by greenleaf | Aug 28, 2025 | Surface Cleaning
If you live or run a business from a listed building in the UK you’ll know that you need to keep on top of maintenance to ensure you preserve its historic features. However, it can be tricky to know how best to take care of the exterior of such buildings. The main...
by greenleaf | Jul 23, 2025 | Surface Preparation
If you’re a headteacher, you are likely looking forward to the summer break. However, you may also be considering what improvements you can make at your school during this period when there are no students on site. With the summer holidays just around the...
by greenleaf | Jun 24, 2025 | Playground Markings Removals
There are many reasons why a surface needs to be prepared, but one of the most common during the summer holidays is to remove playground markings in order to replace them ahead of the new school year. Over the years, playgrounds have changed considerably in shape,...
by greenleaf | May 22, 2025 | Metal Cleaning
For many people who want to clean and prepare a surface with an even, smooth finish, a sandblasting service is the first choice that comes to mind. It is a well-established process, having been invented in 1870, and because of its age, it has become established,...
by greenleaf | Apr 28, 2025 | Brick Cleaning
Cleaning certain heritage buildings can potentially open the risk for historic dangers to reemerge, and an example of this is when removing lead paint from exterior surfaces as part of brick cleaning. Paints which contain lead have been banned since 1992, but much...
by greenleaf | Mar 24, 2025 | Brick Cleaning
There is a joke that ‘graffiti should be obscene and not heard’, but it is no joke when it is truly foul, can be seen in places frequented by children (such as outside schools), or promotes extremism. A prime example of this occurred recently on Humberside, where, the...
by greenleaf | Feb 27, 2025 | Brick Cleaning
Visitors to Everton Football Club’s new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock in Liverpool may be impressed by the modern design, alongside some traditional design touches, but observant visitors will also notice the Victorian brick tower on the site that has been...
by greenleaf | Jan 31, 2025 | Surface Cleaning
There are many different methods that can be used in abrasive cleaning and blasting, as the ultimate method of cleaning is to use abrasion and friction to clean a surface. However, one of the more unusual materials used for this purpose is dry ice. Whilst dry ice, a...
by greenleaf | Jan 15, 2025 | Industrial Surface Preparation and Cleaning
Across the UK but especially in the post-industrial north, many old mills stand idle and when they become derelict, they are eyesores and attract anti-social behaviour. However, some have been converted for new uses and look superb as they have taken on a fresh lease...
by greenleaf | Dec 31, 2024 | Playground Markings Removals
A playground is a vital structure in the formation of the imagination, and arranging line markings and their removal is an essential part of shaping and reshaping this form of educational, imaginative play. It is impossible to conceive of a school or park without a...
