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8 Common Mistakes Businesses Make When Hiring an Office Cleaning Company…
As a business owner you may not have enough time to take care of work-space. Cleaning the entire office is quite a demanding task that requires skills along with patience. Everyone desires a spotless and hygienic place to work, and for this reason, one of the ideal...
10 Tips To Get the Most Out Of Your Industrial Building and Warehouse Landscaping Efforts…
It’s no secret that industrial buildings are kind of, well, let’s just come out and say it—drab. Warehouses and industrial buildings are a big part of our commercial economy, right? Everyone needs a place to store, create, or manufacture merchandise. But, just because...
4 Major Signs You Need Professional Carpet Cleaning Services…
Many office managers undervalue the importance of clean carpeting. Carpets are a breeding ground for dust mites, dirt, and other pollutants or allergens that can put your employees and customers at risk of illness. This is especially true if someone has asthma or...
Commercial Cleaning Tips – How We Help Your Company Prevent Spreading Sickness at the Office
Well it is fall and the kids are back in school, the leaves are changing, the weather is getting cooler and Halloween is just a few weeks away. Fall also brings with it some not so fun things, like the beginning of flu season. Is your Janitorial service working with...
6 Economic Advantages of Contracting With a Commercial Landscaping Company…
The power of perception matters. For business owners, first impressions mean a great deal. Having a professional landscaping company take care of the landscaping can help a business achieve that lasting and important good first impression. You cannot deny the...
The Main Cleaning Services You Can Expect From a Commercial Cleaning Company…
The best commercial cleaning companies will offer a wide range of services that care of all your cleaning needs. The following are a list of some of the services a commercial cleaning company will offer to help you provide a clean and safe environment for your...
Outsourcing Your Facility’s Landscaping Allows You To Focus On Revenue Generating Activities.
Your Property says a lot about who you are as an organization. Sloppy unsafe grounds send a negative message. Managing care of the wide range of maintenance tasks is like running an operation that’s unrelated to your core business. Your focus is on producing goods or...
Why Doctors, Dentists, and Other Health Care Providers Need Specially Trained Cleaning Professionals To Clean Their Offices and Facilities…
With so much at stake, the cleaning needs of healthcare facilities are unique from many other institutions. They require the expertise of janitorial specialists dedicated to ensuring a thoroughly cleaned, sanitized and disinfected environment. Extensive cleaning...
Lawn Care Tips – Minimize Lawn Care Problems By Employing The Following Tasks at the Right Times of the Year
To minimize maintenance problems, use only species of grass that are appropriate for your location and for the specific conditions within your lawn. Sustainable turfgrass management includes careful consideration of the soil in which turf is growing and seeks to...
Tips for Keeping Your Property Clean During the Winter
Snow may be white and beautiful, but we all know it can create quite the mess. No matter what, slush on the ground and wet weather conditions significantly increase the amount of moisture that is accidentally brought indoors, which inevitably affects your building’s...
Winter Landscaping Tips – Winter Pruning Benefits Your Commercial Property
Pruning plays a very important part in the maintenance of strong and healthy landscape trees. The need for pruning could be reduced by planting the right tree in the right place. Pruning should begin while the tree is young; this will cut down on the problems that may...
5 Reasons Why Facility Managers Should Hire a Profession Commercial Cleaning Service…
Facility executives say they are searching for a commercial cleaning service who can guide them to more efficient and eco-friendly cleaning processes, as well as to other specialty programs such as cleaning for health. Overseeing a daily operation of a workplace like...
Cleaning Tips for a Healthier Daycare Center…
Keeping your space clean is essential for running a safe, high quality, successful daycare center. Germs, bacteria, and illnesses can spread throughout the center and affect children and staff quickly. Every surface, from toys and books to tabletops, floors and walls...
Commercial Landscaping Contracts – The Baseline Level of Service You Should Expect In Any Landscaping Contract…
Many facility managers ask what it takes to get healthy plants, green turf, weed free beds, and a neat appearance. Managers work within a budget and must make decisions about where to allocate resources. While a manager’s intention is not to cut corners he/she needs...
Why Your Landscaping Affects The Attitudes and Happiness of Your Employees and Visitors…
Fresh air, green grass and beautiful flowers have been proven to bring renewed energy, peace and serenity to workers overloaded minds. Encounters with nearby nature help alleviate mental fatigue by relaxing and restoring the mind. Within built environments parks and...
How Your Janitorial and Cleaning Service’s Employee Turnover Problem Can Affect Your Bottom Line…
In the janitorial industry, employee turnover averages about 200%. This level of turnover is normal but it shouldn’t be because it doesn’t have to be. You cannot afford to overlook your cleaning company’s constant stream of new people. Employee turnover and resigning...
6 Observations that Point To Your Commercial Property Having Outdoor Drainage Problems…
You don’t have to be a professional to know your grounds are experiencing drainage problems. The water line on the side of your property, bare roots, and yard rivulets that look like little streams are hard to miss. These issues are not only unsightly, but they can...
4 Important Ways That A Commercial Cleaning Service Benefits All Business Owners…
Do you think you owe it to your employees to have a clean and healthy work environment? Are you looking for ways to increase your company's efficiency and appearance? If your answer is yes, we would like to give you a few suggestions of how a commercial cleaning...
How to Use Cultural, Biological, Physical and Chemical Strategies To Control Pest Problems….
A well-defined Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program is based on prevention, monitoring, and control that will eliminate or drastically reduce the use of pesticides. Reducing pesticides will minimize the toxicity of and exposure to any products which are used in...
10 Places That In-House and Mediocre Professional Cleaners Usually Forget To Clean!
Maybe you have an in-house team that cleans your facilities and you are too busy to walk behind them to see if they are doing a good job. Maybe you have a professional cleaner that is cutting corners on their way to their next client. Below are 10 of the top places we...
Irrigation System Tips – Promoting Water-wise Habits and Maintaining Your Irrigation Equipment
Irrigation is to supply our lawn with water by artificial means. Irrigation is critical for a healthy landscape. To maintain a natural beauty of your landscape, irrigation is necessary. Lots of new technology is available that can save money and water these days....
Your Office May Be Making You and Your Employees Sick Even Though You Are Cleaning It. Learn Why…
Have you heard of Sick Building Syndrome? There is even a name for the illness attached to poor indoor air quality and the leaky roof and moldy ceiling tiles and filthy carpets and dirty doorknobs. Offices everywhere are sick, causing those who work there to suffer...
4 Major Ways Dirty Floors Hurt Your Company’s Image, Productivity, and Bottom-line…
Like many people, you may take your floors for granted. When a building is cleaned, the floors are often the most neglected part of the space although they are affected by dust, debris, and dirt. When doing the cleaning, floors are given less attention as compared to...
Do You Have a Cleaning Schedule for Your Cubicle Walls?
Cubicles offer a simple, efficient way to maximize work space, creating a semi-private workstation and accommodating more workers than banks of traditional offices. Unlike painted office walls, cubicle walls simply can’t be wiped down with a wet rag for cleaning. The...
Commercial Landscaping Tips – How to Provide Curb Appeal Maintenance on a Budget
Trying to stay within budget can be a real challenge. As a property manager you need to maintain occupancy rates and promotion to attract new tenants. A site’s landscape is a prospective client’s first impression of the property. We will try to outline some of the...
Some Tell Tale Signs From Your Restrooms That Your Cleaning Company is Failing You!
Keeping the restrooms clean is probably the most important thing a professional janitorial service can do for a business. Clean restrooms should look clean, smell clean, and be clean and sanitary at the microbial level. Clean restrooms should also be well stocked....
The Most Ignored Commercial Landscape Maintenance Practices
You want your site to stand out above the rest. Keeping your property one step ahead of the competition is a constant battle. But a lot of staying on top comes down to the basics. If you follow those, you can help elevate your commercial property. Giving Trees Mulch...
Use These Questions After Receiving Cleaning Proposals to Weed Out Bad Commercial Cleaning Companies…
Cleaning Companies have just a couple of things to sell your company and that’s their labor, organization, and reputation. So if you see a price that is too good to be true than it probably is, because you get what you pay for from professional cleaning companies....
Is Your Cleaning Company Handling Problems That You Can’t See or Smell? Grade Your Restroom Cleaning Company…
Dirty restrooms and ineffective restroom cleaning are common problems that plague Facility Managers. What sets a good cleaner apart from bad cleaners is their attention to detail. Good commercial cleaners know that looking clean and being clean is about what you...
A Subcontractor Using Illegal Workers to Clean Your Business Can Leave You Open to Potential Problems…
There are reasons why you wouldn’t want your cleaning company to use illegal aliens to clean your office building. Lack of accountability for the individual cleaning your building is one. Another is that the company you use could get shut down and payments made to...
Is Your Lawn Service Providing Sustainable Lawn Management By Using Species and Practices That Are Appropriate To Our Region?…
To minimize maintenance problems, use only species that are appropriate for your location and for the specific conditions within your lawn. Sustainable turf-grass management includes careful consideration of the soil in which turf is growing and seeks to re-introduce...
Is Your Janitorial Service Cleaning Your Walls? See Why They Should and How to Do a Quick Test To See If They Are…
What about the Walls? We know the basics: you have to clean the floors, windows, furniture, restrooms, break rooms and fixtures. You did not think about the walls did you?? Walls have a texture and this texture grabs and holds dirt. This dirt and grime makes your...
Do You Know The 6 Steps to a Healthy Lawn? Watch This Video…
Watch the following video to find out the 6 steps to having a healthy green lawn. Hint: A good landscaping company like First Green can help you make sure all 6 steps are taken care of at the right time for the best results. Is your property not receiving the...
Would Your Business Benefit From Hiring a Commercial Cleaning Service?
When it comes to work, keeping your office space clean isn’t always the first thing on your mind. However, it’s a very important part of fostering a healthy, productive work environment. Setting up a professional cleaning service for your office is the best way to...
Cleaning Your Own Business Leaves You Open to Risks and Liability. See Why…
Employee Slips and Falls If your in-house employees slip or fall cleaning wet surfaces, climbing ladders or moving objects it's your responsibility. The bad thing is that slips and falls are common among custodial workers and that leaves you open. Employee Back...
Need Some Trees To Soften Up the Company Grounds – Here Are The Best Native Ornamental Trees For Your Northern Kentucky Property…
If you’re looking to create a welcoming environment for your employees, guests, and customers, you need to pay special attention to your commercial landscape. Landscaping for a commercial property is not as cut and dry as it might seem, and some would even say it’s...
Cleaning Tips – Questions to Ask Janitorial Companies When Selecting an Office Cleaning Service…
It has been documented that all too often customers don’t ask enough questions of prospective janitorial vendors. People tend to hire a firm based on price, get burned because of poor service, and repeat the process again and again. If you are hiring a new office...
It Isn’t Always True That “You Get What You Pay For”
Some cleaning companies will price low in an attempt to win your business, only to quickly realize that such rock bottom pricing is simply unsustainable. However getting a good deal on your janitorial, cleaning and maintenance services is critical. The right company...
Reducing Weeds in Turf Grass: Use Less Chemicals and Have Great Soil Health
Turf grass not only is one of the most widespread used grasses in the U.S., but it also provides many natural benefits to our environment. Turf grass covers 46.5 Million acres in the United States and can be found in many places ranging from recreational parks to...
How A Proactive Pest Management Approach Does More for You Landscape
Integrated Landscape Pest Management (IPM), and it is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on cultural practices, using pest and disease resistant plants, releasing beneficial insects, and implementing smart design solutions to maximize ecosystem services. The...
Are You Considering Putting Your Facility on the Market for Sale or Lease?
If so we would like to give you a few tips for getting your facility in great condition. You will want your property to look its best when prospective buyers walk through. First impressions are everything. Putting your existing commercial building up for sale or lease...
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