What Property Managers and Owners Want
Move over, Oscar the Grouch—the garbage pail trend is now decorative refuse. That means nicer-looking ways to toss your trash and recycling and a way to add value to your building. Rubbermaid's Marty Lippert (not pictured, though this is his company's booth) tells us it has products built for image, yet still durable. He says that the firm will do a site survey to find what suits people's needs. Another cool feature: Many of its products have "quiet casters," which allow janitorial staff to move around without being noticed. (Now it's even harder for Will Hunting to get attention.) Many clients are now moving toward day cleaning, he says, which reduces building operation expenses since lights and HVAC won't need to run at night.
We snapped Orkin's Ron Harrison and Rick Jordan (photobombed by the Orkin Man). Pest control is much more environmentally friendly than before, using integrated pest management, which focuses on common-sense practices to tackle pests like ants, stinkbugs, and ladybugs before an infestation. That includes physical exclusion and sterilization techniques, as well as educating tenants. The three main attractions: water, food, and a nice temperature, which make break rooms, office kitchenettes, and messy desks buggy destinations. Other ways to prevent them from getting into buildings is closing outside doors and turning lights off when you don't need them. (A ladybug is still a lady, and never does things with the lights out.)
