The top 5 mistakes people make when dealing with graffiti. Q&A

1)      Believing the most dangerous product is the most effective.

It is a common misconception that graffiti removal products marked; Hazardous, Harmful, Corrosive and irritant are in some way stronger and therefore more effective than their unclassified and safe equivalents. This is not true. Products marked with these kinds of warning symbols merely rely on simple base chemicals to break down the graffiti. They are no more effective but infinitely worse for the operative and the environment.

2)      Ignoring safe products because they are weak

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The new Urban Hygiene, anti graffiti, website has gone live featuring a user friendly interface, wider payment methods, customer testimonials, global distributor pages, Twitter feeds and much, much more.

Looking through the new site there is certainly a lot to take in. Urban Hygiene’s Protective coatings, Cleaning solutions and Fire upgrading paint ranges are all instantly accessible and the site is punctuated with real life customer testimonials and interesting case studies.

“We feel that by making our website more intuitive our customers will respond and begin to use the information available as a resource” said Mark Johnson, Sales Director at Urban Hygiene Ltd. “We believe we have accomplished new levels of clarity and delivered an exciting, intera... Read more

In the wake of yet another tower block tragedy it seems inevitable that paint once again has played its part.

So far details are sketchy but it appears the fire started in the stairwell and spread rapidly. Since the amount of combustible materials in your average tower block stairwell is almost zero its quite possible it was the paint on the walls that spread the fire.

Layers of paint that have been allowed to build up over the years pose a serious fire risk and can ignite and burn along the length of a wall faster than most people can run.

The DTI cited this as a cause for concern back in 2005 when it released its Fire Safety Guide and Urban Hygiene Ltd has been campaigning for safer stairwells ever since.

The DTI's guide suggests that if there are multiple layers of paint on a wall then the appointed fire safety officer should consider stripping the walls back to the bare substrate next... Read more

Seeing how professionals tackle the problem.

Hearing the latest developments from top industry experts.

Getting hold of the best products and discovering new solutions

Learning from experts and making change happen.

The Anti Graffiti Conference 2009 really did have it all and it was fantastic to see so many there. Listening to the speakers was a real education and talking with so many customers and delegates it was pleasing to hear we are making a difference.

One of the main themes of this year's conference was education and enforcement, both of which are understandably important but it was the discussions around designing out graffiti and community engagement that really caught the imagination.

Experience has taught us it's not enough to just clean up after the vandals. Everyone we spoke to agreed it's important to be proactive and apply anti gr... Read more