As we continue to live with COVID-19, there’s an increased emphasis on maintaining flooring, with services on offer that are designed to keep floors clean—and virus-free. From protocols, to equipment and disinfectants, there’s plenty to consider when deciding on the proper cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting of commercial flooring. Floor Trends spoke with manufacturers and flooring professionals to find out more about effective maintenance for pandemic and beyond.
“The three pillars are cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting, and they are each different things,” said Ben Giamichael, founder and managing partner of Arch 180, Inc., a sales agency that represents commercial flooring manufacturers. Indeed, people often assume that these processes are interchangeable, however they are separate tasks that achieve different results.