12B Clean
At 12B Clean, we don’t shy away from anything—and I mean absolutely anything—when it comes to cleaning. Our three divisions are staffed by intelligent and highly trained people who know exactly what is expected of them.
In ‘s-Hertogenbosch, too, it often happens that a person goes unnoticed after death. In some cases, the body is then in an advanced state of decomposition. Those in the vicinity are often alerted only by the odor associated with it.
At 12B Clean, “the Pros”—a specially trained Crime Scene Clean Team—are on standby day and night to carry out emotionally and physically demanding cleanup work. Simply requesting that a death scene be cleaned is a sensitive matter in itself. We know how to handle it.
Once every two days, a deceased person is found somewhere in our country who had gone unnoticed for more than a day. In urban areas such as ‘s-Hertogenbosch, someone is even found every year who had gone unnoticed for more than six months. These are mainly older men who live alone and have little or no contact with others.
So we're talking about large numbers that are telling and really matter. Because to us, every single case is one too many.
Before we professionally clean the space, we eliminate the source of this odor. This odor is caused by gases and compounds released from a body that is decomposing. Where necessary, we eliminate this odor with an ozone treatment.
We wear protective clothing, safety goggles, and masks—equipped with purified compressed air when necessary—to carry out the step-by-step plan under the proper conditions. We’re usually finished within a few hours. By the time we leave, the home has been cleared of anything that still reminds the occupants of the traumatic event.