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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

Airport Cleaning

Which Machine

to Use Where

One of the best sights at an airport, where
cleaning is concerned, is to watch a uniformed

service provider riding on an industrial
scrubber drier, making the perfect rounds to
clean every inch of the floor. Raju Seth,
Sr Manager-Training & Development, IP Cleaning
India Pvt. Ltd, gives a brief of the various machines
that go into maintaining the various areas of the airports.

Terminal Cleaning operated faucets, soap dispensers, adopting conscious waste
and antimicrobial surfaces and
management, and encouraging
Outside the terminal: Large self-cleaning technologies ensure minimum resource consumption.
capacity scrubber dryers and ride- continuous cleanliness.
on mopping machines are used on The environmental product
smooth floors. Other than scrubber Cleaning and Disinfection certifications are readily available for
dryers, ride-on mopping machines are customers, cleaning professionals and
used to dry mop large floor areas, on Methodologies institutions to identify our products
a continuous basis. With heightened traffic levels, that adhere to strict environmental
For roads large battery-operated airports must implement robust standards.
ride-on sweepers with sprinkler cleaning and disinfection protocols. As for water conservation
systems are deployed, and for coarse These methodologies should
dirt, mechanised litter pickers are prioritize the use of EPA-approved for instance, one of the many
used. disinfectants, adhering to COVID technologies that we use includes
Inside the terminal: Where foot related guidelines, and incorporating the integrated ecH20 NanoClean
traffic is incessant, the adoption of frequent deep-cleaning cycles. technology (Tennant Patent), which
highly manoeuvrable and productive, Additionally, UV-C disinfection totally obviates the
ride-on scrubber dryers -big-or medium systems are deployed to target high- water-use in a
sized- help a great deal for keeping touch areas, swiftly eliminating scrubber.
floors looking clean and shiny. harmful pathogens.
For carpeted areas inside the
terminals, walk-behind and stand- Sustainability Initiatives
on spray extraction machines are In alignment with global
employed for deep cleaning. sustainability efforts, eco-
Escalators and travellators are sustainable practices
kept unsoiled with the help of in Tennant and IPC
escalator cleaners and the collected manufacturing
dirt is picked up with the help of an processes include
incorporated vacuum. various aspects,
High reach vacuum cleaners are such as reducing
CO2 emissions,
used for keeping ceilings looking promoting
neat and dust free both outside and energy
inside of terminals. efficiency,
Washroom Hygiene: Advanced using safe
touchless fixtures, such as sensor- materials,

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