Macedo Janitorial

macedojanitorial.com Don't Let Restroom Cleaning  Problems "Wipe" You Out Have your office restrooms got you wiped? Are your office restrooms becoming a funky place? Are you getting a steady stream of complaints about the state of your restrooms? It may seem like common sense, but clean restrooms are probably one the most noticeable benefits of properly executed commercial cleaning. If your cleaning person or team is not properly addressing the needs of your restrooms, it’s going to impact your business. No matter if you manage a hospital, medical building, school, or even a retail establishment, the state of your restrooms says a lot to your customers, tenants and employees about your business and your commitment to quality standards. Ask yourself, “If I went into my restrooms as a prospective customer, how would I feel about this business?” If the answer is not so great, it might be time to start looking for a new restroom cleaning service to wipe out your restroom...

Why Multitasking Can Diminish the Effectiveness & Consistency of Your Office Cleaning Multitasking sounds like a good idea but research tells us it really isn’t. Humans don’t actually perform so great when we are juggling a number of tasks. Sure, sometimes we have to and the more skilled a job is, the more it is likely to require you to wear an ever-increasing number of hats (we are talking to you Facility Managers). But, wherever possible, specializing in a job or a specific set of duties is significantly more likely to result in consistent, quality work and fewer missed items and mistakes. Studies show again and again that specialization is often more effective and productivity increases with task focus.  So it isn’t any wonder that the old way of cleaning a large building, with one person working within a specific area or zone and performing a variety of different cleaning tasks with different equipment and products and methods, is being set aside in favor of team cle...

Often when you walk into a facility, the first thing you notice is the floors. This is because they stretch out in front of you, an unbroken expanse of either clean and well-maintained flooring or grimy, dull flooring, tiling or carpet that has seen better days. Well-maintained floors are an integral part of your building and the overall image of your facility. Scuffed, dull and grimy floors or stained and worn carpet can signal to customers, employees, tenants, and visitors a cumulative lack of satisfactory maintenance. While poorly cleaned flooring can leave a poor first impression, clean and shiny floors or fresh, spotless carpet also sends a message and can stand as a sign of the overall quality of both your facility and your business. Clean, well-maintained flooring can elevate your professional image and provide a safe, healthy environment for anyone that enters your building. Still, as a Facility Manager, you must balance keeping your facility optimally maintained AND keeping...

We all know that appearances matter, that first impressions count. So as Facility Managers, we endeavor to care for our buildings in such a way as to offer customers, tenants, employees and other visitors a positive impression of our space and a positive impression of our business. In the care and maintenance of our spaces, there is always a revolving 'to do' list. As soon as one major item gets tackled, completed and crossed off the list, it seems like three more things are added in its place. So how long has it been since your building’s carpets have been cleaned and is it time to add them to your  preventive building maintenance  to do list? Commercial Facilities Are Typically Heavily Trafficked Which Is Harder on Carpets If you manage a large facility, there is little doubt that your  flooring and carpets  are required to hold up to a great deal of foot traffic every day. With that foot traffic comes dirt, debris, bacteria, soil, moisture, and worse...

Summer Is Around the Corner, Is Your School Cleaning Where It Should Be? This time of year it is almost like time speeds up and the days just fly off of the calendar until the end of another school year comes to a close. Sure we might all be counting down those last days, but in a blink of an eye, summer is here. Nearly at mid May right now, there are really just a few short weeks until the lockers get cleaned out, the classrooms get stripped down and summer maintenance and cleaning shift into high gear. And of course, as seasons change so do your school cleaning needs. None of us want to head into summer or even fall’s approaching school year without a concrete plan for  school cleaning and maintenance.  As an administrator or facility manager ask yourself, do you have a plan for summer school cleaning and maintenance? And do you have the right janitorial services to help get your campus, school or educational facility in tip top, ready to learn condition? How ca...

Are Your Office Cleaners a Bunch of Clowns? Has your office cleaning service thrown in the towel? Has your  office cleaning company  ever delivered service you were pleased with? Did your janitorial company start strong but eventually settle into a familiar mediocrity? Do your office cleaners have the tools and skills to do the job well? You might think that finding a janitorial company to deliver solid office janitorial would be a slam dunk but if you’ve been a Facility Manager for long, you know it isn’t quite that easy. While there is no shortage of  office cleaning companies , when you examine your choices, office cleaning companies that will deliver effective, responsive professional office cleaning services at a value are in short supply. Why Your Office janitorial Service Matters Think the state of your offices has little or no impact on productivity and profits, think again. The quality of your  office janitorial  has a significant impact...

Is That Low Cleaning Bid a Gift From the Heavens or Too Good To Be True? A  professional commercial cleaning company  can transform your facility. Whether you are looking for the right janitorial services or replacing your current cleaning company, one look at what is out there and you quickly realize, it is a daunting process. There are so many janitorial companies out there and  janitorial pricing  is all over the board. There are a myriad of cleaning companies form one-man operations, newly hatched start-ups,  local janitorial services , giant national cleaning companies and more. Then, one look at janitorial pricing can have you scratching your head trying to compare apples to oranges and figure out what your facility needs and what it is going to cost you. It can be enticing when a low janitorial bid comes in, but don’t be mesmerized by commercial cleaning prices that are simply too good to be true. That low price commercial cleaning service might cost y...

Day porters  function behind the scenes in your facility keeping things looking good and running smoothly. Day porters can be the heroes in your facility doing day cleaning, whatever needs to be done and even averting disasters. What does a day porter do? Whatever you need them to. You can think of a Day Porter Program like a daytime cleaning service with benefits. Having the right Day Porter program can mean an extra set of hands that can support you in your role as Building Manager or Facility Manager and maintain the polished image of your facility and assure satisfaction with customers, employees and tenants. “A Day Porter Program is like a daytime cleaning service with benefits.” These invaluable team members can offer you a vital service with cleaning so that your facility never has to live with a mess waiting for the nighttime cleaning crew to come in. Likewise, your  Day Porter  can help you tackle your ‘to do’ list allowing you to focus on the mos...

Clean restrooms matter. Poor restroom maintenance leaves you and your facility open to a host of problems that can pile up fast. Do your office restrooms stink both literally and figuratively? Are grievances piling up as fast as the restroom  trashcans ? Whether you are using an in-house cleaning team to manage your office restrooms or  restroom cleaning services , if it isn’t being done to standard, business will suffer. Whether it is office restroom cleaning, hospital or medical building restroom cleaning, school restroom cleaning or even the clean restrooms at your retail establishments, understand that the condition of your restrooms conveys a great deal about your business to your customers, clients and employees. Are you and your  office restrooms  sending the message you intend? And how do you know what great restroom cleaners look like if you have never had them?       “How do you know what great restroom cleaners look like if you h...