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Kitchen & General-Purpose Cleaners for Transport & Logistics in Namibia

Every Cernol segmentation sheet ends the same way, and the transporters sheet is no exception: the depot kitchen and offices run on Dishwash, Swan Pine Gel, Mrs Clean and Steripine. It is the institutional set Namibian depots have bought for decades — because a depot is also a canteen, a washroom block and an office, and they all need cleaning tonight.

The local problems this range solves

  • One small cleaning team covering canteen, offices and ablutions
  • Shared crew facilities used around the clock by shifts
  • Drivers’ rest areas needing quick turnaround between occupants
  • Washroom odour in high-heat months
  • Budget lines expected to survive procurement scrutiny

Compliance & documentation

Crew-facility hygiene appears in both labour inspections and client depot audits; the standard set with a simple cleaning roster satisfies both.

Local tip

Add the kitchen set to the workshop standing order rather than buying it ad hoc from town — depots that split the purchasing always run out of Steripine first and improvise with something wrong.

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Dishwash pack

Dishwashing liquid — the staff-kitchen standard on every Cernol segmentation list. Also in Roxy, Metro Lemon and Swan retail variants.

Available in750 ml1 L25 L (Econo)

Available from: Windhoek & Walvis Bay agent

Swan Pine Gel pack

Pine disinfectant cleaner, deodoriser and disinfectant — the Namibian pine-gel standard. Also in Ombuiko Econo format.

Available in500 ml1 L5 L20 L

Available from: Windhoek & Walvis Bay agent

Mrs Clean pack

Scouring cream with micro particles to remove 100% of dirt (Handy Andy type).

Available in1 L5 L25 L200 L

Available from: Windhoek & Walvis Bay agent

Steripine pack

Steripine

Antisep 100

Perfumed disinfectant for bathrooms and toilets — part of the standard staff kitchen and washroom set.

Available in500 ml1 L5 L25 L200 L

Available from: Windhoek & Walvis Bay agent

Bowl Cleanse pack

Toilet bowl and urinal cleaner (acid base) — also used in wash bays.

Available in500 ml5 L25 L

Available from: Windhoek & Walvis Bay agent

Windowklene pack

Solvent-based window cleaner (liquid) — glass, mirrors and vehicle windows.

Available in1 L5 L25 L

Available from: Windhoek & Walvis Bay agent

Deo Blocks / Cubes pack

Toilet and urinal freshener blocks — continuous deodorising between cleans.

Available inBox

Available from: Windhoek & Walvis Bay agent

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Kitchen & General for transport & logistics: asked and answered

What is the minimum kitchen-and-washroom set for a small depot?

The four names on the sheet: Dishwash at the sink, Swan Pine Gel as the floor-and-surface cleaner-disinfectant, Mrs Clean for the stubborn scouring jobs, Steripine for the washrooms — plus Bowl Cleanse for fixtures and Deo Blocks between cleans. That six-line order covers a depot crew block completely, comes in 5 L / 25 L institutional packs, and has survived more Namibian procurement reviews than any imported alternative.

How should driver rest rooms be turned around between occupants?

Fast and disinfecting: Steripine on the washroom, Swan Pine Gel over floors and hard surfaces, Air Sanitizer sprayed once the room is empty (it treats the air, not just the smell), and linen to the T2 Blue wash. The whole cycle is fifteen minutes with a stocked trolley. Depots running long-haul relay schedules keep a dedicated caddy per rest block so night-shift turnarounds don’t depend on finding the day store keys.

Why Swan Pine Gel rather than a generic pine gel from a wholesaler?

Swan Pine Gel is the pine gel — blended in Windhoek, consistent batch to batch, and dosed per label it works out cheaper per cleaned square metre than most import-priced “bargains” that turn out watered down. For budget-driven sites the Ombuiko Econo Swan Pine Gel format exists precisely so the price point is met with a Namibian-made product rather than a mystery import. Either way the invoice supports local manufacture, which matters in fleet procurement narratives.

What controls washroom smell through a Namibian summer?

Layered, not masked: Bowl Cleanse on fixtures daily (acid removes the urine scale that is the actual odour source), Steripine as the disinfectant mop, Deo Blocks in urinals holding freshness between cleans, and Soil Soft dosed into the outside drain the block empties toward — daily once temperatures pass 30 °C. Spraying freshener over a scaled urinal is the one approach guaranteed to fail by afternoon.

Serving Transport & Logistics from our Windhoek branch

Cernol Chemicals Windhoek — Factory & Sales Office · Cnr Kallie Roodt & Etienne Rosseau Street, Northern Industrial Area, Windhoek · Tel 061 262 985 · Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00

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