The Latest Development In Automation in Hotels….Vacuuming! Meet Abbee
Date: October 2021
Location: UK and no doubt further afield
What did they say: Why Automate Vacuuming in Hotels?
Main photo: The Abbee automated vacumn cleaner
To help TPLC understand cleaning priorities, they asked cleaning professionals to select which activity they felt was the most important when 25% of the cleaner’s time is spent on a job worth 2%.
Vacuuming is ranked as the least important cleaning task. Vacuuming is one of the most time consuming cleaning tasks.
Why did they do this poll? Because they thought, rightly as it happens, that vacuuming is the least important task and yet is one of the most time consuming.
THE RESULTS
To help us understand cleaning priorities, we asked cleaning professionals to select which activity they felt was the most important
| Sanitisation | 47% |
| Toilets & Wash Facilities | 33% |
| Kitchens & Food Prep Areas | 18% |
| Vacuuming | 2% |
TIME SPENT
Pre Covid, this was the typical time spent on each task.
| Vacuuming (inc. communal areas) | 25% |
| Linen & Bedding | 30% |
| Toilets & Bathrooms | 30% |
| Other | 15% |
Results taken from a TPLC LinkedIn poll during Feb 2021. 2,000 cleaning connections were asked to vote on what cleaning activity they felt was the most important.
KEY REASONS TO AUTOMATE VACUUMING:
REASON 1: 25% of a cleaners time could be saved by automating vacuuming. Their poll suggests that vacuuming is one of the least important tasks, yet takes about one quarter of the cleaning time. Robots cannot sanitise touch points but they can outperform humans when vacuuming. The time saved by automating vacuuming can be used to free up your staff to do the most important tasks whilst ensuring cleanliness standards remain at their highest level.
REASON 2: Save more than 50%…Automated vacuuming costs less than 50% of manual vacuuming. Along with the improved vacuuming performance – many of their clients are surprised to find out about the cost saving benefits of automating vacuuming in the cleaning regime. They have created an online savings calculator so you can easily find out how much time and money could be saved by using automated vacuums in your hotel. Click to see how much one can save
REASON 3: Have a better clean. Tests show that an Abbee collects circa 50% more floor debris than a standard tub vacuum. Abbee is a very effective automated vacuum cleaner. Abbee doesn’t just pick up the dirt that can be seen by the human eye. Due to the way she is programmed, she will cover every inch of floor space systematically to ensure a thorough clean is achieved. Abbee is an intelligent vacuum. She can work her way around and underneath furniture. She has an infra-red detection unit which prevents her from falling down the stairs or bumping into things.
REASON 4: Reduce your carbon footprint. On average an Abbee uses 37% less electricity to clean the same area as a tub vacuum. A typical tub vacuum working for 2 hours has an electricity consumption cost of 1.44kWh. To fully charge 1 Hive containing 10 Abbees takes a mere 0.54kWh of electric and they are good to go to cover the same amount of space. Although this energy saving seems small, that’s the equivalent of over 11,000,000 kgs carbon reduction each year within England and Wales. As this rentable system is also bag free, you could stop millions of vacuum bags going into landfill.
REASON 5: Make light work of vacuuming. The typical weight of a traditional tub vacuum is 10kgs. The weight of an Abbee robotic vacuum is just 1kg. Every building needs to be vacuumed, but this is a pretty laborious job, lugging around heavy equipment as well as being very time consuming. Letting Abbees do the vacuuming means that staff are less pressured and have more time for the detailed and skilled work such as touch point sanitisation. 10 Abbees fit on an ‘easy to push’ transportation and charging trolley called a Hive.
REASON 6: Automation helps relieve the pressure of staff shortages. Since Brexit, employing staff in the cleaning industry is becoming increasingly difficult. Following a full training and upskilling course, provided free by TPLC a single, trained operative, could effectively vacuum several 1000’s of sqm in just a couple of hours with the support of multiple Hives and Abbee’s. Abbee is always ready to work – 24/7. Abbee is low–maintenance and only needs minimal TLC to ensure best performance. TPLC provides you with quick replacements if Abbee is in need of repair.
TPLC offer a simple monthly rental that includes training, one-to-one coaching, next-day replacement, maintenance,
Who are TPLC: They create the most usable robot packages. They focus on developments that support cleaners and cleaning companies, and they supply a cost effective, usable and beautiful, Abbee and Hive vacuuming solution.
Who have bought into TPLC’s promises? A sample of their clients:
| Central Park Hotel, London |
| Courtyard by Marriott Heathrow |
| Crabwell Manor, Cheshire |
| Easy Hotel – Croydon |
| Hampton by Hilton – High Wycombe |
| Hilton Garden Inn Luton |
| Hilton Garden Inn Heathrow |
| Hilton London Croydon |
| Kings Arms Hotel |
| Marsham Court Hotel |
THPT Comment: OK we don’t normally promote specific suppliers…however we do like to keep abreast of new products and services that use modern technology and are green, eco and reducing carbon footprint in hospitality. Have asked why Abbee is a “she” in this PC world!
First Seen: TPLC news release
The Hotel Property Team (THPT) are a small group of highly experienced business professionals. Between us, we provide a range of skills and experience which is directly relevant to those involved in the hotel property market.
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