After cleaning all the surfaces in a room, refreshing the air can add that “last finishing touch” to the space. And, the way a room smells is critical because smell is the first sense that we use when we enter a space to make a judgment on whether or not it is “clean.” [More]

When cleaning hotel rooms, offices and public restrooms, professionals typically think about removing soils and disinfecting. But, there are other non-soil measures of clean, two of the most common being hair and dust. [More]

Keeping up the appearance of the floor can sometimes be difficult, time-intensive and costly for maintenance professionals; but, the truth is that it doesn’t have to be. Taking time to focus on the proper floor care for your unique facility can translate into long-term cost savings and deliver a positive guest experience. [More]

The more cleaning professionals know, and the better trained they are, the less likely they are to be swayed by misinformation, resulting in facilities being cleaner and more beautiful for employee and guests’ enjoyment. [More]

It is up to each organization to decide the amount, frequency and quality of training cleaning workers receive to do their jobs. Some organizations might have extensive training programs while others throw new workers into the fray, focusing on straight on-the-job training. The training strategy an organization uses is based on the time, resources and budget available for training. [More]

Psst. I’ll tell you a cleaning secret, one that can help you save time, money and enhance your sustainability programs. Best of all, it’s an easy to implement, readily available solution.

Drum roll please ... Use multipurpose products. [More]

Many U.S. schools are beginning the new school year with deeper cuts in their budgets than in previous years, according to the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) report, “Surviving a Thousand Cuts: America’s Public Schools and the Recession.” [More]

Everybody loves seeing their own reflection in the floor as they walk into a building, but sometimes sustaining that level of cleanliness can be difficult and costly for maintenance professionals. However, keeping up the appearance of finished floors is a crucial responsibility and must be a priority for facility maintenance providers. [More]

Adopting environmentally-conscious cleaning practices is an admirable goal with equally positive benefits to a facility’s bottom line. Proving this sentiment is the recent 2010 “Business Cleaning Sustainability Study,” conducted by Procter & Gamble Professional, where 90 percent of respondents believed sustainability and eproper cleaning techniquesnvironmental responsibility are important to their business. [More]