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Six Facility Spring Cleaning Tips You Can Use

ByBZACE

Six Facility Spring Cleaning Tips You Can Use Springtime means storm season for most areas of the country. Spring storms can create facility challenges, such as entry-way cleanliness and safety issues, water damage, and more. To help you with these seasonal weather-related facility challenges, we’ve developed a few tips for facility managers and cleaning contractors…

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Exclusive Toilet ‘Club’ To Open In New York City

ByBZACE

Exclusive Toilet ‘Club’ To Open In New York City The days of having to stop-and-go in a seedy, smelly or unsightly public restroom may soon be a thing of the past. The European Cleaning Journal reports that a new facility — really, an amped up version of an Interstate rest area — will open in New York…

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ISSA TV, Put the Pro in Professionalism

ByBZACE

Put the Pro in Professionalism With Anthony Trombetta Do you know how many steps someone will take to reach a garbage can? The cleaning professionals at Disney know, and they use this kind of knowledge to makes themselves a valuable part of the branding strategy. In this week’s ISSA TV, Educational Quick Clip, Anthony Trombetta…

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“What Can I Do” Sustainability-Chemical Choices and Disposal, by American Cleaning Institute

ByBZACE

A step-by-step guide to buying, using and disposing of household cleaning products – the environmentally smart way It’s all about choices… and doing what’s best for the environment — a goal that’s important for all of us! One area where each of us can make a positive contribution is in the way we purchase, use and…

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When Humans Need a Nudge Toward Rationality-By JEFF SOMMER

ByBZACE

When Humans Need a Nudge Toward Rationality-By JEFF SOMMER Published: February 7, 2009 The New York Times THE flies in the men’s-room urinals of the Amsterdam airport have been enshrined in the academic literature on economics and psychology. The flies — images of flies, actually — were etched in the porcelain near the urinal drains in…

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Return of the Bed Bugs!!! by Rob Cloyd, Gem Supply Company

ByBZACE

Return of the Bed Bugs Bed Bugs (called such because they are commonly found in the bed or bed room area) a parasitic insect that feeds exclusively on blood like little Vampires, were mostly eradicated in the developed world in the early 1940s have increased in numbers since 1995.  With the change in available use…

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Hot Spots for Germs in the Office, CleaningInstitute.org

ByBZACE

Computer Cleaning Hotspots for germs in the office Think about all the “public” surfaces you touch on your way to work – railings, door handles, coins and tokens, cash machines, elevator buttons and more. Then, when you get to your destination, washing your hands probably isn’t the first thing you do. Instead, you probably grab…

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Floor Care Equipment That Contributes to LEED Certification by Kassandra Kania

ByBZACE

Floor Care Equipment That Contributes To LEED Certification By Kassandra Kania  As the sustainability movement continues to flourish, more custodial managers are demanding environmentally friendly products to satisfy in-house green initiatives, as well as earn credits toward LEED certification for property owners. Although there are no certifications for floor care equipment per se, by adhering…

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Your Mobile Phone is Dirtier than You Think! by Patrick Boshell, DebGroup.

ByBZACE

Your Mobile Phone Is Dirtier Than You Think Posted by Patrick Boshell on Wed, Jul 17, 2013 “It’s a well-known fact that cell phones are dirty objects, but just how unclean are they? Fun fact: each square inch of your cell phone contains roughly 25,000 germs, making it one of the filthiest things you come in contact with…

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What Customer Service Should Be. By Erica Cruz Lopez

ByBZACE

What Customer Service Should Be. By Erica Cruz Lopez We, as Customer Service/Passenger service representatives sometime forget why our customer mean so much to both our industry, company and image. I would like to share this short story about a well-trained, well-mannered and professional Customer service Representative, my Father. I sometimes go to my father’s place…

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