CM/Spotlight: Restroom Care UPDATING Your Restroom Care TOOLS By: Angelo Poneris Make smart long-term moves even during uncertain times. Angelo Poneris has been involved with the profes-sional cleaning industry for more than a decade. He is currently a customer service rep with Valley Distributors, based in Hamilton, Ohio. T for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Restroom Care . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Restroom . The Great Recession, as the current recession is now being referred to by some, has caused many businesses and organizations to make some very difficult decisions based on a very critical set of circumstances. For the professional cleaning industry, the economic downturn has made it necessary for many facility service providers (FSPs) as well as managers to postpone large equipment purchases. These people are making do with older tools and equipment, many of which are nearing or are past their life expectancies. Several facilities have had to scale back hiring and, worse, let cleaning professionals go due to severe financial circumstances. This at a time when facilities around the country, especially schools and universities, are nearing a panic situation concerning the spread of the H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) virus and the possibility of it inflicting users of their facilities. Essentially, FSPs and facility managers are being forced, probably more so now than in decades past, to do more with a lot less and still maintain necessary health standards for their facilities. According to Colin Butterfield, a Canadian-based cleaning consultant, author and president of Yoredale Consulting Ltd., for more than 100 Restroom floors are a popular source for bacteria to thrive and occupants make contact more than most think. 24 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • November 2009 Photo courtesy of Kaivac Cleaning Systems
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