Industries Served
Pike Systems works with many different industries to custom tailor custodial programs. Each industry presents its own unique challenges. Pike Systems’ staff members are knowledgeable in each of these industries and can assist you in facing these challenges head-on. For more information, follow the links below.
 In today’s environment of reduced budgets, limited staffing, and 24/7 facilities, organizations are expected to maintain the same level of cleanliness while their resources continue to decrease. As a result, it is more imperative than ever, for organizations to focus on the true cost of cleaning and building maintenance.
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 We work to help you systematically reduce and control HAI’s through uniform cleaning procedures, a well-trained professional staff, and a documented routine housekeeping training curriculum.
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 The cost of doing business is about more than just a supplier’s pricing on goods and services. Pike Systems can help you streamline your procurement process, integrate green supplies, control cleanliness levels, and reduce and monitor your departmental costs.
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 Pike Systems’ Athletic Program puts the health of the athletes first by systematically designing, implementing, and monitoring the overall program in a way that maximizes health, improves overall appearance levels, and keeps your players in the game!
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Science-Based Quality Control
Imagine, you’re getting ready for work and you hear the news that a new Superbug has emerged and it is threatening the health of students and staff in public buildings across the country. Maybe this year it’s Whooping Cough, MRSA, H1N1, or some bug yet to be defined. How confident are you that your buildings are doing all they can each day to prevent outbreaks? If you are confident, what makes you confident? Do you have scientific proof? Do you have a plethora of data in your arsenal to support your cleaning program? Can you effectively field calls from concerned parties?
White glove tests are no longer sufficient. In order to evaluate cleanliness levels, we need to measure what we can’t see. This paradigm shift takes us from cleaning merely for appearance to a critical focus on cleaning for health.
SystemSURE II ATP hygiene monitoring system.
Long available and utilized in other industries such as food processing, ATP test meters are an easy way to regularly test the effectiveness of your cleaning operation. With an ATP meter, you can detect microbial contamination in seconds. In addition, this scientific method is universally recognized for effectively measuring hygiene levels. ATP is defined as a molecule that is found in and around living cells and gives a direct measure of biological health based on the level of ATP on the surface. The lower the reading, the cleaner the surface is.
Regardless of the type of facility you are responsible for, your goal should be to remove the maximum amount of soil, both seen and unseen. How could an ATP meter benefit you and your quality control program? See below for some of the benefits of an ATP meter testing protocol.
- Helps custodial and housekeeping departments demonstrate and measure performance
- A scientific quality control process improves creditability
- Consistent testing facilitates continuous improvement – not all cleaning tools are created equal.
- Ensure health levels through monitoring and produce hard data should an issue of cleanliness threaten the department or organization
- Hold your cleaning staff accountable for protecting human health through sound cleaning practices
Click here for a sample ATP inspection report with parameters for different types of building surfaces. Pike Systems can show you how to integrate science-based quality control into your operation to maximize your cleaning results. |
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