Cleaning and maintenance equipment are standard goods found in every business. Keeping your property clean with commercial maintenance equipment is a good way to maintain your investment for many years.

The lodging industry in particular has many uses for hotel cleaning equipment. While there is a wide array of hotel cleaning products on the market, the hotel maintenance equipment only works properly if the head of maintenance trains the workers on how to use it correctly

The same is true of hotel cleaning products. Any time you introduce a new product into the hotel maintenance supply cart do the following:

1. Make sure the workers know how to use the hotel cleaning products.

2. Show them ways to use the hotel cleaning supplies in a manner that produces less waste.

3. Make the workers aware of any hazardous materials they may be handling and provide them with the proper protective gear.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Choose commercial-grade hotel cleaning equipment

The most common hotel cleaning machine is a vacuum. Your cleaning crew uses this hotel cleaning equipment in every room and every hallway, every day. Whether your hotel uses uprights or canister models, the vacuum should have enough power to clean the carpets.

I recommend: CleanKing.com has a large selection of commercial-grade vacuum cleaners. Healthy Gain Investments, Ltd. offers Hoover vacuums on their website.

Practice routine hotel maintenance by regularly shampooing carpets

Carpets are expensive to install and guests do have accidents. To keep the carpets looking fresh, you should own a commercial-grade carpet cleaner. While you can hire your carpets professionally cleaned periodically, you can save money in the long run if you own this piece of maintenance equipment.

I recommend: Carpet Cleaning Equipment & Supply Company offers new and used commercial carpet shampooers. CleanFreak.com also offers a large selection of carpet cleaners.

Choose hotel cleaning supplies designed to help your workers clean quickly and efficiently

Always keep the supply cart full of products that work. If a worker reports that something is a good cleaning solution, listen. The housekeeping staff are the ones cleaning the showers and toilets, so they know what products work the best.

I recommend: M.J. Earl, Inc. and C&H Distributors, LLC offer a wide range of products. Many of their hotel cleaning supplies are eco-friendly.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Use motel cleaning vacuums efficiently by keeping strokes to about three feet. Push the vacuum forward and pull it back so that the carpet nap stands up. Move the vacuum at a slow enough speed that it has time to suck up the dirt and debris in the carpet. Keep the vacuum bags or dirt receptacle and vacuum filters clean.