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 | | NATIONWIDE GOES GREEN WITH ALGAE BUSTING BUILDING CLEANER | | | Nationwide | | 21/11/2007 | | | Company cuts cleaning bill by £25,000 and saves 500,000 litres of water.
Leading building society Nationwide has turned to a technology originally developed to combat the spread of hospital super bugs such as MRSA to help give its head office a spring clean and reduce the company’s environmental footprint at the same time.
Nationwide has called on anti-microbial technology company Byotrol plc to help keep the exterior of its 350,000 sq ft head office in Swindon clean and free of green algae which builds up most frequently on the north facing cladding, louvres and fire escapes.
Cleaning the building and the surrounding fire escapes is important for Nationwide from both an aesthetic and duty of care perspective. The company has traditionally kept these areas clean by pressure washing.
Now in a bid to reduce wastage, Nationwide has called in Byotrol plc and by using their technology, Nationwide aims to save 500,000 litres of water normally required to pressure wash the building every year. The reduction in water usage will also save the company up to £25,000 annually in cleaning costs.
Byotrol’s anti-microbial technology will allow the Nationwide to remove green algae from both the head office building and surrounding pathways and keeping paths clean will help improve health and safety by reducing the risk of slips and falls.
Byotrol plc originally developed its technology to stop the spread of hospital super bugs such as MRSA. The technology offers a number of unique benefits over existing biocides and these product characteristics have been adapted to provide an environmentally friendly solution to the problem of cleaning buildings.
Byotrol markets its building cleaning products under the name Intersphere and as well as helping Nationwide reduce water usage, Intersphere will offer the company a number of additional benefits.
Pressure washing can damage exterior surfaces, but Intersphere, classed as a non hazardous, non flammable product, is neither corrosive nor abrasive and is compatible with virtually all substrates. This means it does not compromise the integrity of the building materials and has an ultra low toxicity profile for the user.
But perhaps most importantly for Nationwide is the fact that Intersphere is residual which means it continues to work for an extended period of time following application, which can be months or years depending on the environmental conditions.
Unlike any cleaning chemicals, Intersphere leaves an invisible, microscopically thin, anti-microbial coating on any surface it is applied to and this continues to kill organisms for months after application, reducing the frequency of cleaning required to keep the building in top condition
Commenting on Nationwide’s decision to select Intersphere, Byotrol Deputy Chairman Stephen Falder said, “This is a win-win for Nationwide and we are delighted to be able to assist in keeping the exterior of their Swindon office clean whilst reducing their environmental footprint. Applying Intersphere is quick and easy and requires no special equipment and we are confident that the residual action means the company will not have to clean the building so frequently.”
Tim Plummer of Nationwide comments, “This technology has been proven in a number of settings where Byotrol has conducted extensive tests and the results have been very pleasing. Using Intersphere at Nationwide will allow us to keep the building clean while allowing us to reduce our environmental impact.” | |
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