By: Allison Bell, Fikes Summer Is Upon Us — And So Are the Fruit Flies Rising temperatures and the summer months bring with them the unwelcome presence of fruit flies. The arrival of the warm weather and sunshine is worth celebrating, but the flies? Not so much. These pesky pests, drawn to the sweetness of […]
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As businesses continue to look for ways to save time, maximize efficiency, reduce overall costs, and strengthen vendor relationships; vendor consolidation has risen to the forefront as the leading strategy for achieving all of that and more! The concept of vendor consolidation is simple – It involves the reduction of the number of vendors a
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Prior to 2020 and Covid-19 when we thought of concerns around commercial restrooms it was because of general cleanliness, harboring bacteria, and public perceptions. Those concerns still exist, but new risks are present in the midst of a pandemic. Although most of commercial restrooms just take up 5% of the total available space, they contain
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Even the best efforts at sanitation can fall short when surfaces that should be disinfected are complex in shape or are hard to reach. Furthermore, your staff often has limited time to cover large areas where traditional spray and wiping methods take a substantial amount of time. That is why electrostatic disinfection became something more
Public toilets are an uneasy topic for polite discussion because the words “public” and “toilet” is quite uncomfortable for most people. They reinforce the predicament we as humans have, of having to perform a very personal act in the presence of total strangers. People often freak out about public restrooms, and not entirely without a cause.
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When you think of things at an apartment complex or condominium that tends to get the messiest and grossest out of all other areas, what do you think of? If you are the maintenance supervisor of one of these facilities or property manager, you know the answer is the trash chutes and other trash holding
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Restaurants, commercial kitchens, and many other businesses in the food industry have a huge responsibility for protecting the health of the public. They have to make sure the food and ingredients used are not contaminated by pests and pest-born diseases. Plus, the legislation specifically outlines that businesses that do a lot of food handling must
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Alcohol-based hand sanitizers require reapplication with each exposure to germs and can over dry the skin, trapping germs in dead skin cells. This occurs because alcohol strips away the oils in your skin that retain moisture. Alcohol-free sanitizers provide extended protection against germs. Active Ingredient in Alcohol-free sanitizer: Benzalkonium Chloride (BZK). Benzalkonium Chloride (BZK) is
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Electrostatic spray disinfection is the process of spraying an electrostatically charged mist onto surfaces and objects. Electrostatic spray uses a specialized disinfectant solution that is combined with air and atomized by an electrode inside the sprayer. Subsequently, the spray contains positively charged particles that effectively adhere to surfaces and objects. Because the particles in the
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