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What to keep in mind when buying commercial carpet
Visual identity plays a significant role in the way an organization presents itself to clients, business partners, customers and employees. It gives the first impression of your company to the public, and the well known fact is that the first impression is crucial in today’s competitive business world. Office interior design is a very important part of the visual identity of any organization. However, it is not all about how your company is perceived. Making your employees feel good about [...]
Importance of clean office upholstery
Office and commercial furniture sees much more daily use compared to residential furniture. Millions of Americans spend 40 hours or more in an office each week working in close proximity with each other. This makes office space a paradise for all kinds of germs and bacteria (average used chair, mouse and keyboard contain more than 20,000 germs per square inch). Because of the high usage, office furniture very rapidly becomes worn out and dirty. Upholstery on items such as boardroom [...]
5 Times When I WANTED IN and Felt Left Out |Tampa
Who hasn’t been left out or the last person asked to join a: Grade school sports team Major office celebration Small family get together Large dinner party Local community organization We want to belong, accepted as a member of the “in group”, exclusive club and office team. There is one common factor in this “I want in” feeling and that is acceptance. Kirsten Weir wrote an article focusing on this whole acceptance thing. Check it out. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/04/rejection.aspx Densification is the [...]
My Big Fat Spring Carpet Clean Up
Springtime is that time of the year that most people love the most. The nature awakens, the weather gets warmer (even here in Florida where it is usually pretty nice year round and we mostly notice it is springtime because there is an ever-increasing number of exuberant and intoxicated college kids around). But the important thing is that the winter clouds and rains have parted and the sun is shining in its full glory… All the better to reveal the [...]
MORE PEOPLE = LESS LEG ROOM | Tampa-Naples
Densification is a term that is being bandied about by building owners. Let’s define what densification is and how it affects you and everyone else who works in the office. What is it? Office densification is when companies lease less space per employee, using community areas, mobile workstations and smaller, fewer personal offices. Using more with less space, utilizing technology at an experienced and advanced level. Saving money while adding employee contentedness What started out as a strategy to save [...]
Going Green When Going For Clean Carpets
In ages past, when deciding on which professional carpet cleaning service to contract, facility owners or managers were usually primarily concerned with balancing out the cost and the effectiveness. But those time are not called “ages past” without reason. Today, a range of additional issues need to be taken into account when making business decisions – and make no mistake, choosing a carpet cleaning service is a business decision as much as it’s an appearance management issue. It is safe [...]
5 Reasons Carpet Tiles Fit | What works in Tampa
CLIENT AND TENANT REASONS Look and Appearance is fantastic Office feel makes all the difference Easy to install Extended life cycle Cost effective because of longer life cycle, less office disruption, less waste Most of the time when carpet tiles are chosen over broadloom it’s because of the look and durability. It used to be that there were few carpet tile options, not always good wearability and many times a hassle with installation if the installer was not skilled in [...]
4 Ways to Keep Control | Creative Advantage | Tampa Bay
If you’re the kind of person who likes to have total control of every aspect of your office, boy do we have a service for you. It brings back life to your building. Takes care of inside appearance. Skips the nightly drudge. Memorizes your schedule and comes in only when it is convenient (when everyone has gone). Ok, that’s the WHY. Here is the WHAT. Carpet Cleaning – hallways, entries, office, conference rooms, boardrooms, elevators Upholstery Cleaning – see above [...]
MAC and CHEESE | Office Appearance | Tampa
I spent last Saturday with my grandson who LOVES mac and cheese! We went out for lunch and he ordered a large bowl of the stuff. People at the surrounding tables looked and smiled pointing to the dish. This reaction was from seeing a large bowl of mac and cheese, amazing! Yes, it was arranged nicely, it was brightly colored in yellows and it was piled high in the bowl and delivered by a friendly waiter. I got to thinking [...]
Three Truths Regarding Carpet Maintenance
This simple three-point memo was written primarily with facility managers in mind and is drawn from a true example of a memo written by a long-time facility owner, known for his vast experience in dealing with the minutiae of building upkeep. The original memo was just one in a series intended to ease a first-time facility manager or an executive housekeeper into their new work position and help them with the specifics of the job - in this case, the [...]