Restroom cleaning in a lodging facility can establish total credibility or deter a customer from ever coming back. Keep in mind that in the lodging industry, as far as can be determined by a number of various market studies, the only cleaning standards that exist are for the housekeeper to clean a specific number of rooms in a specific period of time and pass an inspection for appearance before the room is resold.

The good news is that certain hotels are looking at outside contractors to help establish better cleaning routines for the common areas, hallways, banquet rooms, convention halls, etc. These areas have large carpeted or hard surfaces that require special cleaning and maintenance products and procedures to protect and increase the life expectancy of the materials specified. (more…)

Filed under: Restroom by cbadmin
Originally Published: CBM November 1999

This article is meant to alert lodging and food service personnel to the potential impact of infectious diseases, the risk of cross-contamination, and the need for infection-control programs throughout the hospitality industry. An infection-control program is not only a wise policy from the standpoint of avoiding health risks, but can also be an effective marketing strategy for those individual properties or corporations that seize the initiative.

The food service industry has experienced a phenomenal number of disease-related outbreaks. It is nationally recognized that only five to ten percent of food-related illnesses are reported to local environmental agencies and that the real number of illnesses is at least 25 times that reported. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) feels greater efforts should be made to determine the incidences of all diarrheal and food-borne diarrheal disease. In the hospitality industry, the process of eliminating disease-causing organisms is often taken for granted.

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Filed under: Food Service, Safety, Training by William Griffin
Originally Published: CBM November 1999

Awning cleaning is largely an untapped market, and may be an excellent add-on service for janitorial contractors, window washers, sign companies, and those wanting to start a new kind of cleaning business. Some industry experts estimate that less than 10 percent of all awnings installed are professionally cleaned and maintained on a regular basis.

Awning use is commonplace on restaurants, strip malls, office buildings, apartment houses and many other types of buildings. The increasing use of fabric awnings has created a need for cleaning, restoration and maintenance. (more…)

Filed under: Uncategorized by William Griffin
Originally Published: CBM November 1999