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  • Veterans Share Military Influence as ServiceMaster Clean Owners Before becoming a ServiceMaster Clean franchise owner nearly 30 years ago, Randy Purcell ... Read More

Cleaning Tips

  • How to Avoid the Flu During Holiday Season Is influenza on your gift list this year? December is typically the height of the flu season ... Read More
  • Power Washing Outdoor Areas When it comes to caring for your commercial property, chances are you first focus on your ... Read More
  • What is Cross-Contamination? The term cross-contamination is commonplace in a variety of industries, but many facility ... Read More
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    Winter Safety: Tips to Protect Customers & Employees Operating a business in the rough winter months can present additional challenges for ... Read More
  • Simple Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks for Facility Managers With fresh buds on the trees and the first flowers in bloom, spring is truly a season for ... Read More
  • Spring Forward With These Energy Saving Tips for Your Business Today’s businesses have options for reducing their energy bills and adopting more ... Read More

Commercial Cleaning

  • Returning to Work Safely During COVID-19 With vaccines being available for people across the United States, several businesses are ... Read More
  • Why Manual Cleaning and Disinfection Are Important Proper cleaning and disinfection processes are necessary to keep facilities safe for workers ... Read More
  • What is Green Cleaning? Making the move to green cleaning from traditional cleaning is a goal many businesses have. ... Read More
  • CDC Updates Guidelines For Cleaning and Disinfecting a Facility Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, facility owners have relied on the CDC for ... Read More
  • Get Ready for National Cleaning Week The pandemic has provided many challenges to the cleaning industry and to the countless ... Read More
  • How Long Do Pathogens Live on Surfaces? With the COVID-19 pandemic still looming large across the country, many businesses are facing ... Read More

Education Cleaning

  • Back to School Cleaning Routine for Your School With the warm summer months drawing to a close, schools will soon be filling up again with ... Read More
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    Back to School Clean up Checklist Schools can harbor plenty of germs, which makes regular cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting ... Read More
  • School Classroom Cleaning Checklist As a teacher, you do your best to create a healthy, friendly learning environment for your ... Read More

Floor Cleaning

  • Winter is Over! Your Spring Cleaning Guide to Flooring Maintenance You’ve survived the cold grip of winter’s icy hands, and now spring has arrived to provide ... Read More
  • How Often Should Your Business Clean Their Carpets? Dirty, worn and stained carpeting can negatively affect your customers’ opinion of your ... Read More
  • Benefits of Encapsulation Cleaning for Commercial Carpets When you own a business, making a good first impression on potential customers is highly ... Read More
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    How to Maintain Your Flooring in High-traffic Areas Companies can face a lot of foot traffic throughout the day. Dirt, mud and other items can be ... Read More
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    How to Wax, Buff and Polish Hardwood Floors Hardwood floors add beauty to the home, but like any other type of flooring they do require ... Read More

Healthcare Cleaning

  • Why Do Surgical Cleaning Technicians Need CSCT Training? In a medical facility, there are various standards of cleaning and disinfecting protocols ... Read More
  • How Will the COVID-19 Delta Variant Affect My Business? As the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to spread throughout communities in the United States ... Read More
  • Podcast: The Vital Role of Environmental Services in Healthcare with PSQH Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare ’s podcast by Jay Kumar featured ServiceMaster Clean’s own ... Read More
  • Essential PPE in Healthcare Rooms Personal protective equipment (PPE) are all the items required to keep healthcare workers ... Read More
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    5 Areas to Clean in Your Operating Room You May Overlook Operating rooms must be sterile environments to ensure patient safety throughout the ... Read More
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    How to Avoid the Spread of Infection in Outpatient Facilities It’s no secret that healthcare facilities have the potential to spread infections. With so ... Read More

Industrial / Warehouse Cleaning

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    6 Challenges and Solutions in Warehouse Cleaning Maintaining a clean and safe facility is crucial for businesses dealing with storage. However, ... Read More
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    How to Clean Hazardous Materials in a Warehouse Warehouses and industrial spaces hold large amounts of products that are in constant movement. ... Read More
  • Basics of Cleaning Your Food Processing Plant Consumers rely on food processing plants to maintain the utmost standards when it comes to ... Read More
  • How to Clean and Sanitize Your Warehouse For those who manage a warehouse facility, it can be difficult to keep up with proper cleaning ... Read More

Janitorial Services

  • 5 Ways Janitorial Services Help Keep Employees Productive Everybody knows that employee productivity is crucial to a company’s success. Hard work, ... Read More
  • Welcoming Reception Area Ideas to Maximize Comfort & Efficiency Combining the elements of interior design with the practical needs of an office workplace is ... Read More
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    Evaluating Your Current Janitorial Staff Do you know how clean your organization's facility really is? With everything that today's ... Read More
  • How to Create a Janitorial RFP Companies create requests for proposals, or RFPs, for a range of different services. These ... Read More
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    How to Clean Cubicle Walls Cubicles offer a simple, efficient way to maximize work space, creating a semi-private ... Read More
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    Conference Room Etiquette: Clean-up Checklist Imagine entering a conference room to prep for an important meeting. You walk in to set up and ... Read More

Office Cleaning

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    Sick Building Syndrome: Is Your Office at Risk? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sick building syndrome, or SBS, ... Read More
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    Get Your Office Ready for Winter As the temperatures drop, it's time for businesses, offices and other facilities to prep for ... Read More
  • Office Cleaning Tips for Better Building Maintenance The best way to keep your commercial building in tip-top shape is to address any maintenance ... Read More
  • 3 Ways to Increase Productivity in the Workplace & Office In today’s demanding business world, increasing productivity can be essential to remaining ... Read More
  • Cleaning After an Office Holiday Party: Checklist Office holiday parties are a great way to bring the year to a close. While celebrating all the ... Read More
  • How Often to Deep Clean Office Furniture and Flooring Office floors and furniture can get dirty very quickly. With so many people spending so much ... Read More

Post-Construction Cleaning

  • Post Construction & Renovation Cleaning: After the Dust Settles After finishing a home renovation project, you're ready to sit back and enjoy your new space, ... Read More