September 10, 2008—JohnsonDiversey just announced that its ProSpeed floor-finishing system has helped customers (building service contractors and other cleaning professionals in retail, health care, and education facilities) reduce water use by more than 71,400 gallons and reduce floor-finish waste by 8,200 gallons in the first 10 weeks since its introduction in North America in June.
JohnsonDiversey scientists calculated the waste reductions based on the sale of 31,276 gallons of floor finish to date. Traditional mop-and-bucket and backpack methods can leave up to one-third of finish in the mop head and bucket, and typically use three to four gallons of water for cleanup, figures the company.
ProSpeed is a closed bag-in-a-box (BIB) system with an ergonomically designed application tool. Floor finishers using ProSpeed apply only as much finish as needed for any size job. They then store the tool with BIB and remaining finish as is until the next job.
JohnsonDiversey says that ProSpeed also contributes to better indoor air quality since its closed system reduces emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in floor finishes. As a result, customers have reported fewer odors in the floor-finishing process using ProSpeed.
Each case of ProSpeed contains six 2.5-liter boxes of product, disposable finishing pads, quick connectors, and enough high-quality floor finish to cover between 8,000 and 10,000 square feet, depending on the floor finish product used. Floor finishers simply insert the 2.5-liter BIB directly into the holster on the applicator handle, and attach the quick-connect feed lines and disposable floor finishing pads to complete the setup.
ProSpeed’s ergonomic design reportedly allows workers to use a more natural posture and less effort to apply finish. An independent study has shown total body effort can be reduced by as much as 30 percent compared to conventional methods. In addition, the study showed workers used 35 percent less exertion in lower back and shoulder muscles compared to conventional methods.
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