As a commercial cleaning business owner or operations manager, you’ve probably experienced that sinking feeling when a critical piece of equipment breaks down in the middle of a job. Maybe it was a floor scrubber that died halfway through cleaning a 50,000 square foot...
Audio Version Click Here Video Version Click Here Episode Summary What happens when a radio program director pivots into commercial cleaning just months before a global pandemic? In this episode of The Business of Cleaning Podcast, we speak with Tom Riggs, Operations...
The commercial cleaning industry is facing one of its toughest challenges in decades. Finding reliable workers was already difficult before recent labor market shifts, and now it’s become nearly impossible for many companies. If you’re running a cleaning operation,...
You delivered excellent work last night. Your crew hit every item on the checklist, the floors are gleaming, and the restrooms are spotless. But this morning, your client calls with a complaint: “The break room wasn’t cleaned properly.” Sound familiar? This “he said,...
You landed the contract, trained your team, and your cleaners show up every night to do quality work. But here is the question that keeps many cleaning business owners up at night: Is this account actually making you money? It is a surprisingly difficult question to...
If you manage a commercial cleaning operation, you already know that regulatory compliance isn’t optional. One surprise audit, one missed cleaning task in a high-risk area, or one documentation gap can lead to citations, fines, or worse–lost contracts. The challenge...
