Program at 2016 ISSA Convention in Chicago to keep attendees on cutting edge of marketplace FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISSA Tailors Educational lineup to BSCs’ Needs June 29, 2016—Northbrook, IL, USA—Building service contractors (BSCs) will have new opportunities in education and training at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America 2016 and ISSA Convention in Chicago, IL, USA, [...]
Ways that cleaning contractors and building managers can help reduce their cleaning supply costsCharlotte, NC - Reducing cleaning costs is a common goal for building managers and cleaning contractors. Traditionally, the focus is on minimizing labor expenditures when building managers and contractors seek to lower expenses. But reducing supply costs can also prove to be [...]
Green Janitor Education Program calls on service workers to help reduce greenhouse emissions.The Building Skills Partnership (BSP) has developed a curriculum with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Los Angeles chapter (USGBC-LA) "to increase maintenance and cleaning staff’s understanding of eco-friendly practices, with a particular focus on energy efficiency." Read more on nextcity.org.
If your labor costs so much more than your products and supplies, why does it matter what you use?It’s easy to get pulled into the conversations about the rise of on-demand business models, online marketplaces and how much they cost CBOs in revenue shares, and the dramatic increase in worker and class action lawsuits claiming [...]
How does it work? Is it safe? What happens to the residue?Omaha - September 14, 2015 - Now that more facilities such as schools, restaurants, office buildings, and healthcare settings are selecting engineered water or no-chemical cleaning systems such as aqueous ozone, it is becoming clear that custodial workers often have questions about them, including [...]
Cleaning procedures are challenged as the California drought worsens; water use regulations change the classic methods for cleaning, disinfecting and odor control.It’s a funny thing about California. It seems for better or worse, a lot of trends start in that state before spreading around the country…and that applies to water usage too. With the current [...]
The low cost and absorption power of sponges may be outweighed by the time and risk of decontaminating them properly between jobs.
Critical to enhancing the life span and minimizing down time when using an automatic scrubber is simply having a basic knowledge of the machine's operating system.
This month's Powr-Flite Floorcare Troubleshooter identifies some of the different types of customers cleaning contractors might encounter when formulating bids for restorative floorcare.
Coverall franchise owner Alex Trukhin builds his business with all deaf employees – using email, video phone, texting and sign language.For 12 years, Alex Trukhin has been operating his commercial cleaning company Tru-Globe, LLC with a unique challenge. He and his employees are all deaf. The Coverall franchisee uses email, video phone, sign language and texting [...]
