Matting Maintenance: How to Protect your Office Floor Mats
When bad weather hits, it’s a sobering reminder that keeping up with matting maintenance is your facility’s first line of defense against salt, sand and grime – not to mention slip-and-fall accidents. But here’s the deal: If you follow a few simple steps, you can keep your mats in top condition. The result: Better performing […]
Factory Floor Care: How to Keep Them Clean + Safe
A clean floor that’s properly maintained is a safe floor. Aesthetics aside, that’s a significant reason to make factory floor care a priority. Now, you may be thinking, “We require personal protective equipment, including anti-slip shoes, in all our plants. What’s a little dust or oil spill?” Well, it adds up quickly – and it […]
Cleaner’s Corner: What tips do you have to improve school gym disinfection?
About this series: In the Cleaner’s Corner, our experts address questions we receive in the field. Our goal is to provide straightforward, practical tips and information you can apply in your facility. Question: Other than maintaining a cadence of regular disinfection, including high-touchpoint surfaces, what tips do you have for reducing germs in a school gym, specifically when working with soft surfaces […]
Surface disinfection: 3 steps to perfection
Seemingly every week, an organization is putting out new surface disinfection recommendations for every industry under the sun. Whether it’s the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local health departments or trade organizations, someone is throwing new guidance your way. Here’s the secret: While nuanced guidance for your industry is important, effective disinfection in […]
Office matting: 10 reasons it’s better to own than rent (including saving money)
Office matting is the unsung hero of clean facilities everywhere. It captures everything from sand to salt, keeping the rest of your building’s floors free of debris. The logical thinking is to rent your mats, so an outside organization can replace them regularly. We’ve done our homework, and that logic doesn’t add up. Owning your […]
Customer Perception: 6 Commercial Cleaning Missteps That Cause Instant Worry
Imagine you walk into your favorite grocery store. The floor shines. Signs let you know the staff disinfects on the hour. You’re pretty convinced the commercial-cleaning crew is on its game. It’s nice to know you can count on things being spic and span … until you go to throw away your coffee cup and […]
How to ID the best cleaners to support your overworked janitorial team
This year, commercial cleaners’ duties everywhere shifted from routine cleaning to protecting the public against the threat of coronavirus infection. But with that has come extra responsibility … and janitorial workforce fatigue. Gone are the days of simply emptying trash, vacuuming and wiping things down. Janitors are now responsible for keeping facilities cleaned and disinfected […]
Commercial Cleaning: 4 touch-free options to prevent the spread of germs
Germs love certain spots. Our hands and restrooms, for starters. When it comes to restroom products, hands-free options should be top of mind — especially in a pandemic environment. Automated, motion-sensor technology makes hygiene easier and prevents the spread of germs, all while maintaining a sleek, professional look. We’ve been providing commercial cleaning equipment and […]
5 Things Your Manufacturing Facility Should Look For in a Cleaning Crew
Everyone knows it’s important to have a clean work environment– but for manufacturing facilities, it’s an even bigger deal. Complex equipment has to be safely cleaned and disinfected to help keep things productive, efficient and safe, and regulated processes must be followed. Your partnership with a good cleaning company can make or break that. Your facility has a range of particular cleaning and disinfecting needs, which […]
Commercial cleaning: What a post-cleaning inspection should tell you
When it comes to commercial cleaning, it’s easy to think your manufacturing facility is getting “cleaned.” Garbage is collected. Toilet paper is refilled. But, unless your cleaning company provides transparent, thorough inspections, proceed with caution. As easy as it is to see when trash and debris have been removed, that’s not enough to tell you […]