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Floor Care Trends in Commercial Buildings

Caring for floors in commercial buildings isn’t a simple job and you cannot underestimate the effects of properly maintained floors. Dilapidated and dirty floors can make your building visitors form a hard to forget negative impression. 

Good thing that it has become easier than ever to preserve the integrity and beauty of your floors. Floor care today uses more advanced technology to respond to innovations in manufacturing of floors and equipment used to clean them. 

Floor Care Maintenance – Why Is It Important? 

Property managers and building owners now focus a lot on their budgets. Tenant fees are low but costs are high and most buildings have lots of empty spaces. Constraints in budget mean that the maintenance budget could take a serious blow. 

But, there are many valid reasons why you have to make sure that you maintain your floors carefully and properly.  

• Image and Appearance 

Yes, this sounds obvious but it is still worthy to mention. A floor in bad shape creates a poor reflection of your business. Studies revealed that most consumers judge the cleanliness of a building based on floors as this is the first thing they look at. If your floors are in disrepair, visitors might assume that your business can afford proper maintenance and this is the last kind of impression you would want people to have about your business. 

• Preserve Business Assets

Floors are expensive. You can save more money down the road if you take extra care of the floors of your building. Badly maintained floors will require early replacement and this can cost you both money and time. 

• Ensure Safety 

Clean floors are safe floors and this is even more so in commercial buildings. Accidents involving slips and falls are a serious liability. It would be cheaper to maintain your flooring properly than to deal with an expensive payout for a lawsuit. 

• Reduce Wastes in Landfills

It would be greener to take care of your floors instead of replacing them once they fall into poor shape. Caring for the planet is a big plus in this modern society that has become green conscious.

New Trends in Equipment and Maintenance for Floor Care 

With the advancement of flooring materials, the methods for cleaning are also expected to keep up with the changes. Old-fashioned floor machines have now been pushed to the side that you might be left wondering what to do instead. Here is an overview of the latest floor care developments right now:

The latest advancements include rectangular or square floor scrubbing machines. It means that they now have the ability to clean the nooks and corners of every room. It helps save time as it reduces the need for manual cleaning. It also eliminates the need to go down on hands and knees to scrub these areas. There are also cylindrical brush machines that are simpler to and are more eco-friendly. They also use less water and fewer chemicals and the presence of brush ensures deeper clean. 

Courtesy Building Services, Inc. will be more than happy to help and guide you on how to preserve the flooring of your commercial building.