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.
Sanitary Maintenance (March 2023 Edition)
The March 2023 edition of the Sanitary Maintenance magazine includes the 2023 Buyers' Guide, which contains "contact information for over 500 suppliers" in the janitorial / sanitation industry.
ISSA Today (January / February 2023 Edition)
The January / February 2023 edition of the ISSA Today magazine discusses training cleaning workers "to protect human health" (P. 18-21), the importance of cybersecurity for the cleaning industry (P. 22-24), financial forecasting in the cleaning industry (P. 25-26), and the management of storage areas for cleaning supplies and equipment (P. 28-33).
Facility Cleaning Decisions (January / February 2023 Edition)
The January / February 2023 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses dealing with excess inventory of cleaning supplies (P. 12-14), spot cleaning for carpets (P. 16-18), and the preparation of facility management staff for leadership roles (P. 20-21).
Maintenance Sales News (January / February 2023 Edition)
The January / February 2023 edition of the Maintenance Sales News magazine includes the 2023 Buyers' Guide, which includes a "directory of supplies involved in the jan/san and related industries."
General Cleaning Supplies
Lists of distributors of general cleaning supplies
The Falling Sky and the NLRB Ruling on Co-Employment
A recent NLRB ruling regarding the definition of joint-employment status suggests that task-based contracts for janitorial services may pose additional legal risk for buyers.