Declaring war on urban blight
June 1st 2011 According to The Price Group, nearly a billion packs of chewing
gum are sold in the UK every year.
It has also been estimated that up to 3.5 billion blobs of chewed
gum have ended up on the streets, and 92% of city paving stones
have had gum stuck to them.
The Price Group's,Charlie Price, explains "Boris Johnson recently said
that chewing-gum on our streets and pavements is like a plague of
monstrous acne.And he's right. It is an awful self-inflicted impetigo on
the face of modern London, and it costs a fortune to treat. It takes
three months to clear 300,000 splodges from Oxford Street alone.
"The company aims to help its clients by setting up two custombuilt
vans with pressure washing and steam cleaning equipment
specifically for cladding and car park work, which includes chewinggum
and graffiti removal.
"We provide a quick response service for graffiti and gum
removal,"Charlie explained."We are, however, intending to set up
cost-effect maintenance contracts that will combat the problem
before it has chance to become
the kind of eyesore that results
in a costly cleaning bill." More articles from PRICE ACCESS: | 
