subject: Hartlepool Council Gets Serious About Graffiti [print this page] Hartlepool in the North East of England has upped its anti graffiti efforts this week by introducing a new initiative with a zero tolerance approach to graffiti, the Hartlepool Active Response Team. This forward thinking council now offer a *free of charge graffiti removal service to all homes and business premises in Hartlepool and have made it easier than ever before to report graffiti vandalism.
Terry Robinson, Graffiti Manager for Hartlepool says We have always taken graffiti very seriously in Hartlepool. We hope offering a *free of charge graffiti removal service to all residents and business owners will encourage members of the public to take graffiti vandalism seriously too and join with us to make Hartlepool a graffiti free town.
The new scheme will see HART applying a clear anti graffiti coating to many of the graffiti hotspots via a coating service known as HART Protect. The permanent anti graffiti coating will facilitate the swift removal of graffiti from any surface and enable the HART team to remove graffiti safely and without using chemicals. Every opportunity has been taken to make the new initiative as ecologically friendly as possible. Says Terry We have chosen a coating that lasts up to 20 years and wherever possible we will be cleaning using a fully biodegradable graffiti remover. That way we not only reduce the financial cost of graffiti removal to the council, but we also reduce the environmental impact our efforts have.
The HART team have got to work right away protecting all the new street signs in the town with the clear anti graffiti coating and members of the public are being encouraged to report graffiti via the council website. Graffiti removal wipes are even being made available to anyone who wishes to get involved in the graffiti removal process for a nominal charge.
All in all the Hartlepool venture looks set for success and will certainly make a terrific blueprint for any council wishing to tackle their graffiti head on.
