Do you use public transport?
All the cloth seats that you see on a public transport are home to an unimaginable number of bacteria as well as mould. The cloth seats are difficult to clean, and even if someone wipes them with alcohol wipes, it…
Category Disinfection
Where have the Microshield techicians been this week?
Our Microshield technicians completed two big jobs in London last night. We’re excited to be building up a client base throughout the U.K and it’s encouraging that more & more businesses are understanding the value of top notch hygiene in…
Did you know that shaking hands spreads more germs than kissing?
A firm handshake may feel more British, but a Continental kiss is healthier for you. People who greet each other with handshakes are much more likely to pass on germs such as flu, cold and stomach bugs, than those who…
What happens when you flush the toilet?
When you flush a toilet, the swirling water that removes your waste from the bowl also mixes with small particles of that waste, shooting aerosolized feces into the air. These microbes travel far enough to settle on other bathroom surfaces…
Have you seen Microshield in action?
Here’s one of our new Microshield technicians in action. Our protective disinfectant shield is applied using an electrostatic sprayer. The charged mist has the ability to wrap around objects and cover surfaces not directly targeted by the spray gun. This…
How important is cleanliness to you when choosing a venue?
Over 70% of the people we surveyed said they’d choose one venue over another if they knew it was cleaner. There’s a big difference between looking clean and being hygienically clean though. Microshield ensure premises are hygienically clean – keeping…
Who you gonna call?
Team Microshield are always ready to help clients. At 10.30pm last night we took a call from the owner of a Glasgow city centre cafe who’d been flooded. By 10.15am this morning one of our technicians is there to disinfect…
What do our clients think of Microshield?
We were delighted to see these reviews on Facebook last night. As a small independent business, our clients are hugely important to us and we strive to deliver the best service possible at all times. We offer regular scheduled preventative…
Do you use anti-bacterial wipes?
Anti-bacterial wipes only eradicate bacteria from kitchen surfaces for 20 minutes and using them to keep germs at bay is “an absolutely redundant” exercise, a scientist has said. Dr Clare Lanyon, a biomedical scientist from Northumbria University in Newcastle upon…