What’s the difference between a spot and a stain? About 24 hours. That’s how long you have to prevent a spot from turning into a more stubborn stain. Follow these tips to keep your carpets looking their best, even after a spill. The key to spot removal is to act quickly. With a fast response,...Read More

The to-do list of a facility manager is always long, and many are tempted to make it a little shorter from December to March by cutting carpet cleaning. They reason that the task should be put on hold during the winter months due to snow and ice, but keeping carpet cleaning on your to-do list...Read More

Dust mopping is an important task for keeping your facility safe and clean. Follow these five steps to effectively remove dust and debris from your facility’s high-traffic areas. 1. Prep for dust mopping. Make a regular schedule, and stick to it. The schedule you set will depend largely on your facility’s needs and the amount...Read More

Proper floor matting is essential for any facility. The right kind of floor matting can safeguard your facility’s floors from debris, dirt, grime and salt, and other types of matting can protect your employees from fatigue and slip-and-fall accidents. In this blog post, we address two of the most common questions we receive about maintaining...Read More

Let’s be honest: unless there’s a large mess or stain on your carpet, you don’t spend too much time cleaning it. You run the vacuum over it once a day or a few times a week, and you’re good, right? Unfortunately, proper carpet care isn’t that simple. Carpets can really take a beating, and over...Read More

72 cents. That’s how much it costs every time someone walks into your facility if you don’t have an effective matting program. Without good matting, you’ll spend an average of 72 cents to locate and properly remove soil, according to ISSA. Let’s do the math: If 1,000 people stroll into your facility over the next...Read More

The condition of your restrooms says a lot about your overall facility and business to customers. Keeping your restroom clean and fresh sends a strong message that you care about the appearance of your facility and the health and safety of those who visit and work there. Using this handy checklist from the experts here...Read More

Caution: Wet Floor!! These signs, when placed on slippery floors, should alert passerby of potential danger, but they are too often ignored. This is usually the fault of custodial teams who leave signs standing long after a cleaned area has dried. The result is a desensitization to their message, and the signs themselves may even...Read More

Although the forecast doesn’t always seem to agree, according to the calendar, it is officially spring in Danville! We’ve noticed a few signs already — the birds are singing, the temps are above freezing (at least during the day…sometimes!), and the sun is making more appearances. We love these signs of the season, but there...Read More

Last winter proved to many facility managers that high performance matting systems are key to creating a safer, cleaner work environment. When placed in entryways and high-traffic areas in offices and other facilities, floor matting systems keep soil and moisture outside, thereby boosting safety, occupant health and cleanliness. In this blog post, we’ll talk about...Read More