“The new normal is, ‘how clean is it really?’”

“Oates^® has more than 85 years of experience in the Australian market and access to the latest cleaning innovation from Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions.”

“At Oates^®, we have the right microfibre cloth to prepare you for the new normal to really clean surfaces in your hospital, school, hotel, or office building.”

A NEW NORMAL IN CLEANING

How different is our world looking at present? We are all wearing face masks, using hand sanitiser regularly and avoiding pushing elevator buttons because we all have hygiene front of mind. Gone are the days of “it looks clean enough”. The new normal is, “how clean is it really?”

HOW OATES^® CAN GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE IN CLEANING

A combination of simple cleaning measures, professional cleaning equipment, and disciplined execution can dramatically reduce risks to give you confidence in cleaning.

Oates^® has more than 85 years of experience in the Australian market and access to the latest cleaning innovation from Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions. We are working hard to provide the best solutions to give you confidence that your facilities are really clean.

It is our responsibility to give our customers and end users confidence that their facility is really clean. No matter if it is a stadium, shopping centre, office building or hospital we will have the right tool to ensure your facility is maintaining a high level of hygiene.

SURFACE CLEANING WITH CONFIDENCE

Virus, dirt and bacteria can multiply over time on high-touch surfaces. Be sure to use products validated with both high bacterial and virus removal for assurance that your surfaces are really clean.

These products validations are particularly important in recent times. Having surface cleaning cloths and wipes that are certified to remove virus over 99% can make a big positive impact for cleaning companies in restoring trust regarding getting facilities really clean.

It is important to highlight that viruses behave differently to bacteria. They can be up to 100 times smaller than bacteria and are not living organisms. Be sure to use effective cleaning procedures and equipment to remove viruses before they can make an association to a host.

At Oates^®, we have high performance cloths verified by a third party lab to remove up to 99.86% of viruses. We’ve got you covered.

Microfibres deliver a significantly better cleaning performance due to their mechanical cleaning action. The fibres are split into many finer fibres optimising its surface area to pick up the tiniest dirt in every nook and cranny.

The most important factor is to choose the correct type of microfibre cloth for your specific application.

Non-woven microfibres are the best at removing bacteria and viruses as they have intense surface contact. Knitted Microfibre cloths are heavier and better at removing loose dirt and larger particles.

EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SURFACE CLEANING

At Oates^®, we have the right microfibre cloth to prepare you for the new normal to really clean surfaces in your hospital, school, hotel, or office building.

In these challenging times, we are proud to offer high performance cloths and wipes that are verified to remove up to 99.86% of viruses tested using a surrogate of COVID-19.

We understand the importance of giving confidence back to the workers, students and the general community when returning to any kind of facility and be able to demonstrate you have the right equipment to get these facilities really clean.

Our non-woven microfibre cloths combine the latest technology to improve the cleaning performance you love about microfibre cloths.

Their intense surface contact has been validated with high bacteria and germ removal while still delivering a streak-free performance to give you confidence in your surface cleaning.

Our knitted microfibre cloths are the best option for general cleaning maintenance and removing larger particles.

Oates and Vileda Professional microfibre cloths will give you confidence in your surface cleaning. Vileda Professional’s MicronSolo¹ and MicronQuick² have been tested and verified by a third party lab to remove more than 99.5% of viruses and 99.99% of bacteria from surfaces.

FLOOR CLEANING WITH CONFIDENCE

Having your floor really clean provides two key main benefits. The first is that you are providing a hygienic environment for facility users.

This translates in a space where risk of contamination is reduced, and users can have confidence they are in a really clean environment.

The other key benefit is the understated welcoming atmosphere that you feel when entering a really clean facility. Both key benefits have one thing in common for the end user – confidence in hygiene.

EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR FLOOR CLEANING

Our specialised range of mops cater to virtually all your cleaning needs, facilities, and applications. Pre-preparing your mops will give you confidence your staff are hygienically and effectively preparing their tools to deliver the best cleaning performance.

The Fluid Dispomop delivers the highest cleaning performance verified by a third party lab to remove up to 99.999%³.

The Fluid Dispomop can be used wet or dry and is ideal for use in high risk areas or controlled environments such as operating theatres or within the pharmaceutical industry.

The HyPro MF is a cost effective floor cleaning solution and features full colour coding including cytotoxic areas. It has been verified by a third party lab in Australia to remove up to 99.85%, 99.89%, and 99.85% of MRSA, VRE and spores of C. difficile, respectively⁴.

CONFIDENCE IN SPOT DISINFECTION

How confident are you on the hygienic level of your floors and surfaces?

“It looks clean enough” is no longer acceptable. The new normal is ensuring surfaces are also hygienic and properly disinfected.

Disinfection is the removal or destruction of bacteria and viruses from inanimate objects. Cleaning and disinfection should usually be done as separate processes.

Since a disinfectant does not know the difference between greasy soil and germs, it is best to pre-clean heavy soiled surfaces first to give you confidence that your disinfectant is at maximum performance primarily attacking germs and not the dirt.

EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SPOT DISINFECTION

Oates and Vileda Professional have a range of disinfectant solutions that will give you confidence in your surface cleaning.

One of our most effective solutions for on the spot disinfection is the new and unique BAC-OFF disinfectant microfibre wipes. BAC-OFF is a revolutionary new cleaning product combining our single use non-woven microfibre cloths with a disinfectant to clean and disinfect in one step.

Ideal for cleaning and disinfecting hard non-porous and non-food contact surfaces, BAC-OFF has been verified by a third party lab in Australia to kills 99.99% of bacteria^5.

For more information about Oates and Vileda Professional products please contact csvic@fhp-ww.com or call us on 1300 669 686.

¹Tested by BMA laboratory report. BE171102-03/1/K1 as substitute for BE171102-03/1

²Tested by BMA laboratory report. BE141212-07/1/K1 as substitute for BE141212-07/1

³Tested by Laboratoire Midac test report no. RE 18163-2

⁴Eurofins Analytical Report: AAC57381

⁵ Eurofins Laboratory Analytical Report: AAE60659

MicronQuick virus removal validation: Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH, Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Germany Test report L20/0406bBC.1

MicronSolo virus removal validation: Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH, Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Germany Test report L20/0406aBC.1

Reducing the risk of cross contamination

To maintain a clean facility, we recommend implementing up-to-date procedures to reduce risk of cross contamination, such as:

• Using clean/sanitised cleaning equipment
• Wearing the appropriate PPE and changing gloves between tasks
• Using the correct colour-coded equipment for corresponding areas:
  • Blue: General areas
  • Green: Kitchen areas
  • Red: Bathroom
  • Yellow: Infectious areas
• Use microfibres for their proven ability to remove bacteria
• Use RESEARCH disinfectant solutions with single-use mops and cloths for infectious areas
• Use separate buckets for unused and soiled cloths
• Replace cleaning solution, mops, and cloths regularly
• Mix RESEARCH chemicals as per manufacturer’s instructions.