Cleaning
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. Cleaning articles below.
Gordon Brush Wins MADE: In America Award
Gordon Brush, certified American manufacturer of brooms and brushes, is the 2018 winner of the MADE: In America Award.
New enMotion® Flex Paper Towel System From GP PRO
Innovative new system, winner of a 2017 ISSA Innovation Award, is designed to help facility managers reduce waste, improve productivity, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Six Tips For A Green Cleaning Program
Look at both products and processes when evaluating this initiative for healthy buildings.
Cleaning In Long-Term Care Facilities
Consistent, effective processes help to ensure a healthy environment for occupants and employees alike.
Can A Clean Office Boost Productivity?
Occupying a dirty building for several hours a day is unpleasant, but can working in a dirty environment also have a negative impact on workplace productivity?
Tips For Maintaining Restrooms
For restroom cleaning, couple newer tools with tried-and-true practices for user satisfaction.
Low-Key Flooring
Keep these facility surfaces in good condition with minimal floor maintenance.
Clorox Professional, Boston Red Sox Partner To Keep Fenway Park Clean
The Boston Red Sox invest in the Clorox® Total 360® System to protect against illness-causing germs and help keep players in the game.
Many Americans Would Pay To Use A Public Toilet
Pay toilets aren't common these days, but 56% of Americans say they'd consider paying as long as they were guaranteed a clean, well-stocked public restroom.
Fenway Park Chooses Clorox Total 360 System
Combining electrostatic technology and using Clorox products, the system is used to disinfect the Boston Red Sox clubhouse, visitors' clubhouse, training rooms, weight rooms, and medical areas.
2018 Facility Executive Readers’ Choice Awards
In this annual survey of Facility Executive readers, votes were cast for product and service suppliers preferred during 2017.
Did You Miss Our Tackle Allergies & Asthma In Your Facility Webinar?
View this free video webinar and learn the cost of allergies and asthma, how cleaning for health can remove allergy triggers from indoor air, and simple ways you can reduce contaminants from facilities.
Which Is Your Favorite Dispenser Design?
From now until February 28, you can vote for your favorite elementary and middle/high school finalist designs in Deb Group’s Second Annual Happy Hands Contest.
Most Americans Concerned About Contracting Flu
While the flu is widespread, Southerners are more worried about catching it than adults in the Northeast, Midwest or West, according to Bradley Corp.’s Annual Healthy Hand Washing Survey.
Makita DRC200Z Brushless Robotic Vacuum
Model DRC200Z is a cordless, brushless robotic vacuum for commercial environments.
Deb Group’s Solopol GFX Hand Cleaner Receives Green Seal Certification
Solopol® GFX™ is now the first and only heavy duty hand cleaner with Green Seal®, UL ECOLOGO®, and USDA BioPreferred® accreditations.
Comprehensive Floor Care Strategies
Consider appearance and safety simultaneously when planning a facility floor maintenance program.
BHC Dilution Control Program
Simple Squeeze is a dispenserless dilution control program that consists of five dispensing quarts for facility cleaning needs.
8 Ways To Step Up Sustainability In 2018
Energy audits and low-flow fixtures are among the cost-saving, sustainability measures to introduce — or expand upon — within your facilities for the new year.
Why Workplace Cleanliness Is Key
Providing a clean and hygienic workplace is one way businesses can make a significant positive impact on the health and safety, productivity, and satisfaction of employees.
Question Of The Week: How Can Winter Illnesses Be Prevented?
With flu and norovirus season ramping up and expected to last through May, facilities across the country are honing in on illness prevention.
Did You Miss The Occupancy Tracking: Your Secret Source Of Savings Webinar?
Join us for this free webinar and learn how to compare different types of occupancy counters and identify and describe their benefits.
Business Cleanliness Matters To Consumers
Nine out of 10 consumers agree that they are more likely to have an overall negative opinion of an independent business if its public spaces are not clean.
Nilfisk Partners With Blue Ocean Robotics
New technology partnership will accelerate the development of autonomous cleaning equipment.
Emerging Technologies In FM And Real Estate
Examine the potential in facility operations for artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other up-and-coming developments.
ISSA Celebrates Inaugural DEAL Awards
The DEAL program helps cleaning industry distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers benchmark their performance, streamline operations, and realize significant savings in warehousing and fleet expenses.
Don’t Let Students Stink Up Your School’s Locker Room
Once students return to school after the summer, it doesn’t take long for them to stink up school gyms and locker rooms. Here are some tips to help your school keep the “locker room smell” at bay.
Bacteria-Eating Toilet Paper From Sofidel
When Papernet Bio Tech makes contact with water, natural, non-pathogenic microorganisms are activated and produce enzymes to eat away dirt.
Harper Turf TV35 Vacuum Sweeper
The TV35 is a clean and quiet self-propelled turf vacuum sweeper that has been redesigned.
Friday Funny: Get Your Crayons Ready!
The start of the new school year brings an exciting opportunity for K-12 students: Registration is now open for Deb Group’s second annual Happy Hands Contest.
Ochsner Medical Center Launches Infection-Fighting Robots
The facility is setting a new standard for patient care by deploying Xenex LightStrike® Germ-Zapping Robots® to improve patient safety and reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections.
Airport Debuts Self-Cleaning Nanotechnology In Checkpoint Bins
In a first among the world’s 9,000 airports, the Akron-Canton Airport has launched a nanotechnology solution that uses light to clean checkpoint bins 24/7.
Employees Value Workplace Restrooms
Nearly 90% of American workers think the condition of workplace restrooms indicates how much a company values its employees.
Pest Management Prep For Fall Season
As outside temperatures drop in many locations, pests often look to migrate into facilities.
Sanitation Checklist For Food Manufacturing Equipment
Keeping equipment properly sanitized and clean is essential for maintaining the trust consumers have in today’s modern food manufacturers.
Concerned With Poor IAQ?
A facility’s indoor air quality affects occupant health as well as energy efficiency. Take steps to mitigate negative impacts.
Restroom Management Meets The Modern Age
Take note of several developments aimed at making commercial restroom cleaning more effective.
Question Of The Week: Is This Vendor The Right Fit For Your Facility?
Getting off to a good start is important when hiring and working with a new vendor. Here are some tips and tricks from Segura & Associates, a consulting firm that works with both cleaning contractors and building managers.
Cleaning Products And Sustainability
ACI Sustainability Report highlights progress made by cleaning product companies to decrease the industry’s environmental footprint over the last two years.
Don’t Forget IAQ In Cleaning Programs
Improving indoor air makes for a more healthy and safer environment, and can make facility management the key to improved operations as well.
