Janitorial Inspection App
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Educational Facilities
Digital Inspections Unlocked a “Dramatic” Shift in Quality for This K-12 District’s Custodial Team
Using OrangeQC, the Newport News Public Schools custodial team went from sporadic pen-and-paper inspections to doing regularly inspections at every building.
Janitorial Inspection App
Free Inspection Software: When It’s Good Enough (and When It’s Not)
When facilities teams look to go digital with their quality control, they usually consider free inspection software. What are the options and the drawbacks?
Educational Facilities
How Fayetteville State University Embraces Custodial Technology on a Budget
Digital inspection technology isn’t just a luxury for facilities teams. According to the most recent APPA standards, doing inspections digitally is a best practice for all educational organizations, no matter their size. At the NCAPPA regional conference in May 2024, Nedra Stokes (Fayetteville State University’s Housekeeping Supervisor – Housing) presented Read more…
Data and Reporting
The Top 5 Things Every Team Needs to Do When Deficiencies Happen
When a problem at one of your sites needs to be fixed, what happens next? Upholding the terms of your contract or service-level agreement (SLA) is crucial to your team’s success. The right communication makes that much easier. Everyone on your team should be involved in addressing and correcting deficiencies. Read more…
Educational Facilities
3 Types of Inspection Systems That Hold Educational Facilities Teams Back (and One That Doesn’t)
At a recent regional APPA conference, we had lots of great, in-depth conversations with educational facilities teams of all kinds. The more teams we met, the more some common themes emerged. Most teams who weren’t happy with their inspection technology fit into one of these three categories: They were using Read more…
Management
This Family-Owned Cleaning Business Embraces Tech to Stay ‘Smart and Fast’
Founded in 1954, Impact Cleaning Services has a long history and legacy, as well as deep roots in family. About 20 years ago, Chris Boutsalis, who started as a salesman, became the company’s sole owner; today, his three children all help run the business in various roles. While Impact embraces Read more…
Quality Control
‘Competition is great in this field’: How a K-12 school district recognizes its custodians
Before Ann Rieben took over as Custodial Services Supervisor for the School District of Indian River County in Florida, each school managed its own custodians. Results were mixed, to say the least. Rieben created a more centralized program, using her experience with environmental services in healthcare to help improve conditions Read more…
Data and Reporting
Supercharge Your Dashboard with These New Customization Options in OrangeQC
We’ve just launched the ability to fully customize your OrangeQC account dashboard with a whole new suite of personalization options! This upgrade has been in the works for a while, and we’re so excited to put these tools in your hands. Custom dashboards make it easier to keep a pulse Read more…
Aviation Facilities
What is Skytrax and How Do Aviation Teams Prepare for Audits?
Skytrax audits are a familiar concern for those who work in the aviation and airline industry. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many travelers have relied even more heavily on the ratings and insights the service offers to distinguish which airports and airlines will be safest. What is Skytrax, how does auditing Read more…