Category Archives: School Custodians

How to Be a Rock Star Leader

GEM Supply and the Academy of Cleaning Excellence presented this THIRD session, of the Rock Star Supervisory series, at the FSPMA conference this month in Orlando.

Here is the podcast of the presentation from Mike Ward’s book, “Who Swings Your Mop”.

https://beyondclean.podbean.com/e/fspma-how-to-be-a-rock-star-leader/

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Building a Rock Star Family

GEM Supply and the Academy of Cleaning Excellence presented this SECOND session, of the Rock Star Supervisory series, at the FSPMA conference this month in Orlando.

Here is the podcast of the presentation from Mike Ward’s book, “Who Swings Your Mop”.

https://beyondclean.podbean.com/e/fspma-supervising-a-rock-star-family/

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Supervising Rock Star Custodians

GEM Supply and the Academy of Cleaning Excellence presented this FIRST session, of the Rock Star Supervisory series, at the FSPMA conference this month in Orlando.

Here is the podcast of the presentation from Mike Ward’s book, “Who Swings Your Mop”.

https://beyondclean.podbean.com/e/fspma-how-to-supervise-rock-star-custodians/

 

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The Academy is Coming to California

Academy of Cleaning Excellence Welcomes  A2D Cleaning Solutions as New                 California Campus

The Academy of Cleaning Excellence (ACE), based in Orlando, FL, is pleased to announce, that effective November 1, 2018, A2D Cleaning Solutions (A2D) in Modesto, CA will join its team.  A2D Cleaning Solutions will provide Live, Virtual and E-Learning courses as provided by ACE.  David Swindle II, will serve as the Facilitator for A2D.

Today, http://www.a2dsolutionsclasses.com/ is LIVE for those wanting an online class. In addition, on December 27 and 28, 2018, A2D will facilitate its’ first VIRTUAL HANDS ON classes, ACE Accredited Carpet Care and Floor Care for frontline custodial staff in Northern California.  These classes are part of the Frontline Education Package offered from ACE through A2D Cleaning Solutions.

Background of A2D Cleaning Solutions

David Swindle II has over 25 years of experience in the cleaning industry working as distributor sales representative, sales manager and regional sales manager.  David recently left Surtec, Inc in Northern California where he worked as sales manager for the past 4 years to start his own consulting company.  His goal is to provide solutions which go beyond just products or services.   He started A2D Cleaning Solutions to provide help to customers with cleaning challenges, no matter their cleaning and restoration challenges.

In 2011, while working for Envirox Chemicals, Mr. Swindle had the opportunity to attend some of the Frontline classes instructed by Mr. Thompson.  It was during this time that he realized the value of the Academy and how it could benefit, not just managers, but frontline cleaning professionals.  Over the years the two men have stayed in communication.  His goal has been then to eventually provide this same education to his customers on the West coast.

David and the team at A2D Cleaning Solutions, have chosen to partner with the Academy of Cleaning Excellence primarily because of their focus in the professional development of frontline workers.  This philosophy of the Academy brings educational solutions to our industry, which blends perfectly with A2D’s core values; “Provide professional development education and certification for the cleaning industry.”  Mr. Swindle states, “It doesn’t make sense to reinvent the wheel.  ACE has built a successful program which covers a wide range of topics to educate, train and support cleaning professionals.  I want to utilize what they have built and provide this support to building service contractors and educational facilities throughout Northern California.”

Academy of Cleaning Excellence

“The future is won by those creating the future, and not the ones trying to maintain the status quo.”

The Academy is powered by GEM Supply, an 80-year-old jan-san distributor based in Orlando, Florida.  The Academy has four regional campuses in central Florida and an Atlanta, Georgia regional campus as well.  David Thompson is the Director of the Academy and is an Accredited Certification Trainer (A.C.T.) from ISSA.  https://academyofcleaning.com/  If you would like to join the team at ACE, contact Mr. Thompson; mailto:dthompson@academyofcleaning.com

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Principles and Use Tips for the Clean Core Fill Station

Do you currently use Clean Core technology?

NO, well then this will help you with some basic principles of the system.

If you have a system, this will help to make sure you know the tips of using the Filling Station.

Here is a link to the education/training course from the Academy of Cleaning Excellence for those currently using the Fill Station.  The course is FREE.  Use to educate “New Hires” before they ask you the questions.

https://classes.academyofcleaning.com/p/clean-core-fill-station-principles-and-use-tips

 

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Cleaning Rock Stars in Florida Schools

Last week, the Florida Schools Plant Management Association held this years annual conference in Orlando.
The Academy of Cleaning Excellence presented two separate sessions on Wednesday of the event.
Please click on the topic  to listen to the Podcast of the LIVE presentation.

“How to be a Rock Star Custodian”

and

” How to Create a Rock Star Family”

The material for these sessions was taken from the book,

“Who Swings Your Mop” by Michael Ward.

Follow us on the Podcast to listen to the other 3 supervisory level presentations from the 2018 FSPMA Conference.

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How Does Electrostatic Spraying Disinfect?

An electrostatic unit does not “disinfect” anything.

These systems are simply the means to apply disinfectants uniformly and comprehensively, meeting the EPA registered disinfectant requirements for dwell times and pathogen kill claims.

Chemical disinfectants can achieve 99.999% efficacy rate with the proper dwell times. By delivering disinfectants via this method, adherence to EPA chemical recommendations can be achieved.

 

<<<<To take the complete FREE COURSE from the Academy, CLICK HERE>>>>>

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Using Electrostatics in Disinfection Processes

By utilizing electrostatic technology and induction charging of liquid droplets to produce precise, controlled, high performance liquid disinfectant application, management capabilities for treatment of surface environments is achieved.

Electrostatic application for surface disinfection is a method of applying EPA-registered disinfectants to a target surface area by utilizing electrostatic force of attraction.

Simply put, the electrostatic system places an electrical charge on the surface of the droplets and disperses them across a target surface area, providing a comprehensive, even coverage.

Consistent and uniform coverage of critical disinfectants is achieved. Disinfectant droplets adhere to vertical, horizontal, and three-dimensional surfaces, places where trigger sprayers alone could never deliver product.

Watch this clip from Beyond Clean with Dave to understand more about how electrostatics work.

<<<<<To take the complete FREE COURSE from the Academy, CLICK HERE>>>>

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