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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.

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:

 

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 Building Service Contractor looking to cut costs and eliminate waste worked with Maintex to evaluate their existing liner program

Building Service Contractors that switch to  Maintex JustRight Trash Can Liners  have discovered savings in manual labor and monthly supply spend while reducing environmental impact.  Right-sizing to properly fitting liners eliminates too-short “falling bags”, and wasteful oversized bags that require time consuming liner tie-offs.  The coreless rolls are easy to dispense and provide excellent cost control.  After implementing Maintex’s recommended program changes, the BSC realized 11% cost savings while simultaneously reducing landfill waste.