Macedo Janitorial

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...

Day Porter Services Keep Your Facility Looking It’s Best Around the Clock After hours cleaning works for many facilities. Your evening  office janitorial service  gets their work done when the building is quiet and most people have gone home. The morning rolls around and you have a fresh, clean building to greet you.  The entryway sparkles as you make your way into the building, the restrooms look clean and smell fresh with well stocked supplies and empty trash cans. No coffee cups litter the reception area, no waste cans near filled to the top, no salt, snow or water cling to the entry mats. It is great but as a Facility Manager, you are acutely aware of how little time it can take for a busy day to start to undo the hard work of your nightly office cleaners.  In especially busy buildings with high traffic, sometimes a nightly janitorial service just isn’t enough. Sure the deep cleaning is best done at night but could you benefit from a day cleaning person or...

The Upcoming School Year Looms, Are YOU Ready? As we head into the dog days of summer, it’s hard to ignore that the upcoming school year is right around the corner. Maybe you already have your school cleaning plan in place or maybe you are still struggling to figure out a workable plan for the approaching school year. Having a clean and ready to learn campus is important to every school and sets the right tone for a productive, positive learning environment. If your  school cleaning services  is getting consistently low marks, it is as good a time as any to reevaluate what you need to effectively maintain your school. If you are grappling with an ineffective school cleaning service, know this, there is still time to switch gears and find school cleaning services that really make the grade. What Makes For A+  School Cleaning Services? If your school cleaning company isn’t at the top of their class, you really owe it to yourself and your staff and students to ...

A s  a Facility Manager, you likely have a  mile long ‘to do’ li s t . Along with your regular day to day dutie s , problem s  ari s e and it doe s n’t take long before a  s mall i s s ue can turn into a big problem with an even bigger price tag. If your goal i s  to minimize ha s s le s  and  s ave money, you need to plan ahead with preventative building  maint enance.  S ure, the thought of tackling preventive  maint enance with  s o many ball s  in the air can  s eem futile, but one of the  s ure s t  way s  to get a handle on your  work  load  i s  to plan ahead. Plan ahead with  preventative  maint enance  and it will pay dividend s  in the long run. Your building  maint enance plan become s  intentional and  s t reamlined when you plan ahead and  the right building  s ervice s  company can help you come up with a plan that i s ...