The cost of cleaning for businesses has continued to steadily rise for a number of years; this places increasing pressure on profitability. The cost of detergent and disinfectant raw materials, water, effluent and energy has mostly risen above the rate of inflation.
Holchem have developed the 'Cost of Clean Model'. This helps the user to easily calculate the overall cost of cleaning on a site taking into consideration: Detergent, Disinfectant, Labour, Energy, Water and Effluent.
The main aims of the Cost of Clean Model are to:
- To show the current cost of cleaning an item or area
- To show where potential savings can be made
- To benchmark cleaning operations across a number of sites
It is also a valuable tool for showing our customers how much of the total cost of hygiene can be attributed to each aspect. The model can show daily, weekly, monthly and annual cleaning costs if required.
The model not only displays the cost of each of the six elements of the cleaning process but it can also show how many litres of detergent and disinfectant are used, total Kw/h used, m³ water used and m³ effluent created.
When the actual cost of cleaning for an operation is determined, the Cost of Clean Model allows the user to create various scenarios to determine where potential savings can be made. For example, this may involve reducing the concentration of a foam detergent from 5% to 4%, reducing water flow rate from a rinse gun by 5 litres per minute or by using a lower rinse temperature. The model gives an analysis of the different scenarios and allows informed choices to be made.
If you feel that the Cost of Clean Model can be of some benefit to your organisation, please contact Holchem for further information.