DuraSheen's Green Friendly Floors

Ultra-Low Environmental Impact

According to the OFEE (Office of the Federal Environmental Executive) Green Cleaning Pollution Prevention Calculator – our NoBuff Floor Care System reduces total chemical
consumption and hazmat disposal by up to 50% annually!

Until recently, facility management groups and maintenance contractors have relied on traditional acrylic floor finishes as the technology of choice in the area of floor maintenance.  Enhanced acrylic finishes were continually developed to make floors more durable and to yield a high gloss shine. Unfortunately, even with these improvements, acrylic finishes still require incredible amounts of regularly scheduled maintenance - and which is not an environmentally friendly process.  Only within the past six to eight years have better technologies come into the marketplace that solve the costly issues associated with acrylic finishes, but also offers a significantly lower environmental footprint.  Such is the case with DuraSheen's No-Buff Finishes.

The regular maintenance schedule with an acrylic system typically relies on the use of toxic and hazardous chemicals for the stripping and removal of an existing finish.  Between stripping, a typical life cycle of an acrylic floor is around 12 months, plus quarterly reapplications in between.  Stripping produces an acrylic, wax and stripping chemical slurry, which usually gets dumped down the drain for the local water treatment plant to deal with.  Consider a city with hundreds of thousands or millions of square feet of floors being maintained each year and the vast amounts of this slurry that needs to be processed.  Some municipalities have recognized this risk and have outlawed this dumping.  More and more cities are sure to follow over time.  In addition, the weekly buffing, quarterly scrubbing and reapplication as well as the annual stripping require large amounts of water, electricity, chemicals and labor to complete.  An ultra-low maintenance finish system such as our No-Buff finishes, eliminate these risks as well as reducing the amounts of energy and water. So in addition to the other benefits of durability and consistent shine, DuraSheen's No-Buff Finishes are an excellent choice for the environmentally conscious organization.  When considering that No-Buff can also yield financial savings to the end user, our environmentally friendly finishes make it a win-win situation from every angle

The environmental advantages of our No-Buff Finishes are clear.  The cost savings and appearance make them uniquely compelling.  Isn’t it time to consider these significant advantages for your facilities with your upcoming maintenance cycle?  Call your representative or our home office today to start making your own environmentally friendly impact - and to start saving money.  We look forward to assisting you soon!