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Have you noticed that your auto scrubber isn’t leaving your floors clean and dry after use? You may need to check your auto scrubber’s squeegee blades. The squeegee blade on an auto scrubber is used to collect water and cleaning solution from your commercial floors. When your auto scrubber squeegee blade is functioning correctly, your […]

A floor buffer is commonly referred to as the “workhorse” of hard floor maintenance.

You can choose between a traditional disc or an orbital scrubber when choosing an automatic floor scrubber for your facility.

Floor pads that are used on commercial floor cleaning machines have a limited life expectancy. When floor pads aren’t changed when necessary, it can lead to damage on your hard floors and equipment as well as reduced worker productivity. Damaged floors and equipment not only lead to costly reworks but unnecessary repairs and machine downtime.

When you have people constantly walking through your facility, stains on your commercial carpet are unavoidable.

Floorcare is the most time-consuming part of your commercial cleaning program. During daily cleaning procedures, your cleaning team should be cleaning your floors at least once a day. This can be done with either a mop and bucket or using an automatic floor scrubber.

Everything you need to know to build a comprehensive hard floor care program that will keep your resilient flooring protected and looking its best.

Commercial floor mats can stop up to 90% of dirt from being tracked onto your floors, saving you as much as $1,200 per pound of soil removed from your facility. With that knowledge, you can see why floor mats are an integral part of maintaining and protecting your commercial floors. However, you may not be […]

Preventing the spread of foodborne illnesses, like Salmonella, Listeria, and E. Coli, is important to maintaining the health and safety of your customers. Read this article to learn three practices your food processing facility can use to avoid spreading illness-causing pathogens.

Understanding the purpose of specific floor care products is key to achieving the best cleaning outcomes. When the wrong product is used to clean your floors, you may notice that the floor remains dull and dirty, or it may even cause damage. The right commercial cleaning supplies combined with the knowledge of when and how […]

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 of your facility.

As patients in your facility are discharged or transferred out of a room, the surfaces in the room will need to be cleaned and disinfected to remove any potentially infectious germs. During terminal cleaning, your staff will need to complete extra steps in order to prepare the room for the next patient. These extra steps […]

Did you know poor IAQ or indoor air quality can affect the health of your occupants and visitors? Keeping the air in your facility clean is vital to occupant comfort and health. Find out how to remove viruses, mold, dust, and other air pollutants in this article.

In 2021, many foodservice businesses were focused on offering take-out meals as they remained affected by the reality of the pandemic. As the year ended, new trends that were centered around the way food is packaged emerged.

Did you know that poor indoor air quality (IAQ) can lead to negative health effects for the people in your building?

You’re likely too familiar with how challenging it can be to clean an occupied patient room. However, routine cleaning and disinfecting is critical to reducing the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

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 charge to a disinfectant chemical. The charge allows the disinfectant droplets to evenly and completely coat surfaces and objects.

Commercial disinfectants are important to killing illness-causing germs and bacteria on surfaces that the people in your building touch regularly. Having the right chemical disinfectant can help ensure that your facility is clean and safe. There are several types of chemical disinfectants that can be used by your janitorial staff to maintain the cleanliness of […]

The surfaces in your commercial restroom are covered with illness-causing germs and bacteria. To keep your occupants safe against an outbreak, it’s imperative that your cleaning team frequently and thoroughly cleans and disinfects the restroom. With proper disinfection in your restroom, 100% of germs, bacteria, and viruses listed on your chosen disinfectant’s product label are […]

Illness-causing germs, also known as pathogens, are easily spread throughout your facility. Routine disinfection is the most effective way to minimize the spread of germs.

Having a sanitary workplace is vital to maintaining the health and safety of your employees. That’s why it’s important to control the spread of illness-causing bacteria and germs in your facility.

The cost of labor can account for up to 85% of the cleaning costs for your facility.

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 easily preventable issues you may encounter with your carpet extractor is foaming in the […]

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 your facility’s floors easier than with a mop and bucket or a traditional disc […]

When you have a wet floor, floor signs are a great way to indicate the presence of slip and fall hazards in your facility. They can also be used to indicate a general risk to your building’s guests.