Appendix Cleaning Services Resources

They say you can never be too rich or too thin. While these could be argued, we believe you can never have too many resources. Therefore, we present for your consideration a wealth of sources for you to check into, check out, and harness for your own personal information blitz. These sources are tidbits, ideas to get you started on your research.

They are by no means the only sources out there, and they shouldn’t be taken as the Ultimate Answer. We have done our research, but businesses tend to move, change, fold, and expand. As we have repeatedly stressed, do your homework. Get out there and start investigating.

Associations


Association of Residential Cleaning Services International

7870 Olentangy River Rd., #300

Columbus, OH 43235

(614) 547-0887

arcsi.org

Building Service Contractors Association International

330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2000

Chicago, IL 60611

(800) 368-3414, (312) 321-5167

bscai.org

Carpet and Rug Institute

P.O. Box 2048

Dalton, GA 30722-2048

(706) 278-3176

carpet-rug.org

Carpet Cleaners Institute of the Northwest

Association Management Inc.

PMB 366, 2661 N. Pearl

Tacoma, WA 98407

(877) 692-2469, (253) 265-3042

ccinw.org

Chimney Safety Institute of America

2155 Commercial Dr.

Plainfield, IN 46168

(317) 837-5362

csia.org

Cleaning Equipment Trade Association

P.O. Box 1710

Indian Trail, NC 28079

(800) 441-0111, (704) 635-7362

ceta.org

Cleaning Management Institute

cminstitute.net

Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification

2515 E. Mill Plain Bl.

Vancouver, WA 98661

(360) 693-5675

iicrc.org

International Janitorial Cleaning Services Association

2011 Oak

Wyandotte, MI 48192

(734) 252-6189

ijcsa.com

International Window Cleaning Association

1100-H Brandywine Blvd.

Zanesville, OH 43701

(800) 875-4922

iwca.org

ISSA: The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association

7373 N. Lincoln Ave.

Lincolnwood, IL 60712-1799

(800) 225-4772, (847) 982-0800

issa.com

Professional Association of Cleaning and Restoration

P.O. Box 21412

Denver, CO 80221

(877) 447-2822

professionalassociationofcleaningandrestoration.org

Restoration Industry Association

12339 Carroll Ave.

Rockville, MD 20852

(301) 231-6505

restorationindustry.org

Society of Cleaning and Restoration Technicians

4402 S. Danville Dr.

Abilene, TX 79605

(800) 949-4728

scrt.org

Consultants and Other Experts


David Cohen

President, Benchmark Logistics Group Inc.

945 Clint Moore Rd.

Boca Raton, FL 33487

(561) 852-1099

benchmarklg.com

Sharon L. Cowan, CBSE

Cleaning Business Consulting Group

2125 82nd Ave.,, S.W.

Vero Beach, FL 32968

(772) 563-7320

cleaningbusinessconsultinggroup.com

Allen Konopacki

Trade Show Consultant

Incomm Research Center

5574 N. Northwest Hwy.

Chicago, IL 60630

(312) 642-9377

tradeshowresearch.com

Patti Page

pagespersonalcleaning.net

Credit Card Services


American Express Merchant Services

(888) 829-7302

merchant.americanexpress.com

Discover Card Merchant Services

(800) 347-6673

discovernewtwork.com/merchants

Master Card

mastercard.com/merchants

PayPal

paypal.com

VISA

usa.visa.com/merchants

WePay

wepay.com

Equipment and Supply Sources


Bane-Clene Corp.

Carpet and floor cleaning equipment supplies, training, and services

3940 N. Keystone Ave.

Indianapolis, IN 46205

(800) 428-9512, (317) 546-5448

baneclene.com

DirtyBlinds.com

Blind cleaners and light lens cleaners

11256 Broadway

Alden, NY 14004

(800) 976-6427, (716) 685-9203

dirtyblinds.com

Industrial Supply

Safety equipment, cleaning equipment, and supplies

1635 South 300 West

Salt Lake City, UT 84115

(801) 484-8644

indsupply.com

International Ceiling and Wall Cleaning Inc.

Ceiling and wall cleaning products and equipment

1555 Sunshine Dr.

Clearwater, FL 33765

(800) 628-4422

icwc.com

J. Racenstein & Co. Inc.

Window cleaning tools and equipment

74 Henry St.

Secaucus, NJ 07094

(800) 221-3748

jracenstein.com

Powr-Flite

Commercial floor care equipment

3101 Wichita Ct.

Fort Worth, TX 76140-1710

(800) 880-2913, (817) 551-0700

powr-flite.com

Pro-Team

Backpack vacuums

(866) 888-2168

pro-team.com

Royce Rolls Ringer Co.

Carts, buckets, and wringers

(800) 253-9638

roycerolls.net

Franchise and Business Opportunities


Coverall Cleaning Concepts

Coverall North America Inc.

Commercial cleaning

(866) 296-8944

coverall.com

Jani-King International

Commercial cleaning

16885 Dallas Pkwy.

Addison, TX 75001

(972) 991-0900

janiking.com

MaidPro Corp.

77 N. Washington St.

Boston, MA 02114

(888) 624-3776

maidpro.com

The Maids International

9394 W. Dodge Rd., Suite 140

Omaha, NE 68114

(800) 843-6243

maids.com

Molly Maid

3948 Ranchero Dr.

Ann Arbor, MI 48108

(800) 665-5962

mollymaid.com

ServiceMaster Co.

Residential and commercial cleaning, other service franchises

860 Ridge Lake Bl.

Memphis, TN 38120

(901) 597-1400

servicemaster.com

Swisher Hygiene Co.

Restroom hygiene

4725 Piedmont Row Dr., #400

Charlotte, NC 28210

(877) 7SWISHER

swisheronline.com

Internet and Government Resources


CleanLink

Information resource for sanitary supply distributors, building service contractors, and in-house cleaning professionals

cleanlink.com

CleanOutlook

Web and logo design for cleaning companies

cleanoutlook.com

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

osha.gov

Salary.com

On-demand data and software related to employee compensation

salary.com

U.S. Department of Labor

dol.gov

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

uspto.gov

Magazines and Publications


Note: All books listed are available on Amazon.com

Cleanfax

Carpet care and disaster restoration

NTP Media

19 British American Blvd., W.

Latham, NY 12110

(518) 783-1281

cleanfax.com

Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine

NTP Media

19 British American Blvd., W.

Latham, NY 12110

(518) 783-1281

cmmonline.com

Cleaning Business magazine

3693 E. Marginal Way, S.

Seattle, WA 98134

(206) 682-9748

cleaningbusiness.com

Construction Cleanup: A Guide to an Exciting & Profitable Cleaning Specialty

Don Aslett

Marsh Creek Press

(888) 748-3535

Don Aslett’s Stainbuster’s Bible: The Complete Guide to Spot Removal

Don Aslett

Plume

(888) 748-3535

The Cleaning Encyclopedia

Don Aslett

Dell

Entrepreneur’s Almanac: Fundamentals, Facts and Figures You Need to Run and Grow Your Business

Jacquelyn Lynn

Entrepreneur Press

entrepreneurpress.com

Green Cleaning for Dummies

Stephen Ashkin and David Holly

greencleaningfordummies.com

How to Clean Windows Like the Pros

John Baxter

How to Upgrade and Motivate Your Cleaning Crews

Don Aslett

Marsh Creek Press

(888) 748-3535

Successful Cleaning Services


AAA Prestige Carpet and Tile Care

Mike Blair

St. George, UT

(435) 652-3736

Biotrauma Inc.

Ryan Sawyer and Benjamin Lichtenwalner

999 Chestnut St.

Gainesville, GA 30501

(770) 262-7206

biotrauma.com

Pro Building Services Inc.

Michael W. Ray, CBSE

1015 South 3600 West

Salt Lake City, UT 84104

(801) 531-6800