CM/Spotlight: restroom care case study Unger Enterprises Inc. The Ultimate Universal Squeegee For Restroom Floors Unger announces the global launch of the SmartFit™ floor squeegee. U Unger, a global pioneer in squeegee technology, now brings excitement to an often unexciting product — the lowly floor squeegee— in an international launch that it hopes will change the category forever. The SmartFit™ floor squeegee is the world’s first floor squeegee that address-es every problem inherent in legacy prod-ucts by combining durability, functionality, flexibility and unique hygienic benefits. Highlights of the SmartFit floor squeegee include: Robust, integrated polypropylene handle-socket and support architec-ture that takes extreme punishment, making all handles — including generic versions — last significantly longer A universal power socket that accepts and firmly grips virtually all types of handles, including alu-minum, wood, fiberglass, tapered, cone, threaded and non-threaded from 15 ⁄ 16 -inch to 1-1 ⁄ 8 -inch diameter — all without instability or wobble Closed cell, double lipped foam rub-ber head that automatically adjusts to different floor types and contours, including uneven grouted floors, with tough but pliable twin-foam blades The ability to invert and apply an aggressive brush for floor scrubbing without switching tools Squeegees are, equipped with an open socket design, that is dish-washer-safe and simple to flush clean and sanitize to prevent micro-bial growth The ability to help prevent cross-con-tamination with green, yellow, red or blue plug-in color-coded marker discs that assist in organizing inven-tory and help keep squeegees in dis-crete zones for better hygiene. “Lab tests in Germany have demon-strated that the SmartFit floor squeegee’s rugged, universal socket and polypropylene structure resisted handle breakage when exposed to near-ly 300 percent more pounds of force on average than well-known brands of com-petitive floor squeegees,” says Bruno Niklaus, vice president global marketing for Unger Enterprises. “This is a distinct functional, cost and marketing advan-tage for the distributors and users of our product.” “We believe this is the first time that a floor squeegee has been designed and tested to such rigorous standards and we are hopeful that this well-thought-out, patent-pending product will become the de facto standard in this category,” says Mark Unger, president of Unger Enterprises. “It provides in-house, con-tract cleaning and industrial users with the ultimate worry-free, handheld cleaning, scrubbing and drying device for commer-cial restrooms and other floors.” Unger SmartFit floor squeegees are available with either polypropylene or stainless steel blade channels in a com-pact kit. The kit includes one squeegee and one AL14G ProAluminum knock-down handle conviently packed in a single shipping container, reducing cost and waste. All Unger products, including the SmartFit floor squeegee, are available from a network of worldwide distributors. CM Circle Product Information no. 162 This content was provided by Unger Enterprises Inc. as part of a paid advertisement. For more information, please contact Unger directly at 1-800-431-2324 or www.ungerglobal.com. 38 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • October 2010
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