Machines benefit from batteries

These advanced scrubber driers are designed to provide contract cleaning and in-house cleaning teams with high machine performance, reliability and availability. The reduced energy consumption and simpler deployment of the batteries also fitted well with its objective to make cleaning operations simpler, less expensive and more sustainable.

"Today many organisations have aggressive targets for utility savings and carbon footprint reduction," Lawrence Osborne, TASKI marketing leader for UK & Ireland at Diversey Care, says. "We have secured a number of large organisations’ cleaning machine supply contracts because these customers recognise the utility savings their TASKI scrubber driers deliver. TASKI customers enjoy the energy savings delivered by their machines through reduced in-use energy consumption and significantly shorter charging window delivered by XFC batteries and chargers."

Building care has undergone a transformation in recent years. Building care teams have moved to "daytime" cleaning where operations by necessity must be completed while the facility is open. To support these new ways of working contract cleaners and in-house cleaning teams need equipment to be available at all times.

When fully charged Hawker XFC batteries are said to store enough energy to power a typical floor care machine for many hours. The batteries can be put on charge for any length of time whenever an opportunity arises without affecting their long-term performance or reliability. The machine can be plugged in for a quick top-up while an operative is on a scheduled break or doing some other cleaning task. The fast charging profile of the battery ensures that it is topped up quickly and is always ready for work, effectively supporting round-the-clock building care.

Hawker XFC batteries are supplied with machines from across the extensive TASKI swingo scrubber drier range including the walk-behind models that form the core of many cleaning operations through to the biggest ride-on machines used at sites such as railway stations, airports and shopping malls.

The new batteries use Thin Plate Pure Lead technology which is said to enable them to hold up to 30% more charge, deliver up to 20% more power and support demanding applications with rapid recharging. 

At the same time battery chargers have become smaller and more sophisticated. These smaller chargers can be mounted "on board" so that the cleaning machine is self-contained and can operate autonomously.

Hawker XFC batteries are said to use around 25% less energy than comparably sized conventional units. Diversey Care can use these sustainability benefits as a significant differentiator for its offer.