everyone in the industry faces. See the link below (GOT SAFETY?) to an article from November 2010 from cleanlink.com. It talks about the culture of safety, worker’s comp, and rules and regulations about safety.
GOT SAFETY?
SOLUTIONS: THE INTEGRA® SYSTEM
The INTEGRA® System takes great pride in being a safe system! Features are created to insure safety. Please see a few of them listed below.
Safety Features of the INTEGRA® System:
INTEGRA ® Capsule – factory sealed one gallon container
INTEGRA® SurSeal™ - factory installed insert, prevents product
from coming out of the capsule until it is installed in the Activator™.
INTEGRA® Activator™ – is made up by the:
Safety shield – in the unlikely event that the capsule would leak, the shield would contain the entire gallon of product, and be able to use it
Key – opens the SurSeal to allow product to flow
Continuous feed reservoir – holds 8 oz. of product. When the capsule
is empty, the reservoir still has product to feed the machine while a new capsule is being installed.
Load ‘N Lock Wall Bracket – secures the system to the wall, freeing floor space.
One-gallon containers – are easier to handle than larger containers
For additional information about the INTEGRA® System, you can contact Alex at acarlson@accomn.com
Green Cleaning
5/3/2011
Below is a link to the April edition of the International Executive Housekeepers Association Magazine. It is devoted completely to advocating Green Cleaning.
IEHA – Advocating Green Cleaning
The link below is to a study that was posted on the Clean Link website and describes the percentages of adults that prefer businesses that use Green Cleaning products.
Clean Link – U.S. Adults Prefer Businesses that Use Green Cleaning Products
The INTEGRA® Green™ Advantage…
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Long before current trends, INTEGRA® chemical designers were pursuing environmental solutions.
Today, INTEGRA® Green™ leads the industry in providing “Green” answers to the marketplace.
Our quest to bring you safe and environmentally friendly technologies is never ending.
Come with us into INTEGRA®’s realm of simple earth friendly solutions.
Please visit the INTEGRA® Green™ section of our homepage to find how our earth friendly solutions, together with our reliable delivery systems can assist you!
You can also contact Alex at acarlson@accomn.com.
IEHA – Advocating Green Cleaning
The link below is to a study that was posted on the Clean Link website and describes the percentages of adults that prefer businesses that use Green Cleaning products.
Clean Link – U.S. Adults Prefer Businesses that Use Green Cleaning Products
The INTEGRA® Green™ Advantage…
Long before current trends, INTEGRA® chemical designers were pursuing environmental solutions.
Today, INTEGRA® Green™ leads the industry in providing “Green” answers to the marketplace.
Our quest to bring you safe and environmentally friendly technologies is never ending.
Come with us into INTEGRA®’s realm of simple earth friendly solutions.
Please visit the INTEGRA® Green™ section of our homepage to find how our earth friendly solutions, together with our reliable delivery systems can assist you!
You can also contact Alex at acarlson@accomn.com.
Design for the Environment (DfE)
4/25/2011
Industry Challenge: Safer Cleaning Chemicals
Design for the Environment: Promoting Safer Chemistry
Below is a link to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) website. Here you will find information about how they are promoting safer chemistry.
http://www.epa.gov/dfe/
Note: Anderson Chemical Company is a part of their Safer Product Labeling Program. In December of 1997, the INTEGRA® TIP® Laundry Program (Total Impact Program) was created and received the EPA’s first Design for the Environment Institutional Laundry Program partnership.
INTEGRA® Solutions: INTEGRA® Green™ products
INTEGRA® Green™ products are formulated with effective environmentally preferable chemistry. The result is safer products for your customer and safer products for the environment. Not only are use related factors considered but down-stream environmental impact is as well.
Highlights of INTEGRA® Green™:
- Safety – these products provide less hazardous materials for your warehouse personnel, your customers and their employees
- Shipping – these products will carry lower-to-no hazardous ingredient labeling with reduced-to-no hazards for warehousing and DOT shipping and handling invoices
- Environment – these products provide a positive environmental impact as their work is completed and they travel downstream
- DfE – Many INTEGRA® products are recognized by the DfE
For more information about these products, see the INTEGRA® Green™ section on our homepage or contact Alex at acarlson@accomn.com
Training and Education
4/18/2011
Below is a link to an article (ISSA – Training the Customer) about the challenge of training employees and end-customers. Education of proper procedures and product usage is a challenge that everyone in our industry faces.
ISSA – Training the Customer
INTEGRA® Solutions: INTEGRA® University
INTEGRA® University was created to address one of the greatest challenges of our industry, training and education. With employee turn over rates that approach 50% annually in some market segments, keeping employees updated on proper procedures is a challenge. INTEGRA® University can help with training and education, along with additional challenges as well. See a few highlights below…
Highlights of INTEGRA® University:
· Training for sales people – education on growing your program
· Technician certification – assuring customers standardized, high level service
· End user training – training your customers how to use our products. New features to this portion of INTEGRA University are coming soon!
To quote from the ISSA article[1]…”specialized training leads to unmatched customer loyalty…” We couldn’t agree more!
For more information on INTEGRA® University, please contact acarlson@accomn.com or call 1-800-693-8238. Ask for Alex.
Rising Fuel Prices
4/12/2011
Below is a link to an article about how Distributors are facing the challenges of rising fuel prices.
http://www.cleanlink.com/sm/article/Longterm-Solutions-To-Offset-Rising-Gas-Prices--12932
INTEGRA® SOLUTIONS:
DOSE™ by SURFLEX® – Housekeeping products
“Cleaning and Sanitizing for pennies…” When compared with ready-to-use products, DOSE™ products are far more cost effective for the end user and the company that is shipping them! A case of 4/64 oz. product will result in hundreds of quart bottles of product! For example, our Multi-Purpose/Glass cleaner BRILLIANT,will make 171 quarts of product. DEFEND, a cleaner/disinfectant, will make 512 quarts of product!
Highlights of DOSE™ by SurFlex®:
· 2 simple steps: 1.) Dispense premeasured product 2.) Fill with water
· No water hook up necessary
· Install virtually anywhere
· Super-concentrated products control costs
· INTEGRA® Green™ products
· Some products recognized by the EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE)
· More cost effective than ready-to-use products
· 64 oz. containers
· 11 products to choose from
· Modular design
For more information about the DOSE™ by SurFlex® System, please see the section on the top of our home page. To download product information, see the literature section of our webpage.
http://www.cleanlink.com/sm/article/Longterm-Solutions-To-Offset-Rising-Gas-Prices--12932
INTEGRA® SOLUTIONS:
DOSE™ by SURFLEX® – Housekeeping products
“Cleaning and Sanitizing for pennies…” When compared with ready-to-use products, DOSE™ products are far more cost effective for the end user and the company that is shipping them! A case of 4/64 oz. product will result in hundreds of quart bottles of product! For example, our Multi-Purpose/Glass cleaner BRILLIANT,will make 171 quarts of product. DEFEND, a cleaner/disinfectant, will make 512 quarts of product!
Highlights of DOSE™ by SurFlex®:
· 2 simple steps: 1.) Dispense premeasured product 2.) Fill with water
· No water hook up necessary
· Install virtually anywhere
· Super-concentrated products control costs
· INTEGRA® Green™ products
· Some products recognized by the EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE)
· More cost effective than ready-to-use products
· 64 oz. containers
· 11 products to choose from
· Modular design
For more information about the DOSE™ by SurFlex® System, please see the section on the top of our home page. To download product information, see the literature section of our webpage.
Independent Tests Evaluate Electronically-Activated Water
2/10/2011
By SM Editorial Staff
www.cleanlink.com
The effectiveness of electrically-activated water is being called into question after independent tests found it to clean only as well as regular tap water.
Independent and internationally accredited labs tested the cleaning performance of current floor scrubbers and measured the cleaning efficiency when using three different cleaning solutions: electrically-activated water, plain tap water, and tap water and detergent.
The results show that the floor scrubber using electrically-activated water performed no better than when that scrubber cleaned with only tap water. The results also indicate that when cleaning with electrically-activated water, the scrubber did not clean as effectively as when the scrubber cleaned with tap water and detergent. Further testing showed that electrically-activated water technology reduced adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to the same level as when only using plain tap water.
The results of these studies were released by Plymouth, Minn.-based Nilfisk Advance.
However, Minneapolis-based Tennant Co., which manufacturers equipment that uses electrically-activated water technology, argues that the study only tested machines on petroleum-based stains. Tennant does not claim that chemical-free cleaning technology is effective on such soils and has consistently recommended chemical cleaning for these situations.
Direct Link: http://www.cleanlink.com/sm/article/Independent-Tests-Evaluate-ElectricallyActivated-Water--12758
www.cleanlink.com
The effectiveness of electrically-activated water is being called into question after independent tests found it to clean only as well as regular tap water.
Independent and internationally accredited labs tested the cleaning performance of current floor scrubbers and measured the cleaning efficiency when using three different cleaning solutions: electrically-activated water, plain tap water, and tap water and detergent.
The results show that the floor scrubber using electrically-activated water performed no better than when that scrubber cleaned with only tap water. The results also indicate that when cleaning with electrically-activated water, the scrubber did not clean as effectively as when the scrubber cleaned with tap water and detergent. Further testing showed that electrically-activated water technology reduced adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to the same level as when only using plain tap water.
The results of these studies were released by Plymouth, Minn.-based Nilfisk Advance.
However, Minneapolis-based Tennant Co., which manufacturers equipment that uses electrically-activated water technology, argues that the study only tested machines on petroleum-based stains. Tennant does not claim that chemical-free cleaning technology is effective on such soils and has consistently recommended chemical cleaning for these situations.
Direct Link: http://www.cleanlink.com/sm/article/Independent-Tests-Evaluate-ElectricallyActivated-Water--12758
Bed Bug Infestations On The Rise
12/2/2010
By Dan Weltin, Editor-in-Chief
Direct Link: http://www.cleanlink.com/sm/article/Bed-Bug-Infestations-On-The-Rise--12396
A new survey conducted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), Fairfax, Va., and the University of Kentucky proves that there is a resurgence of bed bug infestations. According to the survey, 95 percent of respondents indicate that their pest management company has handled a bed bug problem in the past year. Prior to 2000, only 25 percent of respondents encountered bed bugs.
Direct Link: http://www.cleanlink.com/sm/article/Bed-Bug-Infestations-On-The-Rise--12396
A new survey conducted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), Fairfax, Va., and the University of Kentucky proves that there is a resurgence of bed bug infestations. According to the survey, 95 percent of respondents indicate that their pest management company has handled a bed bug problem in the past year. Prior to 2000, only 25 percent of respondents encountered bed bugs.