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How To Stay Safe Trick-Or-Treating During 2020

For those of us with kids, it’s top of mind now more than ever as to how to keep them safe while they go door-to-door. But short of sanitizing each piece of candy, where do you even begin? Read on for three KING-SIZED ways of staying safe during Halloween. 1.) Mask Up! The CDC says not to use a costume mask

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Meet The Team Ft. Our Custodian, Robin!

In our second part of the Meet the Team series, meet Robin! She’s one of our longer-tenured employees and in this video, she talks about what she likes about 1st Call, what keeps her motivated, and much more!

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Meet The Team Ft. Darryl, Our Training Director!

Darryl started as a custodian and eventually worked his way through the ranks to become our training director. Our first video in this series of Meet the Team features what his favorite part about working with 1st Call is, if he ever saw himself in this position, and how he’d describe his experience up to this point. He loves working

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It’s Time For A Cleaning Service

Here’s the situation: You walk into the office Monday morning. You haven’t even had a chance to get your first cup of coffee. The floors sound like someone dropped a big heaping plate of pancake syrup everywhere. The microwave looks like the aftermath of a nuclear explosion. Your desk has Cheez-Its strewn about, but you don’t even eat Cheez-Its. Then,

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5 Easy Ways Your Office Can Help Fight COVID-19

With over 5 million cases in American as of mid-August and more than 20 million worldwide infections of COVID-19, it’s all the more pressing to have a safe and sanitary workplace. Here are five ways you can easily fight the virus: 1.) Sanitize hard touch surfaces frequently. Use a disinfectant. Don’t have the time or supplies? Click here to get a free

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Why Hire A Commercial Cleaning Company?

If you own a business in San Antonio, you already know how challenging it can be to balance business priorities. From hiring new employees to scheduling meetings with clients, your hands are full, which may not leave much time for keeping your office clean and pristine. The office is your home away from home, so you should treat it with

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Flu prevention in the workplace with 1st Call Cleaning Services logo, featuring a woman sneezing into a tissue against a light blue background.

Flu Prevention In The Workplace

Flu season can be difficult to navigate in the workplace. Flu prevention can sometimes feel impossible. Even if you have a flu shot, you are still exposed to millions of bacteria on almost every surface you touch at your office. In a University of Arizona Study, researchers found that there are almost 400 times more bacteria on desktop keyboards than there

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Janitorial cart with cleaning supplies in a brightly lit hallway, featuring the 1st Call Cleaning Services logo and the text ‘Spring Cleaning in the Janitor’s Closet.’

Spring Cleaning In The Janitor’s Closet

We know it’s almost winter, but we love doing spring cleaning year round. One of the spaces that often gets neglected at businesses is the area that holds cleaning supplies itself: the janitor’s closet. Sometimes, businesses don’t even have a janitor’s closet! If you want to skip the hassle of cleaning yourself or worrying about keeping your janitor’s closet stocked,

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Why You Should Ditch Your String Mop

If you have a hardwood floor anywhere in your commercial business, chances are there is an old string mop sitting in a pool of brackish water. For decades, and perhaps a few centuries, the string mop has been a staple of janitorial closets and carts; however, the string mop is an outdated and ineffective tool for commercial cleaning and janitorial

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Photo of a professional cleaner wearing yellow gloves and holding a spray bottle in one hand while the other hand scrubs a sink faucet, with the text ‘Commercial Janitorial Services: Retail Restroom Cleaning Tips’ and the 1st Call Cleaning Services logo on a semi-transparent white background.

Commercial Cleaning Services — Retail Restroom Cleaning Tips

The cleanliness of the bathrooms in your retail store is important. Will the condition of your bathrooms put your retail store out of business? Probably not. However, the effects of a clean restroom should not be understated. If a customer walks into your store, heads to the bathroom, and sees a deplorable mess, the chance of them not making a

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How To Stay Safe Trick-Or-Treating During 2020

For those of us with kids, it’s top of mind now more than ever as to how to keep them safe while they go door-to-door. But short of sanitizing each piece of candy, where do you even begin? Read on for three KING-SIZED ways of staying safe during Halloween. 1.)

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Meet The Team Ft. Darryl, Our Training Director!

Darryl started as a custodian and eventually worked his way through the ranks to become our training director. Our first video in this series of Meet the Team features what his favorite part about working with 1st Call is, if he ever saw himself in this position, and how he’d

Read More »
Image featuring the text ‘Hiring a Cleaning Service’ in large white letters on a blue background, with the 1st Call Cleaning Services logo in the bottom right corner.

It’s Time For A Cleaning Service

Here’s the situation: You walk into the office Monday morning. You haven’t even had a chance to get your first cup of coffee. The floors sound like someone dropped a big heaping plate of pancake syrup everywhere. The microwave looks like the aftermath of a nuclear explosion. Your desk has

Read More »

5 Easy Ways Your Office Can Help Fight COVID-19

With over 5 million cases in American as of mid-August and more than 20 million worldwide infections of COVID-19, it’s all the more pressing to have a safe and sanitary workplace. Here are five ways you can easily fight the virus: 1.) Sanitize hard touch surfaces frequently. Use a disinfectant.

Read More »
Image of a modern, well-lit office space with wooden accents, glass walls, and sleek black-and-white furniture, showcasing a clean and organized environment ideal for productivity.

Why Hire A Commercial Cleaning Company?

If you own a business in San Antonio, you already know how challenging it can be to balance business priorities. From hiring new employees to scheduling meetings with clients, your hands are full, which may not leave much time for keeping your office clean and pristine. The office is your

Read More »
Flu prevention in the workplace with 1st Call Cleaning Services logo, featuring a woman sneezing into a tissue against a light blue background.

Flu Prevention In The Workplace

Flu season can be difficult to navigate in the workplace. Flu prevention can sometimes feel impossible. Even if you have a flu shot, you are still exposed to millions of bacteria on almost every surface you touch at your office. In a University of Arizona Study, researchers found that there are

Read More »
Janitorial cart with cleaning supplies in a brightly lit hallway, featuring the 1st Call Cleaning Services logo and the text ‘Spring Cleaning in the Janitor’s Closet.’

Spring Cleaning In The Janitor’s Closet

We know it’s almost winter, but we love doing spring cleaning year round. One of the spaces that often gets neglected at businesses is the area that holds cleaning supplies itself: the janitor’s closet. Sometimes, businesses don’t even have a janitor’s closet! If you want to skip the hassle of

Read More »
Photo of a mop on a wooden floor, with the text ‘Why You Should Ditch Your String Mop’ and the 1st Call Cleaning Services logo on a semi-transparent white background.

Why You Should Ditch Your String Mop

If you have a hardwood floor anywhere in your commercial business, chances are there is an old string mop sitting in a pool of brackish water. For decades, and perhaps a few centuries, the string mop has been a staple of janitorial closets and carts; however, the string mop is

Read More »