One of the more obvious problems we encounter as professional cleaners is dirty, muddy, salt covered floors in almost every entryway and reception area we see. Edmonton is a winter city and we spend the better part of six months every year dealing with snow and ice. When staff and clients come into your office the first thing they tend to do is stamp the snow pack off their shoes or boots and then head off into the office itself. What happens is that the snow melts on the entryway matt and … [Read more...] about Keeping Your Office Floor Clean | Office Carpet Cleaning
Archives for January 2016
Recycling | Janitorial Services in Edmonton
It seems like everyone is trying to be green these days. Companies try to go paperless, they support green community efforts and most offices and workspaces have recycle bins at their desks and large blue commercial recycle bins sit outside most buildings. Yet most workplaces we clean do not have a set recycling policy and most people do not use the blue boxes and bins that are available the way they should. As professional cleaners and janitors we often find cardboard boxes filled with … [Read more...] about Recycling | Janitorial Services in Edmonton
Avoiding Flus & Colds | Cleaning Tips
It’s the cold a flu season once again and staff members and customers are always coming into the office with the sniffles or a cough. It doesn’t take long before everyone is coming down with something. Not only are workdays lost to sickness, but morale suffers when everyone is under the weather. Did you know that some viruses that can cause a cold are able to survive indoors on hard surfaces for up to seven days, although their ability to cause an infection quickly drops, often surviving … [Read more...] about Avoiding Flus & Colds | Cleaning Tips
Staff Kitchens | Cleaning Services
As professional cleaners one of the biggest health hazards we encounter are staff kitchens. Many offices have a small kitchen area, where food can be cooked in a microwave, or sometimes even an oven, there is a fridge, and sink, and usually a number of cupboards for glasses, mugs and plates. Here are a few of the places in your staff kitchen that need regular attention: The microwave. We find that the microwave is rarely wiped down, and if it is its often cleaned with the same rag that … [Read more...] about Staff Kitchens | Cleaning Services