Welcome to Elliott Affiliates, Ltd.’s Knowledge Center, where you will find information relevant to owners, occupiers, investors, and contractors in the commercial real estate space. While Elliott’s core focus in the janitorial services segment is about creating clear performance- and outcome-based contract scopes of work and guiding their delivery using a continuous improvement process that delivers exceptional results. Organizations that engage contractors have a myriad of factors to consider when engaging and managing contracted services.

The Dirty Dozen and Your Image

List of 12 most common high-touch points

Ethics and Dirty Toilets

Are dirty toilets to blame for questionable behavior by building occupants?

What We Saw at NFMT 2015

New findings from the NFMT 2015 Conference

Don’t Be A Guinea Pig: Hiring The Right Cleaning Contractor For The Job

How do you know that the contractor that looks the best on paper is actually the best one for the job?

What We Saw at NFMT 2014

New findings from the NFMT 2014 Conference

Sustainable Cleaning Services

At what point is operational success integrated into the decision process?

The Value of Clean

An ISSA report showed that keeping facilities clean makes has major financial implications.

Putting the Hype to the Test: Ionized Water

Can "ionized water" really be effective for cleaning floors?

The Scoop on Water Cleaning

In this guest article, Dr. Robert W. Powitz discusses how activated water could be used for cleaning.
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