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KAIVAC CONTACT:
Belinda Banks Marci Kleinsasser
Tom Morrison
S&S Public Relations Coverall Cleaning Concepts Kaivac
Inc.
908-685-2300 561-922-2690
800-287-1136
belinda@sspr.com marcik@coverall.com
tmorrison@kaivac.com
Kaivac Inc. & Coverall Cleaning Concepts
Join Forces
To Develop Improved Cleaning Systems
for Healthcare Facilities
Strategic
HAMILTON, OH and Boca Raton, FL – (May 22nd, 2007) – Kaivac Inc. and Coverall Cleaning Concepts announced today
a joint development agreement designed to improve the effectiveness of healthcare
facility cleaning by aggregating technology, procedures and measurement
strategies that maximize soil and microbe removal. The partnership will build on Kaivac’s No-Touch Cleaning™ equipment, Coverall Cleaning
Concepts’ proprietary healthcare cleaning system, and the commitment of both
firms to scientific cleaning and sanitizing for disease control.
Under the agreement, the companies
will work together to develop tools and define best practices for deep-cleaning
areas such as exam rooms, operating rooms and gurneys that are specific to
healthcare environments. Efforts will
also focus on increasing productivity to reduce cleaning costs, measuring
residues of contaminants such as urine and bacteria after cleaning, and using
those measurements as a basis for establishing industry cleaning standards.
The new tools and processes will
be based in part on Kaivac’s No-Touch Cleaning
systems, a family of spray-and-vac machines that
provide environmentally friendly cleaning and automatic chemical preparation without
requiring workers to touch soiled or contaminated surfaces. Tests have shown that Kaivac’s
integrated pressure washer/wet vacuum machines leave far fewer surface
contaminants in locations such as restrooms than cleaning with string mops. The machines also reduce labor, chemical and
equipment costs, cutting cleaning time by two-thirds.
The joint development project
will also leverage Coverall Cleaning Concepts’ experience with more than 8,000
healthcare accounts as well as its industry leading cleaning program for
non-residential medical facilities. That
program, announced in January, includes the use of hospital-grade germicides
and disinfectants, flat mopping, microfiber color coding, certified healthcare
cleaning technicians, and other tools and techniques to reduce
cross-contamination and aid infection control.
“Kaivac
and Coverall Cleaning Concepts share a common vision focused on raising the bar
in the cleaning industry by cleaning to protect health rather than just for aesthetic
appearance,” said Bob Robinson Sr., President and CEO of Kaivac
Inc. “By combining our cleaning science
with their two decades of experience in commercial cleaning, this strategic
partnership promises to quickly advance the cleaning to promote health movement
in healthcare and eventually in other markets.”
“Most janitorial contractors
today still use buckets, mops and wipers without the specialized equipment, chemistry
knowledge and cleaning processes required to remove unseen pathogens and avoid
cross-contamination. They don’t remove
soil and microbes; they just move them around,” said Peter Sheldon, Vice
President of Operations for Coverall Cleaning Concepts. “We are partnering with Kaivac
in an effort to redefine the term ‘clean’ in order to protect the public
health.”
On-site testing of the
companies’ combined cleaning equipment and processes is expected to begin in
the next 60 days.
About
Kaivac
Headquartered in Hamilton, OH, and the
originator of No-Touch Cleaning™ system, Kaivac,
Inc., manufactures a full line of No-Touch cleaning products aimed at making
cleaning processes safer for people and the environment while preserving
quality and cost efficiency. For more information on the company and its
products, call 1-800-287-1136 or visit www.kaivac.com.
Founded
in 1985, Coverall Cleaning Concepts is one
of the world’s leading commercial cleaning franchising companies with a
worldwide network of more than 90