With a growing emphasis on sustainable practices throughout business culture, what steps can businesses take to ensure that they are having minimal impact on the environment around them? Is battery powered cleaning the way forward?
Sustainability is an increasingly important focus throughout the cleaning industry, as businesses work to reduce their environmental impact whilst striving to meet the same high-quality demands that customers have come to expect. Understanding the right measures to implement throughout the hospitality sector will allow businesses to adopt efficient and environmentally friendly cleaning methods that meet demand and avoid disrupting guests.
Adjusting current cleaning practices is a great way to reduce the amount of energy and water that is used during everyday cleaning tasks. For instance, when it comes to cleaning spillages, traditional mop and bucket cleaning continues to dominate as an easy and efficient way of removing the unwanted dirt. However, using a mop and bucket involves the use of vast amounts of water and detergent. Over the space of two years, someone cleaning a 200m2 space daily would use up to 360 litres of water and over 1.1 litres of detergent.
Alternatively making use of battery powered machines, such as the BR 30/1 C Bp, can help to massively reduce the amount of water and detergents that are needed. The BR 30/1 C Bp is a compact walk behind scrubber drier that enables the user to swiftly mop up spillages. When used over the same period to time and cleaning the same 200m2 space, the BR 30/1 C Bp would use as little as 43 litres of water and only 0.15 litres of detergent. This provides an overall reduction of 88% in water usage, 86% in detergent usage and an overall cost saving of roughly 40%.
Small changes such as these are ideal for on-the-spot cleaning which can be tackled swiftly using battery powered equipment, that can be easily put to work without the need for power sources and cables. Cables strewn across floors are a health hazard for guests and should be avoided at all costs to reduce the risk of trips and falls. However, switching to battery powered machines negates this issue as the machines do not have cables attached to them when in use. This makes them ideal for spot cleaning as vast areas do not need to be closed off to allow for effective cleaning.
Additionally, the interchangeable nature of the Kärcher Battery Universe Platform enables users to swiftly move the battery from one machine to another during the cleaning process. This helps to reduce the amount of energy usage as less batteries need to be charged to power a wide range of equipment. Instead, the user can swiftly go from mopping up spillages using the BR 30/1 C Bp to vacuuming up lose dirt with the HV 1/1 Bp handheld vacuum cleaner.
Offering greater flexibility for the user, battery powered machines can allow for up to 50% reductions in cleaning times, enabling staff more time to focus on the finishing touches to help make the guests’ experience more enjoyable and rewarding. With more to clean and the same number of hours in the day to do the work, the efficiency that more sustainable battery powered equipment offers is a great benefit to the end user.
Another benefit from moving the battery powered machines is the reduced sound output that enables them to be used in a wider range of spaces throughout the day. This helps cleaners to begin their working shifts earlier without impacting on the overall experience for the guest. For instance, hotel rooms can be cleaned earlier as the noise will not impact other guests or busy restaurants can be cleaned on the go, in an efficient and effective manner without ruining other guest’s meals with sound.
With many added benefits, moving to battery powered equipment is a great way to boost productivity and efficiency within the hospitality sector whilst reducing energy usage in the process. Implementing small changes such as these can go a long way to enable businesses to meet their sustainable targets while providing an exceptional experience for guests.
