Papermake Guide: Brooms, Brushes & Handles

Brooms and brushes are essential for keeping floors, corners, and equipment clean. Choosing the right fibre, shape, and handle style improves cleaning efficiency and helps maintain safety across your facility.

1. Types of Brooms

Indoor Brooms

Made with soft synthetic fibres for sweeping fine dust and debris in offices, hallways, and retail spaces. These brooms offer smooth, streak-free sweeping on finished floors.

Outdoor / Push Brooms

Designed with stiffer fibres for sweeping sidewalks, warehouses, garages, and rougher surfaces. Wide heads cover more surface area and help move heavier debris.

Angle Brooms

Angled fibre layout lets staff reach under fixtures, into corners, and along baseboards, making them ideal for tight spaces and detail cleaning.

2. Types of Brushes

• Scrub brushes — handheld or deck-style brushes for cleaning floors, grout lines, and high-soil areas.
• Counter brushes — remove crumbs and dry debris from counters, prep tables, and equipment.
• Nail & utility brushes — small brushes for tools, corners, and detail cleaning.

3. Fibre Selection

The fibre you choose determines how well the broom or brush performs on your surface type.

• Soft fibres — best for fine dust, smooth floors, and indoor sweeping.
• Medium fibres — general-purpose sweeping in hallways, lobbies, and multi-surface spaces.
• Stiff fibres — ideal for outdoor areas, concrete, and industrial debris.
• Natural fibres — excellent for dust control but not recommended for wet areas.

4. Handles & Frames

The right handle improves ergonomics and reduces strain.

• Wood handles — sturdy and economical for general sweeping.
• Fibreglass handles — strong, lightweight, and preferred for heavy-duty use.
• Aluminum handles — lightweight and corrosion-resistant, ideal for foodservice and wet areas.
• Threaded or quick-connect — allows easy swapping between broom heads and brushes.

5. Papermake Broom & Brush Categories

Papermake organizes brooms and brushes into clear categories, making it easy to equip your team with the right sweeping and scrubbing tools for any environment.

Indoor & Angle Brooms

Soft- and medium-fibre brooms for retail, offices, and smooth indoor floors.
Browse Indoor & Angle Brooms »

Push Brooms

Wide brooms with stiff fibres for warehouses, garages, and outdoor sweeping.
Browse Push Brooms »

Brushes & Scrub Tools

Handheld scrub brushes, counter brushes, and utility brushes for detailed cleaning.
Browse Brushes & Scrub Tools »

6. Need Help Selecting the Right Sweeping Tools?

Whether you manage warehousing, kitchen cleaning, office maintenance, or retail floors, Papermake can help you choose the right broom and brush lineup for your space.

Explore our broom and brush categories:

• Indoor & Angle Brooms »
• Push Brooms »
• Brushes & Scrub Tools »