by Brianna Crandall — April 15, 2015—Facilities managers who are looking to reduce their cleaning costs may want to evaluate how much they are spending on labor, an issue addressed in the latest infographic from the American Institute for Cleaning Sciences (AICS), a premier custodial and janitorial consultant to property managers, cleaning firms, manufacturers and distributors.
According to AICS, the most frequently asked question in the cleaning industry is “How much should it cost to clean my building?” AICS’s newest infographic answers that question by presenting a five-step process for an organization to get the most out of its cleaning dollars.
The infographic helps FMs answer the question: “How much should it cost to clean my building?”(Click on image to enlarge)
The “Workloading Controls Cleaning Costs” infographic highlights the following facts:
- Cleaning costs are the largest maintenance and operating budget item.
- Cleaning costs are driven by labor.
- Labor accounts for up to 80% of cleaning costs.
- Understanding labor costs is the key to cost control.
- Workloading determines the number of labor hours needed to clean a facility and is the best way to establish cleaning costs.
“The marketplace is increasingly demanding that janitorial costs be justified,” said David Frank, CEO of AICS. “Workloading is the best available tool to establish costs, and our infographic outlines the five steps to effectively managing cleaning costs.”
For more information about how AICS’s cleaning consultants can help an organization “right-size” its cleaning costs, visit the AICS Web site.
