When people pay for commercial cleaning services, they expect quality service. This means that, whenever possible, a business should aim to go with the solution that is most hygienic and effective. A commercial cleaning business ought to have at least one or two heavy-duty microfiber mops available as they offer several benefits over the common alternatives.
Notable Benefits of Heavy-Duty Microfiber Mops
Heavy-duty microfiber mops come with several benefits compared to the typical alternative options, including the following:
1. They Are Effective
One of the more obvious selling points for heavy-duty microfiber mops is that they work. They’re very good at absorbing spills and grabbing particulates, helping a worker to effectively clean a space. They should handle pretty much any hard surface without issue.
This is probably the most important selling point of any cleaning tool. Not much else matters if it doesn’t work well. On this point, you can look online and see that experts speak quite positively about microfiber mops. While you still need to source them from a reputable company, a good microfiber mop is a versatile, effective tool.
2. They Are Simple
Most mops aren’t exactly complicated, but microfiber mops are especially easy to handle. They glide well, and as we discuss in more detail later, they require less frequent wetting.
Cleaning them is simple too. Microfiber isn’t very fussy when it comes to washing. It can typically just be thrown into a machine and washed like you might wash dirty clothes. Ease of cleaning makes it more likely that you’ll keep your mops in good shape.
3. They Have Fewer Chemicals
While the actual estimates seem to vary (and will at least in part depend on the specific mop used), microfiber mops will typically require a worker to use fewer chemicals overall compared to the usual alternatives. While cleaning is important (especially if you operate a commercial cleaning company), it also involves the use of chemicals which can often have a negative impact on the environment. Using fewer of these chemicals means a more sustainable business model, which is better for the planet and can help make a company more marketable.
4. They Have a Lower Water Footprint
In addition to using fewer chemicals, cleaning with microfiber mops often tends to have a much lower water footprint than typical mopping. This is mostly due to their absorbency, which we discuss in a later point. Again, this helps to make these mops more sustainable.
Commercial cleaning can already be a business model with pretty high levels of water use. Taking steps to reduce your water footprint can again help the environment while letting your business stand out from the competition. It’s also just more convenient, as using less water means needing to dispose of less dirty water as your business operates.
5. They Have a Long Life
Microfiber can last a fairly long time, especially if a business makes sure to get a quality, heavy-duty option that’s actually designed to last. This means microfiber mops may stay reliable for significantly longer than the alternatives, depending on what you’re comparing them to. This is especially true if that alternative is just a cheap cotton mop.
ROI is an important element of any cleaning solution. In simple terms, if a mop lasts twice as long as an initially cheaper mop, the more expensive mop is cheaperin the long run as long as your company at least lasts the lifetime of the better mop, and it costs anything less than twice what the cheap mop cost to get. Think of the long-term cost when choosing.
6. They Are Highly Absorbent
Microfiber mops are highly absorbent. This not only helps to contribute to their low water footprint (discussed earlier), but it also means that they can better absorb spills and dry off floors compared to cotton and many other options. This can reduce the time it takes to clean up a mess and let a team either finish sooner or spend time on other more important tasks rather than wasting time on a task that could have been done more efficiently.
It’s important to remember that at a certain point any material being used to mop will just be pushing liquid around. Material can only hold so much water at once. More absorbent materials typically just make for more effective mops, all else being equal.
7. They Are Designed to Attract Dust, Allergens & More
Microfiber is very good at attracting dust, allergens, and other particulates, using a positive charge to “grab” onto material. This helps to make sure one is actually cleaning a surface rather than, as we touched on in the point above, just pushing material around until it’s harder to see.
The unfortunate fact is that a lot of things like dust and allergens are difficult or outright impossible to see in small amounts. Using material that is designed to actually hold onto those particles as it passes over can ensure particulates are getting picked up, even if a user can’t actually see everything they’re grabbing.
Let Alsco Uniforms Stock Your Mops
Many businesses get a cheap mop early on and only replace it when absolutely necessary. The honest truth is this is a mistake. Cheap mops are often less effective and less hygienic then the heavy-duty microfiber options we discuss in this article. If you want a space to be clean and workers to have an easier time overall, we recommend at least trying a microfiber mop and seeing how it works for your team.
Alsco Uniforms can help your team get access to microfiber mops and other cleaning supplies at an affordable rate. We offer a huge catalog of cleaning products and help businesses save time, space, and money by letting Alsco Uniforms manage their inventory. Check out what we can offer here, and feel free to contact our team if you have any questions. We’re ready to help your business today.
References
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Purchase Subscribe Save Share Reprints Request Effectiveness and Bioburden of Microfiber Mops Used to Clean Healthcare Environmental Surfaces. (June 2018). American Journal of Infection Control.