Business Cleaning Solutions Blog
Fleet Maintenance 101: The Value of Auto & Tire Cleaning
If you own an auto repair shop, tire shop, or dealership, you know that dirt comes with the job. Oil, grease, brake dust, mud, and tire debris get tracked through your building all day long. The problem is, your customers don’t separate the mess from the service. If your lobby smells like grease, your floors […]
Your Summer Cleaning Checklist: Keep Your Business Looking Its Best All Season Long
Summer is one of the busiest times of the year for commercial buildings. More foot traffic, more dust, more pollen, and more dirt get tracked through your doors every day. Add in the extra heat, and it’s easy for your facility to start feeling less than fresh. The good news? You don’t have to let […]
The Ultimate Janitorial Cleaning Checklist for a Cleaner, Healthier Workplace
If you’re responsible for keeping your building clean, you already know how quickly things can get out of hand. One busy week can leave overflowing trash cans, dusty workstations, dirty restrooms, and floors that have definitely seen better days. The good news is that you don’t need to guess what should be cleaned or when. […]
Your Janitorial Closet Is a Team Sport (Here’s How to Win It)
Let’s be honest for a second. Your janitorial closet is probably the most-ignored room in the whole building — right up until someone can’t find the mop, or a delivery box is parked squarely in front of the breaker panel. Then suddenly everybody cares. Here’s the thing you already know deep down: that little closet […]
The Machine Shop Cleaning Checklist That Actually Sticks
You hold tolerances a few thousandths of an inch wide. You track tool wear, thermal expansion, material variation — the stuff most people don’t even know exists. So why does the floor of your shop look like it hasn’t seen a broom since last quarter? That’s not a knock. It’s the reality of a busy […]
Your HVAC Shop is Your Business’s First Impression – Is it Making the Right One?
There’s an old saying in the trades: a craftsman’s shop tells you everything about their work before they pick up a single tool. Walk into a clean, organized shop and you expect the work to be precise, professional, and done right. Walk into a chaotic, grimy one and – even if the technician is genuinely […]
Back of House Standards: Professional Cleaning Services for Landscaping Companies in Boise
There’s a concept in hospitality called the “back of house” – the kitchens, storage rooms, and prep areas that guests never see. The rule in any well-run hotel or restaurant is that the back of house should be held to the same standard as the front, because the people who work there deserve it, and […]
The Cleaning Problem Most Manufacturing Facilities Don’t Know They Have
Ask a plant manager what their biggest operational challenges are and you’ll hear about throughput, downtime, supply chain, or labor. Cleaning rarely makes the list. That’s not because manufacturing facilities don’t have cleaning challenges. It’s because the cleaning problems in most plants are slow, invisible, and cumulative – the kind that don’t announce themselves until […]
Why Dirty Exteriors and Common Areas Can Cost Your Strip Mall Shoppers (and Tenants)
Walk through any struggling strip mall and you’ll notice a pattern. It’s not always the anchor tenant that went dark or the national chain that relocated. Often, the decline started somewhere more subtle: a parking lot that got grimier every year, a set of shared restrooms that no one wanted to use, a sidewalk in […]
The Hidden Impact of Common Area Cleanliness on Resident Retention (and What Property Managers can do About It)
Every property manager knows the math on resident turnover. When a unit turns over, you lose at least one month’s rent during the gap. You pay for unit cleaning and repairs. You market the vacancy, show the unit, screen applicants, and process a lease. Depending on your market and the condition of the unit, a […]
How to Clean with Solvents
Solvents are a widely used cleaning agent that chemically dissolve tough contaminants such as dirt, oil, grease, paint and other residues. Some are quite aggressive and can emit noxious fumes, which is why they can be intimidating. Choosing the right one can make your cleaning job much easier, while using the wrong one can actually damage […]
How to Keep Your Break Room Clean
For managers of busy offices the goal of keeping the kitchen clean throughout the business day can seem like an impossible dream. From piles of dirty dishes to empty paper towels, there can be numerous cleaning hurdles. With the constant hustle and bustle of coffee breaks and the lunchtime rush, it’s enough to make you want to […]
The Untapped Marketing Potential: How Keeping Your Business Clean Boosts Your Brand Image.
When you think about marketing strategies, elements such as social media campaigns, SEO, or email campaigns will likely come to mind. However, one aspect that is often overlooked but holds substantial marketing potential is the cleanliness of your business. Yes….the cleaning. Maintaining a clean and tidy environment can positively impact your brand image and contribute to your overall […]
6 Reasons to Care About Dirty Windows
For many business professionals, life’s never-ending to-do-list has us constantly checking our phones. So it makes sense that something as seemingly inconsequential as your business’ windows is an easy thing to overlook. You may assume that unless a baseball or a tornado is headed their way, your windows are fine. Only, what if they weren’t? Like any other component […]
How to Fire Your Cleaning Company
Picture this scenario: you open your office for the start of the business day and immediately notice how dirty it is. How frustrated would you be at the sight of a filthy lobby? When workplace cleanliness is suffering, so is your business. After all, many people take pride in delivering quality, professional services or products to their customers. It’s […]
The Best Small Cities in the US to Start a Business
Whether a solopreneur or a small business operation, launching a stable and profitable cleaning business can be difficult enough. With the various hurdles and roadblocks that a new entrepreneur can face, it can be daunting. But some cities and states are clearly going out of their way to make the process a little easier. According to a recent […]
Cleaning with Community in Mind: Pass It On Pledge
Times have been tough for families in need. As such, our team at Business Cleaning Solutions wanted to step up efforts to contribute to the common good. We’d like to introduce our Pass It On Pledge. Commercial cleaning with community in mind. In 2023 we will be donating 1% of annual sales to non-profit causes and organizations. The aim is […]
7 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Commercial Deep Clean.
Today we’re going to address one of the most dreaded of cleaning challenges: when a workplace becomes so consistently dirty that it’s impossible to ignore. Maybe the tipping point came after a customer mentioned how dirty the lobby was. What’s worse, now that you know about it you can’t unsee it. You may even find yourself in a […]
What You Should Expect From Your Cleaning Company
For growing businesses looking to hire a cleaning service for the first time, the list of questions they may have can really add up. If you’re coming loaded and ready to play a game of 20 questions are you being picky? Difficult? No. Not at all. After all, janitorial is an ongoing service and an important […]
5 Ways Commercial Cleaning Companies are Evolving
There’s little doubt that commercial cleaning is in demand like never before, but how is it adapting to meet consumer needs and higher expectations since the Covid-19 pandemic? For sci-fi fans out there, worry not, as evolve can simply mean change. Sentient robots from an episode of Black Mirror will not be wiping down your desks (anytime soon). However, commercial cleaning […]