Nasty restroom smells come from a variety of sources. Some are the usual suspects, other may surprise you. No matter the source, malodorous restrooms make a bad impression.
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How to Boost Grocery Spill Response Time
Learn about tools and techniques to boost your grocery store spill response time.
Tips for an Odor-Free Pet Care Facility
Customers judge the quality of a pet care facility with their nose first. A fresh smelling facility, however, signals a well-run business and trustworthy employees.
Use Less, Clean More with AutoVac Stretch
Maintaining wide-area, hard surface floors can be fast, simple and efficient. Learn how to stretch your cleaning resources without losing any cleaning effectiveness with the Kaivac AutoVac Stretch.
Driving Performance with Daily and Diversified Use of Spray-and-Vac
Some tools, while not new, present opportunities for success not immediately apparent to the casual observer. An excellent example is the spray-and-vac machine―a popular tool for restroom care in schools and universities―pioneered and made famous by Kaiva
How to Clean a Grocery Store
Grocery store cleaning isn't easy. Stores are big, employees are busy and outside contractors are expensive. But with the right tools and techniques, grocery story cleaning can be quick, easy and effective.
How to Avoid Refrigerated Cooler Case Failure
Regular cooler case maintenance saves money in multiple ways, from extending equipment life to lowering power bills to cutting down on expensive, outside contractor costs.
Classroom Cleaning Checklist
Adhering to a classroom cleaning checklist will ensure that schools remain clean and fresh-smelling and help keep students, faculty and staff healthy into cold and flu season.
Kennel Cleaning Checklist
A kennel cleaning checklist can make, or break, your boarding business. Far from the most thrilling part of caring for dogs, cats and other pets, kennel cleaning is the most important.
Maintaining Cleaning Equipment
Well-cared for tools work better, clean faster and last longer. Kaivac designs state-of-the-art cleaning machines for simple, in-house maintenance so your equipment is always up and running at its peak.
Restaurant Floor Cleaning Made Easy
Restaurant floor cleaning is necessary but it doesn’t have to be hard. Read on for a list of common restaurant flooring types and cleaning methods.
Stay Cool: How to Clean Grocery Coolers
Knowing how to clean refrigerated display cases, and doing the work in-house, can give managers a leg up on their competition and boost the bottom line.
How to Clean an Industrial Facility
Cleaning an industrial facility is no small feat. These buildings are large with a diversity of spaces and functions.
Biohazard Cleaning: How to Clean Crime Scenes, Meth Labs and More
Biohazard cleaning professionals step in after the police, investigators and forensic specialists leave. Their job is to put the scene back to its original state by cleaning and sanitizing the home, business or vehicle.
Elementary School Cleaning: How to Make Your School Sparkle
Elementary school cleaning is a challenge. The buildings contain different hard and soft surfaces, lots of restrooms, tons of touchpoints and plenty of little kids coughing, sneezing, spilling and tracking in dirt, grit and microbes. As a result, elementa
The A, B and C of Cleaning Correctional Facility Showers
Poor custodial training or the lack of adequate cleaning tools and equipment has been a problem for decades throughout the professional cleaning industry, so to see it showing up in correctional facilities is no surprise.
How to Clean an Office to Stay Healthy and Productive at Work
Cleaning an office sounds pretty straightforward, but it’s not. There’s a variety of spaces with different uses, finishes, furnishings and fixtures to consider.
Clean Airport Restrooms: Make the Connection to Traveler Satisfaction
Clean airport restrooms are a huge part of traveler satisfaction and one of the biggest challenges to your maintenance staff.
How to Clean Your Warehouse Floor
Protect your people and your business. Know how to keep your warehouse floor clean and keep your facility running smoothly all season long.
Your Grout is Not Black
Grout, because of its unique properties, is nearly impossible to clean with a mop. Learn how to stop the mop and clean your tile and grout floor the right way.
The Best Cleaning System for a Building Service Contractor
Get great results and grow your business with the machine that can do it all.
Best Products to Remove Grease from Restaurant Floors
Traditional mops and buckets can’t cut through the grease but they can spread it around the rest or your facility. Kaivac’s OmniFlex™ Dispense-and-Vac used with KaiPow™ degreaser gets rid of grease and saves time an
The Best Way to Clean Large, Hard-Surface Floors
Good looking, well-maintained floors are a must for any business. Here is the best way to clean them.
How to Clean a Correctional Facility
Correctional facilities, jails and prisons face the same cleaning challenges as any other large, densely-populated facility. But their unique characteristics make the job harder and more crucial.
A Clean Restroom Means Repeat Business
Full Sweep Cleaning utilizes a system developed by Kaivac that are 60 times more effective at removing contaminants than mops and rags.
Healthcare Cleaning Best Practices
Healthcare cleaning demands attention, precision and a well-trained staff. A poorly-cleaned facility poses a risk to patients, medical staff and visitors, while cleaning the facility incorrectly poses a risk to your janitorial staff. Keep the public and y
The Best Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Hacks
Running a restaurant is hard work, but there are commercial kitchen cleaning hacks that can lighten the load. Keep your customers happy and employees healthy by following some simple commercial kitchen cleaning protocols.
How to Clean Kennels: The Definitive Guide for Kennel Cleaners
Kennel cleaning is definitely not the most glamorous part of running a pet business, but when it comes to setting your company apart, it is the most important. Keep your client’s dogs and cats healthy and help your business thrive by following a
How to Clean Restrooms: The Definitive Guide to Restroom Cleaning
Proper restroom cleaning is essential, no matter the building type . Well-maintained facilities protect the public from germs, viruses and other dangerous pathogens. But the benefits go even further. Clean, fresh smelling restrooms delight occupants and e
Clean Restrooms Better and Faster with No Touch
It’s long been documented that a business’s reputation lives or dies by the state of its restroom. Customers expect clean, odor-free restrooms in healthcare facilities, supermarkets, retail stores and even gas stations. Anything less will repel patrons an
Picker, Packer, Warehouse Cleaner: Cleaning Warehouse Floors
While customers probably never see or even think about them, an orderly, well-maintained warehouse fills a logistics manager’s heart with joy. Conversely, dirty, unkempt spaces can slow lines, harm workers and effect the bottom line. This makes
Award-Winning School District Models Effective Cleaning
This award-winning school district is helped in its effort to provide the best learning, living and working environment - in large part by adopting and modeling the best cleaning.
Starting a Cleaning Business? Here’s the Tools You Need to Succeed
Here’s all a cleaning business really needs to succeed.
Corrections Cleaning for Health, Safety, and Well Being
Proper corrections cleaning will keep inmates, staff and visitors healthy.
Stopping the Mop in West Virginia State-Owned Facilities
The West Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (WVARF) holds all the janitorial contracts for state-owned facilities (except higher education). They clean a total of 4.1 million square feet. Their mission is “to give every individual with a disability the...
BTG Labs Stopped the Mop With Kaivac Floor Care
At their headquarters in Cincinnati, BTG Labs researches, innovates, and manufactures specialized surface analysis equipment. Their prestigious client base, including Google, Apple, NASA, General Electric, and GM, regularly visits their facility to inspect operations,...
Best Floor Cleaning Tips on How to Stop the Mop
Myths about floor cleaning abound. Consider the following myths and corresponding truths.
Top Three Reasons Why You Should Replace Your Mop with a Wet Vacuum
Stop the mop with a state-of-the-art wet/dry vacuum
Clean Public Showers Can Make—or Break—a Summer Vacation
Clean public showers make for happy guests.
Microfiber Cleaning Cloths–The Rest of the Story
Microfiber cleaning cloths work like magic. At least, that is the story marketing tells. However, that is just Part of the Story. Knowing the Rest of the Story is essential to better cleaning.
Puppywood Pet Resort Cares About Pets and the Environment – Meets Cleanliness, Health and Safety Goals Using Kaivac
Puppywood Pet Resort understands the importance of clean, healthy pet facilities.
The Challenges of Crime Scene Cleanup
Janitorial professionals have seen and cleaned it all, but their worst horror stories are just a regular Tuesday for crime scene cleanup professionals.
Converting Hard Floor Cleaners into Carpet Cleaning Machines
Investing in carpet cleaning machines gets expensive when you need a separate solution for hard floors. Here are options that cover all the bases.
Hard-Surface Floor Cleaning in a Pinch
On the days when you don't have time for detailed hard-surface floor cleaning, automatic floor cleaners can save you time, money, and labor.
Grocery Store Cleanliness: Why Salad Bars and Hot Food Bars Need Your Attention
If you add a salad bar or hot food bar to increase your grocery store's traffic, grocery store cleanliness will become an even bigger issue. Here's why.
Buyer Behavior: Why Store Cleanliness Matters!
Influencing buyer behavior is a top priority for any business owner. According to recent studies, store cleanliness affects your bottom line.
Stadium Cleaning: A Huge Job for a Small Crew
With thousands of people moving through stadiums each day, stadium cleaning is one of the biggest challenges around. Here are some helpful strategies.
Dog Kennel Cleaning: How to Make a Pet Boarding Service Shine
Pet boarding businesses should follow these dog kennel cleaning procedures to ensure that their furry guests are as happy and healthy as possible.
A Grocery Store Cleaning Checklist
This grocery store cleaning checklist focuses on all of the areas in a grocery store that need to be cleaned regularly.
Advanced Cleaning Systems: A Great Improvement Over Past Methods
Throughout the years, advanced cleaning systems have transformed the cleaning industry. These effective new tools save you time and energy.