Tips For Going Mobile With CMMS
CMMS applications for netbooks, tablets and smartphones are increasingly essential for maintenance management professionals, allowing users to monitor equipment status, as well as file and update work...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning For Your Website
While newly implemented business strategies for 2013 may still be on our minds, it is encouraged for maintenance professionals to not forget about the basics.
View ArticleThe Case For Requiring Employee Photo ID Cards
The photo ID card is an easy, visible way to communicate a company’s training and standards while promoting its brand.
View ArticleCalculating Return On Investment For Equipment Purchases
Return on investment (ROI) is also known as the payback period and is often expressed in a period of time, such as weeks, months or years.
View ArticleMacro Trends Identified As The International BSC Community Gathers
Service providers must evaluate their most pressing challenges and understand that there is a technology to help solve those issues.
View ArticleTechnology Steals The Show
As for communications, the concept is that machines, workers and spaces are beginning to be connected via cell phones and wireless networks.
View ArticleNavigating New Technology
Even in the age of smart homes and high-tech office buildings, cleaning remains a stable, if somewhat traditional, industry.
View ArticleMaking Tech A Theme
A popular TV character in the 1980s frequently quipped, “I love it when a plan comes together.” And, as this month’s issue of Cleaning & Maintenance Management was developed and finalized, it...
View ArticleFrom the issue: Navigating New Technology
Even in the age of smart homes and high-tech office buildings, cleaning remains a stable, if somewhat traditional, industry.
View ArticleMaintaining Multiple Buildings Efficiently
Computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) can help departments manage a broad array of responsibilities, and some can be adapted for use in multiple buildings.
View ArticleExploring Social Media Sites
While Facebook is still the most important social media site, there are others that you should be using to help improve your customer relations.
View ArticleRobotic Rx
In health care environments, cleanliness is crucial because it can prevent the spread of potentially deadly infections.
View ArticleInventive Tools for Testing and Cleaning Sensitive Spaces
While one typically goes into a hospital to get better, in some cases, a patient can leave with a very different set of problems.
View ArticleThe Future of Cleaning
In early June, my partner and I traveled into the future of the cleaning industry, and what we saw was good—very good.
View ArticleCleaning Connectivity: Restroom Technology
Take a look back at what life was like five or even 10 years ago. Odds are it looks completely different than it does now.
View ArticleCleaning Connectivity: Floor Care Focus
Developments in floor care technology are not only helping facility managers and building service contractors keep better track of their equipment, but how their cleaning crews are using it and what...
View ArticleTechnology Steals the Show
The world’s largest cleaning show was recently held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In case you missed it, here’s a review of some of the highlights.
View ArticleThe Benefits of UV Technology
These machines can cost up to US$80,000, and testing is an important step to make sure you are investing in the right technology for your needs.
View ArticleEnhancing Restroom Maintenance with Smart Technology
High-quality service is intricately linked to resolving issues immediately after—if not before—they arise.
View ArticleTaking Tech to Your Core
Technology has become an integral part of our everyday lives; computer programs, apps, social media, cloud service, etc., impact us at every turn.
View ArticleReducing Costs with Technology
Before buying a piece of equipment, use in it on site for several weeks to make sure that it will really reduce your costs.
View ArticleHow Robots Are Reshaping the Industry
The use of robotics for cleaning is challenging the status quo in the industry, but doing so in a helpful way by disrupting the marketplace.
View ArticleTraining for Tech-Based Cleaning Systems
The introduction of smarter cleaning equipment carries a whole slew of new responsibilities for building service contractors (BSCs), in-house custodial departments, and facility managers.
View ArticleData-Driven Decisions
Most of the time, cleaning companies don’t even know where to begin when it comes to tracking certain types of data for their businesses.
View ArticleStrength in Numbers
Understanding the fundamentals of workloading and using the right tools to implement the process will help you identify improvement opportunities and get the most out of your workforce.
View ArticleTime to Upgrade
Purchasing new equipment is about more than wanting new “toys.” It’s about fostering your business’ growth and development.
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