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 Zoetermeer, too, it often happens that a person goes unnoticed after death. In certain situations, the body is then in an advanced state of decomposition. The neighborhood is often alerted only by the foul odor emanating from it.
At 12B Clean, “the Pros”—a specially trained Crime Scene Clean Team—are available 24/7 to handle emotionally and physically demanding cleanup work. Simply requesting cleanup services for a death scene is a sensitive matter in itself. We know how to handle it.
In the Netherlands, a deceased person is found once every two days who has gone unnoticed for more than a day. It is even common for someone to be found who has gone unnoticed for as long as half a year. These are people with little or no contact with their family and/or community. They are often elderly men who live alone.
We believe these are significant numbers that really matter. In our view, 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 escaping from a decomposing body. Where necessary, we eliminate this odor with an ozone treatment.
We wear protective clothing, safety goggles, and masks—with purified compressed air, if necessary—to carry out the step-by-step plan under the proper conditions. We’re often finished in just a few hours. By the time we leave, the space has been cleared of anything that still reminds one of the traumatic event.