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Five Steps to Keeping a Respectable Restroom

Janitorial supply cart

It’s a funny thing about publicly accessible restroom facilities. Customers and employees will rarely mention them – except in private – unless they’re ready to be declared a disaster area. But rest assured, they matter. A lot. And yes, the state of your facilities is a direct reflection on your brand.

Airing Dirty Laundry: The Weirdest Things We’ve Found in Your Linens

Crumpled money that went through washing machine

You must know the feeling. You’re unloading the dryer and when you get to the bottom of it all and everything is nice and folded, there’s something unexpected lying in the drum. Usually, it’s money: a few crumpled singles, occasionally something larger. Or, the handful of change that’s been the source of that persistent rattle for the last 45 minutes.

Protect Your Floor, Protect Yourself

Dirt on a black rubber floor mat

Businesses today are faced with a dilemma regarding proper floor protection, especially since costs associated with protecting floors have, like other costs, risen in recent years. However, several issues can present themselves by not having a proper floor care program in place.

Here’s What’s Trending in the Textile Business

White glove inspection of linens

It’s always tempting to think of the industry we share as a place more characterized by sameness than change. While there’s some truth and probably comfort in that view, it obscures a larger truth that textile rentals are affected by changes in consumer habits and trends and, even to some extent, larger social and economic concerns. The following are a few of the trends and issues we have noted that are driving the business of our customers in recent months.

Onboarding Employees

Close up of person holding pen, trainees in background

It used to be known as employee orientation. Not a biggie, right? Some paperwork to fill out, noting where the essential areas are, finding out the scope of responsibilities and learning the names of your new co-workers. Boom! Done.

Branding 101: It’s All About The Experience

Restaurant employees in clean black aprons

There is a great deal of misperception that surrounds the word branding today. Some confuse the idea of branding with the company logo. Some believe it’s the sign out front, the name on the vehicle or business card, the ad in the paper, the top panel on the corporate website, the clever tag line.