In the past decade, we have witnessed a number of technological advances that have had direct influence on the professional cleaning industry. While many of these involved the cleaning tools and equipment we use, what I am referencing here are advances in technology that have impacted communication between our customers, cleaning contractors, and their staff. Technologies are now coming online that will allow the very buildings we clean and maintain to connect and communicate with us directly.

Keep it clean with the right software solution. TEAM: WinTeam is the core software solution featuring accounting human resources and benefits, insurance benefits management, payroll, work scheduling, work ticket tools, inventory, and compliance. WinTeam features a unique job-centric structure which allows BSCs to track profitability down to the job level.

Gifts are innately given, and because we are all different, the world is more interesting and more productive. As a business owner, you are specialist in your field. And if you are still in business after one year, you have beat the odds. Keep doing what you’re doing, overtake the competition, and live the American Dream. As a smart business owner on the road to success, you know that improvement should be consistent in order to grow your business and be competitive.

As society moves into the era of the internet of Things, with a heightened awareness of once ambiguous processes, there has been a recent explosion of connectivity at work, and more is certain to come. The commercial cleaning sector is not exempt from this transformation, and in fact, some Building Service Contractors (BSCs) are effectively pulling their customers into this integration process.

About six years ago, the professional cleaning industry was introduced to automatic scrubbers that could clean and maintain floors by electrically converting regular tap water into a cleaning agent. While there was certainly some controversy about these systems when they were first introduced—mainly revolving around claims about their cleaning effectiveness— these days chemical-free floor machines appear to be quite popular and are now used around the world.

In today’s high-tech world, having a website is a necessity for any business—big or small—and building service contracting is no different. Outside of providing the relevant contact information for your business, a website’s primary value is as a marketing vehicle. Given this, it’s vital that you’re able to get as many people as possible to view— and engage with—your site.