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June 2024

Comparing Lithium Batteries: Considering A Lithium Battery For Your Cleaning Machine? Here’s Some Facts You Need To Know

June 12, 2024

By Dan Sanchez, DS Media LLC Over the past decade, there has been a push in the battery industry to be the first to have a deep-cycle Lithium-ion (Li) product for a variety of battery-powered industrial equipment and vehicles. For companies and individuals wanting to switch to lithium chemistry because of its maintenance-free operation and…

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Ozone Generation And Hydroxyl Air Treatment Provide Green And Effective Options For Bad Odor Removal In AFH Facilities

June 11, 2024

Name the away-from-home (AFH) facility and chances are poor air quality and bad odors can become a serious issue. Instead of masking foul air and strange smells, many business owners and maintenance personnel have turned to ozone generation equipment. The use of ozone for eliminating odors is well established. Ozone generation can rid properly treated…

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Editor’s Note – June 2024

June 11, 2024

The June 2024 issue of Maintenance Sales News Magazine includes the publication’s inaugural “New Products Award Entries.” Our subscribers will soon vote on these entries, with first place given in different categories. The winners will be recognized in our September 2024 issue, as well as online, on social media, and in our enewsletters through the…

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Warehousing And Logistics Play Critical Roles In Successful Distribution

June 11, 2024

By Dina Wright, Vice President of Operations, ACTION Chemical (dba) ACTION Janitorial Paper Safety Customers prefer to do business with companies that are “easy” to do business with. Being a company that’s “easy” to do business with can be accomplished by keeping a keen focus on how efficient the warehousing and logistics departments are managed daily.…

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A Focus On Facility MRO: The JanSan Future Is Bright … But It’s Complicated

June 11, 2024

By Mark Prosser, VP Sales – Strategic Accounts, The United Group I’ve been around this industry far longer than I’m willing to admit, and I recall as a younger guy working for a JanSan distributor dreading the inevitable conversation at parties or get-togethers. “So, what do you do?” “Uh, I sell janitorial supplies.”  “Umm, I…

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The Smart Facility Manager’s Guide To Selecting Floor And Carpet Care Equipment

June 11, 2024

By Austin Robertson, Marketing, at Mytee, LLC For Facility Managers, maintaining clean and presentable floors is crucial. Whether it’s the lobbies of commercial buildings, halls and auditoriums of schools, or carpeting in hospitality venues — choosing the right hard floor and carpet care equipment can significantly impact efficiency, effectiveness, and costs. Here are some key…

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Client Happiness Starts ‘At Home’

June 11, 2024

By Jonathan Lorbacher, Vice President of Town & Country Cleaning Retaining a client long term is perhaps the most straightforward way to keep your company growing. Customer happiness is one of the most important factors in retaining a client long term. There’s nothing controversial about those sentences at all. Most of you are reading this…

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Addressing Challenges In The Paper Industry

June 11, 2024

By Mark Kirchgasser, Vice President of Sales – Away from Home, Sofidel America The outlook for the remainder of 2024 in the North American away-from-home (AFH) paper business appears challenging, as the sector continues to deal with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Across various industries such as food service and office sector, demand remains…

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Gem State Paper & Supply: Family Leadership, Great Employees Keep Distributorship On Right Path

June 11, 2024

By Harrell Kerkhoff, Maintenance Sales News Editor As was the case for many people returning to civilian life after World War II, the late Armour Anderson returned to his hometown after serving in the U.S. Armed Forces and began his next chapter. On June 15, 1946, he and a partner founded Gem State Paper &…

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