Just because you desire “green” and “disinfect” to co-exist does not mean the two actually do. Check your facts, and your business liability, before you believe what “everybody knows.” Claiming to “disinfect a home” is a legally-binding marketing claim, but if you believe the marketing hype of the products or homemade concoctions you use rather [...]
Best Practices for Residential Cleaning Technicians to Prevent Infection in the Home It is important for our residential clients to understand that proper cleaning is about more than shiny floors and neatly folded toilet paper ends. “The fact is,” says J. Darrel Hicks, REH, author of Infection Prevention for Dummies, “residential cleaning technicians are the [...]
Knowing the common bond between bad breath and pink bathroom “mold” just might help your technicians get better at cleaning bathrooms. What’s slimy and sticky and red all over? No, it’s not a snail reading a newspaper. It’s a biofilm containing the bacteria Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens), which produces a pinkish color and [...]
When you reach the ever-elusive $1M/year revenue goal, continuing to grow and get better requires digging down into the details of your business to motivate continuous growth and improvement.Castle Keepers, Inc. will be undergoing its third CIMS-GB review and renewal next month. CIMS and CIMS-GB stand for Cleaning Industry Management Standard, and the GB addition [...]
Having cleaning tools at your fingertips saves you and your client time and money – but do you choose an apron or a caddy?The benefit of wearing an apron or carrying a caddy with you when cleaning is you can be more efficient. Time spent running back and forth to another location to get tools [...]
Use this fantastic illustration of how soap works at your next info fair. What a crowd pleaser! Lots of science going on here, but don’t tune out! We’re looking at how soap and detergents work on a molecular level, which will help you understand how to use them more effectively. [EasyDNNnewsToken:Left Justify Embed 300 x [...]
With even green cleaning products’ safety still in question, many cleaning companies are turning to nature’s cleaners: the enzyme.Humans have been putting enzymes to work for millennia. Enzymes are important in the fermentation process used to produce historically important foods such as cheese, yogurt, bread, beer and wine. And we can’t overlook the fact that [...]
Professional models of vacuums offer the quality, power and longevity to save your company money and deliver amazing cleaning service. In creating and refining your cleaning services, arguably the most important decision you can make is about your vacuum cleaner. Why? Because in the majority of cleaning procedures, the “dry” work comes first for removal [...]
Four business owners – four different holiday tipping systems. Tipping policy can become a hot-button issue during the holidays, when clients may desire to reward good business relationships with a gift. [EasyDNNnewsToken:Left Justify Embed 300 x 250] Cleaning people were the most commonly tipped service providers in 2011, according to a survey conducted by the [...]
When elbow grease just isn’t cutting it, consider increasing your cleaning agitation with an abrasive.Abrasive cleaners are designed to remove relatively heavy amounts of soil. They wear off dirt, stains, tarnish, and hard water deposits by scraping them away, facilitating the A for “agitation” in the C-H-A-T cleaning formula: chemical – heat – agitation - [...]
