This article by Ron Segura was originally published on the REMI Network The cleanliness of a facility is often based on appearance. In some cases,
This article was originally published in CMM On the first Sunday after New Year’s Day, congregants at a church in Chicago do not wish each
Many cleaning contractors start their businesses by working with any facility or any company they can get. They know they must jump in somehow, so they
A cleaning contractor was one of several contractors that responded to a request for proposal (RFP), also known as a “tender” in many parts of
One of the problems many service providers have—whether they are in professional cleaning, carpet cleaning, landscaping, roofing, or a variety of other industries—is staff turnover.
In 2011, GE Aviation, a company that does business with major corporations all over the world, decided to review the contracts they ask their customers
What building managers don’t know about the changing world of the professional cleaning industry may be costing them. For instance, cleaning contractors still see requests
Facility managers need to know about changes in office settings reflecting the ways buildings are now used today, designed, operated, and maintained.
Products often are introduced with little or no input from cleaning workers. But there are several reasons workers should be included before purchases are made
Many building managers and contract cleaners have just started getting accustomed to using cloud services. Well, cloud services are old news. Today, what managers and
The Elevator pitch help define exactly what makes a contractor different from their competition and presents the value they bring to the table
Some custodial workers in a contract cleaning company can’t wait to be placed into a supervisory position so that they can begin training other workers on the fine art of effective, efficient, and proper cleaning. Let’s call these willing and wanting people SMEs, an acronym for subject matter experts.
Often cleaning contractors pair cleaning workers to help their work move along faster and reduce worker fatigue but there is more to “pairing” than we realize
Many Facility Managers believe that poor indoor air quality is a problem that has been addressed and corrected. That is not quite right
Although I rarely use the expression, many contractors in different industries have what they call a “bid-hit ratio”. Essentially, this involves comparing how many bids
What is the WELL program
The good thing about IoT for the cleaning industry, is that IoT can help improve cleaning effectiveness, increase worker productivity, and reduce costs.
Service provider contracts often start out simple. But as the business grows, so do the lengths of the contracts.
When service providers respond to a request for proposal and are not selected, very often they believe it is because of price. The customer, they believe, always selects the low bidder.
The site offers a wealth of relevant and current information for Facility Managers and those in the professional cleaning industry. San Mateo, CA – Ron
Ron Segura, Founder and President of Segura & Associates brings over 50 years of experience in all segments of the Cleaning Industry. Ten of those years were spent overseeing the cleaning of over 4.5 million square feet of outsourced services for The Walt Disney Company.
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