What is the difference between deep cleaning and maintenance cleaning?

When you’re serious about cleaning you will learn the difference between deep cleaning and maintenance cleaning. Maintenance cleaning is the regular cleaning that happens most often. Deep cleaning will be that really intense clean that occurs least often.

The environment to be cleaned will dictate the type of cleaning required and how often. A small office environment where there are not many people and everyone is quite tidy will not require that much cleaning. You may find that cleaning two or three times a week is enough. For an area that has many people passing through, it may need cleaning at least once a day maybe twice. Areas where food is prepared or eaten may require hourly cleaning.

Maintenance cleaning usually requires quick cleaning methods that will not require major moving of furniture or stripping of machines. It will require a quick wiping down of most surfaces including floors.

Deep cleaning will require cleaning of machine parts including extractor fans and air conditioners; moving equipment and furniture and cleaning behind their normal position and undersides and sides of tables and work surfaces. It will probably also include window cleaning. In a food environment or ablution facilities, deep cleaning should occur at least weekly. An office may only require deep cleaning every  couple of months.

For more information on cleaning chemicals and the cleaning products you should use, visit www.blendwell.co.za.

Blendwell Chemicals is your best local manufacturer of cleaning chemicals.

How to clean low risk areas in school toilets

After assessing your school toilets and deciding on which areas are high risk and which are low risk, you would have been able to get ready for some cleaning. With your colour-coded cleaning accessories in hand, you should be able to refer to your cleaning schedule and get started.

General areas will need a minimum of a daily clean. It’s a good idea to use a general purpose cleaner and hot water with the right colour-coded cleaning equipment. All surfaces should be manually cleaned as well as dried before the space can be used again. If there is the possibility of an outbreak of infection then all surfaces should be disinfected. These areas must be properly cleaned before disinfection takes place.

Floors should be mopped at least once a day. If there have been any blood spillages, disinfection will be necessary.

Bins must be emptied at least twice a day. This may be different in other environments. If paper towels are used and only small bins are provided they may need to be emptied after each break. The outside of the bins should also be cleaned daily. If there is obvious soiling then this too may need to be more frequent. All bins should also have liner bags.

For more information on cleaning products for toilet facilities, visit www.blendwell.co.za. Blendwell Chemicals is a manufacturer and wholesaler of cleaning products. We sell our vast product range to resellers and contract cleaners from our factory in Johannesburg, South Africa.

5 ways to clean driveways, forecourts and workshop floors

Driveways, forecourts and workshop floors can get really dirty. Typically you can expect a fair amount of grease and oil on these floors and that can take some serious cleaning power. Usually these floors are made of brick or concrete and in some cases they can be painted.

• Caustic based cleaners like Conclean are very powerful cleaners but they can be too much for your floor. If the floor is painted then this cleaner can strip the paint. This product is recommended where driveways and forecourts are grease stained.
• Non-caustic cleaners like Yellow Floor powder work really well on painted surfaces and unpainted alike. Yellow Floor Powder is a blend of concentrated detergents and surfactants so you can be sure that it will clean up the grease quickly and easily.
• An acid cleaning product like Brickwash will work very well on building sites to remove excess cement. Do not use this product for regular cleaning as it is not intended for this purpose.
• Wac GP Cleaner is a fabulous all-purpose cleaner which is great for maintenance cleaning.
• Maxi Clean is another all-purpose cleaning product that may be a better option if your regular cleaning needs an extra punch.

Cleaning driveways, workshop floors and forecourts does not need to be the biggest headache anymore. Blendwell Chemicals offers you easy, practical and affordable cleaning solutions. For more information on these cleaning chemicals, visit www.blendwell.co.za. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures all their cleaning products in Midrand, South Africa and is your best choice for a local wholesaler. 

2 products for cleaning stainless steel factory floors

Stainless steel factory floors can be tough to clean. There is bound to be a certain amount of grease and grime on these floors so you’ll need some powerful cleaners. This does not mean that you can only use traditional cleaners. There are some green cleaning products that can do the job without harming the environment.

• Enviro Maxi 

Blendwell Chemicals has an eco-friendly cleaning product from the EnviroBlend range of cleaners called Enviro Maxi. This is an industrial strength cleaner that can make tough cleaning jobs really simple. Enviro Maxi is made with raw material that are safe and from renewable sources.

• Eco-Lyte DG 

You can also get the Eco-Lyte range of eco-friendly cleaning products from Blendwell Chemicals. Eco-Lyte DG will easily clean your stainless steel factory floor. Eco-Lyte cleaning products are made from salt and water that has been passed through a specialised electrical process. These cleaning products have no impact on the environment but are extremely powerful.

For more information on Blendwell Chemicals cleaning products please visit www.blendwell.co.za. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures all their cleaning products in Midrand, South Africa and are your best local cleaning products wholesaler. 

How do I clean stainless steel floors in a food factory?

Keeping everything clean in your food factory is really important. It’s best to adhere to a HACCP standard of cleaning. To do this you will need to use the correct cleaning equipment and HACCP compliant cleaning chemicals.

Your cleaning equipment should be colour coded according to which area it cleans. A mop that cleans the area where raw ingredients are stored should not also clean areas where food products are packaged. This will help avoid cross-contamination.

The best cleaning products to use would be from the Blendwell Chemicals h-range. You can use Alkali H which is great for cleaning food areas particularly those with fatty residues. This is a very powerful cleaning product.

You can also use Quot HF for cleaning your food factory stainless steel floor. This cleaning chemical is not only a great cleaner but also a fantastic disinfectant. This will cut down cleaning time and make life a little easier. This product is a registered disinfectant so you can have peace of mind.

Blendwell Chemicals manufactures their HACCP cleaning chemicals at their factory in Midrand, South Africa. For more information please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Food_Industry_Cleaning_Products.  

How can I HACCP clean my factory floors?

If you have a food factory and you need cleaning chemicals to clean your floors, then Blendwell Chemicals has just the product for you. Food factories and industrial kitchens need to comply with HACCP standards of cleaning. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a range of cleaning products that are HACCP compliant. The H-range of cleaning products cover all your cleaning needs in the HACCP environment.

For cleaning floors I would recommend Alkali H. This cleaning chemical is a heavy duty cleaner and is highly concentrated. It contains caustic and is brilliant at cutting fats and proteins as well as dealing with stains.

For more information on cleaning products for a HACCP environment please visit our website at www.blendwell.co.za/Food_Industry_Cleaning_Products. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a huge range of cleaning products at their factory in Johannesburg, South Africa. We are the best local cleaning chemical wholesaler. 

Cleaning a driveway, forecourt or workshop floor

Driveways, forecourts and workshop floors can get seriously dirty. There is often a fair amount of grime that these areas are exposed to. Oil and grease from cars and trucks can often be difficult to clean. Exposure to the outdoors all brings a wide variety of dirt.

Cleaning these areas will require some strong cleaning products. Blendwell Chemicals will have all the cleaning products you need to get this job done. First, you can try a cleaning chemical called Conclean. This cleaning product contains caustic and is a powerful cleaner that easily lifts grease and oil.  

Yellow Floor Powder is a great choice for driveways, forecourts and workshop floors if you are looking for a strong cleaner that does not contain caustic.

Brickwash is a fantastic cleaning chemical to use if you are looking to remove excess cement that may occur during building. It can also remove light lime discolouration. This cleaning product is not designed to be used regularly. It is too powerful and will damage a floor if used often.

You can also use one of our multi-purpose cleaners like Wac GP Cleaner or Maxikleen to clean these areas. Maxikleen is stronger than Wac GP Cleaner but they are both fantastic cleaning products.

For more information on cleaning floors, please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Floor_Care_Cleaning_Chemicals. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a massive range of cleaning products and you will be able to find what you’re looking for. We have our factory in Midrand, South Africa and we are your best local cleaning chemical wholesaler.

What can I use to clean....?

Cleaning with the right materials will make your cleaning quicker and more effective. Trying to clean a greasy workshop floor with a small soft cloth and no cleaning chemicals will be exhausting and probably a waste time. The best you can expect is to move the dirt around.

For a basic cleaning kit you will need a selection of soft cloths like micorfibre cloths – preferably in different colours for different areas. A mop, mop bucket and a broom are a must. For normal indoor use you will only need a soft broom but outdoor areas and building site will require a hard broom. A dust pan and brush will help with small spills on the floor. Black bin bags always come in handy when cleaning so it’s a good idea to have some around – even if it is only make yourself a makeshift apron to protect your clothes.

Gloves and safety goggles will be necessary too. Make sure you use them!

Blendwell Chemicals is able to supply all of these cleaning accessories for their factory in Halfway House, South Africa. Blendwell Chemicals is a manufacturer of cleaning chemicals and supplies to resellers and contract cleaners. Please visit our website for more information on our huge range of cleaning products at www.blendwell.co.za

Do you have the right stuff?

When it comes to cleaning having the right things to clean with will make the world of difference. Trying to clean a kitchen floor with a small cloth is going to take a huge amount of time and energy. I’m all for cleaning as fast as possible and using the least amount of energy possible. This is not because I’m lazy, it’s because, like most people, I have a gazillion other things to do and cleaning is not something I particularly love doing. Though, I do love having a clean environment to live and work in.   

It’s a good idea to have several different cleaning cloths. Microfibre cloths are really nice to clean with because they don’t leave any little fluffy bits of cloth behind when you wipe a surface like most other cloths. I like to have different coloured cloths for different areas. The cloth that cleans your kitchen countertop should never clean the toilet or the floor. When you buy cleaning cloths for your home or office, buy an assortment of colours and if lots of different people are likely to use these cleaning cloths, then it might be a good idea to make a chart so that everyone is aware of which colour cloths are for which cleaning job. This way your cleaning cloths will not cross-contaminate with germs or bacteria found in other spaces.

Blendwell Chemicals now stocks cleaning accessories such as microfiber cleaning cloths in a variety of colours. Blendwell Chemicals is in Midrand, South Africa and we are your best local cleaning wholesaler.

What cleaning chemicals will clean a porous floor?

Hard flooring that is porous will be cleaned in differently from a floor that is non-porous. A porous floor will allow water to stink into it and these types of floors would include – brinks, untreated cement, terracotta and unglazed ceramics.

When using traditional cleaning chemicals you will want to use a cleaning product like floor scrub on these floors. Floor Scrub has been specifically designed to be used in a floor scrubbing machine. It is a low foaming cleaning product that is very effective at removing oil, grease and water-soluble soils.

If you would like to sanitise the floor after cleaning you can look to a cleaning product like Sanclean. Sanclean is recommended for all types of environments even hospitals, laboratories and clinics. It effectively kills most germs, bacteria, moulds and fungi and is an excellent disinfectant.

For more information on floor cleaning, please visit the Blendwell Chemicals website at www.blendwell.co.za/Floor_Care_Cleaning_Chemicals. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a huge range of cleaning products in their Midrand factory. We are the best local supplier of wholesale cleaning products!

How to green clean non-porous hard floors?

When it comes to eco-friendly cleaning supplies Blendwell Chemicals has some amazing cleaning products. These green cleaning chemicals are available to resellers, distributors and contract cleaners from their factory in Midrand, South Africa. It’s close to the Midrand Gautrain station.

To clean non-porous hard floors like ceramic tiles, granite, sealed marble or sealed cement I would recommend you give the Eco-Lyte range of green cleaning products a try. Eco-Lyte uses a technological breakthrough in environmentally friendly cleaning chemicals. Eco-Lyte is made from simple table salt and water which is passed through a highly specialised electrical process. This process forms two super strong cleaning products, namely Eco-Lyte DG and Eco-Lyte NTL. Eco-Lyte DG is used for cleaning and Eco-Lyte NTL is an incredibly effective disinfectant. The Eco-Lyte range of green cleaning chemicals has outperformed traditional cleaners in most tests and they are the safest cleaners you could use.

For more information on green cleaning products please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Green_Cleaning_Products. Blendwell Chemicals is your best choice for local wholesale cleaning supplies.

How to HACCP clean non-porous hard floors?

When you have to clean a floor in a food factory, restaurant or industrial kitchen it’s necessary to follow the HACCP guidelines and use HACCP compliant cleaning chemicals. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a range of specifically designed HACCP compliant cleaning products. Blendwell Chemicals calls this range of cleaners, the H-range.

Quot HF is a high grade disinfectant detergent that complies with SABS 639 and 1853. This cleaning product is a perfect choice when you want one cleaning product for cleaning and disinfecting to occur at the same time. As a HACCP compliant cleaning product, Quot HF contains no fragrance.

For sanitizing the hard floor, you can use Chlor HF which is also a HACCP compliant cleaning product. This cleaning product works by the foam method and effectively disinfects and sterilizes all hard surfaces. It also offers excellent stain removing properties.

For more information on HACCP cleaning, please visit our website at www.blendwell.co.za/Food_Industry_Cleaning_Products. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures all their HACCP compliant cleaning products at their factory in Halfway House, South Africa. Blendwell Chemicals is the best local bulk supplier of cleaning chemicals.

  

How to clean non-porous hard floors with chemicals?

First I think it’s important to establish what non-porous hard floors are. These floors would be floors covered with ceramic tiles, terrazzo, granite, slate, sealed marble or sealed cement. These floors are not able to soak up any liquids and if something is spilt it will pool on top of the floor.

If you were to choose to use traditional cleaning chemicals, Blendwell can offer some great options. To clean the floor you could use Wac GP Cleaner. This cleaning product is an extremely versatile cleaning product that is able to clean just about anything. It has been designed for cleaning very heavy dirt and complies with SABS 1344.

Another cleaning product you could also use for these hard floors is Blendwell Chemicals Cleardet. This cleaning product is a multi-purpose cleaner and has no fragrance so it can be used all over.

To sanitize your hard floors, you should use a cleaning chemical like Blendwell Chemicals  Sanclean. This detergent and disinfectant effectively kills most germs and bacteria. This cleaning product is fragranced and is able to clean and sterilize in one step.

For more information on cleaning products for floors please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Floor_Care_Cleaning _Chemicals. Blendwell Chemicals is your best cleaning products wholesaler in the Midrand area. 

What traditional cleaners can I use for vinyl and linoleum floors?

If you are looking to clean vinyl or linoleum floors with traditional cleaning products you have many choices. You may wish to also polish or seal this type of floor and then you will need to purchase strippers as well as sealers.

First to clean you can use a product like Cleardet. This cleaning product is a great multi-purpose detergent that lifts dirt off the floor quickly and effectively. This cleaning product has no fragrance so it’s great for kitchen areas. To sanitise you can use Sanclean. This cleaning product is an effective disinfectant and kills fungi, mould, germs and bacteria.

To strip the floor of previous wax polishes or polymer coatings, you can use Stripper or Stripper NA. Stripper NA does not contain ammonia. Ammonia has a strong smell and this may not be acceptable in some places if cleaning takes place during work hours.

To replace the shine on the floor, Supershine 14 or 20 will do the job. You can choose for 14% or 20% solids. Supershine is a concentrated polymer floor coating that leaves the floor with a hard, shiny, non-slip coating. Buffable Floor Coating is another option as this cleaning product contains extra medium soft waxes for use on vinyl floors.

With so many choices for cleaning your vinyl and linoleum floors, Blendwell Chemicals is the best place to buy your wholesale cleaning products. With our factory in Johannesburg, South Africa we are your best choice for cleaning chemicals. 

Can I clean flexible floors with green cleaning products?

Cleaning flexible floors like vinyl or linoleum can be done in many different ways. Where these floors are will certainly affect how they should be cleaned. If being eco-friendly is a concern, then you can’t just use any cleaning products.

For green cleaning chemicals, a great option is the Eco-Lyte range of cleaning products. Eco-Lyte green cleaning chemicals are made with simple salt and water which is run through a specialised electrical process that creates incredibly powerful cleaning products. Once these awesome cleaners have been used they are then able to break down into their original components of salt and water. They leave absolutely no effect on the environment. They also do not require to be rinsed away like many traditional cleaners. This cuts down on work time and they will not taint food products.

Eco-Lyte DG is an amazing cleaning product that is great to use on floors. Eco-Lyte NTL is the best choice for routinely sanitising the floors.

You can’t go wrong with the Eco-Lyte range of environmentally friendly cleaning products. Blendwell Chemicals supplies Eco-Lyte products from the factory in Midrand. For more information please visit www.blendwell.co.za. Blendwell Chemicals is your best choice for a local cleaning chemical wholesaler.

What type of floors do I have?

In order to be able to effectively clean your floor, you will first need to know what type of floor you have.

There are several different categories that your floor may fall under. Flexible floors will include vinyl and linoleum. Hard floors can be porous or non-porous. Porous floors will be marble, raw cement, unglazed ceramics, terracotta and brick. These floors can often stain easily. Non-porous hard floors will be glazed ceramic, terrazzo, granite, slate, sealed marble and sealed cement. Stainless steel can sometimes be used for flooring in factories. Carpets and laminate flooring also require their own special ways to be cleaned.

Blendwell Cleaning Solutions has a fabulous range of cleaning chemicals perfect for all types of floors. The only floors we do not have a cleaning product for yet is laminate floors but we are working on it and expect to release it shortly. For more information on floor cleaning products please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Floor_Care_Cleaning_Chemicals. Form our factory in Halfway House, South Africa we manufacture a huge range of cleaning products. We are the best local cleaning chemical wholesaler! 

Things to remember when cleaning floors

It’s always a good idea to keep safety in mind when cleaning your floors. Floor cleaning should ideally happen when there are going to be the least amount of people walking over the area being cleaned. Sometimes this is not possible so it will be necessary to put out safety signs so that people can be aware of the wet and probably slippery floor so that you can avoid accidents.

If you have followed the basic principles of cleaning by using the correct cleaning product in the correct way you will have checked what type of floor you are cleaning. Is the hard floor sealed or porous? This will greatly affect the choice of cleaning product used. A porous floor will hold oils and fats in the pores of the flooring and makes the floor more susceptible to surface contaminants. The oils that remain on the floor will make it more likely to be slippery.

For more information on cleaning chemicals for floors please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Floor_Care_Cleaning_Chemicals. Blendwell Cleaning Solutions has all the cleaning products you’ll need. We manufacture all our cleaning chemicals in Midrand, South Africa and we are the best local cleaning products wholesaler. 

How to use floor cleaning products

As with all cleaning, there are always the basic principles of cleaning that should be followed so that you can get the best results for your effort.

The most important thing to remember is to use the correct cleaning product. Using the incorrect cleaning product can be very frustrating as you may scrub away for ages and not get anything cleaned. Or worse, you may ruin your floors!

It is equally important to know how to use the cleaning product that is recommended for the job at hand. The temperature of the water that you use to dilute the cleaning chemical can be very important in certain cases. Some things just have to be heated to clean while others work better cold. You’ll need to know how much to agitate your cleaning product. You may be able to just pour the mixed cleaning product onto the floor to be cleaned or you may have to mix it really well and work it into the surface. You’ll want to know how long to leave the cleaning chemical on your floor. Sometimes cleaning products need time to activate and start working after they have been applied. Finally, you will also need to be aware of how to apply the cleaning product. You’ll need to know how much to dilute the cleaning chemical.

If you follow all these steps you will be able to have a clean floor with the least amount of effort. Blendwell Cleaning Solutions manufactures all the floor cleaning chemicals you will need to get your floor looking great. Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Floor_Care_Cleaning_Chemicals for more information on floor cleaning products. Blendwell is your best local cleaning products wholesaler. 

Why do we clean floors?

Today there are so many different types of flooring options for our home, office and factory. Knowing how to clean different types of floors will help you save time and money. Of course, what you do in that space will also affect what you use to clean the floors.

Firstly, why would we need to clean the floor? Well, it looks nice when the floor is clean. But appearance isn’t the only reason. It’s more hygienic to have a clean floor. We’ve all done a three second rule when accidentally dropping food on the floor (although some of us will not admit to this) but this could be taking a serious risk if doing this on a dirty factory floor as opposed to your kitchen floor that had just been cleaned. We also clean floors for safety reasons. When something oily, greasy or even wet remains on a floor it can pose a safety risk as someone could easily slip and hurt themselves.

Blendwell Cleaning Solutions has all the different types of cleaning products you will need to clean any floor. For more information on the floor cleaning products we manufacture please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Floor_Care_Cleaning_Chemicals. We are the best local cleaning products wholesaler.

How to clean your workshop - Part 2

Maintaining cleanliness in an industrial environment is important. Accidents happen easily in these areas as there is often a fair amount of hard to remove grease around. It is vital that regular cleaning programmes are followed.

When considering a cleaning product for maintenance cleaning, a great choice for your workshop floor is Yellow Floor Powder. It’s awesome to use because it contains no caustic like many other floor cleaners. This does not mean it has poor performance, in fact it has excellent fat, grease and dirt removing properties.

Simply wet the floor and sprinkle a fair amount of powder over it. You can use a stiff broom to work it into the floor. Leave to activate for about 20 minutes and then rework with the broom. You can now wash off with excess water.

For all your industrial cleaning chemicals contact Blendwell Cleaning Solutions today. You can find more information on the industrial cleaning products that we manufacture at www.blendwell.co.za. We are the best local manufacturer of cleaning chemicals in Midrand, South Africa.