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Commercial, industrial & civil only — no residential sales@sweepers.com.au Depot 122 Bromley St, Cornubia QLD 4130 · ABN 51 144 050 751
Wombat Sweepers mascot drives a ride-on floor scrubber across a large concrete distribution-centre floor, the clean path gleaming
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Industrial floor scrubbing

A sweeper takes the loose material away. A scrubber is what removes what is bonded to the slab — forklift rubber, oil film, tyre marks, dust that has been walked into the pores of the concrete. It is the difference between a floor that is tidy and a floor that is actually clean.

In short

Industrial floor scrubbing uses water, detergent and a rotating pad or brush to break the bond between soil and concrete, then vacuums the slurry back up. It removes what sweeping physically cannot: forklift rubber, oil film, ingrained dust and tyre marks. Wombat Sweepers scrubs warehouse slabs, car park decks and hand-over cleans across South East Queensland.

Trading since 2003
Commercial & civil only
Trained, inducted operators
Insurance docs on request
Depot at Cornubia QLD
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Floor scrubbing

What the service covers

Scope is set at the site walk, so you are quoted for what is actually there rather than a template.

Warehouse and DC slabs

Aisles, pick faces and forklift lanes scrubbed back so the line marking reads again.

Multi-level and basement car parks

Black rubber and oil film off concrete decks, level by level.

New builds and hand-overs

Practical-completion cleans that remove the grey construction film a sweep leaves behind.

Food, pharma and clean facilities

Scrubbing with water recovery, to a standard that survives an audit.

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Machines we use

The machine is matched to the surface and the clearance — sending the wrong one wastes everybody’s morning.

Ride-on scrubbers

Large slabs and decks — scrub, recover and dry in a single pass.

Walk-behind scrubbers

Aisles, ramps, corridors and tight bays.

Pre-sweep and vacuum

We sweep first. Scrubbing over loose grit just makes slurry.

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How the job runs

Four steps, every time, whether it is a one-off or a five-year contract.

Test patch

On a first clean we scrub a test patch so you can see the realistic result before committing.

Sweep first

Loose material comes off first — otherwise the scrubber turns it into mud.

Scrub and recover

Water and detergent down, agitated, then vacuumed back up so the floor is walkable behind us.

Maintenance cycle

A deep scrub resets the slab; a lighter cycle keeps it there for far less money.

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Floor scrubbing — common questions

Something else? Call 1300 387 713 and talk to someone who runs the machines.

Will scrubbing remove tyre marks completely?

Most of them, yes. Rubber that has been heat-bonded into old, porous concrete may not come out entirely — we will tell you that at the test patch rather than after the invoice.

Does the floor need to be closed?

Only the section being scrubbed, and only briefly. Our machines recover their own water, so the floor is walkable close behind the machine.

How often should a warehouse floor be scrubbed?

High-throughput distribution centres often scrub weekly or fortnightly. Lighter-traffic warehouses do well on a monthly scrub with sweeping in between.

What happens to the dirty water?

It is recovered into the machine's tank and disposed of appropriately — it does not go down your stormwater drain.

Wombat Sweepers mascot gives a thumbs up next to a ride-on floor scrubber on a vast gleaming warehouse floor at night
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Tell us about the site

Send the size, the surface and the access restrictions and we will come back with a price — or book a free site inspection and we will walk it with you.

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Floor scrubbing by location

Further reading

Why your warehouse floor still looks grey The problem scrubbing is built to fix. Sweeper vs scrubber Which machine does which job, and in what order.