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Giving Thanks to Our Friends in the Cleaning Industry
Appreciate Your Local Janitor Housekeeping Staff It’s time for spring cleaning! Doc’s Facilities Solutions, Inc. provides professional cleaning all year long, but this time of year we make special efforts to express our appreciation for those in the cleaning industry and all they do to keep us safe and happy. Common perceptions of people in the…
Read More16 Ways to Protect Your Company and Clients During a Pandemic
All commercial venues are concerned about protecting the health of building users and occupants during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is so much to learn about how the coronavirus spreads. In-house and contracted service professionals who are devoted to the safety of others are working hard to ensure that their staff are educated on the virus…
Read MoreColor Coding Simplifies Infection Prevention
This is an article that Joel Craddock was interviewed for along with other selected industry leaders. “If you’re driving a car, green is the international color for go, so it’s used for open office areas, like desktops and partitions,” he explains. “Yellow indicates caution, so we use it for areas like sinks, kitchenettes and cafeterias.…
Read MoreResearchers tracking ‘forgotten’ hospital cleaners through pandemic
I would like to start by saying thank you for sharing this article to Louise Taillon. It is so important and during the Custodial Certification classes I teach I talk about how the men and women in the environmental services/custodial services industries are the first line of defense in this pandemic. If we do our…
Read MoreSeek Power in Numbers
There is a never a bad time to start a cleaning business, according to Tim Conn, president and co-founder of Image One Facility Solutions. “Just about anybody with the right motivation and business plan in place can do it,” he says. Conn has been in the cleaning industry and in janitorial operations for more than…
Read MoreCertification: What’s the Payoff?
Contract cleaning company Doc’s Facilities Solutions hasn’t had a workplace injury reported by a custodian or client in the five years they’ve been in business, says company founder and President Joel Craddock. Not only is that a spotless record for the Rochester, NY-based company to boast to potential clients, but it’s a big money saver,…
Read MoreTime to Upgrade
“Purchasing new equipment is about more than wanting new “toys.” It’s about fostering your business’ growth and development. Given the very labor intensive and hands-on nature of the cleaning industry, it’s easy to overlook how developments in technology can affect your organization. Now, I have nothing against traditional tools. However, it’s important to step back…
Read MoreStaying Ahead of Your Cleaning Competition (Part 2)
Master Customer Retention It starts before the sale and continues afterward. Most cleaning businesses reach customers via the salesperson who’s hired to contact them, gather the facts and woo them. Once the contract is signed, the salesperson is set off to hunt again and that new customer is left to forge a new relationship with…
Read MoreStaying Ahead of Your Cleaning Competition (Part 1)
If you have been in the cleaning industry for any amount of time, you probably already know that the average cleaning company turns over 100 percent of its accounts every four years. That’s a staggering number! To make matters worse, employee turnover is even higher. Put the two together (while applying liberal amounts of blood,…
Read MoreHard Floor Maintenance for the Winter Months
Prepare your hard floors for the harsh realities of the upcoming months Every season has its own unique characteristics that can contribute to damaging hard floors. In the northern United States, winter is often the most challenging. Rock salt, ice melt, slush, and moisture can wreak havoc on hard floor surfaces of all kinds. Since…
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