Spring is in the air. Toxic chemicals shouldn't be.
Spring is the season of green - the first eager sprouts of grass, the tiny but determined tree buds, the clover of St. Patrick’s Day - and, increasingly, green cleaning.
Announcing the totally redesigned line of Professionals' Choice Hard Floor Care Equipment
Maintex is excited to announce our new generation of Professionals’ Choice hard floor care machines!
The Professionals’ Choice line of floor care products has a reputation for reliability, durability, and value. Each machine in our line has been carefully redesigned with you in mind. Now every machine has more features and better performance at the same price point.
Four key questions to ask yourself before buying a disinfectant
In Detail:
You want to spend your money wisely. You want to be sure that the product you purchase will do the job properly.
When choosing the right disinfectant for your facility, you should always answer these four questions first:
Leader Letter: Adapting to technology changes in a fast-paced corporate world
Leader Letters are monthly letters from the Maintex Leadership team. This month, Maintex CEO Stu Silverman discusses how Maintex is staying adaptable in the face of changing technology.
The world of business is moving forward on a daily basis and we at Maintex are working hard to stay relevant and competitive.
Ask Professor Sparklestein: How do I select the right floor pads for a job?
Professor Sparklestein is the Maintex "Dean of Clean," here to answer all of your cleaning questions.
There are many kinds of floor pads. Different floor pads are designed for different flooring types and floor care tasks. Some of these include cleaning, deep scrubbing, stripping, burnishing, and polishing.
5 ways to protect yourself during flu season
Flu season occurs from October to April, but February is the peak. Do you know how to protect yourself? Today, we're sharing our top five tips for protecting yourself from the flu.
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.
Leader Letter: Making plans and seeing them through
Leader Letters are monthly letters from the Maintex Leadership team. This month, Maintex President Linda Silverman discusses the value of frequent reflection and planning.
On January 1st, with the new year stretching wide open before us, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of creating goals and resolutions.
We are two weeks into the new year now. How are you doing with your goals? Are any of them starting to look overly ambitious? And why do we do that? Why do we set goals that are not (entirely) realistic to achieve?
