Can Cleaning Chemicals Be Causing Employee Health Concerns?
“Any time you have an employee complaint about working conditions, you want to take it seriously. So when I had a worker telling me they were experiencing rapid heart rates, profuse sweating, and feeling dizzy in the office, we were determined to get to the bottom of the situation.” Margarite is a HR manager for…
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Schedule Holiday Cleaning Now!
Thanksgiving is in just a few days, which means holiday party season is upon us. If you’re looking to have your business thoroughly cleaned for a party or other special event, please reach out now! Deep Cleaning for Holiday Parties & Special Events We provide office cleaning services in Pembroke and surrounding communities. At this…
For Small Business, Does Using a Janitorial Service Make Sense?
“We’re a small shop. It’s literally just me and my two partners,” Chloe said. “We share an administrative assistant. So there’s just the four of us, and we are all working all of the time.” The Rockland lawyer shook her head. “You wouldn’t think we could generate so much mess and chaos, but there you…
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COVID, Flu, RSV: How to Stop This Trio Of Diseases from Wrecking Your Business
In what appears to be a new autumn tradition, Massachusetts residents are being urged to vaccinate appropriately against a trio of dangerous diseases. COVID, Flu, and RSV are all serious concerns that can keep your employees from being able to work effectively. What can you do to minimize the impact these concerns have on your…
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Workplace Hacks to Get the Best from Your Team
You know you hired creative, productive professionals. But lately, things haven’t been so great in the innovation department. Productivity isn’t fabulous. You’re not sure why, but you want the situation to change. Here are some simple workplace hacks to help you get the best from your team. Each hack is based in the idea that…
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Keeping Your Business Open While Renovations Are Happening? Read This.
Some businesses close for building repairs or renovations. However, that option is not available for every type of business. Health care institutions, educational facilities, hospitality and entertainment venues all need to operate even as construction work happens. How are you going to provide a quality customer experience while the business is being renovated? This is…
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How Often Do Hybrid Workplaces Need to Be Cleaned?
Hybrid work is definitely here to stay. In fact, having employees in the office some of the time and working remotely at other times is likely to increase. A recent AT&T study found the hybrid work model is expected to grow from 42% in 2021 to 81% in 2024. If you’re the office manager overseeing a hybrid…
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One-Time Cleaning Service for Business Locations
“I’m in a position where the office is desperately in need of a good cleaning,” Glenn explained, “but we can’t take on an employee or even contract with a local janitorial services company at this time. What’s the options for a one-time cleaning of my business?” Office Cleaning Services: Understanding Deep Cleaning As an office…
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What Are the First Things Your Customers Notice About Your Place of Business?
When a client or colleague walks into your business, what do they notice first? It might not be what you think. First impressions happen very fast – and most people are led by their nose. Bad Odors Kill Businesses Hyperosmia – having a very heightened sense of smell – impacts approximately one-third of the population.…
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The Holidays Are Coming: Schedule Special Event Cleaning Now!
While it feels like autumn just arrived, we’re in the season of rapidly-approaching holiday parties and other company special events. Now is the time to schedule special event cleaning to make sure your facility looks its best when all the guests arrive. Understanding Special Event Cleaning Special event cleaning is a very focused, deep cleaning…
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Upholstery Cleaning: The Secret To Better Waiting Rooms
Think back to the last time you visited a health care provider’s office. When you sat down in the waiting room, did you take a quick glance at the seat first to make sure it was clean? Most people do – yet a surprisingly high percentage of doctors, dentists, and other health care providers receive…
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Smart Use of Janitorial Services Can Save Your Company Money
Need to find money in the budget, but not sure where it’s going to come from? It turns out that the smart use of janitorial services can save organizations lots of money. Let’s walk through how that works. As an organization, you have to maintain a certain atmosphere to meet the expectations of your customers,…
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Pressed for Time? Get a 3 Minute Quick Quote
FREE 3 Minute Quick Quote Don’t have time to call or to meet with us? No problem. Try our 3-Minute Quote tool. With some basic information, we can e-mail a fairly accurate office cleaning quote to you within 24-48 hours. Then we can talk about specifics if you choose to move forward. Offices, Health Clubs…
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For A More Creative, Productive Team, Clean the Office
Is a cluttered desk a sign of a creative mind? While many people believe this is the case, research has found that it’s not necessarily true. Experts in productivity and creative thinking in the workplace from Princeton University found that a cluttered workplace distracts the attention and stifles productivity. As an office cleaning service in…
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How to Expand Your Business without Upsetting Your Customers
“We’ve really been gratified by the enthusiasm our patients have for our practice,” Marjorie said. The owner and operator of a skin care center and aesthetic salon in Massachusetts has seen her business grow very rapidly. “But once we started booking appointments three or four weeks out, I thought, ‘This isn’t sustainable. People aren’t going…
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Will Having the Office Cleaned During the Day Result in Employees Respecting the Space Better?
We have to preface this article by saying we provide office and janitorial services around the clock, day and night. So we really don’t have a horse in this race. Whatever time you choose, we’ll be more than happy to clean your office! That being said, it’s worth discussing the trend to have Burlington janitorial…
Facility Managers in Rented Spaces: On Keeping the Landlord Happy
Many businesses in the Boston and Greater Boston area operate out of rented spaces. This might be the entire building, or it might be office space within a building. Either way, as highlighted in a recent Cleaning and Maintenance Management magazine article, it’s important that the landlord be content with the cleanliness of the property.…
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Influenza, COVID, Norovirus, Dengue Fever: How to Protect Your Employees from Infectious & Contagious Diseases
As an employer, you want your workers to be healthy. When people are ill, they miss work – or, if they can’t miss work, they come to the office and spread their germs to everyone else, so multiple people can be feeling badly all at once. When your team is sick, their morale, creativity, and…
Office Building Cleaning Services: Common Areas, Stairwells & Lobbies
While the tenants in a commercial building are often responsible for contracting their own office cleaning and janitorial services, the care and upkeep of common areas, such as lobbies, stairwells, and public restrooms, often is the responsibility of the property manager. Why is it important for common areas in an office building to be clean…
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Office Appearance a Top Reason Patients Leave Medical Practices: Cleaning Services to Slow Churn Rates
As wonderful as it is when a new patient decides to visit your practice, it’s even more important to retain the patients who currently receive their care from you. Whether you’re a clinician or the office manager for a medical practice, it’s important to understand what the factors are that motivate a patient to leave…
3 Signs It’s Time for Deep Cleaning the Office
It’s so easy for the workplace environment to get a little crusty without anyone noticing. We’re all busy, with deadline pressure and productivity goals. People are in and out of the office all of the time, including workers, customers, and delivery personnel. While regular janitorial services keep the office looking and smelling good, a real…
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Does It Still Make Sense to Keep Cleaning & Maintenance In House? More & More Organizations Are Saying No.
“Labor costs are steadily rising, while the scope and nature of the cleaning services we need remains fairly constant,” Anne said. As the CFO of a non-profit educational facility, she was examining the budget closely for any area to save money. “I reached out to the local commercial cleaning company in Braintree, and asked for…
When Recruiting New Dentists, Practice Appearance & Cleanliness Are Very Important
The dental industry is experiencing rapid growth. This means dentists and dental clinical professionals are in high demand. This is true for even the most recent graduates, who have limited experience. With this in mind, dentists are accepting employment offers only after careful consideration. One of the factors that’s influencing their choices: the appearance and…
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Looking Your Best Improves Workplace Productivity
Faculty at Temple University’s Fox School of Business recently released their research which indicates that workers who dress well have increased productivity. The reason this occurs, according to the research team, is that dressing well increases the self-esteem, and people who have higher self-esteem tend to be more productive. As NFL superstar Deion Sanders once…
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Keeping the Dog-Friendly Business Clean
Pet friendly workplaces are on the rise. Whether it’s your employees or your customers bringing their pets into the facility, advocates of this trend say everyone benefits. Animals help people experience more joy and less stress. Proponents say workplace productivity increases while interpersonal tensions decrease when pets are present. As a provider of office cleaning…
Is Allergy Season Awful For Your Employees? Here’s How Commercial Cleaners Can Help
26% of adults suffer from environmental allergies. This means being exposed to pollen, mold, mildew, animal dander, or other triggers can produce unpleasant physical symptoms. Red eyes, headaches, nasal congestion and other allergy related complaints can really have a negative impact on your team’s ability to perform as needed. You may think that this is…
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ADA Highlights Importance of Professional Cleaners in Recent Message to Dentists
The American Dental Association is the nation’s largest professional association for dentists. They provide their members with all sorts of guidance, from clinical treatment, equipment recommendations, practice management, hiring and staffing, and more. As a medical office cleaning company, we were thrilled by their recent message focused on office cleanliness. Here are the highlights from…
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Spring Cleaning Checklist: Look Your Best For Summer Tourist Season
While it’s still a somewhat chilly spring, summer is right around the corner. For many East Bridgewater businesses, summer is the busiest time of year. It’s important that your business looks its best. Scheduling a deep cleaning with your East Bridgewater commercial cleaning company means you can start the season knowing your business looks and…
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Who’s Cleaning Your Office: Knowing the Answer Could Be a Security Issue
“I swear, I felt like I was trapped in the worst episode of Jerry Springer,” Angie said. The office manager of a financial services company had a nightmare on her hands when several troubling transactions appeared in a customer account. Research revealed that the transactions had originated from one of the business’ computers – at…
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It’s Time for Spring Cleaning! Here’s the Easiest Way to Get Your Business Looking Great
Spring has officially sprung. With the last of the April showers behind us, it’s time to eliminate all traces of dirt, mud, grime, and germs from our businesses. It’s time for sparkling clean windows. It’s time for finger-print free doors. It’s time for reception areas that look vibrant and inviting. It’s time for all of…
Clean Facilities = Happier Patients. Understanding Dental Office Cleaning Services
People are very afraid of going to the dentist. More than one in three admit to extreme fear. Going to the dentist can mean experiencing pain, being judged, and paying lots of money. None of this is fun, but people will go to the dentist when they have to. If you’re the dentist, or if…
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Angel Investor Gives Start Up Hard Lesson About Workplace Cleanliness
“I’m going to want you to keep my name anonymous, because I am pretty embarrassed about this whole thing.” Mr. X is very, very into technology, and has poured his heart, mind, and the past three years into his tech startup in the Boston area. Things were going well enough to attract the attention of…
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93% of Employees Expect Better IAQ. What Does that Mean for Your Business?
As we all know, having a business involves more than keeping your customers happy. You also have to have happy and content employees. The reason to keep your employees happy and content is because it’s expensive to have to continually hire and train new people. Retaining top quality employees is a top concern for all…
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Post Construction Clean Up Services: Making Your Hard Work Look Even More Amazing
Before a brand new car is wheeled into the showroom for potential buyers to see, it is washed and polished to look its best. Before the jeweler puts the custom engagement ring into the box, they make sure the diamond is sparkling beautifully. In much the same way, before you present your team’s hard work…
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Planet Friendly Office Cleaning: What Are The Options?
“We may be a small company, but we’ve made a very large commitment to making the planet a healthier place for everyone,” Ivan said. “This is why in our search for commercial janitorial services near me, I am asking many questions about the types of products they use. There are many toxic chemicals available and…
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I Hired a Temp to Clean Our Medical Office Building: Here’s What Went Wrong
“One of the first things I needed to do when I took the office manager job was find someone to clean our medical office complex.” Janet said. “No big deal, right? I call the temp service and tell them I need someone to come in and tidy up at night. But things weren’t that simple.”…
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Spring Cleaning Season is Here: How Are Those Carpets Looking?
Believe it or not, spring is actually on the way! That means it’s time to schedule the periodic deep cleaning all workplaces need. Regular janitorial services generally don’t include more involved specialty jobs such as carpet cleaning, having the upholstery cleaned, cleaning the drapes, and so on. However, after a long Boston winter, most businesses…
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Post Construction Cleanup: The Secret to Keeping Clients Happy Over Long Duration Projects
When you’re renovating a health care facility, school, office complex, or large multi-use building, the project can stretch over several months. Having the building’s users stay calm and happy despite the noise and mess of an ongoing construction project is a balancing act. Some tools construction professionals use to maintain good relationships with their building…
Would You Want Your Dirty Bathrooms to Make Headlines?
While Twitter CEO Elon Musk is well used to making headlines, one would think he’s not entirely thrilled to have his name linked to the unhygienic conditions at Twitter headquarters. Due to an ongoing inability to reach a contract settlement with the janitorial service, the facility is not being cleaned. As a result: Without a…
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Communication is Key to Great Looking Facilities
Because we provide office cleaning services in Stoughton and surrounding communities, we spend a lot of time talking about janitorial work, carpet cleaning, odor removal, and all of the other things we do. But perhaps the most important thing that we do is actually be available to listen to our customers. We Want Your Feedback:…
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Can A Cleaner Facility Help You Attract (& Keep) Better Talent?
While COVID may no longer be considered a national emergency, it – and other potentially contagious viruses – have made many top-tier employees reluctant to return to the office environment. A recent article in Cleanlink, a sanitation industry publication, highlights how expectations of workplace cleanliness have grown. One line that really jumped out at us…
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After Plumbing Mishap, Lingering Odor Stresses Business Owner: Learn the Surprising Solution
“I don’t know if you remember last year when we had that real sudden cold snap? That’s when we had the pipes freeze.” The owner of a local funeral parlor was speaking on the condition of strict anonymity. “There was a tremendous amount of water in our front reception room, the coatroom, the hallway, and…
Floor Maintenance: Anti-Static Treatment for High Tech Workplaces
While as children we may have enjoyed scuffing our feet across the carpets to give our siblings a static shock, in the high tech workplace, static is a big problem. A poorly timed shock can disrupt or even damage sensitive equipment. That’s why in health care, technology, and military facilities, anti-static flooring is required. Anti-static…
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Does Day Porter Service Make Sense for Your Business?
As a Boston commercial cleaning company, one of the services we provide is called Day Porter Service. When you choose Day Porter Service, it means one or more members of our team on present at your facility during your normal hours of operation. They are there to provide ongoing cleaning services, such as keeping the…
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Mid-Winter Carpet Cleaning: Why It Makes Sense
Although this hasn’t been the snowiest winter Boston’s ever seen, we’ve had a decent amount of winter weather. Grime, salt, sand, and a whole lot of moisture gets brought into your business by your customers and employees every single day. Even if the carpets are being vacuumed on a daily basis, there’s still a lot…
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Start the New Year Looking & Feeling Great!
2022 was a lot. I think it’s fair to say that is true for just about everyone. Here we are on the verge of a New Year. So many things – wonderful things, amazing things – could happen over the course of the next twelve months. Having a sense of optimism about what’s to come…
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What to Do When the Office Furniture Smells Bad
“I was absolutely mortified when one of our very best clients – she’s personal friends with our surgeon – discreetly pulled me to the side and let me know the waiting room chairs had a nasty smell.” Gwendolyn shook her head. “I checked it myself, and she was right. I don’t know if someone had…
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3 Reasons Carpet Cleaning Matters to You
If you’re an office manager or are otherwise responsible for the condition of a business facility, the topic of the condition of the floors is inevitably going to come up. Floors require a lot of maintenance that most people never think about. In this article, we’re going to talk about one of the most common…
Holiday Cleaning Checklist for the Workplace
There’s nothing like getting ready to decorate the office for the holidays to make you notice how dusty and dirty everything can get. For example, hanging tinsel and lights around a reception area countertop gives you a unique opportunity to appreciate whether or not the walls need wiping down or the carpet needs cleaning. Everything…
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Post Construction Cleaning: The Secret to Repeat Business for Commercial Builders
“Whether we’re building a co-working space, medical office building, an educational facility or even retail locations, there’s nothing as important as the final walk through we do with our clients.” Stephen is a commercial builder in the Boston area. “What I’ve found, through years and years of long experience, is that you get the best…
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Extend Useful Life of Office Furniture, Carpeting & Other Assets With Strategic Maintenance Plan
“When you talk about being a good steward, of being careful with the company resources, this is about more than the purchases you make or do not make,” Irving said. The Brighton office manager has been in his position for nearly thirty years, and prides himself on running a tight ship. “It is also about…
Flu Season is Here – Help Keep Your Team Healthy
Will the combination of the flu and COVID create a twin pandemic that hurts local businesses? That’s the fear reported by Boston.com, citing health experts growing concerns about infectious disease. While people have the ability to receive vaccinations for both the flu and COVID, not everyone is doing so. As a business owner, what can…
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Office Cleaning: For Holiday Parties & Special Events
It’s not quite that time yet, but very soon, businesses of all sorts will be having holiday parties and special seasonal events. Some of these gatherings are employee only while others include customers and prospects. No matter who attends your festivities, you want your facility to look its absolute best. As a provider of office…
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Choosing a Post-Construction Cleaning Contractor: What Qualities To Look For
Post-Construction Cleaning Services are essential for any general contractor or builder who wants the client to see their work looking absolutely fantastic. Post-Construction Cleaning involves the removal of trash and construction debris, vacuuming and carpet cleaning, wiping down walls, doors, and other hard surfaces, and more. Here are the qualities you should look for when…
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Brookline is Booming: Make Sure Your Business Looks Its Best
Fortune Magazine recently selected Brookline as one of the 25 best places for families to live. Obviously we agree – and we’re proud to see this Boston neighborhood get some of the attention it deserves. Brookline has been experiencing a bit of a boom, which is great news for local business owners. As new customers…
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More Viruses & Sick Days? How to Keep Your Workforce Healthy This Winter
Bloomberg News is not generally where I get my weather information, to be honest. I was shocked to see a Winter Forecast headline from them – until I read that it was about the impact the coming Flu season is expected to have on Boston businesses. Obviously as an employer, you want your workforce healthy…
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And Now Ebola’s Back – Why Office Cleanliness Matters More Than Ever
The news that travelers from Uganda to the US will now be screened for Ebola is a fresh reminder that this country is far from out of the woods when it comes to concerns about infectious diseases. The fall is often the beginning of cold and flu season here in the Boston area, and many…
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What to Look for in a Post-Construction Cleaning Company
If you’re a contractor, builder, or are otherwise involved in managing large construction projects, at some point you’re going to want the services of a post-construction cleaning company. Post-construction cleaning involves a deep cleaning of your job site prior to its final presentation to the client. This helps ensure a good first impression and plays…
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Post Construction Cleaning: Understanding the Stages & What’s Involved
Post-construction cleaning is a niche service performed by commercial cleaning companies for construction professionals. Basically, post-construction cleaning involves performing a thorough deep clean on a build site so it is in pristine condition for the owners. Some construction projects take a very long time to complete, such as the renovation of a health care or…
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Clean Facilities = Healthier Work Force
Are you concerned about how often your employees are calling in sick? Obviously setting aside those situations that are related to management rather than medicine, it can be eye opening to see how much illnesses cost a business in terms of productivity. Way back in 2015, the CDC put a dollar value on the costs…