Posts from 2025 October 28, 2025 What I Wish I’d Known Before Hiring a Cleaning Company: Four Smart Questions for Managers Before working in the janitorial world, I managed a medical office. My days were packed—coordinating schedules, managing staff, keeping budgets balanced, and making sure patients were happy. Cleaning wasn’t something I wanted to think about. I just wanted to walk into a ... Read More October 08, 2025 Are You Spending Extra on Spaces That Don’t Need Daily Cleaning? Most cleaning contracts are built on a simple idea: every square foot of your building is treated the same. The service plan often assumes that all spaces — from the busiest restroom to the storage closet used twice a week — require daily cleaning. But in reality, activity ... Read More July 02, 2025 Why Is One Cleaning Proposal $3,000 More Than Another? How to compare janitorial bids when the prices don’t make sense. You request janitorial quotes from a few vendors and get back a wide range of prices — $5,500 from one, $8,500 from another, and something in the middle from a third. They all looked at the same building and ... Read More May 27, 2025 You Shouldn't Manage the Cleaning Stop Managing the Cleaning Team — That’s Not Your Job Have you ever found yourself walking the office to check if the bathrooms were cleaned? Or maybe you’re spending time responding to employee complaints about overflowing trash bins or missing soap. If so, you’re not alone ... Read More April 28, 2025 What Facility Managers Really Need from Their Cleaning Service Spoiler alert: It’s not about fancy gear or flashy promos. It’s about making their job easier. Facility managers have a tough job. They’re expected to keep buildings running like clockwork—handling everything from equipment maintenance to vendor coordination, not to mention ... Read More Page 1 of 2
