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Using The Janitorial Distributors Will Make You A Better Cleaner

By Leslie Ball


Running a cleaning company or an internal cleaning department requires things with which to do the work. This includes all of the tools, the equipment, supplies and chemicals designed to make your job easier. All of these vital items, including the information necessary to implement them, are easily acquired from one of the local janitorial distributors.

The type of tools you need will be hand tools, such as putty knives, brushes, buckets and brooms, mops and dust pans. These will be on display and available for testing to find the best ones for each situation. The employees will be there to assist you in finding the right size, shape and weight for each cleaner.

Floor machines, such a vacuums, carpet cleaners and even pressure washers can be examined in detail. Identifying the best possible mix of machines, regardless of brand, will enable you and your cleaners to provide professional service to your clients. Testing them out, in a back room of most of these stores, will assist in learning things you may not have known about their abilities and functions.

Supplies will include things like dusters, cloths and other things that are used by cleaners every night to perform their duties. There are many materials used for each of these items, such as micro fiber or terry cloth and each one has advantages and disadvantages, depending on the chore in front of you. The various shapes will assist you in getting into all of the nooks and crannies that hid dust, grime and bacteria.

Chemicals are the key to being able to work smarter, not harder. The correct formulation, both traditional and environmentally friendly, are available for inspection. Talking with the employees of the store and friendly customers will help you get the right ones and eliminate from your cleaning carts any bad ones. This helps you keep your expenses down to manageable levels.

Federal regulations from OSHA, EPA and, in some cases, the FDA require the presence of Material Safety Data Sheets, or MSDs for all chemicals you use. These stores will assist you in obtaining these, even if they are for chemicals they do not stock. Their database will assist you in making sure you have this information for your employees safety.

Customers, often owners and, many times, front line cleaners, just standing around will also provide you with real life experiences that can assist you in understanding some of the things that are happening to your cleaners and their tasks. Just talking with some of them will help you know how to deal with things you have just encountered. Some of them are old hands at this and have seen it all.

Most of these companies will be promoting a particular line or brand of chemicals, almost to the exclusion of others, however, they will help you see what is available. They will have one or two lines of equipment and that shows you what to look for in other brands, at other locations. The knowledge they impart and the access to others with specific experiences that will help you in your current situation is a very good deal as all of this is free.




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