New Year’s Eve Celebration

Receive the 2012 year at the city’s official New Years Eve celebration. Be part of an illuminated parade and entertainment at the Discovery Green on December 31 from 7:00 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. For more information, visit www.newyearsevelive.com.

Construction Cleaning Tip

Use proper lifting techniques by lifting with your legs and not your back.

10th Annual Festival of Lights

Enjoy one of the largest holiday celebrations with more than 1 million of animated lights and live entertainment at the Moody Gardens. The festival will be held until January 1^st, 2012.  For more information, visit www.moodygardens.com.

Holidays Safety

December holidays are the most fun and excited season of the year; however, they can also be the most dangerous. Based on the National Fire Protection Association website, approximately 6% of the reported fires that started with a Christmas tree resulted in death.

In order to avoid the deadly results, the following list is the top safety tips.

1. Unplug Christmas tree lights before leaving home or going to sleep.
2. Choose a strong tree stand designed not to tip over.
3. Be sure to purchase a fire-retardant artificial tree.
4. Place the tree away where it may block exits and from heat.
5. Keep an eye on food. Don’t leave it unattended.
6. Keep candles away from places and items that can catch fire.
7. Keep matches and lights out of sight and reach of children.
8. Make sure the lights cord does not come in contact with water.
9. Use a fire screen.

For more holiday safety tips, visit the Texas department of insurance website at www.tdi.texas.gov.

Have safe and happy holidays!

Maid Cleaning Tip

Grind an orange or lemon peel in the garbage disposal to remove food odors.

The Nutcracker by Houston Ballet

Houston Ballet brings a classic holiday performance, The Nutcracker. The magical, colorful and holiday charm performance is held at Brown Theater at Wortham Theater, from November 25 to December 27. For more information, visit www.houstonballet.org/TheNutcracker/.

Investing Profits

December is here! Time to evaluate the company’s performance and to allocate all the profits earned. However, how would a company be able to put aside the majority of their earnings for the expectation of higher returns in the future?  The key is to invest within the company.

The following are some ideas of how to invest the company’s profits and obtain a higher return in the upcoming years.

1. Acquire new equipment to make more efficient the production line.
2. Upgrade vehicles, computers, and equipment to lower the cost of maintenance and repairs.
3. Purchase new land to expand the facilities of company.
4. Distribute the earnings among the owned stocks, bonds, and savings accounts.
5. Hire potential personnel, who will bring higher returns.
6. Give bonuses to employees, to incentive them to be more productive for the upcoming year.
7. Increase the budget amount of the following departments: marketing, sales and product development.

An efficient investment will increase the value of the company that will lead to a continuous growth.

Janitorial Cleaning Tip

Make sure that the ink and toner in your office fax machines, printers and other equipment is refilled on a regular basis.

Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Christmas Cruises

Enjoy a 30-minute boat ride along Buffalo Bayou from November 26 to December 17. Take a look at holiday’s decorations, colorful lights and a great sight of the city. For more information, visit at www.buffalobayou.org.

Importance of Having Floor Wax

Houston, TX –November 28, 2011- First impressions are important in today’s society; they make a company be remembered and be recognized from the competitive market. A business can be recognized by the quality of product or services offered, management organization, image presented to the public and by the neatness of their locations.  Having a clean office will deliver a positive and fresh message to every visitor of the location. One of the areas that stand out from an office is the floor.

Wax is a floor sealer and finish which is applied to the flooring to keep the floor’s radiant gloss. The purpose of applying wax to a floor is to prevent tiledamages or having the tile detached from the ground. Therefore, the failure of applying wax will lead to a negative impression of the location.

Wax is applied in all types of floors with the exception of ceramic tiled floors, wood tiled floors, Corey tiled floors, and epoxy tiled floors.  In such exceptions,wax can still be applied containing different type of chemicals and procedures.

There are three basic kinds of floor wax:

-          Water based: provides a shiny, high-gloss finish without buffing. Best to use on rubber-tiled floors, vinyl floors and asphalt floors.
-          Solvent based: requires buffing for a high-gloss shine .
-          Polymer based: self-polishing and do not require buffing. Overtime, turn yellow and need to be stripped and reapplied.

Wax is applied to floors that have a new VCT, looks dull or have any damages.  Strip, seal and floor wax is recommended every 3 to 6 months. The application of wax might take between 3 to 5 hours, depending of the type and conditions of the floor.

So, why acquire regular floor maintenance such as strip, seal and wax?
Because floor maintenance

-          Make floors shinny every time
-          Help maintain a longer lasting wax
-          Prevents slipping
-          Prevents tile from detaching from the ground
-          Removes stains, dirt, obstruction, dust, scratch
-          Improve the longevity of the tile

Don’t be embarrassed about your floor conditions. If you need further assistance, a local Houston floor maintenance company will be able to recognize the problem and provide recommendations. You may also contact J&B Professional Cleaning Service at 281-405-0333 to obtain a free and customized quote or visit them at www.jb-cleaning.com.

Contact:
Liliana Cerda
J&B Professional Cleaning Service
281-405-0333
281-272-8523
administration@jb-cleaning.com
www.jb-cleaning.com

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