Stop the Mop: Good, Better, and Best Mopping Alternatives
Clean floors are vital for attractive interiors. More than just cosmetic, hygienically clean floors deliver health and safety benefits too. They protect people from slips and falls and stop dangerous microbes from moving throughout the facility. And, because they are...
Six Surprising Strategies for Recruiting Workers
While it is not entirely understood why, almost every business owner will tell you they are having problems right now recruiting workers. That’s why we are seeing hiring signs just about everywhere. Because of this, employers must start getting creative when it comes...
The Importance of Cleaning for Health
Cleaning for health is the most important task facing the janitorial industry today, and, no, that’s not an exaggeration. Right now, entire business sectors and public institutions are betting that cleaner, more hygienic interiors will build enough trust to lure...
Stop the Mop to Increase Cleaning Productivity
Improved cleaning productivity is more important than ever. A clean and hygienic workspace always offered a lot benefits including higher employee morale, better work environments, and enhanced health and safety. That last point about health and safety...
3 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Cleaning and Disinfecting Program
A professional cleaner’s job is to keep a facility and its occupants healthy. An effective cleaning and disinfecting program helps accomplish that. However, we need to clean and disinfect sensibly. As we analyze the steps taken by the professional cleaning industry to...
Ultimate Guide to Cleaning Chemicals
A janitor’s closet full of cleaning chemicals offers a lot of choice, and a lot of opportunities for confusion. With a different solution for every task, your cleaning staff faces a dilemma. What product is best for floors? Do solutions for restrooms also work in the...
What Cleaning Pros Need to Know about Biofilm and COVID
A few years back, when the discussion turned to cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, many publications in the professional cleaning and facility management industries were reporting on biofilm. Biofilm is essentially pathogen-generated housing for bacteria and...
Help Wanted: Tips to Improve Cleaning Worker Retention
Labor shortages were labeled the “Number One problem facing American business,” by chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Suzanne Clark. Obviously, hiring and holding on to employees challenges every sector, but the maintenance industry faces a particularly...
Public Restroom Cleaning Checklist—Know Where to Start
Following consistent restroom cleaning procedures takes all of the guesswork out of this important task. It makes cleaning staff more efficient, sets clear expectations, saves time and prevents possible cross contamination. A cleaning checklist not only makes the job...
FAQ: ATP Measurement for Cleaning Validation
Since the pandemic, virtually all industries and organizations have focused on protecting the health of building users by implementing hygienic cleaning methods. However, we still often overlook the need to test surfaces after they have been cleaned to ensure the...
How the Best Grocery Stores Have Adapted for the Pandemic and Beyond
In the past year, grocery stores have rolled out many changes due to the pandemic. What we are now realizing is that many of those changes are likely here to stay, having given some of the best grocery stores a critical edge for success in this new market. Grocery...
How to Train Cleaning Staff for Optimum Success
Frontline maintenance professionals need training, and not just on how to clean. Sure, training teaches best practices – the how and why something gets clean – but good training also protects employees. They handle hazardous chemicals, encounter dangerous bodily...
Five Tips to Make Custodial Training Easy, Effective, and Fun
Cleaning contractors need cleaning workers, and they need them now. Last year, as businesses and facilities around the country closed, workers were laid off. Currently, contractors want many of those workers back, only to find they have moved on to other jobs, are now...
The Ultimate Guide to Stripping and Refinishing Floors
Every year, maintenance professionals shift their gaze downward to consider the floors. Summer presents the perfect time to strip and refinish concrete, terrazzo, and vinyl composite tile (VCT) flooring. That is because shiny, well-maintained floors work as your...
3 Ways to Empower Janitors and Custodians to Do Their Best Work
In a tight job market, employee empowerment can mean the difference between engaged employees and a painful labor shortage. This blog presents three ways to empower janitors and custodians to do their best work. Demotivating Work We have all worked in an environment...
How to Clean Commercial Restroom Tile and Grout Floors
Tile and grout are commercial restroom floor staples for good reason. These robust materials perform well, look great, and contribute to floor safety. The combination holds up under heavy foot traffic and is designed to last for decades. Maintaining...
7 Tips for Cleaning Spills and Moisture from Grocery Store Floors
Grocery store professionals know spills on grocery store floors can cause slip and fall accidents. Very often, these spills result when breakable containers fall and splash their wet and liquid contents onto the floor. However, there are several other ways moisture...
Best Restroom Cleaner for Hard Water Stains
Using the right restroom cleaner chemicals from the start combats hard water stains, mineral deposits and soap scum build up.
Cutting the Cord: Kaivac Battery-powered Technology Can Set You Free
Battery-powered cleaning technology offers a lot of benefits over plug-in choices. Cords, after all, are a hassle, particularly when attached to equipment used to clean a large or crowded facility. Cords pose tripping hazards to employees, get tangled in furniture and...
KaiVac 1750 Wins 2021 Distributor Choice Award
The KaiVac® 1750 No-Touch Cleaning® system received a 2021 Distributor Choice Award as one of the top products of the year. Every year, jan/san distributors decide on their favorite products by voting in the Sanitary Maintenance Distributor Choice Awards in four...