Vital Oxide is a 7 in 1 chemical that can be used in a variety of ways, eliminating the need for multiple products. Chemistry is essential to proper floor care, but the diverse selection of products available on the market inevitably makes for a large, often unorganized, chemical inventory in work vans, trucks, warehouses, and […]
In the world of facilities maintenance, a twist on a popular proverb is certainly fitting. It takes a village to raise a building. That bad pun aside, caring for a facility is truly a team effort as it requires skills and experience over multiple trades, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and, of course, custodial and maintenance. […]
XL North is pleased to announce that Spencer Luallen, son of XL North’s National Sales Director, Bill Luallen, has joined our company as Technical Sales Manager for the US south west region. As a recent marketing graduate from the University of Dayton, Spencer is the perfect addition to the XL North team! A knowledge of […]
A passion for product and company is apparent in listening to Clare Thomas, National Sales Manager for Metropolitan Ceramics, discuss quarry tile. Metropolitan Ceramics’ parent company, Ironrock, has been in the brick and tile making business since 1866 and is currently led by the fifth generation of the Renkert family. As the leading producer of […]
Eddie Davis, VP of Sales and Business Development with Legacy Maintenance Services started his career with the company while he was in college at Ohio State, working part-time in the maintenance division of Legacy Commercial Flooring. After graduating from the Fisher College of Business, he considered positions in the financial industry, but took his current […]
As partner and Director of Design with Moody Nolan, Eileen Goodman offers a unique perspective of the flooring industry – from manufacturing to installation to maintenance. Her design career spans over three decades and she’s been with Moody Nolan, a national leader in architecture, civil engineering and interior design, for the past 26 years. Experienced […]
We’re continuing last month’s interview with Bob Deweese, Operations Manager for Rite Rug in Columbus, Ohio. If you don’t know Bob, he is known throughout the flooring maintenance industry as an innovator and master technician. He has trained hundreds of technicians in his 30 year career and his unique abilities to demonstrate proper procedures and […]
Bob Deweese is known throughout the flooring maintenance industry as an innovator and master technician. Currently employed by Rite Rug in Columbus, Ohio as Operations Manager, he has also worked with Dupont, Millicare and Starnet and he’s seen issues sweeping the full spectrum of floor care in his nearly 30 year career. Bob has trained […]
The more the profession of selling changes, the more it stays the same. No one knows this better than Lance Tyson, President and CEO of PRSPX. Lance’s journey with sales started in the training arena in the early 2000’s. In 2002, as owner of multiple Dale Carnegie Training centers, Lance quickly built the Midwest region […]
Jon Whittaker has a passion for educating others in the carpet maintenance industry. In early 1992, however, carpet was the furthest thing on his mind when considering his next career move. After 26 years in the United States Air Force, a decision to settle close to family led Jon to New Castle, Pennsylvania and a […]