How to Make Your Commercial Millwork Safe

Posted by Windham Services
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Jun 9, 2016
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Safe commercial millwork relates to more than smooth wood. You can proactively fight infections and disease by making sure your millwork company is utilizing an antimicrobial treatment. Why use Antimicrobial Protection on your custom millwork? Think of how many people a day touch the reception desk or point of sale area at your business. Those locations are a veritable jungle of germs. Think of a locker room bench and the moisture, fungus, and germs that it harbors.

Permanent Protection

Schools and businesses may utilize sanitizing wipes on surfaces during cold and flu season, but that protection runs out once someone sneezes, coughs, or touches a surface. Antimicrobial protection works constantly to protect against germs, bacteria, mold and odor all the time and continually works on surfaces with high wear from continual use. It is non-toxic and will not create adaptive organisms, most popularly known as `super bugs”.

Antimicrobial treatment on building materials consists of a disinfectant application, followed by a protectant treatment. It is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-algal, and anti-protozoal. It is used by companies and organizations including offices, hospitals, fitness centers, and retail. Some consumer products also have antimicrobial protection built in, from sponges to toddler’s highchairs. It is colorless and odorless, and can be applied on all of the surfaces of your commercial millwork during manufacture or as an after-market treatment.

Health Assurance

New construction as well as existing structures can benefit from antimicrobial protection on their custom millwork, as the need is great to avoid harmful infections and viruses. People can develop building related illnesses even in very new structures because of the germs and toxins that people bring into buildings. Bacteria that resist treatment such as E.coli, and MRSA contaminate hospitals, sports facilities, health clubs, and educational institutions when bacteria and viruses are allowed to grow and spread. Sick days off from work and school are the result. The health risk of dangerous infections and illnesses picked up from shared areas such as locker rooms, cafeterias, or the hospital is real.

Microbe Shield

Make sure that antimicrobial protection is used on all of your commercial millwork including cabinets, benches, paneling, moldings, railings, stair treads, display cases, reception desks, cubbies, window sills, bar tops and trim. It will kill viruses, bacteria, staph (including MRSA), microbes from dust mites and pet dander, mold, and mildew. The protectant is applied electrostatically during manufacturing at the millwork facility. Electrostatic application of this product means it can even fight odors and allergens in the air. It does this by drawing in and zapping the microbes electromagnetically. Instead of creating an environment that spreads germs, you can create an environment that actually cleans the air as well as frequently touched surfaces.

Building related illnesses can be avoided by using cabinetry and commercial millwork that has been treated with antimicrobial protection that will kill microbes on contact. Feel good about doing your part to stop the spread of bacteria and viruses by protecting frequently used surfaces in your business and home. You will create a safer environment and sense of well-being for everyone.

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