Action Blog

In today’s competitive marketplace, clean and fresh facilities prevent negative experiences that lead to the loss of good employees & customers. A checklist is necessary to define mission critical categories/supplies within each type of facility to create clarity, ensure consistency, and control costs leading to successful results.

Laundry Program Forges Problem-Solving Partnership At Ingleside Assisted Living where the mission is to ensure that every senior, regardless of their level of income, has an opportunity to live the fullest possible life at his or her highest level of independence, the challenge of providing laundry solutions for the residents is a...

You can find many recommendations online for custodial supplies, tools, and cleaning procedures. These recommendations are sometimes helpful, but other times they are inappropriate for your job, or just plain biased towards a particular brand. We all know to use chemicals, mops, and brooms to clean. This is NOT a list of those...

As the large gilded lobby doors close, you stride over the vivid picture printed on the entrance mat in the vestibule and peer ahead into the vast expanse towards the curved stairwell. The once beautiful floors look dirty, but that’s not possible. The cleaning service, the one recommended by three other business owners because of...

Time and again many have tried to master the art of building lasting relationships. Some have even written short novels and books indicating their beliefs of the core principles that lead to a solid relationship building foundation. Some of those readings reference statements such as, “Remember things that are important to others.”...

What began as a regular Tuesday for Domingo and Debbie, both facility staff employees at a private high school, quickly became anything but ordinary. As they entered a supply closet, Debbie tripped. She didn’t see the hose laying across the aisle, and as she fell, she knocked over a gallon of bleach with an unsecured cap. As Debbie...

A Building Service Contractor once told me, “Equipment does not cost me money…it makes me money.”

Every Bag is Thrown Away Everybody uses trash bags. We use them in kitchens, bathrooms, offices, common areas, industrial areas, and of course outside as well. Also known as trash liners, they exist to capture, store, and remove waste. It really is that easy. Every trash bag costs money, and they all get thrown away. You can save...

Bringing Action to a Vision Paul Papili, the Facilities Supervisor of St. Elizabeth School, a historic private Catholic School in Wilmington, DE was hired in the spring of 2016. Almost immediately, Paul envisioned restoring the old terrazzo floors to their original brilliance while maintaining his budget with limited staffing....

For the Facilities Manager or another person responsible for building health and cleanliness, these nagging conversations may be all too familiar.

The common cold, the flu, a stomach bug, chills, an aching body, sore throat, and a runny nose… These are things we’d all prefer not to experience. Imagine saving your days off for enjoyment instead of staying home while you or your family recover from illness. Just imagine, a world without other people’s sick-days adding to your...

Spring is in the air… And pests are either in your building now or they’ll be joining you soon. If you are responsible for facility maintenance, grounds, housekeeping, or other areas within a commercial facility with lots of people and lots of space then you may already be familiar with pest problems. When insects make their way...