Cleaning
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Cleaning associations ISSA and ARCSI vote to merge
ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, and the Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI), are merging.
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Smart tech developers rate restroom satisfaction
To help facility managers monitor restroom satisfaction, a smart device collects customer feedback data while customers are still in the restroom.
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Sealed Air plans Diversey Care spinoff for 2017
Sealed Air plans to spinoff its Diversey Care division and the food hygiene and cleaning business within its Food Care division (New Diversey).
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Support staff in Windsor, Ont. schools vote to strike
Support staff at the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board voted to support a strike.
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Tips for communicating facility cleaning issues
Facility cleaning issues can often cause dysfunction between FM's and contractors. Here are ways to communicate problems and create a symbiotic workplace.
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Crime scene remediation standard up for review
The IICRC draft, BSR-IICRC S540 Standard for Trauma and Crime Scene Remediation, is now open for public review.
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Few women at top level of the cleaning industry
More work needs to be done to propel women into executive roles within the cleaning business and retain their talents, says a budding organization called
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The dirt on biofilm
Biofilm—slimy clumps of bacteria that settle onto surfaces—is a growing concern in Canadian facilities because it can be a threat to occupants.
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Cintas reveals Canada’s Best Restroom finalists
There are five finalists in the Canada’s Best Restroom contest, sponsored by Cintas Corporation.
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Coverall welcomes new Marketing VP
Coverall North America has welcomed Nicole Ivey as its new vice-president of marketing.
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Technological advances in cleaning audits
Facilities still don’t perform frequent quality cleaning audits to meet goals, but innovators are developing more accessible and cost-effective tools.
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Kruger Products to expand Trenton facility
Ontario is partnering with Kruger Products to support a multi-million dollar expansion at the company’s Trenton facility.
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Canadian study examines hospital cleaning times
Canadian researchers are now working phase two of a study that is examining how much time workers spend when cleaning different types of hospital rooms,
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Nine tips for finding the perfect janitorial cart
For custodial workers, janitorial carts are necessary items that improve worker productivity and boost morale.
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Duo builds ‘unique’ prototype for bin cleaning
Two Winnipeg men have designed and built a prototype of a mobile pressure washing truck that sustainably sterilizes and deodorizes all garbage bins.
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Six tips about aqueous ozone cleaning
Many people still not exactly sure what aqueous ozone is or how it can be used for cleaning.
