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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marketing has changed dramatically for building service contractors (BSCs) during the past decade. We have gone from marketing our products, our services, our companies—and even ourselves—to ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the old saying goes, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” But, in an industrial, institutional or work setting, cleanliness becomes something more earthbound — and, removing unwanted matter from ...

Cleaning a facility, even under perfect conditions, can be challenging. When facilities host a variety of events, those challenges rise exponentially. The evolution in cleaning equipment has provided ...

Terrazzo floors date back to the 1700s, when they were first found in Italian homes, offices, schools, and stores. Terrazzo is made of marble chips and was once known as the “poor man’s marble floor.” ...

Walking through Chicago’s Midway Airport at 1:00 a.m., you may not see many people. What you will see are a lot of automatic scrubbers. At that time in the morning, cleaning crews block off entire ...

As more cleaners add tile and grout cleaning to the list of services they provide, they are encountering unexpected problems. One concern is a white haze left on the grout or on the tile after the ...