ISSA has published a new and updated standard for measuring "clean" that goes beyond "sight, smell, and touch."In April 2015, ISSA published its newest standard - the ISSA Clean Standard: Institutional and Commercial - for implementation by companies providing cleaning services to office buildings, retail stores, hotels, and similar facilities. Based in large part on [...]
CBT to expand reach with prosumer website brandsCharleston, SC – May 1, 2015 Cleaning Business Today, a division of Supreme Mullet Media, LLC, has acquired HousekeepingChannel.com and HealthyHouseInstitute.com as part of its brand expansion strategy. “The key to making and keeping the cleaning industry and related home services relevant is to be the resource consumers [...]
Announcing the very first group of CBT’s “Best of” Winners!CBT is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 Best of Awards for Cleaning Products and Equipment. Best of Cleaning Cloths: PerfectCLEAN While microfiber in general dominated this category, readers voted PerfectCLEAN as the leading brand in microfiber; huck towels followed as the second favorite, [...]
Saving time, creating happy customers, and making more money with backpack vacuums.Ray Pillar’s career took a turn in the late ‘90s when the dot-com bubble burst and left him ready to make a major change. He took his time deciding what to do next, spending a year and a half studying his options and talking [...]
Clean grout is well worth the effort for the value it adds to your clients’ perception of a clean home.Cleaning dirty or discolored grout is a frustrating job, but doing it right adds immeasurable value to our reputation as cleaners. Grout in showers is exposed to soap scum, hard water deposits (or scale) and mold. [...]
CBT new contributors among the best and brightest in the industryNew Contributors In the past 12 months, we hav added 21 new contributors to our ever-growing list. We reach out every day to new experts in all aspects of both cleaning and business to ensure that you are getting the best information possible – all [...]
New standard from ISSA helps to assess cleaning procedures.In an effort to enable schools and facilities to objectively measure cleaning effectiveness, ISSA has instituted their new ISSA Clean Standard: K-12. View infographic. Read more.
An old home remedy might be just the solution you're looking for. With growing awareness of the dangers of manufactured and even naturally-derived cleaning products growing among consumers, cleaning businesses have had to turn to “old home remedies” in an attempt to balance cleaning and disinfecting with the green and sustainable trends. Unfortunately, [...]
Plymouth, MN - One of the most challenging issues cleaning contractors must deal with is malodor eradication. Often, even once the source of the odor has been removed, odors persist because they have penetrated carpets, wall coverings, furniture, etc. One of the fastest, most effective, and safest ways to tackle persistent malodors is with an [...]
Less chemistry equals more benefits. There are sound reasons to use less cleaning or sanitizing chemistry in your residential service business, to help your customers and staff get more out of life. This applies especially to chemical disinfectants, as these products are often the most toxic to people, pets, and of course, pests. Less [...]
