{"id":22,"date":"2011-10-10T20:11:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T20:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/palmecs.co.za\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2012-02-27T18:45:04","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T18:45:04","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/palmecs.co.za\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #888888;\"><strong>BUSINESS DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Palm Escalator Cleaning Services principle concern is to effectively clean escalators in-situ without <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">causing escalator downtime or interfering with traffic flow. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional specialist cleaning of escalators using advanced specifically designed cleaning equipment. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The use of knowledgeable, conscientious and thoroughly trained operators.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">PRESENT CLEANING METHODS<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">An effective but costly method of escalator cleaning involves dismantling the escalator, removing the steps from site in order to clean them with high pressure cleaning equipment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">This method is expensive (approximately 5 times more costly than Palm Escalator Cleaning Service); and involves unacceptable downtime of the escalator with consequent inconvenience to the public.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Other methods involve machines that use nylon or course grit brushes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Aside from the damage caused to soft aluminium, anodised or painted steps, there is little control over the amount of water seeping into the escalator.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0As a result dirty solution may drip down contaminating the front of the riser, internal mechanisms and electrical circuitry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">These machines clean the top of the step only and not the riser.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Other machines rely on dry-brushing the steps with a vacuum system to remove the dirt from the step.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The defect in this system is that the dirt is sticky and difficult to remove by only brushing and vacuuming.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0Bristles become clogged with dirt, recycling the dirt back onto the steps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">In addition, the bristles are either of steel or of a hard grit nylon material which causes scouring and damage to the aluminium, anodised or painted surface.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">In both cases the escalator is left to cycle, meaning trapped stones and other foreign debris are not removed during the cleaning process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0This causes damage to the escalator combs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Resulting cleans obtained by these machines can be very poor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<strong>THE SOLUTION<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/palmecs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/rotomac-360-2-Small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-57 alignnone\" title=\"rotomac 360 (2) (Small)\" src=\"http:\/\/palmecs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/rotomac-360-2-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Palm Escalator Cleaning Service is a specialist escalator step and riser cleaning company which was recently founded.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Palm Escalator Cleaning Service utilises top of the range equipment together with specialised chemicals and conscientious trained operators to clean the steps and risers on escalators up to a re-furbished appearance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The system is used by specialist contract cleaning companies world-wide and\u00a0 endorsed by leading escalator manufacturers Otis, Thyssen, Schindler and others.(Germany)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">We provide a superior service through the introduction of a unique, purpose designed automatic escalator scrubber drier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The machine has been manufactured specifically for thorough\u00a0 deep cleaning of escalator steps and risers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0The machine cleans by doing what no other machine can do. It is positioned onto the stationary escalator.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sprays a measured, minimal amount of chemical solution onto the step and riser\u00a0 which is then agitated onto the surfaces by brushes too soft to cause any damage to either the aluminium or anodised or painted surfaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0The chemical has been specifically formulated for use on all types of escalators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Dirt is removed by chemical action combined with gentle and effective friction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The brushes serve to transport the dirt onto a collecting tray from where it is removed by vacuum to a holding tank.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The escalator surface is left clean and dry with no risk of contamination to lubricating oils in escalator drums or damage to electrical circuits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0During the cleaning process the operator removes all embedded foreign matter to ensure no damage occurs to\u00a0 escalator combs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0An important aspect of this cleaning process is that all sand, dirt and spillage which would normally have combined with oil and grease to form a grinding paste in the escalator mechanism, is completely removed.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>WHAT YOU GET<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Thoroughly cleaned escalators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Experienced trained specialist operators \u00b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">No down time of escalators<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">No damage to escalators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">No interference to electrical circuits or internal mechanisms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Controlled pre-set chemical and minimal water sprayed through nozzles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Immediate vacuuming of the dirty solution into holding tank<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Decrease of escalator maintenance costs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Confidence that leading technology is being applied.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Aluminium, painted or coated escalator steps are not damaged as the soft brushes sweep away the grime and grit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>RECOMMENDATION LETTERS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/palmecs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PALM-ESCALATOR-CLEANING-SERVICES-cc.jpg\">Click here<\/a> for recommendation letter 1.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/palmecs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Thyssen-LOR.dat_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> for recommendation letter 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/palmecs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Otis-Vendor.pdf\">Click her<\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/palmecs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Otis-Vendor.pdf\">e<\/a> for recomendation letter 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/palmecs.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Schindler-Vendor.pdf\">Click here<\/a> for rec<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ommendation letter 4.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUSINESS DESCRIPTION Palm Escalator Cleaning Services principle concern is to effectively clean escalators in-situ without causing escalator downtime or interfering with traffic flow. 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