As businesses across the country begin to reopen in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, undoubtedly new disinfection, cleaning, and sanitization procedures will need to be put in place to assure the health and safety of customers and employees. We asked three industry leaders – architect Timothy Hawk, commercial flooring services provider Thomas Holland, and […]
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May 19, 2020 Articles
What Goes Up Must Come Down … and be Removed.
Although the pandemic continues, businesses across the country are beginning to reopen and begin a “new normal”. As trusted service providers for these customers, we need to take steps to get ahead of a potential overwhelming flooring problem. With over 400 approved disinfectants being used on multiple surfaces to keep people safe over the past […]
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May 11, 2020 Interviews
Interview with The Moisture Testing Guy, Carl Bredl
Carl Bredl has been in the flooring industry for 35 years and the depth of his experience is impressive. Beginning as a union installer in 1985, he started with carpet, and eventually ventured into hard surfaces, including vinyls, rubber, wood, laminate, concrete repair, epoxy mitigation systems, and resinous flooring. He’s known as “The Moisture Testing […]
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April 24, 2020 Articles XL North Tactical Group
Can Carpet, Fabrics, or Upholstery be Disinfected or Sanitized?
Disinfection and sanitization are trending topics due to the current pandemic. As the situation around the globe changes daily, it’s important to educate your staff and your customers with the most updated information. Although the words “disinfect” and “sanitize” may commonly go hand in hand, they are different. Here’s the distinction. Only hard non-porous surfaces […]
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April 9, 2020 Articles Products in Action
Do You Know The Facts About Vital Oxide?
More than ever during this uncertain time, you need to arm yourself with the facts so you can make the best choices to protect you, your staff, your customers, and their employees.
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March 31, 2020 Articles
How to Continue Being a Trusted Service Provider During Today’s Challenging Times
In the commercial floor care industry, we are seeing the effects of COVID-19 in a couple of ways. First, our customers are sending non-essential personal to work remotely from home, if possible. Second, we are being asked to assist our customers with disinfection and sanitization procedures. What do these two things mean for us? Our […]
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March 26, 2020 News & Announcements
Statement from XL North Partner Vital Solutions Regarding Coronavirus
March 26, 2020 – COVID-19 Update Because the Coronavirus pandemic situation is constantly evolving, we want to remind our customers, partners, distributors, and end users that Vital Oxide is on the EPA list of Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19. January 20, 2020 – Original Post The Coronavirus […]
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March 3, 2020 News & Announcements Products in Action
Guideline for Using Vital Oxide® in Cleaning & Disinfection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Contamination in Commercial, Institutional, and Home Environments
Vital Oxide has demonstrated effectiveness against viruses similar to 2019-nCoV on hard non-porous surfaces.
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February 27, 2020 Articles Products in Action
XL Grease & Oil Remover Transforms Airport Carpet
Lance Strait, Director of Maintenance with ReSource Colorado, discusses a demo where carpet in a mezzanine area of the Denver International Airport had become so dirty with grease and soil that it actually resembled concrete. He describes the challenge. “This isn’t a maintenance customer, but we do a lot of installation there. One of the […]
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February 24, 2020 Products in Action
Achieve Long-Term Success with XL Liquid Grab Green!
XL North partner RD Weis shares the successful results that can be achieved when commercial carpet manufacturing, maintenance, and chemistry are specified, installed, and performed properly. The photos from their customer’s facility tell the story. Carpet tile installed at Affinity Health Plan in New York is seven years old, yet continues to look brand new. […]