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Then & Now: How COVID-19 Protocols Have Changed in the Past Year
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...
Does Surface Cleaning Still Matter for Businesses?
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...
What’s the Best Way to Remove Social Distancing Stickers from Flooring?
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...
How (and When) Some Tennessee Businesses Plan to Bring Employees Back to the Office
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...
Meet the Manager: Jennifer Utesch of LawlerWood
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...
How to Make Your Facility Clean and Safe for Employees’ Return
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...
Meet the Team – Andrew Mosley, Lead Technician
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...
4 Facility Management Trends to Watch in 2021
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...
Moving Into 2021 With Laughter, Gratitude and Faith
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 good we see...
The 12 Days of Christmas––2020 Style
This year hasn’t been all bad, despite how it feels sometimes. So, in its honor, a song about 2020: On the 1st day of Christmas, 2020 gave to me, a new vocabulary. COVID-19, Coronavirus, social distancing, PPE, temperature checks, touchless, work from home –...