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Boston Cleaning Company, Inc
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Bob Slate Stationer
By Alyna Brooke at Citysearch September 07, 2011
So glad to here that Bob Slate is reopening in Harvard Sqaure! Sometime this Fall at 30 Brattle Street.\t\nWelcome back Bob Slate! ...read more
Bob Slate Stationer
By lafox at Citysearch May 21, 2007
I love Bob Slate stores, especially this one (the larger of the two Harvard Square stores). I could easily spend hours poking around and looking at all the beautiful paper goods. I go here for cards, stationary, ink for my fountain pen, special wrapping papers, school supplies, stickers, calendars, small gifts, to have rubber stamps made, etc. They have a wide selection of products- all very high quality and reasonably priced- and the staff go out of their way to help you find what you need. ...read more
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HOW TO CHOOSE A COMMERCIAL CLEANING COMPANY
There are several things that you should do before actually choosing a commercial cleaning firm. After etching out several firms that you think look like they can handle your facility, your work has just begun. If you do not investigate deeply enough, it could be a big problem down the line. 1) During the interview of the cleaning firm, find out who the actual day to day operations manager of your facility will be and find out how he will plan a system to maintain your facility. He will need access to computerized scheduling, in depth detail cleaning crews and emergency response crews. Quality control of the night or day crew via inspections and constant communication with the operations manager and supervisor. 2) When calling a reference, make sure the operation of the business is similar to yours. Find out who the dedicated operations manager is and how he maintains the facility on a day to day basis as well as special request and emergency situations. 3) Find out all of the resources available to the cleaning/building maintenance company. Do they have carpet cleaning, floor striping and waxing capability. Do they have buying power to get you good prices on paper products, liners, chemicals and specialty products? Can they respond to emergencies within critical minutes of a situation? Do they have access to a background screening and drug testing service that can provide reports to your company? 4)Find out if a company wants to lock you into a year or ninety day out clause in the contract, if they do, beware of that company. A thirty day written notice to discontinue the service is more than fair. Service may drop even worse after a notification. If you follow these guidelines and they are met, it will pay endless dividends for you and your company as it will be the track that will create a great business relationship for many years to come. It will develop into a partnership of trust, great service and satisfaction to you and your employees. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION OR A NO OBLIGATION PROPOSAL, PLEASE CONTACT ANDREW PABIAN AT 800-834-9995 EXT 202 OR VIA EMAIL AT ANDREW@BOSTONCLEANINGCOMPANYINC.COM ...read more
By Boston Cleaning Company, Inc October 14, 2011
The Secret to Keeping a Facilty Clean All of The Time
You just hired another cleaning company and have high hopes that this company will finally be the one that does a good job for many years to come. The reason that most companies fail is very simple and the solution is just as simple. Sustained preventive maintenance is the key to keeping a facility looking it's best over a sustained period of time. One example of a system would be to use a quarterly intensive detailed cleaning system in the restrooms that would involve power washing the walls, fixtures, partitions and strip&wax the floors. Restrooms mostly have tile floors with grout joints, they can be deep cleaned by using a scrubbing machine with a vertical brush. This should be scheduled every three months or so to enhance the nightly cleaners routine. A regular night crew does not have the time and equipment to do this type of detail work. It's like washing your car, you can get a regular job or you can get it detail cleaned and of course there is a big difference. Cafeteria's, conference rooms, lobbies, production areas will need a similar process but the key is to stay on schedule. Over a three month interval with a good crew working hard every night there will still be a need to do a quarterly detailed intensive cleaning to keep the facility looking it's best. There are many other types of preventive maintenance systems and schedules that can be implemented depending on the environment and traffic in that space. Production and manufacturing floors need machine scrubbing to take out deep and ground in dirt and again a scheduled system should be designed. No matter how good a night crew is they could never take out the ground in dirt that accumulates over time. Clean rooms are highly specialized and training is needed to adhere to strict standard operating procedures. Clean rooms often require daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and semi annually intensive cleaning based on the nature of the business. The crews need to be trained in the method of cleaning specifically to the operating procedure of that clean room. There is no guessing with clean rooms as every cleaning procedure is documented and on strict schedule and that is why clean rooms are always in good shape. The cleaning in clean rooms is so critical that the particulate count is monitored daily in some cases and if they are too high then action will be immediately taken to get it down. In some rare cases the clean rooms can be shut down until the particulate count is normal. This regimented system that clean rooms follow can be applied to many other areas and this is the foundation to keeping a facility looking it's finest not just for the short term but for the long term. If this system is followed it will yield dividends in the form of a pristine looking facility that will keep the moral of the employees high and your customers knowing that they are in good hands. For more information on our in depth management systems contact Andrew Pabian at 1-800-834-9995 ext 202 or email Andrew at andrew@bostoncleaningcompanyinc.com ...read more
By Boston Cleaning Company, Inc October 13, 2011