Cleaning services

In response to the increasing environmental awareness, Karcher, the German manufacturer of cleaning sysytems and products, has developed a house cleaning method that eliminates the use of chemicals by the use of steam.

Endorsed by the British Allergy Foundation, Karcher’s SV 1802 steam vacuum cleaner removes loose dirt and grime quickly and reliably from a wide variety of floor coverings, including carpets and PVC, natural stone and tiled floors. There’s even no need to wipe the floor afterwards.

Instead of using a bag to gather the dirt the SV 1802 uses a water filter and an addditional container for any spilled liquids being picked up. The steam vacuum cleaner also features a HEPA filter, a foam filter and a coarse dirt filter. With the range of accessories it covers environmentally friendly and efficient cleaning of almost all surfaces in the household.

Mr. Clean - a popular american house cleaning brand owned by Procter & Gamble and created in Puerto Rico - celebrates 50 years from its creation. It first appeared in shops back in 1958. Within the first six months of his introduction, Mr. Clean became the best selling house cleaning product on the market. Mr. Clean products were introduced in the same year the UK under the name Flash.

Mr. Clean/Flash is known by millions of consumers all over the worls. He has different names in different countries. All Mr. Clean TV commercials were donated to the UCLA Film Television and Radio Archives in 1985 when Mr. Clean celebrated his 24th anniversary as “The Man Behind the Shine”.

Friday afternoon floods have affected the small community of Ynysboeth in the Cynon valley in South Wales. The residents have begun a cleanup of homes after Friday afternoon’s floods.

Ground floor rooms have been ruined by water, mud and debris. People had to go through chest-high waters in order to escape to safety. Most of them had lost their downstairs furniture, equipment and sanimental value items.

The council said demand for help had been unprecedented. An emergency line has been set up for local residents in extreme difficulties. Council staff have been called back in to work during the night overnight in order to help with the large increase of emergency calls.

Another proof that Nature is angry at us…

I have today read an article in Guardian.co.uk describing cleaning services’ prices back in 2003. Anyclean was mentioned a few times. I noticed that (apart from the fact that one of the other cleaning companies had gone out of business) our prices have not changed at all. We now charge less for a 3 seater sofa than we did 5 years ago.

Here comes the article

I am glad our clients are getting a good deal

Two underground cleaners have been deported by the UKBA (United Kingdom Border Agency) for working illegaly in the country. They have been arrested by immigration officers at their employers offices after turning up for a day of work. A strange coincidence is that the operation took place on a strike day organised by the worker’s RMT union…. Read more »

Well, it looks like the New York City Transit is having a problem with the state of cleanliness of their 468 underground (subway, as they call them :-)) stations. This comes on top of the the “decrepit, aging system… Read more »

No other floor covering can surpass the beauty of stone flooring whether it is made from marble, granite, limestone, slate or the artificially made terrazzo. They all have a natural beauty that exudes richness. The… Read more »

A house cleaning lady found bundles of $10, $20 and $50 bills in a car speaker box she took home for her son-in-law. The cleaner was deep cleaning a vacated flat after her boss had told her she could keep anything… Read more »

We have received an email from Cleanevent, the company we read news about and made reference to in our previous posting, and that clears things up. As I correctly guessed the story had two sides…… Read more »

UK cleaning company Cleanevent received complaints from their staff for being accommodated in a stable during the Oxegen music festival. A female cleaner, Ms Mendes told a radio station that she was disgusted…… Read more »