Being the manager of a commercial laundry plant is a challenging and exciting job. Commercial laundry plants are modern, automated plants with impressive material handling capacity; they are more like ...

Cleaning contracts between building service contractors (BSCs) and major corporate centers, schools, or universities often are for two-year terms—sometimes less. There are some reasons for these ...

Aramark—a provider of food services, facility management, and uniform and career appel—has been awarded a US$16.6 million contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The three-year food ...

An escalator is one of the first things patrons will see upon entering a hotel, airport or shopping center. No matter how clean the other areas of the building are, if the escalator is not clean ...

First impressions are everything. You have definitely heard that before, and that’s why preparation before meeting a potential client at their space is imperative. Walk-throughs allow you to begin ...

Johnson Controls, Inc .—an industrial company with products and services including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning—will invest more than US$7.5 million to upgrade its San Antonio, TX, ...

Firing a client shouldn’t be done in a moment of frustration. Long-term decisions should not be made under short-term stress. In my experience, consideration of firing a client is rarely due to a bad ...

Ecolab, Inc.—a provider of sanitizing, food safety, and infection prevention products—has appointed Jeffrey M. Ettingerindependent lead director of the company’s board. Ettinger served as CEO of ...

Mitie Group Plc recently its fourth-annual charity ball last week at the Gailes Hotel in Irvine, Scotland. More than 200 attendees participated in the event which included a charity auction. The event ...

As the science of cleaning continues to evolve, better products, systems, and solutions are available to professional cleaners for maintaining carpet. Even so, a carefully-built maintenance program is ...

FREMONT, OH—Each year in the U.S., there are approximately four million slip and fall accidents in the food service industry, potentially the largest industry sector beset with slip and fall accidents ...

Recycled cabin air and proximity to people aside, airplanes are full of disease-causing germs. Recent studies list five areas that are especially dirty: tray tables, air vents and seatbelt buckles, ...