The first asset visitors notice when they walk in to any facility, is the floor. Day to day foot traffic plays a significant role in the deterioration of floors, especially during the winter months. When snow, ice, salt, and sand are brought in a facility on the bottom of shoes, they create scratches and worn…
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Create The Kind of Place Where People Would Love to Work Employees do not leave companies to work for other companies. People leave people to work with other people. Why? Because they believe they will be better off. As a leader, your job is to create an environment that attracts and keeps good people. A…
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Cleaning professionals are under more and more pressure to perform their duties as quickly as possible. This is happening in a variety of settings, from the cleaning of commercial office space to schools to hospitals and hotels. During this unprecedented era when people are exhibiting high levels of anxiety about the cleanliness of a facility,…
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WOW! BMS Team Culture As a part of our company culture, we promote the values of Teamwork, Transparency, & Integrity. In order to provide our clients with the best and most innovative customer experience, we empower our staff with these core values. For us, building an exceptional team takes everyone working together and knowing that…
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Technology has advanced the way people do almost everything, and that is no exception when it comes to physical security. With the integration of contact-less technologies, facility managers are able to address a major concern that patrons may have, by putting health and safety first. According to a 2020 Facility Management survey, health, safety, and…
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With the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining high-traffic common areas in a facility, such as restrooms is critical. According to a study, 77,000 distinct types of bacteria and viruses exist in restrooms. Due to the aerosol effect that occurs when a toilet is flushed with the lid open, harmful bacteria can easily be transferred…
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We Clean For Health, Not Just Aesthetics Looking clean is important but being clean – achieving a condition free of unwanted matter – is more important. Now is the time to have a robust and transparent cleaning plan and execute it at maximum levels. As a facility manager, it is your responsibility to ensure your…
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If there is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has made crystal clear, it’s that cleaning for health is more important than cleaning for appearance. However, that doesn’t mean appearances don’t matter. In fact, they matter more than ever. Today there is a heightened awareness of the importance of cleanliness, and employees are paying close attention…
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Communication and transparency are crucial elements of re-opening plans As our country shifts towards reopening, the cleaning community must focus on how its plans affect the health and safety of clients. Traditional cleaning plans must evolve to a new standard set in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past, facility managers…
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As offices reopen, health and wellness strategies will become a crucial part of design and operations Never before has implemented strategies to benefit occupants’ mental health and physical well-being been more critical than now. Will this place make me sick? That will be the question on the minds of anxious occupants as they begin returning…
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