Winter weather is fast approaching, and one of the best defenses against the season’s challenges is the placement of mats. Mats help stop snow, salt, dirt, and debris from being tracked through your facility, keeping your floors cleaner and reducing the risk of slips and falls. However, to maximize their effectiveness, it’s essential to maintain your mats throughout the season.

Impact of Ice Melt on Finished Floors

Ice melt products, while helpful in preventing icy conditions, can be harmful to finished floors. The residue from ice melt can leave behind white, chalky stains, dulling finishes and sometimes even causing surface damage. This makes it essential to have high-quality mats in place, and to keep them clean, to catch as much ice melt residue as possible. Facilities should ensure they have enough matting at entrances, ideally 15-20 feet in length, to capture debris from multiple footfalls before individuals reach the main flooring area.

Combatting Ice Melt Stains and Scuffs

To reduce winter damage, facilities can adopt a floor care strategy that addresses both high-traffic areas and entryways.

Set a Regular Cleaning Schedule: Frequent sweeping and mopping are essential, particularly during and after major snow days. Regular upkeep prevents ice melt, dirt, and salt from embedding in floors.

Immediate Entryway Care on Snow Days: Remove mats temporarily from entryways if ice melt residue has built up under or around them. This allows for direct cleaning of the floor beneath, minimizing damage. Sweep away any debris, large ice chunks, or salt particles left by foot traffic.

Apply Buckeye Floor Cleaner: Select a cleaner from Buckeye's lineup that is designed for winter floor maintenance. For an eco-friendlier option, Buckeye offers two Eco Floor Cleaners. Buckeye Eco® Floor Cleaner Fragrance-Free E32 S32 and Buckeye Eco® Floor Cleaner E33 both provide a greener solution without compromising the effectiveness of the floor cleaner. Use the cleaner to restore shine, remove scuffs, and prevent buildup on finished floors.

Rinse Thoroughly: After mopping, clean the mop and empty the dirty water to prevent spreading residue on other areas. Rinse the floor with clean water, and mop thoroughly to eliminate any remaining product or salt residue.

Use an Auto Scrubber: For larger areas or where available, an auto scrubber can streamline this process by simultaneously cleaning and rinsing the floor, helping maintain a uniform appearance and removing deeper debris effectively.

Matt Maintenance Care

Outside Entrance Mats

To keep outside entrance mats effective, sweep the surrounding sidewalk and area daily to minimize tracked-in dirt. Spot-clean mats with a Buckeye carpet spot remover, like Gone H2O2 as needed. Apply the solution to the spot, allow it to dwell, and agitate the area with a brush or carpet bone from the outside toward the center. Blot dry with a clean, absorbent cloth to finish.

Inside Mats

Vacuum inside mats daily, ensuring to overlap each part of the mat by 2-3 inches for maximum soil removal. If needed, use a Buckeye carpet spot remover, like Gone H2O2 for stains. Saturate the spot, allow it to dwell, and then agitate with a brush or carpet bone, working from the edges inward. Blot dry to prevent moisture from soaking into the backing mat.

Interested in Learning More?

Buckeye’s Hard Floor Care Program offers customizable tools to help keep floors pristine, even during the harshest winter months. By combining matting and floor care solutions, Buckeye can help you keep your facility looking clean, safe, and inviting all season long. Reach out to your Buckeye representative to discover how our programs can support your winter maintenance efforts.

It’s time again to celebrate and raise awareness for International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). Established in 1986, IIPW highlights the critical role infection preventionists play in improving patient safety. This year’s theme, “Moving the Needle on Infection Prevention”, emphasizes the progress made across healthcare in reducing the spread of infections.

The Role of Hand Hygiene

One of the most essential aspects of infection prevention is maintaining proper hand hygiene. Regular handwashing or using hand sanitizer can dramatically reduce the transmission of infections within healthcare facilities. According to the World Health Organization, hand hygiene improvement programs can prevent up to 50% of avoidable infections during healthcare delivery.

Lower HAIs

Infection preventionists work tirelessly to combat infections and diseases, especially with ongoing outbreaks and viruses affecting our daily lives. One of the best ways to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is by improving hand hygiene awareness—whether through better access to sanitizer and soap or increasing public awareness in shared spaces.

Acceptance = Compliance = Lower HAIs

Symmetry^® Hand Hygiene Program

Symmetry’s^® comprehensive approach supports healthcare professionals by providing high-quality, gentle hand hygiene products, along with tools like the Symmetry Behavior Modification System and Point of Care items. These resources help reinforce hand hygiene practices at critical moments throughout the day.

Point of Care Tools

Symmetry’s Point of Care tools help hospitals reach their infection prevention goals, including those outlined in APIC’s Patient Hand Hygiene Toolkit. This toolkit compiles data from several studies, concluding that a lack of patient hand hygiene contributes to room contamination and the spread of infection.

With Symmetry, healthcare facilities can increase patient awareness and provide greater access to hand hygiene  tools such as tray tables, bedside dispensers, and other easily accessible stations. This creates more opportunities for patients to clean their hands throughout the hospital, ultimately helping reduce infection rates.

Thank you to all infection preventionists for the invaluable work you do in safeguarding the health of patients, staff, and communities. Infection prevention is an ongoing commitment, and every effort helps to move the needle towards safer care for everyone.

For more information about how Symmetry can help prevent infections in your facility, contact your local Buckeye representative.

With fall slowly beginning, it’s the perfect time to start preparing for the inevitable flu season. In high-traffic environments like schools, hospitals, and large facilities, illnesses can spread quickly. Keeping your facility clean and ensuring proper hand hygiene practices are the most effective ways to protect against the flu.

Symmetry's^® complete line of hand hygiene products and Behavior Modification System (SBMS) help make maintaining a healthy environment easier than ever. From hand washes and sanitizers to strategically placed dispensers, the Symmetry Hand Hygiene Program is designed to fit the specific needs of your facility and encourage flu prevention.

The Symmetry Behavior Modification System (SBMS)

Symmetry employs behavioral science to promote better hand hygiene practices, especially during flu season when hygiene is key. SBMS uses tools like color cues, mirrors, floor decals, and flashing signs, all strategically designed to influence behavior and increase hand hygiene compliance.

This flu season, Symmetry’s Behavior Modification tools add a layer of immediacy to your hand hygiene program. Unique placards and signs with motivational messages can be placed in high-traffic areas, capturing attention and prompting immediate hand sanitizing or washing. SBMS is designed to drive action and INSPIRE hand hygiene.

Eco^®  Proportioning Program

Hand hygiene is just one piece of the puzzle in keeping facilities flu-free. To maintain a safe and healthy environment, especially during flu season, comprehensive cleaning and disinfecting are essential.

Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning Program offers a fully integrated solution that simplifies janitorial tasks and boosts efficiency. Designed with proprietary technology, the Eco Proportioning System delivers customized, super-concentrated cleaning products that save space, reduce waste, and optimize performance—keeping your facility ready to fight the flu.

Key features of the Eco Proportioning Program include:

Compact Design: Install Buckeye Eco proportioning systems in any custodial closet to maximize storage space.

Green Cleaning: Eco products are designed for maximum effectiveness while being ecologically safer, with several products certified by Green Seal™.

Flexible Packaging: Reduce product waste with flexible packaging that delivers a 99.9% product evacuation rate.

Super Concentrated Products: Buckeye’s concentrated formulas reduce labor time and deliver superior end-use cost savings.

Proprietary Technology: The innovative design of the Eco proportioning system ensures maximum efficiency during flu season and beyond.

Disinfectants for Flu Season

The Eco Proportioning Program includes two key disinfectants to further safeguard your facility during flu season: Buckeye Eco^® One-Step Disinfectant/Deodorizer/Cleaner E22 and Buckeye Eco^® Neutral Disinfectant E23 S23. Both products provide powerful, EPA-registered disinfection to keep your facility clean and safe.

Buckeye also offers a variety of other disinfectants designed for commercial cleaning, utilizing proprietary technology to ensure optimal performance against germs and viruses.

These disinfectants are quaternary ammonium, phenolic, and alcohol-based formulas that are EPA-registered and meet OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards. With a range of scent options, Buckeye disinfectants leave your facility not only thoroughly cleaned but also refreshed with pleasant aromas—offering a reliable line of defense against harmful pathogens during flu season.

Honors Training Program

Preparing for flu season requires not only the right products but also proper training. Buckeye’s Honors Program offers comprehensive training resources designed specifically for schools, universities, and large facilities. The program provides tools to reduce labor and costs while ensuring cleaning and disinfection meet the highest standards.

Through in-depth video tutorials on floor care, high-touch surface cleaning, and more, Buckeye ensures your staff is well-prepared. The program offers downloadable training manuals, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and customizable wall charts, equipping your team with everything they need for flu season preparedness.

Get Ahead of The Flu

Flu season can feel overwhelming, but with Symmetry’s Behavior Modification System and Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning and Honors Programs, your facility will have the tools needed to stay healthy and prevent the spread of illness. From innovative hand hygiene products to effective disinfectants and in-depth training resources, Symmetry and Buckeye offer a complete solution for flu season preparation.

Contact your local representative today to learn more about how Symmetry and Buckeye can help you stay ahead of the flu.

It is that time again. Students and faculty are gearing up for another school year. Is your school custodial staff prepared? If not, we can help prepare you with our back-to-school programs. An effective cleaning and maintenance program will keep your school or university looking its best. Buckeye offers full facility solutions. We have everything a school needs to stay clean throughout the year.

The Buckeye Hard Floor Care Program

Floors are one of the first things people see when they walk into your school or university. It is essential to keep your floor looking its best and durable throughout the year.

From muddy shoes to spills, the best way to maintain your floors is to implement a good floor care program that utilizes superior products requiring less labor.

Buckeye’s Hard Floor Care Program is built on standardized procedures and the highest quality products to save you money.

Buckeye has floor finishes formulated with proprietary technology that never yellows or powders, floor strippers formulated with patented liquescent technology to help remove floor finishes in one application without harsh odor, and floor cleaners that make maintaining your floors efficient without attacking floor finishes.

We make maintaining your floor easier. No matter what floor type, equipment, or maintenance needs you have, we will help you customize your school or university's most successful floor care program.

The Symmetry^® Hand Hygiene Program

With another school year starting comes flu season—what better way to be prepared than by utilizing Symmetry's Hand Hygiene Program for your school.

Symmetry's Hand Hygiene Program offers customizable education, awareness, and behavioral modification tools to help you maximize hand hygiene practices in your school or university. Symmetry’s complete line of hand hygiene products includes hand washes and hand sanitizers.

Implement tools such as wall charts, posters, placards, and signs that highlight the importance of healthy hygiene.

Also, Symmetry offers customizable dispensers for any school or university setting. showcase your school mascot and colors on each dispenser to rally school spirit!

Buckeye's Eco^® Proportioing Program

A school can only stay clean with the proper custodial tools. Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning Program offers every product you need to keep your school looking its best and fully equip your staff for the school year.

Each Eco product is powerful and ecologically safer, cleaning faster without compromising worker safety.

Buckeye Eco Proportioning offers three different systems to fit any custodial closet, including our Eco Pro, which can dilute up to 6 applications; Eco Element, which can dilute up to 3 applications; and Eco Edge, which allows for 2 mop bucket applications and 1 spray bottle application.

Each of our Eco Proportioning systems is compact, self-contained, and features a cohesive user interface to automatically dilute product correctly every time.

Gateway^® Liners

As school lunches arrive, so does the need for strong liners that are durable and dense. Gateway liners are not only manufactured stronger than other leading brands but are lighter and fit your specific needs.

Our liners bring value to a commodity market, combining the highest quality resins, superior processing and innovative testing methods to achieve industry leading strength, quality and consistency.

Gateway Liners can provide you with the lightest, strongest liners that work 100% of the time. On average, Gateway customers reduce the amount of plastic reaching landfills by 39%.

Using Gateway Liners provides your school with not only lighter but durable liners, and a sustainable product that helps your school stay green by reducing the overall usage of plastic.

Buckeye's Reflections^® Wood Floor Program 

Every student looks forward to seeing a shiny floor in the gym and with the Basketball season approaching , a high performing floor program is essential.

With our Buckeye Reflections Wood Floor Program, you can get a brilliant shine, excellent durability, and extended life for your floors. With easy-to-follow instructions, cost-effective products, and years of beauty provided, our program will exceed all expectations.

Our water-based wood floor coatings have some of the country's lowest VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds). Because of these low VOCs, you may even choose to prep the gym floor during school hours.

Our program also includes:

Coliseum® Low VOC Sanding Seal

Gym Bond

Screen Clean™

Tenacity®

Floortonic®

Buckeye Green Light™

When you are ready to coat your wood floor, the Buckeye Reflections Wood Floor Program covers the proper techniques for applying oil and water-based wood floor coatings, including recommended product coverage, dry times, cure times, recoat windows, and more.

Buckeye's Honors Custodial Training Program

Buckeye's Honors Custodial Training Program is a complete custodial program for schools and universities that presents the products, procedures, and training needed to meet a school or university's highest standards.

This training program incorporates multi-purpose products that reduce labor with easy-to-follow procedures and the resources you need to clean and maintain a school or university.

Buckeye's Honors Website features the complete program and materials available 24 hours a day for your convenience. Log in and view Honors training video segments for everything from routine cleaning to product safety. Corresponding with each video, you may also download customizable PowerPoint presentations, training manuals, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), product literature, and wall charts.

Want to keep track of your employee's learning?

The Honors Program also offers a reporting dashboard, online testing, and facility assessment surveys.

Make this school year great with Buckeye’s programs, tools, and resources for your custodial staff. Click here to learn more about our school programs.

Contact your nearest representative to get started today.

As the winter season approaches, influenza activity continues to increase. The CDC urges everyone 6 months and older to get a flu vaccine to prevent the spread of the illness. However, influenza isn’t the only disease that spreads during the winter months. In addition to vaccination, it’s important that businesses, schools, and healthcare facilities continue to promote healthy hygiene habits to help protect employees, students, and patients.

Practicing Proper Hand Hygiene

Cleaning your hands is one of the easiest and most effective ways to protect you from the spread of germs. Facilities that do their part to encourage healthy hand hygiene can reduce the spread of illness among staff and visitors.

Hand Washes and Hand Sanitizers

Finding products that don’t dry out hands and leave no sticky residue behind plays an important role in creating a culture of hand hygiene. Symmetry^® products are gentle on your skin because Symmetry understands the importance of providing products that people want to use.

Symmetry hand washes and hand sanitizers reduce common disease-causing bacteria. They are designed for repeated use and are formulated with ingredients like ethyl alcohol, allantoin, aloe, and vitamin E. 

Tools and Resources

Oftentimes a large barrier to reducing the spread of illness is education. Supporting your hand hygiene products with educational tools like posters and signs can help bring awareness to the importance of hand hygiene and educate facility visitors about proper hand hygiene practices.

Symmetry has a variety of tools including Education and Awareness posters and the Symmetry Behavior Modification System (SBMS). SBMS utilizes behavioral science to drive hand hygiene practices in the moment. With colorful dispensers, messaged or mirrored placards, floor decals, and flashing lights, Symmetry draws the eye to a hand hygiene opportunity to encourage the user to participate.

Cleaning and Disinfecting Appropriately 

Cleaning and disinfecting regularly is a year-round task that might need to be revisited during respiratory illness season. Frequently touched objects like doorknobs, light switches, and keyboards should be routinely cleaned and disinfected. Proper disinfection includes making sure your chemicals are diluted correctly so that they can kill the organisms on the label.

Products like Eco^® One-Step Disinfectant/Deodorizer/Cleaner E22 and Eco Neutral Disinfectant E23 combat many common disease-causing organisms, including Influenza A Virus and many other organisms. The Eco Proportioning Program includes proportioning systems that automatically dilute cleaners and disinfectants for any room in your facility. This takes the guess work out of product dilution and ensures your facility is cleaned with products that get the job done.

For more information on how Buckeye products and programs can help you combat the illness in your facility, contact one of our expert representatives.

Celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day with us! Infection Preventionists around the world are doing so much to reduce the spread of disease in healthcare facilities and beyond. We want to show our thanks by promoting healthy hand hygiene practices.

This year, the World Health Organization’s slogan for World Hand Hygiene Day is, “Accelerate action together. SAVE LIVES – Clean Your Hands.” Their aim is to improve hand hygiene at point of care by reminding healthcare workers to love the 5 Moments.

What are the 5 Moments? 

The 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene are key moments when healthcare workers should perform hand hygiene. This evidence-based, field-tested, user-centered approach is designed to be easy to learn, logical, and applicable in a wide range of settings.

1. Before Patient Contact
2. Before Aseptic Task
3. After Body Fluid Exposure Risk
4. After Patient Contact
5. After Contact with Patient Surroundings

Reducing the spread of HAIs begins with clean hands. Healthcare staff members, patients, and visitors can all benefit when hands are cleaned during the 5 moments.

Improving Hand Hygiene at Point of Care 

Point of Care refers to the moments when healthcare workers are in contact with patients and are at the highest risk of spreading infections. This includes most of the 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene. By increasing opportunities for hand hygiene at Point of Care, healthcare facilities can keep hand sanitizer and hand wash available at key times, including before and after patient contact. 

Due to the high risk of the spread of HAIs, the Joint Commission recognizes individual failure to follow hand hygiene procedures during point of care as a deficiency. This means that a complete hand hygiene program includes Point of Care tools that give healthcare workers easy access to hand hygiene opportunities while working directly with patients. 

Access to hand sanitizer at a W.O.W., tray table, anesthesia cart, or on your person makes hand hygiene more convenient for workers. Symmetry^® offers Point of Care options for all of these and more:

1. Tray Table/W.O.W. to ml
2. Suction Cup 550 ml
3. 50 ml Lanyard
4. Suction Cup 50 ml
5. Anesthesia Cart Bracket 550 ml

Hand hygiene is a year-round commitment for healthcare facilities. We thank our Infection Preventionists this World Hand Hygiene Day for the work they do all year long to keep us safe.

Contact your local representative to see how these tools can help improve compliance in your facility.

April 22^nd is Earth Day and this year’s theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” As an environmentally conscious company, we’re proud to share the ways Buckeye has put sustainability first. Our commitment to sustainability has been foundational to our company and that commitment will continue in 2023 and beyond. 

Safer, Greener Products

Our products promote worker and environmental safety. We proactively eliminated hazardous ingredients like butyl, solvents, and alcohol bases and replaced them with our patented Liquescent® technology. This water-based technology strengthens the cleaning power of our products while making them safer for workers and the environment.

We also began manufacturing wood floor coatings for the Buckeye Reflections® Wood Floor Program. Both our oil and water-based wood floor coatings contain the lowest VOCs (volatile organic compounds) on the market.

Several Buckeye Eco®  and Symmetry Hand Hygiene products are Green Seal™ certified. Green Seal is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products and services. Our Green Seal certified products not only outperform other green products, they also outperform non-green, conventional chemistries.

Plastic Reduction

We package our products in environmentally friendly ways, ensuring plastic reduction where possible. Eco and Symmetry 1.25 L bags are manufactured with 83% less plastic than rigid containers.

More than 99% of trash can liners end up in landfills. That’s why Gateway® has focused on plastic reduction during the manufacturing process. In the trash liner industry, the best way to be green is to reduce the overall plastic sent to the landfill, also referred to as Source Reduction. Gateway Liners are stronger and thinner to reduce plastic usage while maintaining industry leading strength.

Sustainable Packaging 

Eco packaging is recyclable and made from recycled materials. The Eco outer box packaging is made from 41% recycled material and the Eco inner carton packaging is made from 35% post-consumer material. Because of this, over the past year, Buckeye has:

• Saved enough energy to power an average American home for 19 years
• Saved 125.4 cubic yards of landfill space
• Saved 266,000 gallons of water
• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 38 tons of carbon equivalent

Buckeye continues to look forward, always searching for new ways to reduce our environmental impact and improve the lives of those who work with our products. Find out more about our sustainability initiatives by contacting your local sales representative.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, finding the right hand hygiene products and dispensers has become a top priority. Users want products that work and dispensers they can rely on. The Symmetry^® Hand Hygiene Program has always provided products people want to use and dispensers that are reliable and durable. Symmetry’s newest dispenser is hands-free providing touchless access to hand sanitizer.

Why Use Hands-Free?

Though no studies have proven that touchless dispensers can decrease the spread of infection, research has indicated that people may prefer touchless dispensers and, in some cases, it can increase healthy hand hygiene practices. A study on hand hygiene in healthcare facilities published by Larson et al, concluded that, “Although no evidence indicates that devices that must be manually pressed to dispense cleanser increase the risk of transferring microbes, healthcare staff may express concern about the safety of touching dispensers and may prefer dispensers that are more accessible and easier to use than manual ones are.” Providing a touchless dispenser option for those who are concerned about touching dispensers can increase peace of mind among employees and customers in any facility.

Why Choose Symmetry?

Many hands-free dispensers rely on sensors and batteries, they often malfunction and require maintenance. The Symmetry Hands-Free Dispenser Stand does not require batteries and has few moving parts to ensure it works perfectly every time. Because the Symmetry Hands-Free Dispenser is pedal activated, there is no risk of dripping or sensor malfunction.

Other Important Features

The Hands-Free Dispenser Stand is made with UV protected HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) plastic and the spring, pedal pin, and screws are zinc coated for corrosion protection. This makes the dispenser stand perfect for outdoor use.

This dispenser also uses the same 1250 ml bags as standard Symmetry dispensers to simplify and standardize hand hygiene in your facility.

In addition to the Hands-Free Dispenser Stand, the Symmetry Hand Hygiene Program includes a full line of effective hand hygiene products and dispensers, complete with education, awareness and behavior modification tools, and training for your needs. Contact your local Buckeye representative for more information about the Symmetry Hands-Free Dispenser Stand and the Symmetry Hand Hygiene Program.  

On Dec 27, 2020, the COVID-19 Relief Package was signed into law, providing additional financial assistance to K-12 schools. This funding can be used towards cleaning supplies and programs, staff training, and other resources needed to address coronavirus in schools.

The new relief package allows for a broad range of uses and specifically mentions:

• Providing resources for principles to address coronavirus in their schools
• Training staff on the best ways to sanitize and schools and proper use of personal protective equipment
• Purchasing PPE and the supplies needed to clean and disinfect schools

Find more information on the COVID-19 relief package here.

How Can Buckeye Help? 

Buckeye’s maintenance programs provide door to floor protection for schools. Buckeye’s 4 levels of protection include hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfecting, antimicrobial floor protection, and custodial training that follows CDC recommendations.

Level 1: Symmetry^® Hand Hygiene Program

The CDC states that hand washing is one of the best ways to help reduce the spread of germs. The Symmetry Hand Hygiene Program provides tools that promote education, awareness, and motivation to practice hand hygiene.

Level 2: Eco^® Proportioning Program

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved several Buckeye products for use against SARS-Related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [cause of COVID-19], including Buckeye Eco One-Step Disinfectant-Deodorizer-Cleaner E22.

Following CDC guidelines and label directions, clean and disinfect frequently touched objects with the help of the Eco Proportioning Program. Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning Program is fully integrated with effective, hermetically sealed products for any applications.

Level 3: Clarion^® 25 Microban^® Antimicrobial Floor Finish

Continually protect your facility with Clarion 25 Microban Antimicrobial Floor Finish and Arena^® 300 Microban Antimicrobial Wood Floor Coating. While not a substitute for normal cleaning practices, Microban protection continuously fights the growth of microbes, and makes floors easier to clean - keeping them cleaner, longer at no additional cost to you.

Level 4: Honors^® Custodial Training Program

The Buckeye Honors Program is a complete custodial program for schools and universities that presents the products, procedures, and training needed to meet a school or university’s highest standards. Honors features videos and tests on enhanced disinfecting and proper hand hygiene procedures during COVID-19.

For more information about all of Buckeye’s cleaning programs and how Buckeye can help your school combat COVID-19, contact your local Buckeye representative.

The Reflections^® Wood Floor Program is built around meeting and exceeding tough environmental regulations, and manufacturing products that are easier and safer for employees to use, while also meeting the stringent expectations of Facility Administrators.

Health Safety Features

Reflections wood floor coatings do not require crosslinkers, which contain polyfunctional aziridene. Other manufacturers use this raw material to crosslink their products for durability. Unfortunately, this crosslinker can have a negative impact on the health of employees and visitors, including respiratory and nervous system health implications.

All Reflections wood floor coatings meet the strict VOC regulations of each state and are single component, 100% urethane products. Using 100% urethane products significantly improves indoor air quality, worker and visitor health safety, and reduces mixing mistakes and overall costs. 

Urethane Wood Floor Coatings

Reflections offers both water-based and oil-based wood floor coatings. When a wood floor is first installed, it’s important to keep water away while the floor boards expand, contract and stretch. For the first few years of a wood floor’s life, oil-based wood floor coatings can help fill the grooves of the new wood floor and move with the floor as it settles. Reflections’ Coliseum^® Oil-Based Wood Floor Coatings are easy to apply and meet VOC compliancy in every state. They offer superior gloss, exceptional durability, and are scratch and scuff resistant.

For older wood floors, Reflections’ Arena^® Water-Based Wood Floor Coatings offer the lowest VOCs, allowing for wood floors to be recoated during normal business hours. Unlike oil-based wood floor coatings, Arena Water-Based Wood Floor Coatings allow for light sports play just 48 hours after the last coat is applied and fully cure 1 week after the last coat is applied.

In addition to mild scents, high gloss, and exceptional durability, Arena^® 300 with Microban^® Technology provides facilities with an extra level of protection. Microban protection is built-in to Arena 300 during the manufacturing process, and provides continual 24/7 antimicrobial protection for the life of the coating while it is on your floor. Microban protection continuously fights the growth of microbes, making floors easier to clean and keeping them cleaner, longer.

Training

Our experts can help you become an expert. When you begin using the Reflections Wood Floor Program, you receive hands-on, personalized training from our expert Reflections representatives. We also provide MFMA (Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association) approved web-based and DVD training, to help guide you as you learn about recoating and maintaining your floors in-house.

Reflections is focused on providing a program that offers the best combination of appearance, application, durability, safety, VOC compliancy, and cost on the market. To learn more about wood floor care and Reflections, contact your local Buckeye representative.