Kevin Keeler, a cleaning professional in the industry for 30 years, brought to my attention an important aspect of our industry. In his article, “Home Guarding the Treasures in 2015”, he states, “I still hear from cleaners, supervisors and managers that they don’t feel appreciated for their efforts”. This is a hard fact to accept in the cleaning industry…
For the first time, in-house facility managers are faced with the challenge of overseeing four generations of employees in the workplace: Traditionalists (born before 1946), Baby Boomers (born from 1946 to 1964), Generation X (born from 1965 to 1980), and Millennials (born after 1980). Understanding the differences between the generations is critical if custodial executives…
Customers are what keeps companies alive, and employees are the people who service these customers. Without one the other can’t exist, so we need to focus on both not just one. This doesn’t mean just providing good service, but also creating the most effective and fluent method for providing service to your customers. To preform…
What’s the difference between Disinfecting and Sanitizing? Sanitizing is the process of spraying a surface and wiping the chemical off after to remove any germs currently on the surface. Disinfecting, on the other hand, is allowing the chemical to stay on the surface for the directed kill time on the label before wiping it off. This…
Another year has gone by and its now the year 2015. Even though we don’t have practical flying cars, we have seen some booming products in the cleaning industry during 2014, and anticipate huge advances coming in this new year. 2014 Products: SSS, Nano Floor Finish: A pure acrylic high powered floor finish that has an outstanding…
Every business should have one question in mind, how do we increase revenue? Most would say we need to increase our sales, but that’s only half of the equation. The other half is the reducing expenses that the business has. What expenses would be the best to lower? Your janitorial section is a great place…
Cleaning equipment have been revolutionizing the contract cleaning industries, by making it much easier to get restrooms to a higher level of clean than traditional methods of cleaning. The equipment uses water pressure to clean restroom floors and surfaces, allowing the operator to get into a room’s nooks and crannies. Once finished, the machine retracts…
Hotel Cleaning and Disinfecting Tips Summer travel can mean high guest turnover for hotels and other hospitality settings. However, more guests should not equal less frequent cleanings. Below Clorox offers a few quick tips housekeeping professionals can incorporate into their cleaning process in between deep room cleanings. Target High-Touch Room Surfaces. Objects and surfaces that…
Floor polishes have changed significantly over the decades, and as they’ve changed, so too has the floor maintenance industry. Floor polishes have changed significantly over the decades, and as they’ve changed, so too has the floor maintenance industry. Natural waxes that played an integral part of the early floor maintenance polishes have gone by the…
There are some HTOs that are personal items that you definitely should not be responsible for. That’s why getting building occupants involved in office cleanliness is so important. This approach should be discussed with the customer and the offer made to provide information regarding the cost of lost days that result from poor occupant health…
