One Cleaning System. Smarter Floorcare Solutions for Schools and Campuses

A Complete Floorcare Solution for K-12 Schools and College Campuses

The Future of School Cleaning

Educational facilities today face increasing pressure to maintain cleaner, healthier, and safer learning environments while operating with tighter budgets, labor shortages, and growing sustainability expectations.

From elementary schools and middle schools to large universities and community colleges, custodial teams are being asked to do more with less. They must clean larger facilities, manage higher foot traffic, respond to spills quickly, and maintain a consistent standard of cleanliness—all while reducing labor strain and improving operational efficiency.

Traditional mop-and-bucket cleaning methods simply cannot keep pace with the demands of modern campus maintenance.

Today's educational facilities require a complete floorcare ecosystem capable of handling:

  • Daily floor scrubbing
  • Spill cleanup and recovery
  • Classroom and hallway maintenance
  • High-speed burnishing
  • Floor stripping and recoating
  • Decorative concrete restoration
  • Gymnasium maintenance
  • Cafeteria cleaning and sanitation

At ONYX, we've designed our equipment lineup around a simple philosophy:

Fast. Simple. Reliable.

Successful school cleaning programs depend on three critical principles.

  • Fast: Custodial teams must be able to cover large areas quickly and efficiently while maintaining consistent cleaning standards.
  • Simple: Equipment should be easy to operate, easy to maintain, and easy to deploy across multiple buildings and campuses.
  • Reliable: Machines must perform consistently day after day with minimal downtime and maximum productivity.

Every ONYX machine is engineered with these goals in mind.

Overcoming the Custodial Understaffing Challenge

A Complete Floorcare Ecosystem for Educational Facilities

ONYX offers a comprehensive lineup of industrial-grade, zero-emission floorcare equipment designed to support virtually every hard floor cleaning application found in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.

Compact Scrubbing for Classrooms and Tight Spaces

Smaller educational environments require equipment that can navigate confined spaces without sacrificing performance.

The ONYX DX15 walk-behind scrubber delivers exceptional maneuverability for:

  • Smaller classrooms
  • Cafeteria's 
  • Kitchens
  • Restrooms
  • Narrow hallways
  • Small common areas

With a footprint of less than 4.7 square feet, the DX15 is ideal for facilities where space efficiency is essential.

For larger classrooms and hallways, the DX20 and DX20T provide increased cleaning coverage while remaining compact, agile, and easy to operate.

ONYX multi-use vacuum wand kit is easily attached to all of our floor scrubbers vacuum ports to add use versatility.


Improve Classroom-to-Classroom Cleaning Productivity

One of the biggest challenges custodial teams face is efficiently moving from classroom to classroom throughout a school.

The ONYX DX26T walk-behind scrubber and RX26 ride-on scrubber were specifically designed with educational facilities in mind.

Their 26-inch cleaning paths, optimized 32-inch squeegee systems, and compact chassis designs allow operators to easily pass through standard classroom doorways while maximizing cleaning productivity.

The result is faster cleaning, improved efficiency, and reduced operator fatigue.


Sweep and Scrub Simultaneously with Cylindrical Technology

Schools generate a constant stream of debris every day, including:

  • Dirt
  • Dust
  • Food particles
  • Outdoor contaminants
  • Athletic facility debris

ONYX cylindrical scrubbers—including the DX20C, DX26C, and RX30C ride-on cylindrical scrubber—allow custodial teams to sweep and scrub in a single pass.

This reduces cleaning steps while improving productivity throughout the facility.

These cylindrical machines with their deep cleaning roller brushes do very well cleaning the more modern luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and luxury vinyl plank (LVP) floor systems found more and more in newer schools, delivering the deep grout-line cleaning necessary for these modern systems.


Ride-On Productivity for Large Campuses

Large high schools, community colleges, and universities require high-capacity equipment capable of cleaning expansive facilities efficiently.

ONYX ride-on scrubbers help custodial teams increase daily cleaning output while significantly reducing physical strain.

Popular solutions include:

These machines are ideal for maintaining:

  • Long corridors
  • Student unions
  • Assembly halls
  • Athletic facilities
  • Large cafeteria spaces

By covering more square footage in less time, schools can maximize labor resources while maintaining exceptional cleanliness standards.


Extend Floor Life with High-Speed Burnishing

Floor appearance and longevity play a major role in school maintenance budgets.

The ONYX lithium-ion cordless high-speed burnisher helps facilities maintain polished, professional-looking floors while extending floor life.

Key benefits include:

  • Zero-emission operation
  • Quiet daytime use capability
  • Productivity exceeding 34,000 square feet per hour (>3x productivity vs corded swing buffer)
  • Reduced labor requirements 
  • Vastly reduced operator fatigue

In fact, a typical school gymnasium can be burnished in approximately 30 minutes.

The system can also be configured for high-productivity floor stripping applications, dramatically outperforming traditional physically-demanding manual stripping methods.


Flexible Floorcare Solutions for Every Custodial Team

Not every cleaning task requires a dedicated machine. That's why versatility matters.

HERO T1 Multi-Purpose Floor Machine

The ONYX HERO T1 corded floor buffer offers exceptional flexibility with interchangeable buffing head sizes:

  • 13-inch heads
  • 17-inch heads
  • 20-inch heads

This allows custodial teams to use a single platform for multiple applications, including:

  • Scrubbing
  • Buffing
  • Stripping
  • Surface preparation

Optional water tanks and weight kits further expand the machine's floor stripping capabilities while helping schools simplify equipment inventories.


HERO R25 Wet/Dry Vacuum

The HERO R25 has the largest recovery capacities in its class.

Features include:

  • 25-gallon recovery capacity
  • Industrial-grade construction
  • Quick-drain systems
  • Ergonomic serviceability
  • Multi-use vacuum wand kit 

Ideal applications include:

  • Spill response
  • Flood recovery
  • Restroom maintenance
  • General custodial support

Recommended Equipment Bundles by School Type

Elementary Schools

Recommended equipment:

Perfect for smaller campuses with compact classrooms and shorter hallways.

Junior High Schools

Recommended equipment:

Provides the ideal balance of classroom cleaning and corridor maintenance productivity.

Large High Schools

Recommended equipment:

Built to support high-volume daily cleaning operations.

Community Colleges and Universities

Recommended equipment:

Designed to standardize cleaning operations across multiple buildings and large campuses.

Supporting the People Behind the Process

The best cleaning equipment is only as effective as the support behind it.

ONYX is committed to helping schools maximize equipment performance through:

  • U.S.-based manufacturing and inventory operations in North Carolina
  • Full spare-parts availability
  • 98% same-day parts shipment rates
  • Product training seminars and webinars
  • Regional sales and technical support teams

Many ONYX machines can also be customized to meet specific customer and contract requirements.

This support infrastructure helps school districts, facility managers, and custodial contractors deploy equipment with confidence while minimizing costly downtime.


Building Better Learning Environments

Clean schools contribute directly to healthier students, safer staff environments, and more productive educational facilities.

Modern automated floorcare equipment is no longer a luxury—it's an essential component of responsible facility management.

By implementing a complete floorcare ecosystem built around productivity, simplicity, and reliability, educational institutions can create cleaner, safer, and more sustainable learning environments for years to come.

Healthier Schools - Better Learning Outcomes

Discover the ONYX Difference

Whether you're managing a small elementary school or a multi-building university campus, ONYX offers the equipment, support, and expertise needed to streamline floorcare operations and improve cleaning outcomes.

Explore the right cleaning solution for your facility and build a smarter, more efficient maintenance program today. 

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