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FACTORY INSTALLATION COMES TO
BIO-TILE™ LAY-IN COMMERIAL CEILING TILES
Product Demand Soars within the Food and Beverage Industry
COZAD, NEBRASKA – December 2014 – Once available only as a retrofit, Bio-Tile™
is now available as a factory-installed tile option. The revolutionary new product from
Industrial Skins, LLC is in response to the food and beverage industry’s growing
demand for clean, sanitary ceiling tiles in commercial applications. Bio-Tile has
changed the way the industry assures a safe and clean environment for its
customers.
Bio-Tile is a multiple layer, recyclable, industrial skin affixed to the ceiling tiles at the
time of factory orders. Cleaning is as simple as peeling away a layer, reducing the
spread of dirt, grime and other non-sanitary debris that unavoidably adheres to
ceilings in stores and restaurants. The process eliminates the need for labor intensive
cleaning the old-fashioned way, the use of toxic chemicals, and landfill waste that
inevitably results when the ceiling tiles are too worn and eventually discarded.
Industrial Skins, LLC CEO Shawn Engberg says that while the product was initially
introduced as a retrofit, more and more restaurant and store owners want the factoryinstalled version for new site openings and renovations.
“In the fast-paced business environment, there are few innovations that provide an
immediate return on investment,” Engberg says. “The product has changed how the
food and beverage industry maintains a contamination-free environment, and with the
ability to get it at the time of factory order, businesses get it right from the start and
eliminate one more step in the process of adding new ceiling tile in these commercial
applications.”
So innovative is the product that Bio-Tile earned the 2014 Kitchen Innovations (KI)
Award, which recognizes cutting-edge advancements in increased energy efficiency,
waste reduction, and operational improvements. According to the National Restaurant
Association, the KI Award recipient was chosen by an independent panel of industry
experts comprised of internationally recognized food facilities consultants, multi-unit
restaurant executives, and design experts. Award recipients are selected based on
how they address the trends and topics most important to foodservice operators
today.
Bio-Tile’s top-down approach to providing the food and beverage industry with an
alternative to more labor intensive cleaning method eliminates the need for an
individual to climb up and down a ladder to remove the old tile, scrub it and replace it.
It’s little wonder most food industry companies assign the cleaning task to employees
or to a professional cleaning service. For an employee to clean the tile, it costs about
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55 cents per square foot; for a professional service, the cost jumps to 75 cents per
square foot. With Bio-Tile, the cost is less than 29 cents per square foot. Moreover,
the time it takes to clean one ceiling tile the conventional method is approximately 15
minutes. With Bio-Tile, it can be accomplished in as little as 15 seconds.
“Just months after opening our location, our ceiling tiles were covered with grease
and dust particles that were nearly impossible to clean off,” says Tally Mertes, a
HyVee store director. “Scrubbing the fire-resistant tiles would cause them to flake and
have to be replaced every six to nine months, at a cost of $4.80 each. It would take
an employee 18 hours to clean the area every month,” she continues. “Our food
safety audits would show poor performance in ceiling cleanliness due mainly to
employees and managers avoiding the difficult task. Since the Bio-Tile installation, we
have not had a poor ceiling cleanliness score. It takes about two hours for an
employee to clean the areas every month, saving time and frustration.”
According to Engberg, Bio-Tile’s five layers typically last 15 months depending upon
how often dirt and grime build up. The layers are recyclable, as well, further reducing
landfill waste. Another benefit, says Engberg, is improved lighting efficiency. In most
cases, the improvement is 15 percent when comparing the use of Bio-Tile with
conventional cleaning methods.
When one factors in the cost of cleaning chemicals, the toxicity of those chemicals
and the impact on community landfills upon discarding the tile after it can no longer
be cleaned, it’s apparent that Bio-Tile is good for the environment and a company’s
bottom line.
Industrial Skins has more than 25 years of experience in the food and beverage
industry, giving the company a unique expertise in designing and manufacturing BioTile. For more information on Bio-Tile or to see other unique products from Industrial
Skins, LLC, go to www.industrialskins.com.
Industrial Skins, LLC • 500 West 2nd Street • Cozad, NE 69130 • Phone: 308-784-5500
Sales: [email protected] • Contact: [email protected] • www.IndustrialSkins.com