Frequently Asked Questions

How do you clean a large warehouse floor?

The undertaking of cleaning a large warehouse floor can seem overwhelming. Most people will start with numerous push brooms and a leaf blower. This will cause a massive dust cloud, unpleasant air to breathe and disgruntled employees.

Instead, use a mechanical sweeper, vacuum assisted. Mechanical sweepers (vacuum assisted) will have a large spinning broom doing all the work, and filtration to stop atmospheric dust. You and your employees can work in conjunction with a mechanical sweeper, as opposed to clearing out because of a dust cloud.

How do you clean a dirty warehouse?

Let’s presume our starting point is an untidy warehouse, overstocked and not everything necessarily put away where it should be. Sound familiar?

Firstly, tidy up as best as possible. Get as much product palletised and up, off the floor into racking. We often encounter dust on products on racking. Regular cleaning will eliminate this.

Once the warehouse is as orderly as possible, site attendance with a mechanical sweeper can take place. A mechanical sweeper will sweep all dirt, dust and debris into a large hopper. Vacuum filtration will direct all airflow from the hopper through a 0.05 micron filtration system, expelling clean air.

Once sweeping is done, it is time for scrubbing. A Scrubber applies an environmentally friendly (please ask for one) chemical solution. Brushes agitate the solution and the machine then squeegees the area to recover and lift the dirty, soapy solution leaving a truely clean warehouse. The water solution of a scrubber is controlled, eliminating any concerns raised from overspray i.e. with a pressure washer.

How do you get stains out of concrete floors?

This can be a complicated question. Some stains can be removed, some stains cannot.

Think about the side profile of the concrete, 150mm thick. The only way to successfully remove a stain, is to have a chemical solution effectively get “under” the stain. If you can get the area wet enough, with a soap solution, the oil will “float” on the water. At this point, the stain can be removed and leave a clean surface.

Depending on the length of time the stain has been down, how much it has “soaked in”, sometimes the only way to remove the stain is to pour new concrete.

Do I need a sweeper and/or a scrubber? What is the difference?

To make it as simple as possible, a sweeper is a broom, and a scrubber is a mop. Far more complicated, provide better results, cover greater areas, includes a vacuum cleaner, but when you come back to the core, still a broom and mop.

As to which you need? Is a sweep enough? Never try to scrub only without sweeping. The pad on the scrubber and the dirt on your floor combined will turn into one great big sanding disc.

What is the cost of buying a sweeper?

Sweepers and scrubbers generally need a lot of daily, preventative maintenance. As machines become more technologically advanced, so too do the electronics. Whilst this is user friendly, most people will agree, electronics and dust, generally don’t go together. Your typical machine will have a computer system, much like your car or forklift.

Please be aware of the costs associated with maintenance packages, finance costs, operator costs, running costs and operator error. Arguably purchase price x2 spread over 5 years = true cost of ownership.

Should I buy a sweeping machine or get a sweeping contractor?

Sweep Scrub will give you a fixed price, regular service. Sweep Scrub develop long standing relationships with valued clients, who can depend on us to provide services on time, every time.

You, as the customer, can count on us to show up at the agreed time i.e. the second Wednesday of every month, mid-morning.

Some clients have a regular daily sweeping service. Some clients a weekly scrubbing service. Some clients call on a casual basis. The choice is yours.

If you purchase industrial cleaning equipment, costs will range from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the size and features of the machine. You will also need to factor in the costs of maintenance, repairs and call-out fees (easily $150+gst just to show up each time), as well as wages for an operator, fuel, chemicals and general consumable supplies.

Using a contractor for industrial cleaning, might seem like it costs more in the short-term, as you will be paying for services. However, you won’t have the upfront costs of purchasing equipment, supplies and labour. You won’t have to worry about maintenance and repairs.

Sweep Scrub contractors will have the experience and expertise in industrial cleaning and will provide a high level of cleaning quality and efficiency.

Ultimately there is a cost comparison between purchasing industrial cleaning machinery or using a contractor. This will depend on site- specific needs, frequency of cleaning and size of your facility. Using Sweep Scrub can give the advantage of expensive machinery at low costs.

How much does it cost to clean a warehouse?

We provide no obligation, free quotes. As a general rule of thumb, it is not practical to quote over the phone. We are happy to do a site visit, check your requirements, and offer advice. We will provide a written quotation, to ensure you get what you want. At Sweep Scrub, we find it is best to have a look, talk to the customer, gauge expectation and provide what is wanted the first time. 

We provide comprehensive industrial cleaning services, to allow customers to focus on their core business.

Some businesses have all the warehouse staff spend 15 minutes at the end of every day cleaning, with multiple staff, wages alone, this cost is underestimated. If they actually spent this 15 minutes on core business?

Allow SweepScrub to provide your industrial sweeping and industrial scrubbing services, and this cost is quickly off-set through productivity. We will do your factory cleaning, warehouse cleaning, industrial cleaning.

What areas do you service?

We offer our services across the Adelaide metropolitan area as well as all regional areas in South Australia. We offer a 24/7 services for all account customers.