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Category: Janitorial
What is Electrostatic Technology: 3 Key Benefits For Your Facility
As thorough cleaning and disinfecting remain key to protecting the people in your building, your facility will need to find ways to efficiently increase the productivity of your janitorial team without sacrificing a clean and safe environment.
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...
How to Choose the Right Soap or Sanitizer Dispenser for your Campus: 7 Considerations
College and university campuses are at an increased risk of germ spread and illness because students often spend most of their time in dorms, classrooms, and other shared spaces like cafeterias, restrooms, and recreational centers. Illness-causing...
5 Common Hand Hygiene Dispenser Problems & How to Solve Them
Are you having trouble with the hand soap or sanitizer dispensers in your facility? Don’t worry, many facilities experience problems with their dispensers at one time or another. Depending on the system, your soap or sanitizer dispenser could be affected...
A Facility’s Guide to Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting
Protecting your guests and building occupants’ health and safety is important. Cleaning is one of the most effective ways to lower the risk of illness by removing germs and contaminants from high-touch surfaces in your building. But, what do we mean...
Top 4 Benefits of a Color-Coded Microfiber Program
Facilities across the U.S. have realized the importance of infection prevention and mitigating cross-contamination. One of the easiest and most effective ways to prevent germ spread and cross-contamination is with a color-coded microfiber program.
How to Select the Best Hand Sanitizer For Your Building: Safety and Guidelines [VIDEO]
A robust hand hygiene program is integral to combating the spread of germs in your facility. While frequent handwashing with soap and water is recognized as one of the best ways to stop the spread of illness-causing germs, the Centers for Disease Control...
Commercial Soap Dispensers: How to Select the Right System For Your Business
Modern commercial skincare dispensing systems can enhance your facility’s hand hygiene program in several ways including reduced germ spread, limited risk of cross-contamination, and improved sustainability. As you search for a new skincare system,...
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...
Best Hard Floor Maintenance Schedule: Keys to a Great Looking Floor [VIDEO]
Commercial hard floors require a robust maintenance program to keep them protected and looking great. There are three phases of floor maintenance:
How to Apply Floor Finish to Resilient Hard Floors in 9 Easy Steps
Every 12 months or so your resilient hard floors will need to be restored with a strip and wax to revitalize your dull, worn flooring. This is a two-part process. The first step is to strip or remove all layers of finish from your floor. Then,...
6 Expert Tips to Strip and Wax Commercial Hard Floors
Floorcare can be challenging, especially when performing a strip and wax. There are several steps as well as various mistakes that are common which can affect the outcome of the procedure. Performing this restorative procedure is also time-consuming...
How to Strip and Wax Commercial Hard Floors [+ Key Benefits]
our floors are the very first thing people notice when entering a building. Keeping them looking their best is important. However, this can be challenging. Everyday soils are tracked inside, and as a result, floors get worn. They get discolored, scratched,...
When to Strip and Wax a Commercial Hard Floor vs When to Scrub and Recoat
Maintaining brilliant hard floors is vital to the appearance of your facility. Many times, floors are the first thing people notice when they enter your facility and are one of the key criteria they use when judging its cleanliness.
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.
Smart Restroom Management Systems: The Benefits of IoT + Top-Rated Systems
Due to changes in health and hygiene, restroom management has become a top priority for facilities across the U.S. People are spending more time than ever in the restroom due to increased hand hygiene requirements and health guidelines. As a result,...
5 Advantages of Touchless Restrooms That Every School Can Benefit From
Schools around the U.S are beginning to allow students and faculty to return to onsite events. For facility managers like you, there are increased pressures to make sure the campus is clean, safe, and protected from future outbreaks. This can be a...
How to Prevent Commercial Restroom Odors: Eliminate Sources + Best Products
Restroom hygiene can make a big impact on your occupants, and yet they represent one of the highest areas of complaint in many facilities. One of the most common restroom complaints arises from unpleasant odors. Oftentimes, guests equate the cleanliness...
How to Remove Salt and Ice Melt Residue From Your School Floors In The Winter
Just a few months after your students return to campus, winter weather brings snow, ice, and slush.
Why Become a GBAC STAR Facility?
Organizations and institutions nationwide are taking active steps to prevent the spread of the ongoing pandemic within their facilities. To this end, the GBAC STAR Accreditation Program has emerged as a key solution in helping businesses prepare, respond,...
Liquid Ice Melt vs Solid Ice Melt: What’s the Difference?
For many commercial facilities, the most common way to prepare for snow, ice, and the associated hazards is with ice melt.
Safeguard Your Floors This Winter With The Right Commercial Entry Mats
The winter months bring cold, wet weather inclusive of harsh contaminants like rain, snow, and ice. And, with crude wintery weather comes hazardous conditions like slippery sidewalks and entryways. The good news is, you can alleviate the associated...
How to Remove Ice Melt and Salt Stains From Carpet in 6 Steps
During the winter months, ice melt and salts are used to keep sidewalks and entryways from getting slippery, helping to protect the safety of building occupants. While protecting people from injury, ice melt creates a range of cleaning challenges inside...
How to Keep Your School’s Floor Clean & Safe During the Winter
Winter can be a messy season for any facility, but it is especially challenging for colleges and universities located in northern climates. Students and faculty are constantly tracking in wet snow, ice, and slush as well as harsh ice melt compounds...
Winter Floor Care: 4 Costly Floor Cleaning Mistakes to Avoid
Floor care is complicated, and when you add snow, ice, and salt to the equation, finding the right floor care solution can seem nearly impossible.