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Inside the March Issue |
Return to Office Brings
New Ideas on Clean & Safe
As pandemic protocols drift from
the headlines and employees begin
to reimagine life at the office,
many questions come to mind, including:
how clean will my office space and
air be?
This is a question and concern for many today, but there are a few things to take into consideration, especially as we continue to deal with Covid-19 cases and other viruses on a daily basis.
“As they contemplate returning to the
office, the American worker’s expectations
have shifted from visibly clean to
microscopically safe,” says Dija Ziane,
Head of Facility Services Division at-
Grupo EULEN. “We are living in a world
where there is a war for talent and corporations
are investing in amenitizing
their office spaces and offering employees
perks to lure them back into the office—
a high level of cleanliness should be one of them.”
According to Harvard Business Review, with the U.S. turnover rate projected to jump nearly 20% in 2022 over the pre-pandemic average, according to Gartner, and 31% of American workers actively thinking about or looking to leave their organization, companies that don’t adapt risk losing their employees to the competition, said KPMG.
“As we head into a recession, corporations
need partners that will not cut costs but that will leverage innovations and deliver
tailored solutions,” Ziane added.
Clean does not mean pristine white
anymore—the pandemic taught people
much more. The industry of facility services
is ramping up and gearing towards
an awakening where employees expect
the grade of cleanliness seen in hospitals.
If employees do not feel comfortable
at their workspace or coming into
work five days a week because they
don’t feel safe, chances are they will
leave to another working environment.
The facility services industry offers
technologies that will help make sure
that the office and public spaces are safe
and clean focusing on cleaning with
process optimization. These processes
usually include Sanitizing & Electrostatic
Spraying technology and registered EPA
Chemicals, providing clean, disinfected,
and sanitized facilities in compliance
with CDC and OSHA recommendations.
Covid-19 is not the only virus that
haunts us. According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
the overall burden of influenza (flu) for
the 2021-2022 season was an estimated
9 million flu illnesses, 4 million flu-related
medical visits, 100,000 flu-related
hospitalizations, and 5,000 flu deaths.
New Realities of FM
Facility managers face several new realities
requiring new mindsets, business
models and technologies, according to
IFMA’s just released in-depth analysis
of how changing organizational priorities
are shaping the future of the built
environment and FM roles. Full story »
today's news
Candida auris Spreads Across U.S., Around the Globe
ATLANTA -- The CDC has warned that Candida auris is spreading rapidly through U.S. health care facilities.
Spruce Crosses One Million Unit Milestone
AUSTIN, Texas -- Spruce, a lifestyle service provider to the multifamily industry, has officially crossed the one million unit mark in terms of its national footprint.
Parents Say Wash As I Say, Not As I Did As a Kid
MENOMONEE FALLS, WI -- ‘Go wash your hands’ is a phrase used frequently in households throughout the country. However, according to a recent Healthy Handwashing Survey, only 25 percent of parents actually believe their children always wash up when they tell them to do so.
Winter Holds Spring Sale on Carbide Tool
CLEVELAND -- Winter Equipment, a provider of products for municipal snow and ice management, has developed a carbide cutting edge tool for the underbody of a plow for use on concrete, chip-seal asphalt and gravel.
AstroTurf Day Celebrates 55 Years of Play
DALTON, GA -- The scoreboard on the Houston Astrodome read "You are about to witness an historic event," on March 21, 1966, to commemorate the first major league baseball game played on a synthetic surface.
Canadians Plan Deep Cleaning as Spring Starts
ENGLEWOOD, CO -- With Spring here, cleaning and sprucing-up is top of mind, and a recent online survey of more than 1,000 adults in Canada found that nearly 2 in 3 adults plan to deep clean this spring season.
