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.
Cleaning Maintenance & Management (November / December 2023 Edition)
The November / December 2023 edition of the Cleaning Maintenance & Management magazine discusses "prepar[ing] for winter with the right mat system" (P. 12-13), preparing for the 2023-24 flu season via "effective and efficient cleaning and disinfecting protocols" (P. 18-20), "assessing the true ROI of autonomous mobile cleaning robots" (P. 32-34), "examin[ing] your battery options" to "improve your ROI for floor equipment" (P. 36-38), and "best practices for preventing cross-contamination" (P. 44-45).
Facility Cleaning Decisions (July / August 2023 Edition)
The July / August 2023 edition of the Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine discusses the mitigation of healthcare-acquired infections (P. 6-8), maintenance of batteries used in cleaning equipment (P. 10-11), and the results of the 2023 Facility Cleaning Decisions Management Survey (P. 14-18).
Facility Maintenance Decisions (June 2023 Edition)
The June 2023 edition of the Facility Maintenance Decisions magazine discusses "centralizing maintenance activities" (P. 4-5), improving energy efficiency (P. 6-11), battery-powered equipment (P. 12-14), and CMMS upgrades (P. 20-22).
Facility Executive (June 2023 Edition)
The June 2023 edition of the Facility Executive magazine discusses "HVAC technology... to provide better indoor air quality" (P. 12-13), "an alternative style of IoT device power generation" to avoid the need to replace batteries (P. 14-15), "5 security themes for facilities" (P. 20-21 / 39), and the importance of "keeping intended use in mind [when maintaining] parking lots and structures" (P. 36-37).
Wet Dry Vacuums Recalled Due to Fire Hazard
FacilitiesNet article mentioning the recall of three models of BISSELL wet / dry vacuums as of January 12, 2023
Building Services Management (December 2022 Edition)
The December 2022 edition of the Building Services Management magazine discusses the handling lithium-ion batteries (P. 14-16), maintenance of hard floors (P. 22-23), concrete surfaces (P. 28-29), and potential sources of odor and volatile organic compounds (P. 30-31).
Sanitary Maintenance (October 2022 Edition)
The October 2022 edition of the Sanitary Maintenance magazine discusses "best battery practices" (P. 8-10) and "preventing cross-contamination" as a possible side effect of the cleaning process (P. 11-13).
Batteries for Floor Cleaning Equipment
List of suppliers of batteries of floor cleaning equipment