Dirty Facts

“91% of shoppers select a store to shop in because of its appearance.” (Progressive Grocer)
When asked, “What’s the first thing you look at when judging cleanliness?” the most popular first response of consumers was “Floors” (42%). (CDI Research, 1991)

“It is estimated that 90% of building maintenance cost is labor.” (Cleaning Management)
The estimated cost of removing a single pound of dirt from a modern building can exceed $600. (International Sanitary Supply Association)
“A dollar spent keeping soil out of a building will save 10 dollars in removing the soil once it’s inside.” (Cleaning & Maintenance Management)

Indoor air is found to be up to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air; (Environmental Protection Agency) and most people spend 60-90% of their time indoors. (American Lung Association)
American businesses are spending upwards of $100 billion a year as a result of lost worker productivity due to poor indoor air quality and “Sick Building Syndrome”. (Consumer Federation of America)

The average slip-and-fall claim is $4,000. (NFSI)
For every dollar spent on floor maintenance products, the average supermarket will spend $3 paying for slip and fall accidents. (NFSI)
The foodservice industry’s leading cause of employee injury is slipping and falling. (Liberty Mutual)
Wal-Mart stores receive 100 million visitors a week. Wal-Mart gets sued almost once every two hours every day of the year. Many of the suits are slip-and-fall related. (USA Today)

Standing fatigue is not just a matter of personal discomfort. It also causes physical injury, costing employers time, productivity and money. (National Safety Council)
Workers who stood on anti-fatigue mats were able to reduce the level of fatigue and discomfort by as much as 50%. (Mark Redfern, Ergonomist at the Center of Ergonomics at the University of Michigan)