floor care

concrete floors

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

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
floor care

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

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
floor scrubbers

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Extending the lifespan of floor scrubbers

Failure to properly maintain scrubbers can lead to wasted time, money, labour, and other resources.
carpet

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Extending the lifespan of carpet

Most quality commercial carpet has a life expectancy of 10 to 30 years, but hitting the upper end of that range requires proper regular care.
floor inspections

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

The advantages of third-party floor inspections

In some situations, such as the need for specific evaluations, validations, or corrective actions, third-party floor inspections make sense.
carpet deodorizers

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

The pitfalls of carpet deodorizers

Carpet deodorizers are widely used by many people and cleaning staffs, but they can actually cause numerous issues if used incorrectly.
facility floors

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Preparing facility floors for winter

During winter weather, facility floors can suffer from snow, ice, salt, and sand being tracked throughout a building.
carpet care

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Supporting carpet care through equipment maintenance

The way cleaning professionals approach carpet care can have an impact on guest satisfaction, brand reputation, and the bottom line.
floor machines

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

IEC publishes new floor machines standard

The standard concerns the safety of powered automatic floor treatment machines intended for indoor commercial use.
floor and carpet care

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Optimizing floor and carpet care in a pandemic

“Proper and effective cleaning strategies” do not just apply to high-touch surfaces, but also to floor and carpet care.
floor mopping

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Pain, floor mopping, and the pandemic

The health and injury risk posed by floor mopping deserves increased attention.
floor pads

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Brushing up on floor pads

Investing in the right floor pads can deliver long-term cost savings, as well as reduce wear and tear on flooring and the labour required.
floor care

REMI Network

Floor care tips for the winter

Here are several tips to protect floors and ensure safety for building occupants.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

How to handle summer carpet stains

To maintain spotless carpet during the summer season, Whittaker offers tips to address some of the most challenging carpet stains.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

How to develop a maintenance plan for your facility’s floors

Here’s everything facility managers and building owners need to know about how to develop a holistic floor maintenance plan.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Six trends in the cleaning industry impacting floor care

From robots to Instagram, here are the trends we’re watching and what they mean for the way we care for floors.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

When to rent, lease or buy floor care equipment

Next to employees, equipment is an essential part of a cleaning operation. To determine the most suitable option, it’s important to consider the pros and cons.