Cloak and Shield

To Preserve, Launder and Protect

We fight dirty with 99.9% effectiveness; washing, sanitizing, and disinfecting with a vengeance to preserve and protect you and your family, your healthy sport and work garment and gear investment, your home, your world, and your peace of mind.

Life in the Alberta Industrial Heartland can be messy, but messes are made to clean up… Sometimes after the job, and sometimes after the game, but always with the help of a Cloak & Shield.

Pick up and delivery service now available!

Wage Germ Warfare

From sport and work garments, uniforms and linens, to PPE and padded equipment, you wear it well. And we’ll help you keep it that way.

Locally-owned and operated in Gibbons, Alberta, Cloak & Shield’s state-of-the-art Esporta IS4000 advanced weaponry system is laboratory-proven to eradicate over 99% of the moulds, fungus, bacteria, and pathogens spawned from the accumulation of dirt, grime, sweat and biohazardous infectious materials such as blood or body waste, collected during rigorous work and sport activity, which, if left untreated on clothing or gear, can lead to toxic odours, skin irritations or rashes, and the deadly transfer of contagions causing illness or disease.

In compliance with the NOCSAE of North America (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment), and endorsed by professional athletes, coaches, trainers, and equipment manufacturers and managers, our hypo-allergenic four-stage deep clean detergent and disinfectant wet-wash process deploys a non-abrasive, non-toxic, and environmentally and materially-safe blend of bio-degradable and phosphate free detergents, solvents, brighteners, and fragrance infusers to penetrate deep into nylons and fabric, and soft foams and padding. These highly-pressurized, yet stable and stationary wash cycles prevent the discomfort and dangers of foul stenches and sickness without harming or breaking down plastics, paint, glue, foam, or cloth; effectively prolonging the life of your cloaking garments and shielding equipment.

How it Works

#1

Take control of your (or your family’s) well-being!

Download the Order Form listing your contact information and all garments and gear to be washed and sanitized.

#2

Prepare your garments and gear for convenient pickup or delivery:

If you have printed out the Order Form, please secure it in a ziplock/plastic bag, and place it inside a garbage bag (or your equipment bag if also needing to be cleaned) with your uniforms, linens, and/or equipment. Alternatively, you can email the form to info@cloakandshield.ca OR send it with your credit card payment (file upload available on the payment form). Please make sure to put your name and number on the bag with your equipment.

#3

Make payment (must be received before sending in equipment):

E-transfer the form total to info@cloakandshield.ca or pay by credit card.

#4

Call us at 780-940-4948 to make arrangements for garment and gear drop off to:

4124 50 Street, Gibbons, AB, or to utilize our pickup and drop off service.

#5

Once your items are cleaned and sterilized…

We will contact you to arrange pickup or to use our drop off service.

#6

Now in possession of completely restored, cleaned and disinfected, odour-free garments and gear, battle on with confidence!

For pricing on other sports equipment such as football, lacrosse, ringette, skiing, snowmobiling, baseball, ATV, motorcross, etc. please contact info@cloakandshield.ca or 780.940.4948.

FAQs

Absolutely! Professional cleaning, disinfecting, and deodorizing services provide far greater protection against odour, infection, and illness-inducing bacteria (over a million living organisms in the average set of hockey equipment) than regular machine washing or bathtub stewing. Work and sport garments and gear are easily soaked by sweat and other bodily fluids, and if left untreated, can become a prime breeding ground for bacteria, moulds, fungus, viruses, allergens and pathogens, and other diseases.

In addition to foul malodour (“B.O.” or “Rink Stink”) caused from Bromhidrosis (a byproduct of the body’s natural bacteria when they feed on sweat and other bodily secretions), which can cause social embarrassment and discomfort to both wearer and others, if you or your family member happens to have a skin abrasion or cut which comes in contact with dirty work or sports gear, bacteria can enter the bloodstream and potentially cause serious infection and health issues, including: Staph infections, Strep, Norwalk virus, Allergic Reactions, Ringworm, Bacterial Infections, Pink Eye, Fever, and other severe illnesses and diseases.

Further, professional cleaning services can also aid greatly in the preservation of costly garments and gear from rotting and decay. Prolonging the life of your equipment will not only protect your healthy investment, but (in the case of parents with children in sport) allow for this gear to be passed down to younger siblings (or sold second hand) once your child has outgrown it.

Every piece of your equipment is individually tagged and identified on your order form, which remains on your equipment right through the wash and dry process until it’s bagged up to come back to you.

We use environmentally friendly, bio-degradable, phosphate free, non-hazardous, non-caustic, and hypo-allergenic detergents along with a natural disinfectant to eradicate 99.9% of the deadly moulds, fungus, bacteria, pathogens and viruses in your equipment.

There is a “rush” option for same day service, however typically your items will be processed within a 48-hour period or less, depending on demand. Please call to confirm.

Yes we do; servicing an array of sports from hockey to football, lacrosse, ringette, baseball / softball, skiing / snowboarding, snowmobiling, ATV, motocross, mountain biking, rock climbing, hunting, and rodeo events, etc. We also deep clean and disinfect work linens, garments and uniforms, and PPE and padded equipment for workers in the oil & gas, energy, health and safety, military and correctional, food services, construction, and mechanical and industrial sectors at risk from harmful moulds, bacteria, and pathogens. Please call us for more information and pricing.

Yes! Our Esporta-patented wet clean technology is superior to ineffective “hockey soup” contaminate-stewing tub soaking; to violent and often destructive agitative machine washing (which can damage your gear and washing machine while only destroying up to 90% of deadly germs); and to dangerous, toxically-overrated ozone gas treatment (which is proven ineffective on damp equipment and unable to penetrate thick padding; typically eliminating only 91% of bacteria. Ozone gas is an air pollutant that will cause permanent health problems for people if inhaled. Equipment must be dry and all equipment is sprayed by hand following the ozone treatment. Ozone causes water (H2O) in damp equipment to convert into Hydrogen Peroxide (H202) which destroys cloth, threads, rubber, latex and plastics, and discolours equipment).

Our advanced weaponry system deploys a bio-degradable, phosphate free, non-hazardous, non-caustic, and hypo-allergenic four-stage deep clean detergent and disinfectant wet-wash process laboratory-proven to eradicate 99.9% of the moulds, fungus, bacteria, and pathogens spawned from the accumulation of dirt, grime, sweat, and even biohazardous infectious materials such as blood or body waste, collected during rigorous work and sport activity. And, for your ultimate peace of mind, using an ATP Tester, we can confirm the elimination of these harmful agents.

Cloak & Shield Esporta Wet Wash vs. Ozone

WET CLEAN – ESPORTA

PROCESS
Four-stage wet clean detergent with disinfectant process – deep cleans into foam and padding.

PRODUCT SAFETY
Environmentally safe cleaning process. Recommended by Hockey Canada, USA Hockey, and Centre for Disease Control.

EFFECTIVENESS
Delivers the same results every time. Does not break down equipment. No harmful gases.

ELIMINATES ODOURS CAUSED BY BACTERIA
The wash process flushes away sweat, blood, and bacteria – which eliminates odours.

LAB TEST RESULTS
Published lab results to verify bacteria kill rates of 99.9%.

OZONE GAS TREATMENT

PROCESS
Placed in a compartment filled with gas.

PRODUCT SAFETY
EPA and Health Canada states that ozone gas is an air pollutant which can potentially be harmful and cause health problems if inhaled.

EFFECTIVENESS
Ineffective on damp equipment. Ozone is not concentrated enough or focused long enough to penetrate the inner most parts of padding. H2O2 in ozone is corrosive and destroys cloth, threads, rubber and plastic, and discolours equipment.

ELIMINATES ODOURS CAUSED BY BACTERIA
Ozone reduces odours, but a heavy metallic smell remains. Sweat, fungus, blood, and mucous remain in the equipment.

LAB TEST RESULTS
No published lab results.

About Us

Inspired to victory by our Celtic warrior ancestry, at Cloak & Shield we provide more than just affordable garment (cloak) and equipment (shield) cleaning and sterilization services with convenient, hassle-free pickup and delivery for athletes, labourers and doers at risk from harmful moulds, bacteria, and pathogens — we wage germ warfare; washing, sanitizing, and disinfecting with a vengeance to protect both professional and weekend warriors, their gear, and their peace of mind.

Stationed in Gibbons, Alberta, deep in the Industrial Heartland of the province, we’re strategically positioned to deliver a clean blow to all that may threaten, soil, and ail you one shift at a time; efficiently and cost-effectively shielding the highly active and competitive, hard-working and hard-playing people of the greater Edmonton area.

As the Industrial Heartland’s ONLY dedicated sport and work laundry service, we offer a defence that towers above the rest in our determination to provide absolute ease, efficiency and affordability, flexible service, and proven results. Ever vigilant and pure of heart to repel the dirt and germs that threaten you and your family, we battle so that you may continue to fight the good fight day-to-day and shift-to-shift free from illness, odour, and the high and highly preventative costs of equipment replacement. This is why we preserve, launder, and protect…washing and disinfecting safely, responsibly, transparently, and diligently under the billowing cloak and protective shield of victorious work and sport cleaning solutions.