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Guardian's Lighting Specialist Promotes Sustainability While Saving Money!

Please help me in recognizing Gilbert Paniagua, a hardworking Lighting Specialist who helps our clients promote sustainability while saving money! Why is Guardian celebrating Gilbert’s success? "Gilbert is a phenomenal Guardian employee who delivers the most effective lighting energy management techniques that curb our clients rising utility costs. Couple this with the fact that he delivers remarkable levels of customer service…each and every day," Vice President, Lighting & Window Maintenance Guardian Service Industries, Inc. About Guardian Lighting Our Lighting and Electric division ensures your systems are optimized and cost effective. Our vision is to create an individualized service plan that reduces your administration/energy cost, prevents system failures, and limits your liability. While our goal is to provide your business with mobile electrical service and solutions that enhance electrical, lighting, safety, and security levels, and are energy effic...

Bring Guardian To School Too

. Guardian heads back to school?  Accommodating a large number of students, educational facilities can quickly become breeding grounds for fast-moving germs if the building is not cleaned properly. Guardian Service Industries goes above and beyond to ensure the cleanliness of your school and strives to help you keep kids in the classroom. Guardian’s school cleaning professionals deliver: an immaculate facility through cleaning practices that maximize efficiency, dedicated and experienced support to handle any cleaning challenge and 24-hour operations support and measured inspections. Our Guardian Green Clean program plays a vital role in creating a healthier environment through the use of certified chemicals, documented processes, training, tools and support. Additionally, Guardian incorporates LEED practices in all of our cleaning specifications. But more importantly, Guardian offers more than just competitive pricing. We provide your campus with a sense of secu...

Guardian Seamlessly Serves Over 10 Industries!

Our expertise enables our team(s) to step into a variety of facility types, understand the unique operational, safety and regulatory framework and optimize operational efficiencies, lower costs and reduce your risk, from the onset. Since 1918 we have helped develop and maintain safe, secure and green facilities in a broad range of industries across the Northeast inclusive of: ·          Aviation & Transportation ·          Banking & Finance ·          Business & Commerce ·          Commercial Buildings ·          Government ·          Higher Education ·          Industrial & Manufacturing ·          K-12 Schools ·   ...

Guardian Is Now Hiring!

Join the Guardian family! At Guardian, our employees are our biggest stars. We look for the brightest in the business, and we boast a one-of-a-kind corporate culture that empowers our people to be who they are and do their best work. Check out our current job openings and browse the site to learn more about the company.   But keep in mind…a career at Guardian demands an other-worldly work ethic, a sense of humor and an unrelenting ambition to execute mind-blowing work. These are requirements for every position at Guardian. Fair warning: these are hard traits to fake. So if this is you, we’d love to hear from you. Apply online -  https://lnkd.in/eiVfVJ6   #HaveYouCheckedItOut   #JoinTheGuardianTeam   #Porters   #Matrons   #Supervisors   #Managers     #AdministrativeAssistants   #HandyPerson   #Technicians   #Apply   #GuardianSince1918

6 Ways to Avoid Getting Bitten By a Zika Virus Mosquito

The most effective way to protect yourself from the Zika virus is to prevent mosquito bites. There are no vaccines or treatment for Zika, the  quickly spreading mosquito-borne virus  that may be responsible for thousands of birth defects. The most effective way to avoid the disease? Don’t get bit by a mosquito. Here, six crucial steps to protect yourself from Zika virus-infected mosquitoes. 1. Pick the right mosquito repellent The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends products with active ingredients DEET, oil of lemon eucalyptus, picaridin, or IR 3535. “DEET is the standard,” Mustapha Debboun, PhD, director of the mosquito control division of Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services in Houston,  told NPR . “All the repellents being tested are tested to see if they beat DEET.” When products with DEET hit store shelves in 1957, there were early concerns about its safety. Some speculated it might be linked to n...

Pure water versus traditional window cleaning systems...

The Guardian Solution... What are the pros and cons of using pure water versus traditional window cleaning systems? Water removes the environmental impact of chemicals by using pure water alone while also allowing operatives to clean windows safely – and more quickly - from the ground. As for using chemicals, did you know chemical window cleaning agents contribute to indoor air pollution? That's why we clean windows, using natural, nontoxic ingredients, so you can bask in sunlight...pollution free! Did you know  Guardian is one of the region’s largest, fully insured and licensed window washing companies servicing the Northeast since 1918; we carry excess liability umbrella insurance and statutory workman’s compensation insurance? Did you also know all of our window washers are state certified professionals expertly trained to provide the safest and most cost-effective method of window cleaning to ensure the highest quality of service possible for all commercial and resid...

Preventive Maintenance, Proactive Facility Management

By David Lewek Identifying maintenance needs, prioritizing deferred maintenance, and strategizing for long-term building and equipment requirements is at the core of facility management. The goal of a facility manager is to proactively manage the growing list of maintenance needs associated with the facilities he or she oversees. Planning for facility success includes looking at the past needs, present backlog, and future expectations. This is accomplished through determining the current status of the facilities, planning for any needed repairs and maintenance, and implementing a long-term plan that keeps maintenance schedules on track and funded for years into the future. Over time, as new technologies are integrated and the needs of the users change, facilities age, and the condition of the buildings and assets may be compromised beyond normal wear and tear. The best way to understand what has been happening with a building portfolio and to predict future needs of those bu...