Experienced building service contractors (BSCs) are well aware of the changes that have occurred when it comes to selecting professional cleaning products, tools, and equipment. At one time, the only option for buying professional cleaning chemicals, commercial vacuum cleaners, and other tools and equipment was to shop at a local jansan supply distributorship. But today, ...
Perhaps you've wondered from time to time, how did I lose that janitorial bid? Have you ever won a janitorial contract, only to find out that you severely under-bid the contract, and you find yourself working that large and time-consuming account with a smaller net profit than you earn from many of your smaller cleaning ...
This article is the second in a two-part series that aims to cover everything you need to know about carpet cleaning. In the first part of the series, we discussed the various methods available for treating carpets, outlined their benefits, and defined some of the most common terms in the world of carpet cleaning. Here, we ...
Cleaning represents 20 percent to 35 percent of the total maintenance and operations budget for nearly any type of organization. In other words, cleaning—whether performed in house or by a building service contractor (BSC)—is a big piece of the budget pie ... and often a big target. Within that cleaning slice, labor costs account for ...
Which method should your building use for hand drying in the restrooms? The correct answer will depend on your goals. The question of hygiene was finally settled, if you can take the formal researchers at the Mayo Clinic and the quirky science stars on Mythbusters seriously. But hygiene may not be the only, or at ...
The ISSA Leadership Summit is a new three-day event designed for business owners and key staff at residential and commercial cleaning companies. Three nationally-known keynote speakers will reveal tools to help the audience think more strategically and catapult their businesses to the front of the pack. I’m opening the summit on Friday morning, April 20, ...
When Mall of America® (MOA), the largest shopping complex in the United States, broke ground on a 10-story office building attached to its retail space, competition for corporate tenants and facility management companies was fierce. Located in Bloomington, MN (a suburb of the Twin Cities), this 170,000-square-foot U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and ...
The cleaning industry worldwide is going through a shift that is turning the typical business model we are accustomed to on its head. The times of salespeople cold calling a customer and walking away with a sale are gone, having migrated to the e-commerce space and online shopping, The Internet of Things, and e-learning are ...
How much labor will it take to clean my buildings? For someone new to the cleaning industry, this might seem like a simple, straightforward calculation. Seasoned professionals know better. As a cleaning consultant, this is one of the questions I am asked most frequently, and even I can’t provide a black-and-white solution. Today, we have ...
The Predicament We live in rapidly changing times. The familiar ebb and flow of business cycles has been replaced by a systemic shift toward perpetual fluctuation. Successful business owners know that they must continually evolve to stay ahead of the changes and—as always—of the competition. The mystery is how to unleash the spirit of innovation ...
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