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FACILITY MANAGEMENT

was carefully removed, repaired, or
replaced, resurrected, re-attached and
revived. I felt a new energy surging
through me as I was meticulously
reassembled and given a fresh
coating.”
I adored my new look, as my heart
was racing to roll back on the floor
again.
I could not stop listening to my
doctors who gave me a second life --
Simon Sheldon, Managing Director
and Pallavi Gawali, Director of
Radiant Hospitality Consultants LLP.
Simon Sheldon Pallavi Gawali “I have come across so many
instances, where the wipers of an auto
scrubber are often uncleaned, leading
I felt choked… Unable to at cinema screens in malls. The to decreased efficiency… cracked
breathe… I was sent to the specialist, machine capacity is for a 150-seating expensive single-disc scrubber
and as they opened me up, I watched hall, but it is used for bigger areas that can be repaired at nominal
in horror as dust, dirt, and grime and for longer times, decreasing the additional cost… and yes, every
clogged my once pristine body. efficacy of the machine,” said Pallavi. machine bought needs servicing and
I realised I was dying. My choked “All my career, I have been maintenance like any other gadget
lungs and flickering heart suggested particular about maintaining and should be budgeted for. Radiant’s
that my trip to a scrapyard burial was machines, which has been highly vision is to start training centers
not far off. appreciated by my industry friends to educate people on how to use a
Lying in misery, I overheard a as well. This provided the catalyst machine to get the maximum out of
for me to jump into the restoring
conversation between two experts business. Equipment that were it. This will help businesses capitalize
on their investment,” said Sheldon.
that sparked hope in my circuits. dismissed as scrap are now back to
As I return to work, rejuvenated
“Pallavi, it is appalling to see working condition at our workshop and eager, I know exactly where to
businesses today not looking after and get an extended life of three to 10 find my ‘Machine Doctors’ if I ever
expensive assets and incurring losses years,” added Sheldon. need another miracle.
due to negligence. This is such a As I was listening to them, I knew
beautiful machine, reduced to such a I was in the hands of “Machine Keerthana Sundar,
state.” Doctor”. I was gently lifted for the Special Correspondent, Clean India Journal
“Yes, Sheldon. Negligence in operation. Each part of my body
cleaning and maintenance seems to
be the crux of the problem.”
“Cleaning machines are handled
by unskilled workers and soon due to
mishandling these machines become
unusable. Many businesses do not
employ well-trained operators who
can guide and explain the proper
usage of machines to their workers
in a language they understand.
Machines need to be serviced,
maintained properly and have to
be cleaned and kept properly after
every use. With proper maintenance,
the longevity of the machines gets
enhanced,” said Sheldon.
“I have personally witnessed the
misuse of backpack vacuum cleaners

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