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Amy W. Richardson

Amy W. Richardson

Managing Editor, Cleaning & Maintenance Management

Amy W. Richardson is managing editor of Cleaning & Maintenance Management. She has more than 15 years of experience editing and writing for trade and consumer publications, community newspapers, nonprofit associations, and websites. Richardson holds a Bachelor of Arts in communication studies with an emphasis in journalism from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).


Articles by Amy W. Richardson

A Win for Team Gladys
August 10, 2022 Amy W. Richardson

A Win for Team Gladys

Facility Management

Gladys Hernandez, a custodian at Blue Valley CAPS high school in Overland Park, Kansas, was the grand prize winner of the third annual Custodians Are Key contest.

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Hard Floors
April 27, 2022 Amy W. Richardson

Summer School for Hard Floors

Hard Floors

Learn how to use the summer break to your floors’ advantage.

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Cleaning Is a Family Affair
April 18, 2022 Amy W. Richardson

Cleaning Is a Family Affair

Business and Management

Wanting a better work-life balance for themselves and their families inspired four sisters to start their own business together.

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2022 In-House Facility Management Benchmarking Survey
March 17, 2022 Amy W. Richardson

2022 In-House/Facility Management Benchmarking Survey Report

Facility Management

The annual survey report offers a glimpse into how facility managers and in-house service providers are recovering from the global pandemic and what trends they’ll see for the rest of 2022.

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Cleaning Technology Trends, Emerging Cleaning Technologies
December 1, 2021 Amy W. Richardson

Cleaning Technology Trends Roundup

Technology and Trends

CMM's annual benchmarking survey of building service contractors (BSCs) asked which emerging cleaning technologies BSCs plan to adopt in the next 12 months. Here is a roundup of the top five.

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Cleaning Community Gives Back
October 21, 2021 Amy W. Richardson

Cleaning Community Gives Back

Carpet

A group of Florida cleaning companies works together to help local charities that serve children and veterans.

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2021 CMM BSC/Building Service Contractor/Contract Cleaning Survey, BSCs
September 28, 2021 Amy W. Richardson

CMM’s 2021 BSC/Contract Cleaning Benchmarking Survey Report

Business and Management

The annual CMM BSC/Contract Cleaning Benchmarking Survey Report provides a snapshot of how building service contractors (BSCS) are performing during another year of unprecedented change. 

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clean for health
September 9, 2021 Amy W. Richardson

Keeping Our Custodial Staff Safe and Healthy

Health and Safety

Cleaning for health must consider the cleaning worker's health too.

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UVGI
August 25, 2021 Amy W. Richardson

What Is Upper-room UVGI?

Infection Control

Upper-room UVGI systems can be a useful ventilation tool to control SARS-CoV-2 and reduce the spread of infectious pathogens.

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public restroom, school restroom, school restroom cleanliness
August 16, 2021 Amy W. Richardson

Tips for School Restroom Cleanliness

Restrooms

Here are some simple ways to welcome students back to user-friendly and well-stocked restrooms this school year.

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Restoring Restroom Confidence
August 4, 2021 Amy W. Richardson

Restoring Restroom Confidence

Restrooms

Facilities can keep their biggest problem area clean and germ-free past the pandemic years

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Restroom Cleaning Mistakes
August 4, 2021 Gary Clipperton & Amy W. Richardson

3 Common Restroom Cleaning Mistakes to Avoid

Restrooms

Despite more frequent and thorough restroom cleaning and disinfection spurred by the pandemic, cleaning industry veteran Gary Clipperton, said he still sees these common mistakes in cleaning and applying disinfectant to surfaces.

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