The term "green cleaning" continues to carry more weight and meaning over the past few years. At its inception, green cleaning was not well defined and not firmly supported by many within the cleaning industry. During its early...

Earth Day is an important annual event celebrated on April 22nd to promote awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. SMO participates in Earth Day through their Green Cleaning Program and by being certified...

Many companies are looking for ways to "go green" because, increasingly, more customers are demanding it. Today's workforce is also more interested in working for companies with environmentally conscious policies.

Proper cleaning procedures and practices go a long way towards protecting the health and wellbeing of employees in your building or facility. But managers should not discount the importance of also using the right equipment.

If you are a building service contractor or facilities manager, it is important to understand what a CIMS certification is and why it is important. If you are considering outsourcing your cleaning operation, you should only...

Facilities have been under immense pressure to ramp up their cleaning procedures in order to protect the health of their employees and to keep their business open. But, there is no reason to forgo green cleaning practices during...

Supreme Maintenance Organization (SMO) is proud to announce that we have successfully passed our Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) Green Building assessment. As a result, we have been awarded recertification of a...

Most BSC's would agree that competition within the commercial cleaning industry has become increasingly intense. That competition is evident in numerous areas, including: pricing, services offered, and quality of services...