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What is Burnishing?: How to Keep Your Commercial Hard Floors Looking Great
Having floors with a robust shine is important to having a great-looking facility and happy guests. Many times, your guests, tenants, or the other people in your building associate the appearance of your floors with the overall health and cleanliness...
What is a HEPA Filter?
Did you know that poor indoor air quality (IAQ) can lead to negative health effects for the people in your building?
Electrostatic Disinfection: 3 Ways to Get The Most Out of Your Sprayer
As the need for frequent disinfection grows, high volume disinfection is becoming increasingly popular. The most popular and effective high-volume disinfection method is electrostatic technology. Electrostatic sprayer technology applies an electric...
Calculating the Cost Benefits of an Autonomous Cleaning Equipment Purchase
The cost of labor can account for up to 85% of the cleaning costs for your facility.
How to Fix Foam in Your Commercial Carpet Extractor
Carpet extractors are a powerful tool for cleaning and maintaining the carpets in your facility. Like with any janitorial equipment, there may be some issues that require extra attention from you and your cleaning staff. One of the most common and...
What is an Orbital Scrubber? 3 Key Benefits
If you’ve been looking for a way to make your cleaning program safer, more efficient, and more sustainable, an orbital floor scrubber may be a good investment for your facility. Orbital scrubbers use advanced technology to make the process of cleaning...
4 Key Ways To Reduce Your Facility’s Commercial Cleaning Costs
The cleanliness of your facility is a priority, especially given the value placed on cleaning and disinfecting during the COVID-19 pandemic. But, keeping your facility clean can be expensive, especially during labor and product shortages.
5 Benefits of Adding Autonomous Cleaning Equipment to Your Cleaning Program
Over the last several years, autonomous cleaning equipment has continually risen in popularity as businesses seek ways to increase cleaning efficiencies and boost staff productivity. Labor shortages, tight budgets, and the battle against COVID-19 and...
How To Eliminate Odors From An Auto Scrubber Tank: 9 Steps
Auto scrubbers are valuable in speeding up the process of cleaning the floors in your building. Unfortunately, while using a floor scrubber, you may have noticed a bad odor coming from the machine. When this happens, it may be difficult to know exactly...
5 Benefits of Autonomous Vacuums
Businesses in every market are faced with increased and more intensive cleaning requirements today. As a facility manager, you are likely challenged to find new ways to meet these demands without adding more cleaning staff. This calls for innovative...
Auto Scrubber Buyers Guide: Steps to Determine Which Auto Scrubber is Best For your Facility
There are dozens of automatic floor scrubbers on the market today, and choosing the best one will require some thought and consideration. First, you’ll need to identify why you’re looking to invest in a new machine. Then, you’ll need to narrow down...
The 2 Best Commercial Floor Buffers of 2024 [VIDEO]
Adding a commercial floor buffer to your facility’s cleaning and maintenance program will increase worker productivity, improve cleaning results, and extend the life of your floor.
Floor Scrubber Maintenance Guide: Tips to Extend the Life of Your Machine
An automatic floor scrubber can be a large investment, so getting the most life out of your machine is important.
Vacuum Buying Guide: How to Choose the Best Vacuum For Carpet
Commercial carpeting is popular in many facilities because of its ability to hide dirt and soils. Unfortunately, this same quality makes carpet hard to clean, unless you have the right commercial vacuum cleaner.
Best Vacuum For Hard Floors: 7 Must-Have Features
Do you have the most efficient vacuum for your commercial hard flooring? Hard floors require additional attention when vacuuming to ensure that all dust and dirt particles are removed without damaging the floor.
How to Use a Floor Buffer VS How to Use a Floor Burnisher [VIDEO]
Two common, yet often confused, floor machines are commercial floor buffers and burnishers. Although similar in appearance, floor buffers and burnishers are used to complete different cleaning procedures and are operated in two different ways.
How Much Does A Commercial Vacuum Cost: 9 Factors That Affect Price
If you’re asking the question, “How much does a commercial vacuum cost?” you’re probably getting ready to invest in a new vacuum. Commercial vacuums are a critical component of your floor maintenance program, and selecting the right vacuum(s) for your...
8 Best Commercial Vacuums of 2024: Identifying the Best For Your Business
Looking for the best commercial vacuum for your facility? To help you narrow down the choices we created a list of the 8 best commercial vacuum cleaners of 2023. Read more to find out which will be the best fit for your business.
Floor Machine Batteries: Everything You Need to Know (Types, Maintenance, Cost)
When purchasing janitorial cleaning equipment, the main focus typically relies on finding a machine that fits your budget and will provide your facility with a range of benefits such as improved worker productivity and enhanced cleaning results.
How to Properly Fit a Backpack Vacuum for Increased Safety and Comfort [VIDEO]
Backpack vacuums have become popular in many commercial facilities. They provide janitorial staff with a range of benefits including increased range of motion, improved safety, reduced fatigue, and improved user comfort. When using a commercial backpack...
Carpet Extractor Repair: 6 Common Problems with Troubleshooting Solutions
Broken equipment is not only frustrating but delays worker productivity. Understanding when your equipment is in need of simple maintenance like tightening a loose hose or cleaning a filter can save you the extra time of bringing it in for professional...
How to Change a Floor Pad on a Floor Buffer or Burnisher [+Steps]
Commercial floor buffers and burnishers are used to improve floor appearance throughout your facility. To remain effective, floor pads need to be periodically replaced after wear, and they should be removed after each maintenance procedure to avoid...
How Much Does a Commercial Carpet Extractor Cost? 10 Factors That Affect Price
If you’re asking the question, “How much does a carpet extractor cost?” you’re probably getting ready to invest in a commercial carpet extractor or replace your current machine. Carpet extractors can be a critical component of your carpet care...
Experience as Much as a 230% Increase in Productivity by Changing Your Vacuum [VIDEO]
In today’s competitive environment one of your primary concerns is likely finding ways to lower your cleaning costs. In the average facility, vacuuming can represent 15-25% of the total cost of cleaning your building, thus lowering the cost of vacuuming...
6 Best Stand On and Ride On Automatic Floor Scrubbers of 2024
Automatic floor scrubbers can vary greatly in terms of types, sizes, features, and more. The wide variety of available brands and models can be confusing when trying to select which floor scrubber is best, but choosing the right one for your business...