It was the kind of year in which BSCs see great promise for the years to come. The industry has endured the recession well and has even used it to its advantage, as budget challenges force more facilities—from school districts to hospitals—to switch from in-house cleaning and maintenance to contracting. As BSCs expand their services to meet the demands of these growing market sectors, new products and equipment are being developed to help enhance efficiency and reduce labor costs.
Many people do not realize just how serious the issue of secondary infections is in health care facilities. Variously known as nosocomial infections, health care acquired infections (HCAI), or hospital acquired infections, these mostly preventable health problems are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. HCAI follows only heart disease, cancer, and stroke in the number of lives that they take every year.
One of the most common questions I have received over the years regarding equipment is how to make it last longer. It seems everyone is looking for a magical formula to solve their maintenance issues and allow their equipment to run for years on end.
Social networks dominate the internet in a big way: 80 percent of Americans use a social network and 23 percent of all time spent online is spent on a social networking site. With these numbers growing all the time, businesses without a social media presence are left behind.
After spending nearly 50 years in the contract cleaning business as an owner and as an advisor, I have had the opportunity to observe, as well as to answer questions about the role franchising plays in the industry. In recent years, franchising of cleaning has become a major part of the industry.
The following is the THIRD of a Series of three articles about the acquisition market sector within the building services industry. In the first article, I addressed issues associated with buying a company. The second article dealt with selling one’s company.
Many times in business —much like in life a person’s perspective determines one’s morale or attitude more so than any actual situation does. Many companies will make statements such as, “the morale of the team is down because of recent company changes, cuts in benefits and employee layoffs.”
