Imperial Dade Insights

Is there a difference between biodegradable and compostable? What is biodegradable food packaging? What is compostable food packaging? Let’s take a deep dive on these sustainable food packaging options.

Choose the most cost effective stretch wrap dispenser and cut costs while boosting productivity! Hand-saver dispensers, mini stretch wrap dispensers, stretch wrap dispensers, and stretch wrappers are all designed to improve the stretch wrap application process, but which is the right one for your operation?

High touch surfaces are a major contributor to the spread of germs and bacteria in the workplace. If you want to reduce illness in your facility, then you need to learn about identifying, cleaning and disinfecting high touch surfaces.

Improve your warewashing program by cutting out these 5 common mistakes. Use this article to identify and fix the most common warewashing mistakes that may be causing trouble for your operation.

Five tips you need to effectively perform encapsulation carpet cleaning. Each of these tips are geared towards saving you time, labor, and costs.

Delivering damaged goods can often have a greater impact on your business than on the customers you serve, especially in the packaging industry.  When a customer receives a damaged package, it gives them the impression that your business is careless or cannot effectively deliver goods. On a similar note, it indicates to your potential customers […]

Ice melt can be a saving grace during periods of harsh, wintry weather.   It has the ability to eliminate ice and snow build-up, and continue to protect against those hazards even after it’s applied to the ground. In doing so, it also reduces the likelihood of liability issues stemming from slip-and-fall hazards on outdoor walkways.  […]

Unexpected equipment breakdowns can be costly to repair, and lower the useful life of equipment. Save money and extend your equipment lifespan with these 5 tips.

Dealing with rust stains on your linens? Read this article to learn how to remove rust stains from commercial sheets and linens with rust pre-spotter, or rust reclaim powder.

Do you notice stains reappearing on your carpets, even if you and your cleaning team just extracted them? Recurring stains are often due to carpet wicking.  Carpet wicking can be an expensive problem when time, labor, and cleaning products are continually spent on the same stain, only for it to keep reappearing.  That’s not to […]

From November to February, much of the US can expect to get hit with snow, ice, and sleet. For many, preparing for the increased wet weather and associated dangers means laying down ice melt and rock salt. 

Winter weather is unpredictable. There’s just no knowing for sure how harsh it will be until we’re in the thick of it.  Last year, the foremost weather observatory in the US recorded a warmer winter than average, but sporadic weather meant that it also saw more cold fronts and above-average snowfall. In fact, winter snowfall […]

When creating a winter floor care bundle for your facility, consider the winter weather hazards you dealt with last year, the problems that arose from them, and what products you needed to address those issues.  Did you deal with hazy, white ice melt residue on your hard floors? Stock up on winter floor neutralizer. Or, […]

Imagine this: the average semi-truck (72’) can fit 26 standard pallets inside it, without stacking. A single standard pallet can carry up to 4,600 lbs of cargo. That means just under 120,000 lbs of cargo can fit inside a semi-truck. 

Is your commercial bathroom plagued by stained, dirty floors? Are there lingering odors in the air? These are some of the most common complaints for a commercial restroom, but they don’t have to be for yours.

Keep your automatic floor scrubber in peak condition by following these 10 key autoscrubber maintenance steps.

With all the products and floor prep information floating around this season, we thought we’d save you from the hassle of having to figure out what the best option for winter prep is by putting together this guide.

Check out some of the most popular smart restroom management systems on the market today!

If you’re looking for effective ways to rid your facility’s carpets of the toughest stains, then you no doubt stumbled upon encapsulation cleaning in your research. Or, maybe you just got finished reading our article on encapsulation carpet cleaning.

If you’ve been in the commercial cleaning industry for a while, then you’ve probably heard the term encapsulation thrown around. Or, maybe you’re not an industry vet and just heard it for the first time. Some may know it’s a low-moisture method, or that it’s an effective interim procedure, but what exactly is encapsulation carpet […]

Are your commercial floor mats in need of some TLC? 

Did you know that you can disinfect surfaces and objects in your facility without using a chemical disinfectant? Chemical disinfectants are the most common way to inactivate germs on various surfaces and objects, however, newer alternative methods like UV-C disinfection are available to achieve a reduced number of germs without bringing potentially dangerous substances into […]

Do you need multiple pieces of industrial packaging tape to effectively seal your commercial boxes and containers for transport? Have you noticed that your tape isn’t actually sticking to the materials being shipped?

With labor being the most costly expense for most facilities, finding ways to make cleaning your building quicker and easier for your janitorial team is likely a high priority for your business. Switching to IoT-enabled devices is one way your facility can improve your cleaning program and ensure you get the most out of each cleaning […]

New janitorial innovations are hitting the market daily, making it easier for janitorial personnel to clean and maintain the areas in their facility. You’ve likely encountered common issues, like malfunctioning dispensers, under or over diluted chemicals, or concerns caused by chemicals in the air or on surfaces. Innovative cleaning solutions can help you avoid the […]