The products and equipment used by your housekeeping staff are crucial to their success.  With the endless supply of cleaning products and equipment available, choosing the right tools for the job can become a daunting task to those who are inexperienced in the janitorial industry.  While some products appear more expensive on the front-side, they can actually be more valuable if they increase productivity and decrease labor hours.  

One of the biggest problems in determining which products you will use is that there really is no universally correct answer.  While a product may work well in one area, it might not perform well in another.  Knowledge of the areas that you are cleaning is essential in choosing the tools you will use to get the job done.  In addition, one must consider budget and time restraints, compliance and safety  issues and the frequency of the tasks being performed.  

Even with all of these points in perspective, it is imperative that you remain on the "cutting edge" of technology.  Just as in any other industry, the janitorial industry changes rapidly.  In order to ensure that you are not wasting precious time and money, you must not ignore the perpetual advancements in products and equipment.  What works today, may not work tomorrow.  It is imperative to constantly innovate your process.

As we said, there is no universally correct answer to which products and equipment are right for the job.  You must have the experience and knowledge of the resources that are available in order to make the most valuable decisions.

Here are some very basic introductions to some of the wide variety of products that are currently available:

Wet Mops

Dust / Dry Mops

Floor Pads

Mop Buckets, Wringers and Handles

Floor Finishes