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What is LVT (Luxury Vinyl Tile) Flooring? Everything You Need to Know
Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is found in commercial settings across the US because of its durability and versatility. But, what is LVT flooring? What is the cost to install LVT flooring? What is LVT flooring made of? This article will answer these questions,...
How Does a Chemical Management System Increase Workplace Safety?
In 2021, over 400,000 workplace injuries were caused by exposure to harmful chemicals. This figure reminds us how important it is to manage chemicals properly in commercial settings. One way businesses have been curbing the number of workplace injuries...
Help Make Routine Sanitizing and Disinfecting More Efficient with PURELL® Surface Wipes
With widespread labor shortages, surface wipes allow staff to kill germs quickly so that they can attend to other important tasks. Learn how PURELL® Surface Wipes can help make sanitizing and disinfecting surfaces easier and more efficient.
How to Clean LVT (Luxury Vinyl Flooring): 5 Key Steps for Daily Maintenance
Do you want your luxury vinyl tile, or LVT, flooring to look its best all the time? Of course, you do!What you need to do is develop a comprehensive floorcare program with daily, periodic, and restorative cleaning procedures. Daily and periodic cleaning...
Are Paper Towels More Sanitary Than Hand Dryers?
Hand dryers are a popular replacement for paper towel dispensers, but are they more sanitary? Hand dryers promote cross contamination by spreading germs from the air, to your hands, and eventually to other surfaces. Here are a few reasons why paper...
Encapsulation Carpet Cleaning: 5 Best Practices to Achieve Best Results
Five tips you need to effectively perform encapsulation carpet cleaning. Each of these tips are geared towards saving you time, labor, and costs.
Carpet Wicking 101: What Is It and How to Avoid It?
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...
Winter Carpet Cleaning: How to Properly Clean a Carpet
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.
How to Save Money & Lower Maintenance Costs With Winter Floor Prep
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...
Winter Floor Prep: Creating a Winter Floor Care Bundle [+ Product Recs]
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...
How to Clean Bathroom Tile and Grout: 10 Tips and Tricks You Need
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.
How to Maintain an Autoscrubber in 10 Easy Steps: An Operator’s Manual
Keep your automatic floor scrubber in peak condition by following these 10 key autoscrubber maintenance steps.
Floor Prep 101: Get Your Floors Winter Ready with a Scrub and Recoat
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.
IoT & Smart Restroom Management Systems: Which is Right For Your Business?
Check out some of the most popular smart restroom management systems on the market today!
How to Perform Encapsulation Cleaning in 7 Easy Steps
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.
What is 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,...
How to Clean Commercial Floor Mats in 6 Quick Steps
Are your commercial floor mats in need of some TLC?
What is UV-C Disinfection? A Method for Chemical-Free Disinfection
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...
What is IoT Technology? Everything You Need to Know Before You Invest
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...
4 Innovative Cleaning Solutions To Enhance Staff Productivity
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,...
How To Update An Outdated Commercial Restaurant Restroom
Quite often, the design of your commercial restrooms may be in need of a make-over to create an enhanced and cohesive look in your facility. Outdated restrooms can appear unclean and increase the amount of time your guests spend in your restroom. Updating...
Commercial Odor Control Systems: How to Eliminate Bathroom Odors
Have you noticed a recurring bad smell in your facility’s restrooms? Smelly restrooms signal to the people in your building that the area is not properly maintained and they need to be cautious while using and interacting with the objects and surfaces...
5 Benefits of Touchless Commercial Restrooms & Why Your Building Needs One
Commercial restrooms are one of the germiest areas in your facility.
How to Prevent Empty Commercial Soap Dispensers
Did you know that your guests can leave your restroom with twice the amount of germs on their hands than when they entered? Using the restroom requires the people in your building to touch multiple surfaces and objects. Whether they’re touching the...
How to Avoid A Commercial Paper Towel Dispenser Stock Out
Dispenser stockouts are a common plight of commercial restrooms, especially during periods of high traffic.