By Dan Sanchez, U.S. Battery Lithium-ion batteries have become a popular choice for floor cleaning machines, due to zero maintenance, shorter charging times, reduced weight, and the ability to provide consistent power across many cycles. Much like the battery-powered cleaning machines they power, these batteries contain sophisticated components that also must be protected against moisture…
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By Harrell Kerkhoff, Maintenance Sales News Editor Essential items such as paper towels, bath tissue, non-woven wipers and napkins are a requirement for just about every type of away-from-home (AFH) facility. As a result, opportunities, changes and challenges are expected to continue for those companies involved in manufacturing, distributing and providing to building occupants paper-related…
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By Harrell Kerkhoff, Maintenance Sales News Editor Proper selection of flooring, along with making sure floors are well cared for to ensure longevity and occupant safety, remain crucial parts to the overall success of any away-from-home (AFH) facility. It’s an area that manufacturers, distributors, and facility-care professionals can work together on for best results. This effort…
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By Bill Bestmann, Vice President of Sales at Nyco Products Company With an increasing number of disinfectants and sanitizers available, choosing the right one for your facility can be overwhelming. Whether you manage a healthcare facility, school, office, or restaurant, selecting the proper disinfectant or sanitizer is essential for maintaining a safe and healthy environment.…
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By Jim Pancero, CSP, CPAE, Hall of Fame Speaker & Thought Leader It used to be prospecting for new business — whether identifying new customers or finding new business opportunities within existing customers — was fairly straight forward. Most found success “dialing for dollars” by spending all day making outbound calls or cruising local industrial…
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By Harrell Kerkhoff, Maintenance Sales News Editor There are many aspects to growing a successful business over time, not the least of which is developing a solid company plan and finding a core group of employees willing to go above and beyond what it takes to help customers succeed. As the late James Cash Penney, founder…
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By Harrell Kerkhoff, Maintenance Sales News Editor Opportunities abound for jan/san professionals and companies willing and able to embrace innovation, sustainability, education, training, and positive disruptive change within the cleaning marketplace. With the advent of modern robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous equipment, sustainable products, new materials and chemistry, and the growing need to clean not only…
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