Carpet & Upholstery Maintenance

Furniture is a major commercial expenditure. It is essential for the function of any office space, yet it is so often ignored when it comes to proper maintenance. If dirt stays on fabric panels and seating upholstery, it becomes embedded and ground in to the fibers. This weakens the fabric causing it to look bad and to wear out more quickly.

As an authorized milliCare Commercial Carpet Care franchisee, we use the same cleaning techniques on workstation panels and upholstered furniture that we use on carpet. The same techniques that have been proven to extend the look and the life of carpeting also extend the look and life of panel and upholstery fabric.

Total Installation Management Specialists also provides specialty cleaning services for other materials including leather and vinyl, (suede excluded).

The Importance of Carpet Maintenance:

Properly selected, professionally installed carpeting makes the single most powerful visual impact to someone walking into a space whether it is for the first time, or the hundredth time. In addition to being one of the most important interior elements in a space, it can also be one of the most costly elements in a space. Therefore, it is in the best interest of all involved, that the chosen floor covering stays looking it's best for the longest period of time possible.

With today's technology, and the many advancements made in fiber engineering, a carpet will very rarely wear out. Without proper maintenance; however, any carpet will ugly out over a relatively short period of time. Fortunately, it is easy and cost effective to achieve a milliCare Commercial Carpet Maintenance program. This will allow a company's investment to last, and to continue to positively impact both internal and external clients everyday.

There are many commercial carpet cleaning techniques being offered by other maintenance providers. Some offer fast application and fast drying results, but result in superficial cleaning. Others are quick to apply and quick to dry but yield a very low level of soil retrieval. This leads to a harmful build-up of soil and cleaning product residue build-up. Some methods offer economical, fast results but, depending on the proficiency and ability of the technician, can cause carpet pile distortion, matting, carpet de-lamination, or even unraveling of yarn systems and loops. In essence, these programs actually charge the client for ugly-ing out their carpets pre-maturely!

Fiber Protector

Protect your carpet inside and out with milliCare Fiber Protector

Sometimes it's not enough just to clean a carpet. You have to protect it from soil and stains. With milliCare's Fiber Protector, you can add just the right protectant to just the right area - even after the carpet's installed.

Conventional field-applied treatments are just surface treatments primarily for soil protection. milliCare Fiber Protector goes beyond ordinary surface soil guards. It protects the carpet fibers inside and out. Fiber Protector combines the best anti-soiling technologies into one remarkable product.

Soil protection is largely a matter of keeping dirt from clinging to the fiber surface. Fiber Protector's fourochemical coating not only does this, but also minimizes stains from penetrating the surface. Yet even with this barrier some water-based stains can still seep inside the fiber. Once they form a strong bond within the fiber, they can be very difficult to remove. For liquid stain protection, Fiber Protector provides an "advanced stain resist" fiber subsurface technology. It actually alters the subsurface of the fiber to prevent water-based stains from bonding to dyesites inside.

With this combination of surface and subsurface treatments, you get the best carpet cleanability for all types of soils and stains. And it lasts - the durability of millicare Fiber Protector is 250,000 foot traffics versus 100,000 foot traffics for conventional field-applied treatments.

Normally, such advanced fiber protection is available only from the manufacturer, but with milliCare Fiber Protector, you get it "on-site" - after installation. Now you can add extra internal fiber protection just where it is needed (such as break and copier rooms, cafeterias and restrooms). millicare Fiber Protector is only applied by Licensed milliCare Franchises who provide reliable, consistent, high quality service.

Odor Neutralizer

Odors can be controlled in two fundamentally different ways; masking and destructive elimination. Most of us are familiar with the masking concept. It is the basic principle behind the products known generally as air fresheners. In this approach, a pleasant smelling liquid is atomized and introduced in sufficiently high concentration so that the fresh odor masks the unpleasant one, and the nose only detects a fresh scent.

The problem with this approach is that the unpleasant odor is not actually destroyed, but rather remains in the background. It may still be detected by persons with more sensitive olfactory glands, or by a new person entering the environment. Furthermore, if the unpleasant odor is being released from a persistent source, the masking process will need to be repeated frequently for it to be effective.

milliCare Odor Neutralizer destroys odor-producing chemicals, and can also be used to eliminate a persistent source. In this process, an odor eliminating chemical is atomized or otherwise introduced into the atmosphere of the unpleasant odor. It then reacts chemically with the compound responsible for creating the odor by a reaction known as oxidation. This oxidation converts to odiferous chemical to a new compound that has no odor; i.e. the process actually destroys the odor.

When Odor Neutralizer is sprayed on the persistent source such as smoke, dampness, mold & mildew, sewage & bacteria, chemicals, etc., not only does it destroy the immediate odor, it also speeds up the destruction of the persistent source by oxidizing it to non-volatile materials.

Although milliCare Odor Neutralizer can not be combined with pleasant smelling perfumes, it does have a characteristic "fresh" smell. This smell is not unlike the air after a thunderstorm. In fact, traces of the chemical responsible for "thunderstorm freshness" are present in Odor Neutralizer.

A safe, biodegradable, nontoxic and non-staining formulation, milliCare Odor Neutralizer chemically changes (oxidates) the odor causing agents. milliCare Odor Neutralizer is not a deodorizer, air freshener, or enzyme product. It does not mask odors, it eliminates them and enhances the environment without the use of perfumes, fragrances and enzymes.

Why milliCare?

The Importance of milliCare Commercial Carpet maintenance:

Convenience
milliCare Dry Carpet Cleaning offers no down-time. Cleaning time is minimal, and you can walk on your carpeting while our dry carpet cleaning system is in action! We work with our clients to schedule regular cleaning times that work best for them.

Safe
milliCare Environmental Services uses a safe cleaning product that is actually proven to improve indoor air quality. It inhibits the growth of mildew, fungi, and bacteria. The milliCare system also hinders dust mite allergens and pollen spread.

Efficient
The milliCare system quickly removes soil, yet it leaves no harmful detergents or residue in the carpet to attract additional soil.

Smart
This system includes an evaluation of your space. Areas that need more attention get it! High use areas are scheduled for cleaning with higher frequency and low use areas are scheduled for maintenance accordingly.