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Overview
Keeping your facility clean while also balancing the rigour of meeting sustainability goals is a demanding responsibility for many facility managers.
Steam cleaning has long been the go-to method for carpets. But from a sustainability standpoint, it comes with significant drawbacks and is not the most environmentally friendly option - particularly for multi-site facility managers overseeing sustainability at scale.
Excessive water usage places a significant strain on resources, while the energy required to heat large volumes of it drives up operational expenses. After steam cleaning, the wastewater left behind can also contain harmful chemicals that need careful disposal to meet environmental standards. If that's not enough, bulky machinery, noisy operations, and long drying times also doesn't make it the most practical choice for facility managers who need their buildings to keep ticking without any downtime.
A greener alternative
Low moisture encapsulation is a growing, sustainable alternative that uses significantly less water, energy, chemicals and wastewater - without compromising on results.
Think of steam cleaning like a pressure wash for your carpets. Low moisture encapsulation however, works through the agitation of a chemical solution deep into dirty carpet fibres. As the solution dries, dirt and debris are broken down into brittle, nano-sized particles that are easily removed through vacuuming.
Steam cleaning leaves behind a sticky residue, which is often the cause of rapid resoiling. Our encapsulation solution is complemented with Active Film Technology (ATF), where carpet fibres are coated with an invisible, durable positive film that repels dirt - keeping floors cleaner for longer.
Just as plants self-clean when it rains, a phenomenon known as the Lotus Effect, this innovative technology works in a similar way, preventing grime from clinging to carpet fibres and making maintenance easier. This method not only enhances sustainability but also improves efficiency, reduces downtime, and prioritises proactive maintenance over a ‘clean-when-needed’ approach - keeping your floors spotless all year round.
Waste management hierarchy
Sustainability isn’t just about cleaning methods - it’s about how we handle waste too. At Premrest, we follow a simple but effective waste management hierarchy that helps facilities reduce their environmental footprint while keeping things running smoothly:
- Reduce: Cutting down on water waste by using cleaning methods that need considerably less water, energy, and chemicals.
- Reuse: Maximising resources by maintaining and revitalising carpets for as long as 15 years, rather than replacing them too soon.
- Recycle: Giving materials a second life by reprocessing them into new products instead of sending them to landfill.
- Disposal: The absolute last resort - handling water waste responsibly when there’s no other option.
By reducing water and energy use, extending the life of flooring, and cutting down harsh chemical use, low moisture encapsulation moves away from disposal and towards reuse and reduce. Instead of treating waste as an afterthought, we embed sustainability into every step of the cleaning process.
Results
Your facility is and your frequency of steam cleans is annually. By making the switch to low moisture encapsulation, here are the reductions you can expect:
- A month's drinking water supply for households.
- Enough to flush your toilets times
- Power a Tesla for kms
Why facility managers are making the switch
- Minimal downtime: Drying time of 45-90 minutes.
- Sustainable: Uses significantly less water, energy, chemicals and waste water.
- Non-intrusive: Lightweight machinery that’s quieter than a vacuum.
- Longevity: Extends carpet lifespan with protective polymers.
- Deep cleaning: Breaks down 96% of dirt and grime on a molecular level.
- Long-lasting: Floors repel dirt and stay cleaner for longer through active film technology.
Financial & Compliance Benefits
Choosing low moisture encapsulation isn’t just a more environmentally responsible choice - it’s also a strategic, cost-effective financial decision:
- Lower utility costs: Reduced water and energy expenditure.
- Extended flooring lifespan: Maintain the lifespan of your flooring and prevent costly replacements or repairs.
- Meets sustainability & compliance benchmarks: Align your facility with wider corporate ESG goals.
- Lower flooring maintenance costs: Most cleaning contracts exclude floor maintenance or charge separately for it.
Contact Premrest
We’re the trusted sidekick for facility managers, corporate clients, and general cleaning companies across Australia - the Swiss Army knife of all things floor care.
Think of us as the flooring experts in your back pocket: one that understands the nuances of floor care across all floor types, root causes of dirt and stains, and the standards expected by manufacturers to maintain them.
We tailor cleaning programs that take every variable into account: traffic patterns and zones, specific carpet types, colours, and material finishes, environmental conditions, even your sustainability goals.
Our one-of-a-kind, encapsulation method means that those stubborn stains you were told were impossible to remove, or the ones that mysteriously reappear in the same spot are finally taken care of - for good.
Phone: 1300 207 915
Email: office@premrest.com.au
Website: https://premrest.com.au
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