Industrial floor sweepers – the different types

Industrial floor sweepers – the different types
Industrial floor sweepers – the different types

There are many people that aren’t familiar with commercial and industrial cleaning processes and assume that all sweepers work in the same way.

The fact is that there are a number of different sweepers, each with their own features and benefits. If you haven’t had much experience with sweepers or are looking to buy a new sweeper for your business, it is best to familiarise yourself with the various types, which will help you choose the machine that’s perfect for your situation.

Street sweepers are not just limited to cleaning streets but are rather versatile machines that are a great solution for commercial and industrial cleaning areas. While they are primarily designed to clean streets, they can also be used in smaller areas such as sidewalks, parking lots, footpaths and loading bays. Most street sweepers are easy to maintain, compact, user friendly and have quite functionality.

Ride-on sweepers are a smaller version of street sweepers. They are also more versatile and can be used to target smaller areas such as elevators or larger areas such as warehouses and car parks, both indoors and outdoors. These sweepers are an excellent cleaning solution as they are capable of sweeping; scrubbing and drying all in one go. Many of them are fitted with a high capacity dust filter system, which is able to pick large debris, and is handy when working indoors. They also come in petrol, battery operated and petrol variants, which gives the operator more options to choose from. Most of them are easy to maintain, compact and user friendly. Along with their myriad of functions, ride-on sweepers clean large areas faster and as a result reduce cleaning times considerably.

Walk-behind sweepers are regarded as extremely powerful brooms. They work more efficiently and are typically used where you would use a broom. They are comfortable picking up paper screws and nails and various types and sizes of debris and are mostly used to clean warehouse floors and gas stations. Their cleaning power extends to carpets as well. Due to their quite functioning, walk-behind sweepers work great for places such as nursing homes, libraries and daytime cleaning of offices.

Hopefully the above information was enough to make you realise that there is more to a sweeper than you previously assumed. They perform a variety of functions and come in all shapes and sizes, making it easier get the one that’s just right for your business needs.

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