Commercial Carpet & Floor Cleaning Blog

As we predicted before the year began, indoor air quality is a hot issue this year as companies work to combat COVID-19 and other airborne illnesses. But facility air quality isn’t just a COVID-related issue (or, at least it shouldn’t be).  Instead, air quality is an issue that can affect […]

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  What a difference a year makes. At this time in 2020, we were in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were still learning about the virus, how it is transmitted and what to do to mitigate it around our businesses. And many companies had moved to work-from-home […]

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  Since March 2020, facilities have been cleaning and disinfecting every surface in sight in order to fend off COVID-19. But now, the Centers for Disease Control is saying that transmission of the virus is low when it comes to surfaces.  So, should you still be so laser-focused on cleaning […]

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One of the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been teaching all of us exactly what six feet looks like when it comes to social distancing.  But if your business applied social distancing stickers to flooring to help your employees or customers remember to stay apart, it may not […]

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  Employee reticence, consistent enforcement of rules and maintaining social distancing––these are among the biggest challenges facing DPM clients as they move toward bringing employees back to work in facilities throughout Tennessee.  Those are some of the results of an unscientific and informal survey we conducted in the last month. […]

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When you look at Knoxville and the surrounding area, you see Jennifer Utesch’s work. As an executive vice president with LawlerWood, Jennifer oversees the company’s property management and facility management services. LawlerWood’s real estate services include development, project management, property management, facility management and brokerage. The company’s 65 employees manage […]

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It’s been nearly a year since the start of the pandemic when many employees were sent home to work, leaving many offices empty or scaled back. The office culture has, undoubtedly, been changed, likely forever.  With vaccines being offered more widely and the number of cases decreasing daily, we may […]

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The reason we are able to provide excellent surface cleaning services is because we have excellent employees. One of these incredible employees is Andrew Mosley, our lead technician in the Knoxville office.  His role is vital to our company, and we’re excited to introduce him to you! Why Andrew is […]

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After 2020, you would have thought people would learn about the dangers of forecasting anything. But, here we are, ready to put our two cents into the mix on what might be on the horizon for facilities management in 2021. (To be fair, find a legitimate source from 2019 that […]

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The year that shall not be named is over. It was fraught with, well, a bit of everything that’s dark, sad and depressing. So, what’s next? How can we make 2021 brighter, more full of hope and happier even when it isn’t?  Here at DPM, we are focusing on the […]

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