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The History of Maintex

Maintex was founded in 1960 by Ralph Silverman. In the past 6 decades, the company has grown to support two offices, three warehouses, and over 100 employees.

Our Founder

Ralph Silverman grew up in New York and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. After he graduated from Indiana University, he was trained as a chemist. In 1960, he drove across the country from New York to to Southern California with his wife and two young children to pursue an opportunity to start a business on the West Coast. That's the year he founded Maintex. 

The Maintex Cleaning Academy is the high-quality employee training you need

If you run a contract cleaning business, meet your new favorite website!

The Maintex Cleaning Academy is an industry-leading online training toolkit. It's powerful, easy-to-use, and completely free.

Watch this one minute video tour to see how it works:

Need Help With Your Child's College Tuition? ISSA & Maintex Can Help!

Did you know that the ISSA Foundation has an annual scholarship program for employees of ISSA member companies and their family members? Every year since 1988, the ISSA Foundation has awarded more than 50 different scholarships totaling more than $150,000 per year. (That's more than 3 million dollars total!) Even more exciting - one of these scholarships is exclusive to Maintex employees and their family members.

Want to find out how to apply for and ISSA Foundation scholarship? Read on for more information.

Cordless backpack vacuum cleaners are a game changer in safety, speed and cost reduction

Cordless backpack vacuum cleaners are a breakthrough with multiple benefits for Building Service Contractors and their clients. In any industry, staying competitive means embracing innovative products and equipment that solves problems. At Maintex, we want to enable BSCs to provide proactive solutions to their customers.

New regulations for BSCs take effect on October 1st. Are you ready?

Have you heard about the Property Service Workers Protection Act? This California regulation requires all "janitorial employers" to make some important changes, and failure to comply can result in stiff fines. Here are some key takeaways to help you navigate this important new regulation.

A Look Inside the 2018 Maintex Catalog

The 2018 Maintex catalog is about more than just high quality products. It showcases the Maintex spirit of innovation and our reputation for quality, value, and service, built over the past sixty years in business.

Maintex Acquires Champion Chemical

On March 20, 2018, Maintex acquired Champion Chemical Company, a Whittier-based chemical manufacturer and distributer. The experienced sales and customer service staff from Champion have joined our team of specialists and will continue to service existing accounts.  We are excited to add Champion to the Maintex family, and look forward to introducing ourselves to Champion customers.

A Hollywood studio with a focus on environmental impact wanted to reduce paper in the waste stream

A luxury resort was losing time and money because carpet cleaning in guest rooms took too long

Hotels need to turn rooms quickly to meet occupancy and revenue targets, but interim carpet maintenance using a standard carpet extractor requires several hours of drying time.   When traditional techniques were unable to meet their demanding requirements for speed, cleanliness, and customer satisfaction, a luxury resort turned to Maintex for help.

A large grocery chain wanted to eliminate costly slip-and-fall accidents in areas of the store where moisture was present