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THE RESULTS ARE IN | TOUCHSCREENS | REDUCING MAINTENANCE COSTS B AT H R O O M T E C H G A D G E T S | E N H A N C E R E S T R O O M C L E A N L I N E S S

Introducing Onvation* Technology A Smart Restroom Management System

Onvation* Technology is a proactive system that alerts you to potential problems before they become complaints.

Simple and easy-to-use, it brings you real-time data and alerts on: • Low product • Dispenser consumption rates • Dispenser status • Trash alerts

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How does it work?

• Smart sensors are embedded into towel, tissue and soap dispensers as well as door counters.

• Real-time data is sent to the cloud by way of a secure network.

• You get text alerts on everything from product and battery levels to usage, • And you can access it all from any device at any time, via a web-based dashboard.

• The dashboard provides current and historical information for every floor, restroom and dispenser.

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MESSAGE MESSAGE FROM THE DE LA PRESIDENT PRÉSIDENTE Innovation empowering cleaning

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n an industry where keeping things clean has become more challenging then ever before due to the rise of shared workspaces and the increase in higher density offices, we are turning our attention to innovation for new help.

Whether it is the IoT powering smart dispensers, robotic cleaning equipment or new environmentally friendly cleaning chemicals being produced to assist with infection control; all these innovations are welcome.

When it comes to smart dispensing and robotics we are only just scratching the surface. All signals are indicating companies are investing large portions of their R & D dollars in these areas.

This means over the next few years we will see more innovation which means better tools at more affordable prices.

As the next generation of young cleaning professionals enters the workforce they will be eager to embrace these new technologies.

We must find ways of getting their input and collaborating with this new generation to gain their insights.

Technology aside let’s not forget that the business of cleaning is a people’s industry and all this innovation will not replace the human aspect of keeping people clean and safe.

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aintenir la propreté de l’espace de travail représente plus que jamais un défi de taille pour notre industrie dû aux espaces de travail partagés et à l’augmentation de la densité des bureaux au pied carré. L’innovation est sans contredit la réponse à nos besoins. Qu’il s’agisse de distributrices intelligentes loT, d’équipement de nettoyage robotisé ou de création de nouveaux produits de nettoyage écologiques afin de nous aider à freiner la transmission d’infections, toutes ces innovations sont les bienvenues.

Nous n’en sommes qu’aux balbutiements lorsqu’il est question de distributrices intelligentes ou de robotique. Tous les signes nous indiquent que les entreprises consacrent une grande part de leur budget en R et D dans ces secteurs. D’ici les prochaines années, plusieurs innovations se traduiront par de meilleurs outils à de meilleurs prix.

La prochaine génération de jeunes professionnels du nettoyage à entrer sur le marché du travail sera enthousiaste à intégrer ces nouvelles technologies. Nous devons trouver les moyens d’obtenir l’avis et la coopération de cette génération de travailleurs afin qu’ils nous fassent part de leurs observations.

Mise à part la technologie, il est important de se rappeler que l’industrie du nettoyage sera toujours basée sur l’aspect humain. Les innovations ne remplaceront pas l’importance de garder les gens dans un environnement sécuritaire et propre.

Sincerely/Meilleures salutations,

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Message from the President The Results Are In! Paper Towels Preferred to Air Dryers

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The Mosquito of the Digital Age

8 Reducing

Maintenance Costs with Energy Efficiency

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Tech Gadgets to Keep your Restaurant Bathroom Clean Using the Internet of Things to Enhance Restroom Cleanliness and Maintenance

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THE RESULTS ARE IN!

PAPER TOWELS PREFERRED TO AIR DRYERS

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recent study conducted by Cadence Research, for Kruger Products Away From Home Division, found that 75% of people prefer paper towels to air dryers.

Findings also show that when only air dryers are available, 62% of people look for alternative methods to dry their hands, such as using bathroom tissue.

Some of the reasons provided for the paper towel preference are that air dryers cause lengthy washroom lineups and are too noisy. The study’s findings were the inspiration behind Kruger’s latest ad campaign.

“The findings are important for any business with washrooms on its premises because paper towels are clearly the

Based on results of Kruger Products’ 2016 on-line survey of 1,009 English speaking Canadians age 18+.

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preferred choice,” said Rob Latter, Corporate Vice-President, AFH Business and Strategic Planning, Kruger Products L.P. “If you care about your customer’s overall experience with your company, and go to great lengths in other areas of dealing with them to ensure their satisfaction, don’t they also deserve a better hand drying experience?”

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TOUCHSCREENS:

The Mosquito of the Digital Age

By Thomas Rolfe & Michael Nitti

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ouchscreens are everywhere: on your phone, tablet and car dashboard; and at the bank, the movie theatre, the airport and your hospital room. The pervasive use of smartphones, tablets and other touchscreen devices, both in healthcare settings and the general public, presents at least three issues:

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1. Disease transmission Touchscreens are ideal media for pathogens of all kinds to flourish on, due to their regular contamination by unclean human hands and body fluids and their warm operating temperature. Bacteria thrive at 35ËšC. Touchscreens in hospitals are well-known potential sources of infection (Shakir, 2015).

A significant infectious disease problem in healthcare today is nosocomial infection, an infection that originates in hospitals. An increasingly prevalent infectious disease problem is arising in schools, restaurants and elsewhere, due to the increasingly diverse sources of pathogens outside of healthcare settings and the increasing public use of touchscreens.

The infectious disease problem is better documented in the healthcare sector than in public areas. Scientific reports have found that patients admitted to rooms that were previously occupied by patients infected with common multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) have been found to be at a 1.5 to 2.5 times increased risk for developing the same infection (Stibich, 2016). Since there is no direct contact between the two patients, this risk of infection is almost exclusively associated with the environment. If not properly

disinfected, these MDROs can linger on high touch surfaces for weeks to months, serving as a continued transmission risk for many future patients (Otter, 2013).

Studies conducted to determine contamination levels on smartphones have concluded that a smartphone is highly contaminated with the same microbes that are found on the hands of the user (Beckstrom, 2013).

Several studies have concluded that cell phones are excellent transmitters of infectious disease between individuals commuting between hospital wards, and the community at large (Tatem, 2011).

Evidence from the healthcare environment suggests that all touchscreens in public use should be considered potential hotspots for the transmission of infectious diseases. A 2013 project at the University of Surrey tested a large sampling of smartphones and found fecal coliforms, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus and much more (Ulgar, 2009).

2. Challenges of cleaning Healthcare environments have implemented aggressive cleaning protocols for high-touch surfaces (Weber, 2005), with the unfortunate side effect of damage to screens from the harsh chemicals. Alcohol, ammonia and bleach can ‘etch’ the surface of a screen and make it appear cloudy. Residue from cleaning products can crystallize and, when touched or rubbed, scratch the touchscreen surface. In non-healthcare settings, fear of damaging the screens means they are rarely cleaned with the vigor needed to remove pathogens.

3. Implications of impact Hospital environments are unusually rough on equipment and operating room monitors due to the frequent movement of equipment and the nature of an emergency environment. As a result, many touchscreen devices are physically damaged or destroyed unnecessarily because they have minimal impact resistance. Likewise, touchscreens in public spaces are subject to vandalism and abuse that could damage the screen.

Replacing or repairing touchscreens from damage is expensive, ranging from $100 for a smartphone to thousands of dollars for specialized equipment found in hospitals, airports, schools, restaurants, public transit, banks and government.

Cell phones are excellent transmitters of infectious disease Although some newer smartphone screens incorporate an improved level of impact resistance, the bane of smartphone owners has been broken touchscreens.

This has driven a massive business for aftermarket screen protectors, which to some degree protect the owner’s significant investment in their smartphone.

PROTECTIVE FILMS PROVIDE A SOLUTION Today, hospitals are facing several threats that are driving their search for touchscreen protectors, which incorporate high quality, long lasting antimicrobial properties, impact resistance, privacy features and resistance to strong chemical sanitization protocols. (University of Surrey, 2013)

The ideal feature-set for such a multilayered product would be: • broadly acceptable antimicrobial technology • maintenance of near 100% capacitance for continued functioning of touchscreens • proven impact resistance • availability of a privacy layer, and • resistance to chemical damage Spyder Digital Research Inc. (SDR) offers a patented antimicrobial screen protector that meets all of these criteria and is FDA listed, EPA registered and REACH compliant. Available in any size, from smartphones to 60” display screens, the protectors have a multi-year guarantee.

The active ingredient of the antimicrobial additives in the SDR solution is silver, a metal known to have antimicrobial properties (Fong, 2006).

Chemists are able to create glass with a low chemical inertness while still retaining antimicrobial metal ions, such

as silver. With the presence of water or moisture, the glass will release these metal ions gradually to function as antimicrobial material.

Silver ions are able to bond strongly to the cellular enzymes of microbes and inhibit enzyme activity of the cell wall, membrane, and nucleic acids. Silver, with its positive charge attracts the negativelycharged microbes, thus disturbing their electric balance. The result is that the microbes burst their cell walls and are extinguished. Otherwise, silver ions are taken into the microbes, where they react and bond to the cellular enzyme microbes, thus inhibiting enzyme activity and multiplication of microbes. (Borrelli, 2015).

CONCLUSION Regulators, health care professionals and corporate leaders are just beginning to recognize the increased threat of infectious disease epidemics facilitated by touchscreens, both from a liability perspective and from a social responsibility perspective. An opportunity exists now to prevent widespread illness and death from infectious disease contracted in public places.

Hospitals currently employ increasingly aggressive sanitizing protocols because of well-defined threats and substantial liabilities (Weber, 2005). In addition to touchscreens being an ideal environment for the spread of infectious diseases, they are also expensive devices that would benefit from protection from damage due to cleaning protocols or impact.

Promoting prophylactic measures for both healthcare and public use touchscreens is a simple, yet effective solution for a problem that promises to grow as touchscreens become used more and more extensively in our everyday lives.

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REDUCING MAINTENANCE COSTS WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY Despite newer technologies, savings can be achieved with simple sustainable practices, capital planning and proactive maintenance

By Rebecca Melnyk

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espite the challenges of working with increasing economic restraints, little changes in maintenance and operations can significantly impact the efficiency of a facility. While such energy savings can result from capital planning and proactive maintenance, a large portion of savings can be maximized through occupant engagement, sustainable practices and ensuring components perform at optimum level.

Taking all these factors into account, there is a potential 30 per cent minimum cost savings in older buildings (30 plus years) and up to 15 per cent savings in newer facilities.

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Industry members shared such insight into effective methods for lowering maintenance and operating costs in facilities that also seek high sustainability standards at The Building Show in Toronto last December. They weighed apparent challenges against simple energy efficiency measures that also help achieve full life expectancy for building systems. Regardless of newer technology, much can be accomplished when taking a closer look at reducing demand.

“The challenge is to not have a large backlog in repairs,” noted Peter Leong, associate vice president, Building Sciences, WSP Canada. “Once you start deferring repairs and maintenance, you’re

going to end up increasing your cost and will be faced with worse challenges.”

Leong pointed out that asset management figures highly in the whole life cycle of a facility, from pre-design to maintenance. Especially in newer facilities, asset management helps determine future planning and strategies. That said, he highlighted three basic maintenance strategies: corrective, preventative and condition-based. Look at major capital items and when they are due for repairs. Identify both significant and insignificant items, the maintenance strategy appropriate for each, what kind of regular intervals are needed and when condition will be assessed and activities performed. The key is to optimize

a strategy according to when components will be maintained over their lifetimes and be as proactive as possible.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES Ariel Feldman, project principal and technical lead at WSP, used an example of a leaky faucet to demonstrate simple cost savings. He said that one drop of water from a faucet, every second of every day for a whole year, amounts to $27 annually.

Such small factors can have big impacts on utility costs, but are often overlooked.

He also highlighted several short term paybacks inherent to mechanical systems.

Turning it off.

Turning it down.

Turning it back. high efficiency condensing boiler sooner rather than later, such as in a really old building with a 60 per cent efficient boiler.

But for most buildings, he said, this won’t pay back effectively unless it’s integrated into a facility’s life cycle analysis.

Boilers High efficiency boilers have been on the market for a while. Knowing when to install these boilers depends on varying factors, so there are benefits to Chiller plants integrating capital planning into energy The chiller plant will pay back in four to assessments. Feldman said a facility can 12 years when you look at the incremental receive a six to 16-year pay back if a boiler cost. If the chiller is just being upgraded, is replaced ten years into its life cycle. without the existing chiller running out of its But when looking just at the incremental life, a facility may not see the same payback costs of moving to a high efficiency boiler, or may not payback within the life of the at the end of that boiler’s life cycle, the chiller itself. That said, it is recommended pay back drops to three to eight years. that capital planning and energy auditing Sometimes it still makes sense to put in a procedures should be integrated.

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Air handlers Look at upgrading air handlers when they begin to reach end of life. In Canada, high-efficiency natural gas burners can save enough energy to payback in two years. Facilities without economizers are missing out on the advantage of precooling in the shoulder seasons like fall or spring when it’s cool.

Feldman says that could pay back almost instantly. Other upgrades include high-performance casing, which pays back in four years. Advanced rooftop controls or retrofit measures, somewhat new technology, offer a one to four-year payback and can be added to an existing roof top unit.

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Energy audits A “perfect time” to conduct an energy audit is when a facility is reaching 25 to 30 years old, and various systems will need replacing.

“You get a sense of what opportunities are available before those [systems] start to fail and you are really panicking, trying to replace them as much as possible,” said Feldman.

An ASHRAE Level 1 audit offers a list of measures, but may not offer a financial analysis. That said, there are higher level energy assessments. An ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit delivers great value, which is why IESO has been offering incentives to pay for almost half of the audit. Costs vary depending on the size of a building. Generally, said Feldman, depending on what details are analyzed, a commercial building could cost about $25,000

to $100,000, with incentives covering half of this expense. An ASHRAE Level 3 audit focuses on the potential capital-intensive projects identified in Level 2, but with more detailed field analysis and engineering data.

For instance, if you have an idea of changing fan coil units to heat pumps and want to understand very specifically how it will affect your whole building, deep energy modeling might be needed. According to Save on Energy, audit funding includes detailed analysis of capital intensive modifications that identify potential capital-intensive projects from the electricity survey analysis. Detailed field data combines with in-depth engineering analysis to provide potential project costs and savings calculations. Other incentives stem from Toronto Hydro, Enbridge, Union Gas and PowerStream.

Retrocommissioning Retrocommissioning is a higher level energy assessment that involves looking at how a system is operating and what low and no cost measures can be implemented. If every measure is implemented, the average energy savings from a retrocommissioning job, including the cost of the consultant, is estimated to be 16 per cent with a 13-month payback.

Back in 2013, WSP retrocommissioned the Metro Convention Centre in downtown Toronto, and found a small steam leak that was occurring every minute of the day all year round.

“The steam usage we found was high in the summer, and this went unnoticed for a long time because domestic hot water runs off of steam,” said Feldman. “People assumed if it’s high in summer, people are using a lot of water. Turns out they were spending about $26,000 a year on this steam leak.”

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TURNING IF OFF. TURNING IT DOWN. TURNING IT BACK “The cheapest kilowatt hour you’re ever going to pay for is the one you don’t use,” said Feldman. “So, turning a system off when it’s not in use is a no brainer.”

This thinking extends to lighting and carbon monoxide sensors in parking garages. Parking garage exhaust fans don’t need to be running all day; only when carbon monoxide reaches a certain level. LED lighting offers short-term paybacks. For instance, when considering maintenance costs related to high pole lighting in the exterior of a facility, payback from LED are less than a year with incentives. With precooling systems, take advantage of the cold air outside, and look for opportunities to turn systems down. During colder months, heat pumps don’t need to be running at peak load on warmer days.

Issues can arise as building operations drift over time due to turnover. Operators may not know what their previous successor did. For example, said Feldman, maybe there is an override because some tenants asked for it, but ten years later, a new operator might not understand why the override still exists, but still decide to keep it in place.

Since tenants control about a third to half of the energy in a building, specifically commercial buildings, consider how and when these occupants use space and look for opportunities to reduce HVAC schedules, lighting or flood loads.

After a delving into other various energy efficiency measures, Feldman summed up the process of implementing a project. Use expert advice and start with energy assessments and capital planning as soon as possible so strategies are in place when equipment begins to fail, Develop a plan and ensure funding is available when it needs to be. Budget for training as systems, especially new management software, is only as good as the people operating it. Once implemented, celebrate success and monitor performance to guarantee benefits.

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Tech Gadgets to Keep Your Restaurant Bathroom Clean

By Jason Hughes

We’re all fans of tech gadgets. Every year, cool new electronic toys are popping up that make our lives easier or a little more entertaining. In some cases, they do both. At One Point Partitions, we know that our customers who are looking to remodel their restaurant and commercial bathrooms not only want attractive, functional new partitions, but also like to include some of the latest tech gadgets that appeal to customers and also help keep their bathrooms clean.

Some of the coolest gadgets include: • Automatic toilet seats: Popular in Europe and Asia, automatic toilet seats are starting to appear in North America. They detect when a user is present and open and close the cover and seat as required. This hands-free toilet seat option means customers don’t have to touch the seat, and therefore spread

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fewer germs. Some models even incorporate a cleaning function that’s as fun to watch as it is practical!

• Ionic air filters: Go a step further in your restaurant bathrooms with high-tech ionic air filters. These filters combine traditional particle filtration for larger particles and an ion blaster for destroying organic dirt and contaminants.

The result is fresh, clean air and fewer odors. This is the same technology that’s often used in high-performance filters for your home to remove pet, cigarette and food odors.

• Toilet cleaners: While the trusty toilet scrub brush may not be gone just yet, there are several high-tech products on the market that make cleaning your toilets easier. Some commercial toilets come with a self-cleaning function, while other devices can be added to any toilet bowl. These gadgets detect when a toilet has been flushed and use soaps and cleaners to ensure cleanliness for your toilet users.

• Touchless faucets: The biggest advantage with hands-free faucets is that your customers and visitors don’t need to touch the faucets with their dirty or soapy hands to turn the water on. The absence of taps makes cleaning easier. While touchless faucets have been around for years, some of the newest models include automatic soap mixing built right in for the ideal mix of soap and water every time.

These are some of the top high-tech gadgets you’ll find on the market today that help keep your restaurant bathroom clean. Of course, we’ll never get away from some manual cleaning duties, but we can at least make our lives a bit easier and ensure a constant cleanliness level throughout the day.

When we’re designing a restaurant bathroom partition layout, we always have cleanliness in mind. All of our partition materials are easy to clean. For high-humidity bathrooms, we have options that resist bacteria growth, such as our phenolic and stainless steel lineups.

Contact One Point Partitions today by giving us a call. We’re happy to offer you a free design layout and mock-up and can even provide free samples of our partition materials so you can compare different styles and colors. Once your design is complete, you can select the bathroom cleaning technology that will keep your attractive new restaurant bathroom looking great!

Using the Internet of Things to Enhance Restroom Cleanliness and Maintenance

By Terry Sanchez, Kimberly-Clark Professional

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utomation systems are found in many types of facilities today. These systems are often used to remotely monitor and control HVAC, lighting, security and safety equipment. By automating these functions, facility cleaning and maintenance personnel can improve occupant comfort, increase operating efficiencies, enhance sustainability and cut costs.

With the big expense categories covered, makers of smart management systems are exploring other areas where efficiencies can be found – including a facility’s restrooms.

The restroom can greatly affect perceptions of an entire facility, especially when you consider that it’s one of the top three sources of complaints. When you improve the restroom, you improve overall impressions of a facility.

REAL-TIME RESTROOM DATA One new way to do this is to harness the machine-to-machine connectivity of the Internet of Things (IoT), a network of physical devices that collect and exchange data. Restroom systems are just beginning to connect to the IoT and are ideally suited to its many benefits. For example, when cleaning and maintenance staffers receive real-time data about restroom demand they can identify and resolve potential issues and service requests before they occur.

Smart restroom management systems take the guesswork out of scheduling the

replenishment of bath tissue, paper towels and soap. Sensors that are embedded into towel, tissue, soap dispensers and door counters transmit real-time data through the cloud over a secure network. These systems send automatic texts alerting facility management and the janitorial staff to product and battery levels, usage, jams and overall traffic. A confirmation message is then generated when an issue has been resolved.

and ensure responsiveness to occupant needs. It also can improve budgeting and inventory planning and help reduce costs.

That’s a big leap from how most restrooms are managed today. Without a smart restroom management system, restrooms must be checked at fixed intervals. This can lead to towel and tissue products being discarded on a schedule rather than when they are actually about to run out.

SELECTING THE RIGHT SYSTEM There are different types of smart restroom management systems on the market. Here are some tips for choosing the right one for the facilities that you clean and maintain: 1. Make sure it does more than just tell you if dispensers are empty or full.

A truly smart system provides webbased 24/7 monitoring with actionable data, analytics and insights.

2. Look for a system that provides actionable data and analytics. This allows you to compare product systems, restrooms and buildings.

3. Choose a system that provides customized reporting. This feature lets you capture and compare information such as specific restroom traffic.

SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS Waste reduction is a key component of any sustainability effort. Strategic scheduling via an IoT-based system can help you accomplish this by letting cleaners know exactly when dispensers are going to run out of product so they can be serviced at precisely the right time. Not only does this help to eliminate waste, by reducing the likelihood of premature refills, it also reduces complaints associated with product run-out.

The restroom doesn’t have to be a problem. Let it mirror the rest of a facility’s technology, appearance and functionality. If your facilities are already using the Internet of Things in other areas, shouldn’t they be using it to manage the restroom too?

The detailed information provided by a data-driven restroom management system provides a number of benefits, including the ability to adjust cleaning and maintenance schedules, redirect resources to where they are needed most,

Terry Sanchez is marketing and sales leader for Kimberly-Clark Professional, North America. For more information about Kimberly-Clark Professional, visit www.kcprofessional.com/onvation or contact us at (800) 241-3146.

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YOUR CUSTOMERS DESERVE A BETTER HAND DRYING EXPERIENCE.

When only air dryers are present, 62% of people either seek alternate methods or only partially dry their hands.*

When given the choice, 75% of people choose paper towels over air dryers to dry their hands in public washroom facilities.* Give your customers the hand drying experience they prefer by providing paper towels instead of air dryers.

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* Based on results of Kruger Products’ 2016 online survey of 1,009 English speaking Canadians age 18+. © 2017, ® Registered and ™ Trademark of Kruger Products L.P.

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