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GRID Group awarded Vehicle Sanitisation Station tender in Campbelltown

admin on 10/08/2020

GRID Group awarded Vehicle Sanitisation Station tender in Campbelltown

GRID Group has been awarded a contract by Transport for NSW to provide point to point transport vehicle sanitisation services for the Campbelltown area. Taxis, hire vehicles (including rideshare) as well as community transport are now eligible for the complimentary once-per-vehicle-per-day service located at Unit 7/4 Grange Road, Leumeah.

NSW Government vehicles including NSW Ambulance, Police and Health vehicles are also eligible for the vehicle sanitisation service to further support the community.

The NSW Government launched this initiative to help keep drivers and passengers safer during COVID-19. This service gives passengers more confidence in the safety of point to point transport including taxis and community transport services.

Vehicle sanitisation includes disinfecting high-touch areas like outside and inside door handles, window controls, headrests and payment terminals.
The Sanitisation Station for the Campbelltown area is situated at:
Unit 7, 4 Grange Road, Leumeah and operates between Mon – Sat, 7am – 7pm.

No vehicle sanitisation station services will be available on Sundays and public holidays.

The GRID Group vehicle sanitisation station commenced operations on Thursday 6 August, 2020.

For more information about the vehicle sanitisation station program visit
pointtopoint.nsw.gov.au/sanitisation-stations

Disinfecting Passenger Fleets Service

admin on 25/03/2020

Disinfecting Passenger Fleets Service

GRID Group has begun its disinfecting passenger fleets service, this month. The service caters for taxis, trucks and Uber type groups. The aim of this mobile service is to assist fleet companies maintain their vigilance against Covid-19 virus from spreading to drivers or passengers.

The vehicle disinfection service only takes around ten minutes in a fleet environment, a little longer for trucks. It focuses on all frequently touched points and disinfecting all internal surfaces in the vehicles. You can generate some peace of mind in your staff and customers in these troubling times.

GRID Group’s commercial grade disinfection cleaning products are guaranteed to kill 99.9% bacteria and germs in the process. They are also food grade and hospital grade, making it completely safe for humans. It is a mobile service therefore our trained personnel can come to your commercial passenger fleet points.

All of our key staff have completed their Australian Government, Department of Health training in Infection Control Training – COVID 19. We believe that our new service is one way we can all play our part to minimise the spread of Covid-19. For any enquiries on disinfecting passenger fleets service please ring 0428 049 483.

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Emergency Vehicle Disinfection Service

admin on 07/03/2020

Emergency Vehicle Disinfection Service

GRID Group uses high temperature dry steam cleaning for the Emergency Vehicle Disinfection service. This is in line with The Australian Government protocol against Covid-19. Here are a series of questions and answers regarding the protocol and the service offered by GRID Group.

Who recommends steam cleaning?

The Australian Governments guidelines provided by the CDNA recommend steam cleaning soft surfaces and a carpets in the event of viral agents. In the case of vomit or bbf they recommend that the bbf is removed with neutral detergent and water followed by steam when possible. This recommendation is inline with governments around the world. The UK government recommends steam cleaning specifically against Covid-19.

Can steam vapour aerolise the virus?

No, the research does not support this. The dry steam machines at GRID Group reach temperatures up to 176°C (carpet steam cleaners only reach up to 70°C). Both Monash Health and the NHS in England have tested dry steam to see if it can spread anything. They tested this by sampling the air, vapor and additionally placed settle plates around the room and found that the steam did NOT spread anything.

Can GRID’s Dry steam units kill Covid-19?

There is still little known about Covid-19. To be effective it is important to break down the mucus surrounding the virus and kill it with temperature. Professor Bloomfield from UNLV says “to actively kill the virus you need temperatures of around 60 degrees [Celsius]”. The machines used by GRID are heated to >176°C drastically reducing the contact time required.

Steam is also the recommended process for sanitising a viral agent of any soft furnishings or carpet by the Australian Government, International Cruise Liners Infectious Guidelines and also specifically against Covid-19 by the United Kingdom Government.

Can steam be used on other surfaces?

Yes, the steam machines at GRID Group can be used on nearly any surface.
(Our dry steam cleaners and recommended microfibre cloths are being used as the sole cleaning method in hospitals within Australia and New Zealand. Combining these two cleaning technologies has seen a statistically significant improvement on achieving a reduction in hospital acquired infections and improved cleaning efficacy.)

Do we use vacuum or just steam?

It is recommended that in most cases just steam or steam and microfibre is used.
Special consideration can be given to use a vacuum in certain circumstances – in this case we ONLY use vacuums with HEPA filtration.

Are all microfibre cloths equal?

No. GRID Group use a microfibre cloth proven to remove at least 99.9% of micro-organisms. Most microfibre commercially available do not meet these standards. Disposable microfibre is always recommended in the case of an infectious organism.

PPE Requirements

If cleaning is being performed in an area suspected of being contaminated with the virus the appropriate PPE must always be worn. Introducing a steam cleaner does not require additional PPE.

What else needs to be considered?

Frequently touched points should be cleaned at least twice daily and more so after busy periods (i.e. reception desks, waiting room chairs, ER chairs).

For any other technical question please feel free to call our Operations Department to discuss.

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Cleaning for Aged Care and Essential Services

admin on 05/03/2020

Cleaning for Aged Care and Essential Services

Cleaning for our vulnerable and those in essential services, against the backdrop of the Covid-19 virus, requires a twentieth century solution—hospital grade, food grade disinfectant cleaning products coupled with dry steam.

GRID Group invested in the technology to disinfect and clean living and working spaces thoroughly. Superheated dry steam vapour technology takes water, trapping and heating it to over 170°C, to create a pressurised steam vapour. This is guaranteed to destroy the virus on all surfaces. Traditional steam cleaners operate at around 60°C.

Temperature – High temperature steam breaks the bond between the dirt and the surface and kills germs, bacteria, parasites (such as dust mites) and other allergens through thermal shock;

Humidity – The micro droplets of water detach and trap the dirt from the treated surfaces for easy vacuum extraction or removal using microfibre; and

Pressure – Adjustable pressure allows the user to quickly change from a gentle clean on the most delicate of surfaces to a powerful jet of steam for the more difficult grease and grime.

In addition to the cleaning and sanitising functions, a reduction in the amount of water used and the temperature produced on the surface means that the surface water evaporates very quickly, leaving the surface dry a short time after cleaning is complete. This is ideal to disinfect common living areas like chairs and couches. Common touch points however, such as light switches can only be disinfected using our disinfecting cleaning products.

All of our key staff have completed the Infection Control Training – COVID 19 course by the Australian Government Department of Health.

GRID Group have established internal Disinfection Cleaning protocol in the event of a person testing positive in the facility which we make available to our clients to follow.

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Pushex TM Hygienic Disinfecting Wipes

admin on 12/02/2020

Pushex TM Hygienic Disinfecting Wipes

Push Wipes TM are a convenient, personal, single-use hygienic hand towelette. As you press the centre, the liquid wets the towelette, making it easy to remove and apply.

Each single use unit contains the active ingredient of 0.1300% benzalkonium chloride—a TGA recognised sterilant. This makes them the ideal product for today. They are ideal to keep in the car to clean your hands after going outside yet small enough to put in your pocket or purse for later.

We are the Australian Distributor of Push Clean Technologies worldwide patent owner of this technology. As the product is not manufactured in China, we can guarantee supply to fleet owners, service centres, and business owners with these single-use, PushWipes TM in bulk for give-aways, resale, staff convenience or personal use.

Push Wipes TM hygienic hand towelettes are small, 100% natural, gentle wipes that are safe for your hands. They are made from renewable resources, contain NO alcohol or synthetic substances, and are completely biodegradable.

Contact our sales team for more information on 0428 049 483.

Active Ingredient: Benzalkonium Chloride – 0.1300% *

* “Disinfectants/Sterilants: COVID-19 is an enveloped virus, which means it has an outer membrane. Enveloped viruses are relatively easy to kill compared to non-enveloped viruses, as the outer layer is easily damaged by most environmental disinfectants, provided the disinfectant is used in accordance with label directions. Disinfectants containing ≥ 70% alcohol, quaternary ammonium compounds (such as benzalkonium chloride) or diluted household bleach (including products containing sodium hypochlorite) are suitable for use.”—TGA Appropriate use disinfectants link

There are a few small-scale studies demonstrating that an alcohol-free hand sanitiser containing benzalkonium chloride as the active ingredient, at a concentration of 0.13%, is just as effective and even more effective than alcohol at getting rid of bacteria.

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Introducing Mobile Truck Cleaning

admin on 30/01/2020

Introducing Mobile Truck Cleaning

Grid Group now offers a mobile truck cleaning service using high pressure foam washing equipment.

The latest service offering from Grid Group is for heavy haulage vehicle fleets, earthmoving trucks and equipment—cleaned on site when you want it. This is made possible by the latest in our power clean technologies and chemicals.

High-pressure sprayers and special foaming chemicals allow us to offer this portable cleaning service right at your depot. The various fittings carried can adapt easily to each equipment clean.

No brooms or scrubbing methods are used, so it is less labour intensive and quicker than conventional cleaning processes. This has made our service a more cost-effective option for the regular cleaning maintenance of most truck fleets.

The chemicals used throughout our operation are environmentally friendly and minimum levels are only used. Best of all we clean your fleets when it suits your scheduling best, including during the weekends and at nights.