The opening session with speakers from Karcher Cleaning Systems Pvt Ltd – Sunil Kapoor, National Sales Manager (Industrial), and Tony Chazhoor, National Sales Manager
(Commercial) focused on the usage of cleaning equipment in facility services.
The session focusing on washroom hygiene was conducted Vijay Korgaonkar, National Head-Key Accounts & Training, Best Washroom Practices. The seminar session drew to a close with Sudhir Mani, Business Manager, Forbes Facility Service Pvt. Ltd speaking on the benefits of outsourcing cleaning operations from a financial aspect.
Mechanised Cleaning Operations
The speakers spoke about the fundamentals of cleaning activity – a combination of four approaches; mechanical action, temperature, time and cleaning agent. A right mix of these approaches helps in giving good cleaning results.
The seminar was a perfect platform to receive personalized solutions for problem areas. The food processing industry faces a challenging task of maintaining reactors and other tanks that have to be sanitized after every use. Sunil Kapoor recommended the use of a pump with attached spray heads along with food grade solvents to finish the job. With automated systems performing at a push of a button a 1kl reactor can be cleaned in over four minutes.
Tony Chazoor gave a very vital clue in keeping the indoor of a facility, especially those in the hotels and hospitals clean. He reasoned that instead of cleaning the indoors, the flow of contaminants should be restricted from the outdoor. Deploying sweeping machines and other cleaning equipment outdoors would remove the contaminants and make the maintenance of indoors easier.
“Mechanization for cleaning operations can be enhanced by using varied accessories that can perform multiple tasks.”
– Sunil Kapoor
A new technique of encapsulation was introduced by Karcher in carpet cleaning that not only decreases the standing time of the carpets for cleaning operations to as low as 20 minutes but also increases the life of the carpets. This product will be showcased at the Clean India Pulire Show 2013. It has also been nominated for the Clean India Awards.
The seminar even saw new avenues for the expansion of cleaning industry- educational and academic institutions. Educational and academic institutions now take serious notice of the need for clean and hygienic environment for their young pupils to study. Since children are vulnerable to infections and other nuisance that can be caused by the bacteria and virus hiding in unclean and filthy surroundings, cleaning and especially mechanized cleaning has taken precedence. Sumati Arora, Manager Facilities, Delhi Public School, felt that the seminar answered the growing need for mechanized professional cleaning services in academic institutions. The presentation on various cleaning equipment struck a cord with her.
“Very few educational institutes have a separate vertical solely addressing the housekeeping requirements of the facility. In our schools we take sanitation and hygiene very seriously. The health of our students hinges on the better and clean facilities. Mechanised cleaning is actually endorsed by our top management, as keeping a campus clean with 3500 students is not an easy task. Rigorous schedule is followed to ensure that the campus is always clean. The equipment showcased and the techniques shared at the seminar will allow us to enhance our cleaning operations.”
