We are excited to welcome Ashleigh Laabs as our Company Integrator/COO! Ashleigh officially rejoined our team on January 30, 2023. She will be replacing Christine Mozer in this role of Integrator/COO. They will work together over the next few months to ensure a smooth transition. Ashleigh is a dynamic integrator and goal-driven business leader who [...]
Populist Cleaning Co President, Mike Eller, Discusses OSHA and COVID in Interview with Turning Point Populist Cleaning Co President, Mike Eller, discusses OSHA and COVID in the workplace, rising wages/price increases, and the importance of the employee and the client. Watch the full interview below.
Welcome Aboard, Steve Hamil! The Populist Leadership Team is pleased to announce that Steve Hamil has joined us as our Director of Operations. We're excited to add Steve to our operations team. He brings us 10 years of increasingly responsible experience in the commercial cleaning and janitorial industry. Most recently he served as Director of Operations for [...]
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines related to cleaning and disinfecting against COVID-19. Populist Cleaning Co is working to ensure that the CDC guidance is clearly and properly understood by our customers and associates. Here are 4 key messages and considerations about cleaning and disinfecting to keep in mind, especially as traditional [...]
What are Day Porter Services? Day Porters help keep busy areas of facilities clean, safe, and comfortable for employees, clients, and visitors throughout the day during regular business hours. Day Porters work behind the scenes without disrupting regular workday activities. It's their job to make sure your facility looks clean, presentable, and inviting at all times. They [...]
Let's begin by clarifying three important terms: cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting. Cleaning with soap (surfactants) and water removes germs, dirt, and impurities from surfaces. It lowers the risk of spreading infection. Sanitizing and disinfecting kill germs on surfaces. By killing germs on a surface after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading infection. Both sanitizing [...]
The following excerpt is from an article by Toby Graham posted by our friends at KPA.io: According to a new study in the American Society for Microbiology's journal mSystems, fresh air and sunlight can reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Researchers at the University of California, Davis and the University of Oregon found that "increasing the amount of air [...]
If you’re paying your cleaning vendor to perform the same tasks they were performing a few months ago, you could be wasting money and not getting the value you need. Pre-Covid, standard specifications consisted of the standard cleaning of floors, door glass, dusting/spot wiping surfaces, vacuuming, and emptying many waste receptacles. These tasks were generally performed at acceptable levels in most [...]
How do you view yourself? Do you consider yourself a professional? Did you know that viewing yourself as a professional turns out to be a big deal? How you view yourself has transformation power, and viewing yourself as a professional is part of that transformational power. Showing up as a professional is the type of [...]
GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS? Here are 3 easy ways to stay in front of issues and to show your staff and customers you care! Use Our Facility Care Kit This kit contains a simple preparation and care checklist and 12 signs to use in you facility. Available for download here: COVID-19 SAFETY CHECKLIST AND SIGNS Stock Up [...]
