Flooring
Choosing the right floors for your building
If you are replacing your floors as part of your indoor maintenance plan, there is some key information you need to know before you start.
Common maintenance misconceptions for concrete floors
Concrete floors play a crucial role in commercial buildings, offering the appeal of low maintenance, durability, and aesthetics. Because of these traits, polished concrete floors
Refinishing floors: a cautionary tale
Keeping a facility clean is no easy feat, requiring a teamwork approach by facility managers and cleaning contractors. This is the story of an error
Keeping schools healthy and clean
As back-to-school approaches, custodians are facing the daunting task of keeping the environment sanitized and safe for students, teachers, and visitors, as people are constantly
Improving the indoor air quality in your building
The cooler weather is on its way, and when that happens, windows and bay doors start to stay closed, so facilities need to do what
Using autonomous cleaning equipment to attract younger talent
The cleaning industry continues to face high rates of employee turnover and an ongoing labour shortage. In fact, Canada’s cleaning industry saw an almost 145
Getting your hard floors back-to-school ready
It’s almost that time of year again when schools reopen and are flooded with traffic, trampling over floors during all sorts of weather. The summer
Making the change to daytime cleaning
With all the changes in building occupancy, work-from-home, and flex hours still reigning, cleaners have had to make accommodations to get the job done in
Selecting the best hardwood floor finish
Are you refinishing your building’s hardwood floor? Do you know the right application for your business? It’s important to get it right when choosing your
Why your mops might need an upgrade
As in all industries, commercial cleaning equipment and supplies are constantly evolving and advancing. From cleaning supplies to mops, it might be time to audit
Your flooring can affect seasonal allergies
‘Tis the season for allergies, lasting in some cases until mid-October, including everything from grass to ragweed pollen. With 25 per cent of the population
How to make your floor care greener
Sustainability is on everyone’s minds, and making your floor care more environmentally friendly is a great start for a sustainable maintenance strategy. As the “green
Keeping your tile and grout clean this spring
Spring can be a messy season, and keeping your tile floors clean and your grout in good shape can certainly be a challenge for maintenance
Spring cleaning your floors
After the snow and salt damage your floors endured through the winter, spring often brings a rainy, dirty mess to try and keep clean all
It’s time for your polished concrete floors to shine
If you have polished concrete floors in your building, you know that winter can make it tricky to keep those floors looking clean and shiny.
Robots gain momentum for commercial floor cleaning
In recent years, we’ve mostly heard about touchless technology dominating commercial cleaning, with things like traffic counters, automatic dispensers, sensored doors, and more, but part
Cleaning floors for health, instead of for appearance
Science is emerging about facility managers prioritizing your floors to clean for health, rather than for appearance.