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Portable cleaning system
August 1st 2011

The Vikan ErgoClean system has been used to clean the site of Leicester based Premier Foods plant.

Four Vikan trolleys each with their set of different colour coded tools and equipment for food,non food, engineering and toilet areas now form the basis of Premier Foods' cleaning operation.Tools include ultra microfibre mops and cloths, scrapers and spray bottles.

Site hygiene manager,Chris Lawson, commented:"Rather than cutting the cleaning team, the ErgoClean system enables us to maximise the time saved by performing other cleaning tasks." Hygiene standards at Premier Foods is said to have improved thanks to Vikan ErgoClean and its hygiene system.

Chris confirmed:"With considerably better equipment, our cleaning team feel much more professional and take greater pride in their work."

More articles from Vikan (UK) Limited:

Global sales look to strengthen (1st April 2012)

Vikan has appointed Linda Julich as group sales director with a place on its management board.

From Industry update

Improved hygiene with new trolleys (1st October 2011)

Kentucky mops were used to clean the floors of the Leicester based Premier Foods plant until new site hygiene manager,Chris Bowen,was appointed in 2010.

From Contract cleaning

New recruit joins sales team (1st June 2011)

David Hockley is the latest recruit to the Vikan sales team.

From Window cleaning

Dirty kennels gone to the dogs (1st April 2011)

Dogs Trust field director, Simon Underwood trialled the Vikan range at the Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre in West London.

From Catering & food hygiene

Hospitals choose microfibre system (1st October 2010)

University College London NHS Foundation Trust has agreed to support The Heart Hospital and The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurology in changing the way they clean ward and other clinical areas.

From Hospital hygiene

Shining at school (1st August 2010)

Cleaning with Vikan ErgoClean ultramicrofibre cloths and mops leads to vastly improved cleaning results, financial savings, a happier workforce and a healthier environment, says the domestic manager of Giggleswick, a l

From Floorcare

Hands off dirty mops (1st June 2010)

Manual handling of dirty mops, presenting a significant risk of cross contamination in hospital cleaning, is a thing of the past with the pocket mop release system from Vikan ErgoClean.

From Equipment & Services

Orange hits the shelves (1st February 2010)

Committed to helping its customers maintain maximum hygiene and minimum cross contamination, Vikan has introduced new colour orange into its colour coded range of high hygiene products.

From Equipment & Services

Better at battling bacteria (1st December 2009)

Ultramicrofibre (UMF) cloths are significantly more effective than J cloths in removing harmful bacteria from hospital surfaces, proves a research paper carried out by University College Hospital Trusts'Department

From Health safety and workwear

Create a shine in interiors (1st October 2009)

With the current trend for extensive interior glass and mirrors in offices, showrooms, hotels and restaurants, Vikan ErgoClean has developed a purpose designed glass and window cleaning kit.

From Window cleaning

Time to mop up in the market (1st August 2009)

"ErgoClean is the most advanced professional cleaning system in today's marketplace," claims Andrew Green, newly appointed business development manager for Vikan ErgoClean.

From Window cleaning

Squeegee leads the way (1st August 2009)

Vikan's 2C double bladed fully moulded squeegee aims for maximum efficiency combined with food safety. The squeegee combines the best of both single anddouble blade squeegees in terms of optimum cleaning performance an

From Equipment & Services

Letting the handle take the strain (30th July 2009)

The new ErgoClean range has been designed to improve well-being in the workplace through correct working positions and with minimal strain on the body, achieving higher productivity and reducing sick days.

From Newsletters

Letting the handle take the strain (1st June 2009)

The new ErgoClean range has been designed to improve wellbeing in the workplace through correct working positions and with minimal strain on the body, achieving higher productivity and reducing sick days.

From Equipment & Services

A glint on glass and sparkling windows (1st April 2009)

With the current trend for extensive interior glass and mirrors in offices, showrooms, hotels and restaurants, Vikan ErgoClean has developed a purpose designed glass and window cleaning kit.

From Events

Stainless steel wall bracket (1st February 2009)

Specifically designed for the food industry, Vikan's new competitively priced stainless steel wall bracket is an easy to clean, ultra hygienic solution for the storage of cleaning tools.

From Equipment & Services

Squeegee for food (1st October 2008)

Maximum efficiency combined with food safety: Vikan says its 2C double bladed fully moulded squeegee combines the best of both single and double blade squeegees in terms of optimum cleaning performance and increased hy

From Window cleaning

Fast food hygiene (1st August 2008)

Vikan says its environmentally friendly NitoClean Ergo foam dispensing system gets rapid results – delivering maximum hygiene at minimum cost

From Catering & food hygiene

NitoClean Ergo foam dispensing system (29th April 2008)

Vikan says its innovative new colour-coded environmentally friendly NitoClean Ergo foam dispensing system achieves both high quality cleaning results and reduced cleaning time through the simple, effective use of a low pressure water supply.

From Newsletters

Colour-codes for food firms (1st February 2007)

Vikan says food production plant managers should implement its cost effective colour coding programme.

From Equipment & Services

Make light work of heavy stirring (1st December 2006)

Now available with long handles, Vikan Paddle Stirrers make light work of heavy stirring – both for hot and cold foods.

Designed for ease of use, rounded corners and one straighter side mean operators can stir close to the c

From Equipment & Services

The colour of money (1st August 2006)

Hygiene regulations within the food industry are becoming increasingly stringent. At the same time, managers are being required to maintain, if not actively reduce, their cleaning spend. How can managers compromise without re

From Catering & food hygiene

Food industry hygiene tools are fit for a Kingsmill... (1st April 2006)

Allied Bakeries Gateshead, which produces Kings Mill bread and buns, uses Vikan Hygiene Services' range of food industry specific cleaning tools and equipment. According to Allied's Hygiene Chargehand, David Field, the range is so hygienically effect

From Equipment & Services

What's a pretty bucket like you doing in a place like this? (1st March 2006)

Functional and good looking (as buckets go), Vikan's new 'industrial use' food industry specific bucket incorporates useful and hygienic features: it will not alter shape when used with very hot water; it has an inner measuring scale in both litres a

From Work at height

Kitchen tool range (1st January 2006)

Catering managers wanting a comprehensive package of effectively priced, hygienically designed and manufactured colour coded cleaning tools should take advantage of the new ErgoClean range from Vikan (UK).

From Equipment & Services

Brushing up on vehicle cleaning (1st August 2005)

When new waterboard regulations on drainage forced DTS logistics manager, John Butler, to stop cleaning the New Look clothing trucks on site, he had no option but to seek an alternative.

From Work at height

Ergonomic tools (1st July 2005)

Based in Yorkshire, Mentor Coach and Bus is a large independent new and second hand coach sales organisation, selling some 350 coaches a year.

From Work at height

New brush: truckers trial (1st May 2005)

So effective and easy to use are Vikan’s HiLo brushes that staff at the Lymm Truckwash now have to keep them under guard to prevent the brushes ‘walking’.

From Work at height

Fast brush work (1st February 2005)

Since switching to brushes from Vikan Transport System to clean aircraft exteriors,Maestro Cleaning has saved both time and money.

From Work at height

Handheld squeegee (1st October 2004)

Vikan Hygiene Systems hygienically designed and easy to use single blade squeegee is now available in a handheld version for surface cleaning.

From Equipment & Services

Replaceable blade for squeegee (1st August 2004)

Working to meet the demanding requirements of the food industry, Vikan has introduced a new foamed rubber replaceable blade for its popular squeegee. It is designed to replace blades suffering from excessive use, abuse or from cleaning damaged floors

From Equipment & Services

Good hygiene saves money (1st August 2004)

Lars Mernild of Vikan (UK), manufacturers of food specific cleaning tools, explains how

From Equipment & Services

Good contact (1st April 2004)

Latest addition to Vikans hygiene range of food industry specific cleaning tools is the Hi-Lo brush. Designed to increase cleaning productivity by ensuring maximum contact of the brush filaments at all heights of surfaces to be cleaned, the new brush

From Work at height

Sweeps and cleans (1st February 2004)

The hygienically designed Combi Broom from Vikan combines hard and soft bristles the hard bristles at the front remove the debris while the soft bristles at the back sweep up all the dirt, dust and debris preventing the debris from flicking up in t

From Equipment & Services