United Kingdom
A new product, Shield Plus, promises to cut costs in hotels and healthcare, where window curtains, shower curtains, and other furnishings are constantly being washed to ensure optimal disinfection.
According to supplier Panaz, Shield Plus is a unique disinfectant cleaning system that kills 99.99-99.999% of all enveloped virus, bacterial and fungal microbes, including Coronavirus, MRSA, Norovirus, Vaccinia and E. Coli.
It is available in a laundry format and is non-toxic to humans. A water-based product that will last at least 30 days after treatment. Just add it to the rinse cycle or spray it on any hard or soft surface (including phones, keyboards, computer mice, etc.). It does not require a change to a standard cleaning regime and can also be used in chemical mist / electrostatic sprayers.
Although the product can be used anywhere, it is primarily aimed at the commercial sector, as Panaz is a commercial contract supplier anyway. Shield Plus would act as an add-on to any laundry rinse cycle without changing the standard cleaning procedures.
Panaz told LCNi that a leading hotel chain owner is now planning to roll it out across its entire property within the laundry cleaning sector. “The hotel company currently has to wash shower curtains and mattress covers after each guest. In a busy hotel, this means that each item can be washed up to 30 times more than normal. However, by using Shield Plus in the wash process, they can go back to work as usual, ”said Dagon Fitzwiliam, Business Development Manager at Panaz in South London. The cost per wash is approx. 59p.
