San Mateo, CA – Fifty-two cleaning workers, all employees of Brilliant General Maintenance Company of San Jose, California, have recently graduated from English classes provided by the company. The classes are once per week and are part of an ongoing program set up by “Brilliant” several years ago for its Spanish-speaking cleaning workers Building Skills …
Author Archives: Ron Segura
21st Century Prospecting for BSCs
When we look back at how building service contractors prospected for new clients, we see it is nothing less than evolution. A good four decades ago, many contractors found reasonable success just sending out mailing… and making sure they were delivered on Monday, which is often “complaint day” in the cleaning business. As that proved …
The Do’s and Don’ts of Calling on Building Managers
San Mateo, CA – Cleaning contractors must always keep marketing their services to building managers, in good times as well as the not-so-good times. Unfortunately, some get off on the wrong foot right off the bat. There are tips and tricks that can prevent this and just might help sway a prospective client in your …
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Designed for Cleaning
A few years back, a new bank and bank building opened in San Francisco. Because the City by the Bay is already laden with scores of banks and banking services, this new organization went out of its way to build a new facility that was architecturally interesting and impressive. And, sure enough, it was. Articles …
End of the Trash and Dash Cleaning
Cleaning professionals are under more and more pressure to perform their duties as quickly as possible. And, during a time when our industry is realizing more than ever that our No. 1 priority is to keep people healthy, the “trash and dash” approach to cleaning is sure to result in a number of problems, not …
Three-Steps to Becoming More Sustainable
From CleanLink News According to Ron Segura, president of Segura & Associates, which works with large facilities helping them streamline their cleaning and building operations, there are essentially three steps to help a facility become greener and more sustainable. “This three-step process has worked well at the major universities, corporate campuses, and hospitals I have …
Restrooms Designed for Cleaning
Many facilities are simply not constructed with cleaning in mind, and we find this most frequently in restrooms. Typical examples include: soap dispensers that drip on walls, floors, or countertops, usually marring the surface; paper dispensers that are hard to reach or even find; and wall or floor coverings that are selected more for appearance …
Segura & Montes Presenters at Sustainability Forum
San Mateo, CA – The Western Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is hosting a jansan-related educational event titled “Sustainable Cleaning Silicon Valley Style,” on Monday, May 8, 2017, in Grand Rapids. The Forum is a 25-year-old organization made up of leaders in the business, government, nonprofit, and academic sectors, all dedicated to promoting business practices that …
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In Honor of Earth Day: Twelve Fuel Savings Ideas
San Mateo, CA – The professional cleaning industry spends more of its time traveling from one location to another than many of its members realize, according to Ron Segura, founder and president of Segura & Associates, a consulting company helping contract cleaning companies build their businesses. “This means any way we can reduce fuel consumption …
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Addressing Facility Theft
The following article was published in the April 2017 Issue of Cleaning Maintenance Management Magazine An architect in a Northern California architectural firm decided to go back to work on a Friday night to finish a project. It was a cool evening, so he was wearing a brown leather jacket, which he left on a …
