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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: April 17, 2020
How the construction industry is responding to COVID-19 - Brett van Beever
President
ECO Logic Ltd.
What specific product or service are you offering clients that can be used to help combat the virus? Since March 11th ECO Logic has disinfected over 3.5 million s/f of space in the fight against COVID-19. We use electrostatic sprayers and mechanical cold fogging equipment with Vital Oxide, a hospital grade disinfectant on the EPAs List N of approved products to fight coronavirus and specifically COVID 19. Disinfection services will continue to be an important part of the cleaning regimen moving forward as people are more aware of their space and how they interact with it. We also have our base services including carpet cleaning and maintenance along with hard surface cleaning, maintenance and refinishing. These services are the foundation of a healthy workspace.
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