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 [...]
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 [...]
Personal and workplace health and safety is surely on everyone's mind as we prepare to return to work. The janitorial industry has known the value of "cleaning for health" for many years. The current situation places its importance front and center! "Cleaning for health" emphasizes creating the healthiest building environment possible - keeping building occupants safe and healthy. Hence, [...]
COVID-19 Response Update to Our Valued Customers During these uncertain times, Populist Cleaning Co. recognizes our vital role in the prevention of the spread of the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The safety of our Partners - our employees and customers - remains Populist Cleaning Co.’s primary concern. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the potential risk of exposure [...]
These beautiful pictures with the deep blue of the evening sky, the striking orange of the setting sun, and the approaching dark shadows of night illustrate in real life what we wanted to evoke in our logo. The sun is setting. Many people are heading home for the day, but, rain or snow, heat or cold, that's [...]
Dear Valued Partners: I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe during this crazy time! A few updates from the Populist Team: Many facilities are limiting outside visitors, and we get it. In an effort to keep you safe, we are cutting back on some day-time inspections. We are still available, though! Call [...]
