Gqeberha - A house feeling better after the first visit does not necessarily mean flea control is complete, says local cleaning and pest control business True Clean. “With flea treatment, we always do a seven-day follow-up. One visit isn't the whole service plan, even if the house feels much better after it,” says Diederik Visser, who carries out the company's pest control work. More fleas can emerge after the first visit. True Clean explains the planned return from the start and confirms the separate initial-treatment and follow-up charges before work begins. Read the process and prices on True Clean's flea control page: https://www.trueclean.co.za/pest-control/fleas/ Media And Customer Enquiries Diederik Visser | True Clean Phone/WhatsApp: 061 905 0514 Email: truecarpet@gmail.com Links: Boilerplate and Editor's Notes. More Info on True Clean Explains The Follow-Up In Its Flea Control Service here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/true-clean Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/truecleanpe CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za. …
True Clean Shares Flea Control Advice for Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha - True Clean is sharing practical flea control advice for Port Elizabeth and Gqeberha households, starting with a detail that can easily be overlooked: where the pets spend their time. “Usually people already know they've got fleas when they phone. I ask where the dogs spend time, especially where they lie down for long periods, and look at the animal bedding,” says Diederik Visser, who handles pest control at True Clean. That assessment extends beyond the pet's bed. Indoors, the work can include affected floor areas, accessible spaces under beds and beneath loose rugs. Outside, flattened grass and dug-out patches can help identify a dog's regular resting places. Cats move around more, so one sleeping spot may tell less of the story. The affected areas, surfaces and access available help determine the work needed at each property. True Clean explains that treating the property and treating the animals are separate jobs. Owners need to arrange suitable flea treatment for their cats and dogs through their vet alongside the property work. The company's flea control service includes planning a seven-day follow-up. The first treatment and return visit are priced separately, with the scope and charges confirmed before work begins. Customers also receive instructions about preparation, cleaning between visits and when people and pets can use treated areas again. Anyone arranging carpet cleaning should discuss the order of the work before booking it over a treated area. Preparation advice, the service process and published prices are available on True Clean's flea control page: https://www.trueclean.co.za/pest-control/fleas/ Media And Customer Enquiries Diederik Visser | True Clean Phone/WhatsApp: 061 905 0514 Email: truecarpet@gmail.com Links: Boilerplate and Editor's Notes. More Info on True Clean Shares Flea Control Advice For Port Elizabeth here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/true-clean Facebook: …
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SAFRA Marks 15 Years and Nearly 500,000 Moving Quotes
PRETORIA – The South African Furniture Removals Alliance (SAFRA) marks 15 years of connecting South Africans with furniture removal companies, with its online platform approaching half a million quotations submitted by moving service providers. Established in 2011, SAFRA has recorded more than 136,000 customer quote requests and over 479,000 quotations from removal companies, according to live statistics published on its website. The milestone comes as SAFRA introduces new digital tools and website improvements aimed at strengthening its services for consumers and furniture removal businesses nationwide. Fifteen Years of Connecting South Africans with Moving Companies For anyone planning a move, finding a suitable furniture removal company often involves comparing prices, checking availability and understanding exactly what each quotation includes. SAFRA was established to simplify this process by providing a central platform where consumers can connect with removal companies operating across South Africa. Through its network, customers can request 4–6 moving quotes after submitting details about their relocation. Relevant service providers receive notifications about the enquiry and can contact customers directly to discuss moving requirements and prepare quotations. The platform accommodates household and office relocations, local and long-distance moves, shared loads and related services such as packing and storage. Over the years, this approach has helped establish SAFRA as a resource for South Africans comparing furniture removal options. The Numbers Behind SAFRA's Track Record SAFRA's published statistics offer insight into the platform's activity since its establishment. Its cumulative figures include: More than 136,000 quote requests submitted by customers planning moves. Over 479,000 quotations submitted by participating furniture removal companies. 15 years of operation, dating back to 2011. These figures reflect …
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SAFRA Unveils Exciting Website Upgrade for Easier Moving Quotes
PRETORIA – The South African Furniture Removals Alliance (SAFRA) has unveiled an upgraded website featuring easier navigation, online moving inventories and an improved furniture removals leads management system for participating service providers. The improvements aim to simplify the quotation process for South Africans planning household or office relocations while helping removal companies manage enquiries more effectively. These upgrades form part of SAFRA's renewed focus on strengthening its established online platform, which has connected consumers with furniture removal companies nationwide since 2011. A Simpler Way to Request Furniture Removal Quotes Getting moving quotations can be time-consuming, particularly when customers need to explain their requirements to several removal companies. Furniture volumes, collection and delivery addresses, access restrictions and additional services all influence how a removal company assesses a move. SAFRA's redesigned website provides easier access to moving information, planning tools and its online quotation service. Visitors can request 4–6 moving quotes by submitting their moving details through one online form, rather than contacting multiple companies individually.Once submitted, the request is shared with relevant service providers, who can contact the customer directly to discuss their requirements and provide quotations. Upgraded Leads Management for Removal Companies An important part of the website upgrade is SAFRA's enhanced furniture removals leads management system. The platform uses an automated process to notify removal companies about enquiries from customers seeking moving services in their operating areas. Participating service providers can assess the information received, confirm their availability and contact prospective customers to discuss the move. The upgraded system is intended to improve how these enquiries are managed, supporting more effective communication between …
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SAFRA Launches Powerful New Furniture Volume Calculator
Johannesburg - South Africans planning a household or office move can now estimate the size of their move before contacting a removal company. The South African Furniture Removals Alliance (SAFRA) has launched a free online Furniture Volume Calculator, helping consumers prepare detailed inventories and obtain more accurate furniture removal quotes. The new tool addresses a common challenge when organising a move: knowing how much space furniture, appliances, boxes and other belongings will occupy during transportation. "We introduced the free Furniture Volume Calculator to make it easier for South Africans to estimate the size of their move and get competitive quotes from furniture removal companies. By allowing customers to complete their inventories online, we're also helping removal companies work with more accurate information when preparing their quotes," explains a SAFRA spokesperson. By calculating the estimated volume of a move in cubic metres, users can provide removal companies with information that helps them assess truck requirements and prepare quotations. The free Furniture Volume Calculator is available to anyone planning a residential or office relocation in South Africa. Why Moving Volume Matters When Requesting Quotes Furniture removal costs depend on several factors. Here we include distance, accessibility, packing requirements and the amount of space needed to transport belongings. However, many people requesting quotes struggle to describe the quantity and size of the items they need moved. A two-bedroom home, for example, could contain considerably more furniture than a larger property with minimal furnishings. As a result, relying only on the number of rooms may give removal companies an incomplete picture. An accurate inventory helps identify the furniture and household goods requiring transportation, allowing moving companies to assess the job before providing a quotation. It also reduces the likelihood of important …
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What Parents Need to Know about Polio
Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, says World Polio Day (24 October) is an important reminder that polio has not disappeared and that vaccination remains the best way to protect children. Many parents today have never seen a case of polio. This is largely because successful vaccination programmes have reduced wild poliovirus cases worldwide by more than 99 per cent since 1988. However, the virus has not been completely eradicated. Wild poliovirus continues to circulate in Afghanistan and Pakistan, while strains that come from the vaccine can cause outbreaks in communities where too few children are vaccinated. The virus can also cross borders when people travel. This is why parents need to keep vaccinating their children, even when no local cases have been reported for many years. What Is Polio? Polio, also called poliomyelitis, is a highly infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It mainly affects children under five, but an unvaccinated person of any age can become infected. The virus enters through the mouth and multiplies in the throat and intestines. It spreads mainly when tiny traces of an infected person’s faeces contaminate hands, food, water, toilets, toys, nappies, or other surfaces. The virus can also spread through mucus or droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes, although this is less common. People may spread poliovirus even when they appear healthy. The virus can stay in an infected person's stool for several weeks, letting it pass quietly through families and communities without anyone noticing. What Symptoms Should Parents Look For? Symptoms usually begin seven to 10 days after infection, although they may appear anywhere from four to 35 days later. Most infected people have no symptoms or only experience a mild illness. When symptoms develop, they may include fever, tiredness, headache, nausea or vomiting, a sore or stiff neck, muscle pain, pain or weakness in the arms or …
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Rodent Checks Should Include the Parked Car, Says Gqeberha Pest Control Operator
Gqeberha: A car parked beside the house can become part of a rodent problem, particularly when it sits unused for long periods. True Clean owner Diederik Visser raises the engine compartment in a recorded advisory about rats. The space offers shelter, while wiring and other materials can be damaged by gnawing. "Engine compartment is warm, it's dry," he says, explaining why the vehicle deserves attention when activity is being assessed around a property. University of California guidance on rats (https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/rats/) identifies damage to vehicle wiring among the problems these animals can cause. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://cdc.gov/hantavirus/media/pdfs/2025/01/HantavirusBrochure-508.pdf) also notes that rodents can nest in vehicles, especially those used infrequently. For an owner already hearing or seeing rats at home, the relevant area may extend into a garage or parking space. An inspection focused only on the kitchen or roof can leave out another place the owner is concerned about. The useful information includes where the vehicle stands and how often it is used. Reports of activity near that parking area help the operator connect the concern with what is happening around the house. Visser's broader rodent work looks at shelter close to buildings and possible routes through the property. That assessment can include foliage and water sources near the house. It helps identify which conditions need attention alongside the particular place where an animal was noticed. The vehicle also needs the right expertise. Suspected damage to cables or other components should be assessed by a mechanic or automotive professional. A pest visit cannot establish that affected vehicle systems are sound. Nesting material or droppings need appropriate handling too. They should not be treated as ordinary loose dirt to vacuum away. The CDC's vehicle guidance advises consulting a qualified professional for …
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Cockroach Problems in Flats Can Need a Building-Wide Response
Gqeberha: A clean kitchen and a treated flat can still receive cockroaches from elsewhere in a shared building. True Clean owner Diederik Visser says persistent activity in flats sometimes needs a wider response. He describes one example in a recorded account of a block where some units were treated while others remained untreated. Residents later reported cockroaches in flats higher up the building. In his account, an untreated source lower down was contributing to the wider problem. Further work coordinated through the body corporate addressed activity across the building. The experience shaped a practical explanation of why individual complaints may need to be considered together. "That's how serious roach pressure can get in a block," he says in another recording about the job. The account is an example from his work, rather than a reason to assume every returning cockroach came from a neighbour. A sighting inside a treated flat still needs assessment of where it appeared and how the activity is changing. Cockroaches can move through connected parts of buildings. University of California guidance for property managers (https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/guide-for-property-managers/pest-monitoring-and-recordkeeping/) recommends inspections of units and common areas as part of a coordinated pest-management programme. That broader view matters to a resident who has already cleared the cupboards and arranged treatment. Another insect can feel like a return to the starting point. For the operator, it is information to investigate alongside the original findings. Visser distinguishes between an incoming insect and a population still living and breeding within the flat. Regular activity around a kitchen hiding place can require a different assessment from an occasional insect arriving through an entry route. His published explanation describes looking at accessible areas around doors and windows, and shared walkways where permission …
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Urine Odours Feature in Gqeberha Carpet/Rug Cleaning Work Throughout the Year
Gqeberha: A home can look well kept while its owner is still dealing with a smell in a rug or couch. True Clean's review of a year's cleaning work found that urine was mentioned throughout the calendar. The review covers October 2025 to September 2026. About 9% of cleaning records explicitly mentioned urine, with references appearing in every month. That measures what was recorded in the descriptions; it does not establish the source of every odour or mean all the cases involved pets. Owner Diederik Visser says dog odours are among the company's frequent couch-cleaning requests. Visible dirt prompts some bookings, while other owners are mainly concerned about how the furniture smells. "Dog smells are a big one," he says. The first useful distinction is what has happened to the item. A general dog smell and a known urine accident give the cleaner different information. How long the problem has been present, and what has already been used on it, are also part of the assessment. Visser uses an enzyme based cleaner when treating these odours. That describes the company's approach, with the item and its condition still affecting the treatment and the achievable result. His workshop recordings show how much extra work a urine-affected rug can require. Describing one rug, he says: "We spent about two hours on this rug just rinsing it out." That is an account of a particular job, rather than a standard treatment time. It helps explain why a rug with an odour problem cannot always be treated as a routine wash. The work needed may become clearer when the material is assessed. Long, shaggy pile is one example discussed in True Clean's service information. It can hold a considerable amount of liquid and may need repeated flushing at the workshop. The practical demands of that work differ from an ordinary clean carried out in a lounge. Fitted carpet raises a further question: what has reached the layers underneath? Repeated wetting can affect underfelt …
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The Work Before the Carpet Machine Starts Matters, Says Local Cleaner
Gqeberha: Before a cleaning machine reaches a marked carpet, the smaller problem areas may already have needed individual attention. True Clean owner Diederik Visser's demonstrations show why that preparation takes time. In one carpet video, he refills a spotting container to pre-treat marked areas, including oil marks, before scrubbing and the main cleaning stage. The final pass with the machine is only the part a customer may happen to watch. His loose-rug recordings follow another sequence suited to those items. Dry material is removed, the rug is pre-treated and the fibres are worked before washing. A stubborn area can require further attention during that preparation. "The preparation takes longer than the actual cleaning itself," he says in a recording about rug work. The company's service descriptions include bedrooms and passages alongside loose rugs and furniture. That variety matters because a cleaning request can cover items with different materials and different problems. Knowing which item is affected comes before choosing the method. For fitted carpet, True Clean's published process starts with vacuuming. Traffic lanes and marks are then pre-sprayed before hot water extraction removes the loosened material. The steps serve different purposes within the same job. The company also uses low-moisture cleaning where appropriate. That can suit work where the carpet should not be heavily wetted. The decision follows the condition and requirements of the floor, rather than assuming every room needs an identical process. Visser's rug demonstrations make the role of scrubbing visible. He explains that it works the treatment through the fibres and helps loosen dirt and oils before cleaning. For a loose rug at the workshop, dry-soil removal and washing also need to be coordinated with the drying stage. That is one reason a single machine pass cannot describe everything the item has needed. Some time is spent assessing a mark and some is …