“Living longer is one of the great achievements of public health,” said Dr Alain Labrique, Director of WHO’s Department of ...

ISSA, The Association for Cleaning & Facility Solutions, elected members to serve on the 2027 ISSA Board of Directors, which ...

Cleaning contracts between building service contractors (BSCs) and major corporate centers, schools, or universities often are for two-year terms—sometimes less. There are some reasons for these ...

Being the manager of a commercial laundry plant is a challenging and exciting job. Commercial laundry plants are modern, automated plants with impressive material handling capacity; they are more like ...

After being hired as Georgetown University’s director of facilities management in 1992, Dr. Richard Payant, co-author of “The Facility Management Handbook,” asked for a copy of the department’s ...

As the old saying goes, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” But, in an industrial, institutional or work setting, cleanliness becomes something more earthbound — and, removing unwanted matter from ...

Aramark—a provider of food services, facility management, and uniform and career appel—has been awarded a US$16.6 million contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The three-year food ...

Marketing has changed dramatically for building service contractors (BSCs) during the past decade. We have gone from marketing our products, our services, our companies—and even ourselves—to ...

First impressions are everything. You have definitely heard that before, and that’s why preparation before meeting a potential client at their space is imperative. Walk-throughs allow you to begin ...

For years, building service contractors have heard and read articles about the opportunities in and importance of expanding their service arsenal. Instead of solely performing their primary ...

Cleaning a facility, even under perfect conditions, can be challenging. When facilities host a variety of events, those challenges rise exponentially. The evolution in cleaning equipment has provided ...

Walking through Chicago’s Midway Airport at 1:00 a.m., you may not see many people. What you will see are a lot of automatic scrubbers. At that time in the morning, cleaning crews block off entire ...