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The Dirty Facts
Whether it's in hospitals, hotels, industrial and office suites, restaurants, shops, theatres or educational facilities, mats should be a key element in any building maintenance program. Without them, buildings incur hundreds, or even thousands of pounds a year in excessive cleaning costs.
Image and Housekeeping Costs
- "80% of the dust, dirt and grime in public buildings is “tracked in” from the outside". (Institute of Industrial Laundries)
- "Studies show that one square metre of commercial grade carpeting can accumulate half a kilo of dirt over one week’s period of time and up to twice as much in inclement weather". (International Sanitary Supply Association)
- "The estimated cost of removing a single kilo of dirt from an office building can Exceed £800". (International Sanitary Supply Association)
- “We estimate that only about 10% of the dirt is removed from carpets with a vacuum Cleaner.” (Georgia State University Test)
- “91% of shoppers select a store because of its appearance”. (Progressive Shopper)
- "Without entrance matting, 1500 people can remove 42% of the finish from the floor". (3M Company)
- “It is estimated 90% of building maintenance cost is labour”. (Cleaning Management)
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Depreciation and Maintenance
- "Dirt and dust cause nine out of ten computer systems failures". (Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service)
- "A build-up of just 1mm of dust on a heating or cooling system can decrease Efficiency by 21%". (Environmental Protection Agency)
Contamination, Sanitation and Dust Control
- "86 billion pounds of dust settle over the U.S. each year". (“All the Real Dirt on Dust”, Discover Magazine, 1986)
- "Approximately 1 in 5 Americans are allergic to some component of dust". (Dr. Robert Pumphrey, Washington D.C.)
The Library of Congress has 322 books on dust. - "The average six-room dwelling takes in 40 pounds of dust in a year. A private home may have between 800,00 and 1,600,000 tiny bits of dust and particulate matter in every cubic inch of air". (TRSA Report “Dust Where We Work”)
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Safety
On average every year in the UK slip and trip accidents account for:
- 33% of all reported major injuries
- 20% of over-3-day injuries
- 2 Fatalities a year
- 50% of all reported accidents to members of the public
- An annual bill of £512 million to employers
- A £133 million annual bill to the health service
- Incalculable human cost
- source: UK Health & Safety Executive