When leads slow down, many cleaning and restoration business owners reach for whatever is new, and right now that means AI. Dean Mercado, founder and CEO of Online Marketing Muscle, hears the same ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

After being hired as Georgetown University’s director of facilities management in 1992, Dr. Richard Payant, co-author of “The Facility Management Handbook,” asked for a copy of the department’s ...

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 ...

For years, building service contractors have heard and read articles about the opportunities in and importance of expanding their service arsenal. Instead of solely performing their primary ...

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Staples Inc. has announced the launch of Brighton Professional facility and breakroom products, according to a press release. With Brighton Professional, Staples is deepening its ...

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, ...