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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:31:50 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>PUR-O-ZONE</title><link>http://www.purozone.com/home/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Three Lunch &amp; Learn Opportunities in March</title><dc:creator>Rick Link</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:59:42 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.purozone.com/home/2010/3/5/three-lunch-learn-opportunities-in-march.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">448928:5025603:6920554</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Join us for one of these free Lunch &amp; Learn events in the Kansas City area. Ask your representative about locations, parking information&nbsp;and exact times.</p>
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<p><strong>March 18th</strong> - 3M Certification for the new Ultra Durable finish and pad polishing mini-seminar and lunch. Jeremy Henyak. Lee's Summit Community Christian School.</p>
<p><strong>March 24th</strong> - ActiveTek air and surface purification. Fight pollutants and germs in your facility through new technologies first developed for use on the International Space Station. Installs in your HVAC&nbsp;<span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 250px;" src="http://www.purozone.com/storage/Lunch%20and%20Learn%20teal.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268259358546" alt="" /></span></span>system, or individual room units available. Includes lunch.</p>
<p><strong>March 31st</strong> - 3M terrazo/stone floor&nbsp;polishing demonstration. Redemptorist Church, Kansas City, MO. Includes lunch.</p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable">&nbsp;</span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.purozone.com/home/rss-comments-entry-6920554.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Your Facility Can Work Within its Budget Without Turning Over the Keys</title><dc:creator>Rick Link</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:34:06 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.purozone.com/home/2010/1/27/your-facility-can-work-within-its-budget-without-turning-ove.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">448928:5025603:6311218</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Contract outsourcing for school systems promises much, but is not the only way to address severely constrained budgets. Aligning your staff for productivity with fewer people allows you to&nbsp;keep control, keep your taxpayer-paid equipment assets, strengthen your staff and to avoid hidden&nbsp;variable costs like overtime.&nbsp;Promised outsourcing&nbsp;savings&nbsp;can be overwhemed by a tsunami of problems,&nbsp;loss of control and unanticipated expenses.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.purozone.com/storage/Case Study Contract Services.pdf">Click here</a> for a <strong>case study</strong> of&nbsp;area school systems&nbsp;that have made the outsourcing&nbsp;decision, wished they had not, and the story of their struggle to recover.</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://purozone.squarespace.com/storage/Which%20Direction.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="http://purozone.squarespace.com/storage/24%20mos%20after%20reductions.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1263398215109" alt="" /></a></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 440px;">24 Months after Outsourcing</span></span><a title="Outsourcing two years down the line" href="http://purozone.squarespace.com/storage/Which%20Direction.pdf" target="_blank">Click here</a>&nbsp;for a <strong>presentation</strong> that focuses on some of the damage outsourcing&nbsp;might&nbsp;do to your staff, your most valuable resource&nbsp;when responding to budget slashing.&nbsp;</p>
<p>See the article below on the first step to better productivity answers starting almost immediately. PUR-O-ZONE can help you now, and without turning over the keys.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.purozone.com/home/rss-comments-entry-6311218.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Budget pains; "It hurts when I do anything."</title><dc:creator>Rick Link</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:18:21 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.purozone.com/home/2010/1/13/budget-pains-it-hurts-when-i-do-anything.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">448928:5025603:6311821</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://purozone.squarespace.com/storage/It%27s%207%20Monday.pdf" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px;" src="http://purozone.squarespace.com/storage/dreamstime_2611059.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1263503157640" alt="" /></a></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 300px;">The answer to some of your most important questions begins with the VFAR, or Variable Field Analysis Report. Please click on the photo for a brochure.</span></span></p>
<p>What do you do when you are on the second, third or&nbsp;fourth response to reductions in the annual cleaning budget?</p>
<p><strong>First,</strong> you need to know exactly where you stand in relation to other institutions,&nbsp;and what is possible with the square footage and staff you now have, or soon will have. Nothing in your department's recent experiences will help. But the data you need <em>is </em>available to you, just from a different source.</p>
<p><strong>Second,</strong> you need to immediately incorporate a plan of&nbsp;increased productivity from fewer people based on proven methods that fit your circumstances.</p>
<p><strong>Third,</strong> you need to re-prioritize your workloading. The moment you take the first step - finding out where you stand in relation to other institutions - you will feel a sense of relief as you start down a proactive, proven&nbsp;road.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Successful Response</h3>
<p><strong>Get&nbsp;the specifics now,</strong>&nbsp;by clicking on <a title="VFAR" href="http://www.purozone.com/storage/It%27s%207%20Monday.pdf" target="_blank">"Variable Field Analysis Report."</a>&nbsp;Or call your PUR-O-ZONE representative or 800-727-7876 to order your report now. It's fast and free.</p>
<p>There is a successful response based on&nbsp;objective, accurate&nbsp;data and proven methods of responding. This huge database can be applied to your own numbers to give you a road map.</p>
<p>The good news is you can be started down this road&nbsp;48 hours from now&nbsp;with a statistically based plan administrators and board members will understand.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.purozone.com/home/rss-comments-entry-6311821.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Using education and measurement to improve cleaning ROI</title><dc:creator>Rick Link</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:50:39 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.purozone.com/home/2009/10/21/using-education-and-measurement-to-improve-cleaning-roi.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">448928:5025603:5573062</guid><description><![CDATA[Large enough to really help your business. Small enough to really care about you and your staff's success.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.purozone.com/home/rss-comments-entry-5573062.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The five elements of Alignment Process for facility care</title><dc:creator>Rick Link</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:37:43 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.purozone.com/home/2008/7/17/the-five-elements-of-alignment-process-for-facility-care.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">448928:5025603:5570559</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span></span><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://purozone.squarespace.com/storage/dreamstime_5046895.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1262727949875" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 240px;">Today's facility budget requires all your ducks to be in a row.</span></span>Making your people more productive is a function of five elements PUR-O-ZONE has identified during over 66 years of designing successful custodial and housekeeping programs.</p>
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<p>Your PUR-O-ZONE team can make this cycle relevant in your facility. It starts with a phonecall to your representative. Please see the link in the left column segment "FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR."</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://purozone.squarespace.com/storage/dreamstime_5046890.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1262728008187" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 430px;">We can help you get get your ducks lined up, and then help you keep them there. (Ducks are pretty independent, they tend to not stay in a row for long.)</span></span></p>
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