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Articles by Allen Rathey
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Cleaning For Appearance Is The Problem
A treatise against the superficial nature of perceived cleanliness.
March 18, 2013
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Our society’s love affair with cleaning based primarily on “surface” or “superficial” aspects might lead to short-term, unhappy and even “cheap” relationships between cleaners and customers.
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A Manifesto For Cleaning Industry Wisdom
It is time to stop putting the proverbial cart before the horse if we are to consistently achieve healthy cleaning outcomes.
February 5, 2013
Why is it that we focus on cleaning for appearance — how things look and smell — and then complain that our industry and profession gets no respect?
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A True Gauge Of Efficacious Cleaning
Soil removal over time is a cleaning performance indicator that examines actual soil removal in a given period to realistically define productivity.
January 1, 2013
Since labor is the number one investment we make in cleaning, we ought to know what we are accomplishing during that time. After all, time is money, and labor is the real currency of cleaning.
Selling Retail Floor Care Safety
A floor care expert shares his knowledge to help you sell safety to retail customers.
July 31, 2012
A floor care expert shares his knowledge to help you sell safety to retail customers.
Daytime Cleaning: Physically And Fiscally Healthier
August 25, 2011
Twelve reasons to bring your cleaning operation out of the dark.
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How To Keep Carpet Healthy
July 29, 2011
Keeping carpet healthy is as easy as keeping it clean.
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Process Cleaning for Healthy Schools® Transforms Custodial Duties
June 9, 2011
Schools should strive to clean smarter, using the most advanced technology and processes available.
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A Commentary On Cleaning Standards
April 14, 2011
Editor''s note: The cleaning industry needs to be recognized for what it is — an industry. Many onlookers view custodial professionals as uneducated and dispensable workers who comprise the bottom
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To The Stars And Back With Carpet Cleaning
February 18, 2011
X-ray fluorescence is helping to make carpets and indoor environments cleaner.
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Electrolyzed Water: You Should Consider Using It
September 19, 2010
This new industry innovation can save time, money and the health of staff and building occupants.
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