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When Expertise and Reliability Matter

We’ve been delivering quality facility services for more than 50 years, helping customers achieve and maintain safe, clean, and efficient environments. Our Janitorial, Managed Labor and Sanitation Services are best in class and leverage our proprietary UniShield Program to surpass industry standards and exceed our customers’ expectations.

Janitorial
Services

Managed
Labor

Industrial Sanitation
& Cleaning

Industrial Projects
& Coatings

Who We Serve

Trust us to handle your project with care, expertise, and a commitment to getting it right the first time.

Why LACOSTA

 

MBE Corporate Plus CERTIFIED

In business since 1973

Over 700 Customers Served Nationwide

100% Audit Success Rate

UniShield

The Unishield Program

The Unishield system comprises five concepts that come together to make up the standards that all LACOSTA team members uphold and follow every day. The five concepts are represented as individual shields, and each shield embodies its own unique meaning and purpose within the overarching UniShield System

TransformaShield

TransformaShield

TransformaShield defines how LACOSTA as an industry leader, will transform the current status to a more effective and efficient delivery and quality standard.

 

Transition Checklist

We’ll implement a 117-point checklist to make sure you’re up and running with the LACOSTA UniShield program on the expected date with a fully trained team that immediately goes to work.

Reporting

We’ll set-up key milestones scheduled for completion and conduct weekly reports on progress with your contact manager.

TransformaShield

ReliaShield

ReliaShield is a portrayal of the top-notch reliability standard that is continuously upheld by LACOSTA along with the tools and systems to assure delivery.

 

Staffing Reliability

ReliaShield is a portrayal of the top-notch reliability standard that is continuously upheld by LACOSTA along with the tools and systems to assure delivery.

Time & Task Standards with Visual Cues

Never worry about a misunderstanding of expectations. With a variety of tools like “time and task guides” complete with visual cue training, each team member is fully aligned with the expectations.

Results-Oriented

Our KPI approach to measuring success aligns with production productivity and output.

PredictaShield

PredictaShield

PredictaShield represents the proactive nature of LACOSTA’s predictive scheduling model that ensures the necessary resources to complete a customer’s scope of work.

 

Superior Candidate Pool

By taking a team-based approach to recruiting, we’re able to sources superior candidates across a variety of channels.

Selective Interview Process

After narrowing down to a few selected individuals, we conduct DHS E-Verify II, drug testing, background checks, and more.

Training & Development

Our 52-week LACOSTA training & safety program establishes the standardized LACOSTA processes across our entire workforce.

Team Member Retention

By offering our team members competitive wages, benefits, and more, we’re able to establish long-term relationships with our team members that improve the quality of work and make for a thriving work environment.

InvisiShield

InvisiShield

InvisiShield is like an invisible barrier that symbolizes the strict adherence and extra precautions taken to ensure a clean, healthy, safe, and efficient work environment.

 

Exceeds CDC Levels

At LACOSTA, we exceed all CDC recommendations and standards to provide enhanced anti-viral and anti-bacterial protection.

LACOSTA Team

All LACOSTA crew are properly trained, certified & equipped to comply with our InvisiShield requirements.

CompliaShield

CompliaShield

CompliaShield embodies the many actions, procedures, and policies that ensure compliance with the expectations of our customers. KPI reporting and compliance audits are just a few of the items covered by this shield.

 

Daily Site Reports

A 10 area inspection handled by your site leader focused on scope completion and quality, with an email summary delivered to your inbox daily.

Monthly Partnership Meetings

We’ll conduct a monthly business review to assess KPI’s, service expectations, and to cover any feedback from your team to ensure LACOSTA is going above and beyond.

Quarterly Business Reviews

A roll-up of all data from our monthly partnership meetings to take a high-level, results-oriented approach to drive consistent KPI’s across sites.

Quarterly Compliance Audits

Senior management and ownership conduct quarterly audits to ensure all LACOSTA standard procedures and safety requirements are being properly implemented.

“LACOSTA is willing to take on other areas, very responsive, flexible, and very approachable. LACOSTA makes it easy for me to turn to one supplier.”

Auto Parts Manufacturer

“I appreciate all the efforts LACOSTA has made and continues to make to be a good partner. They take ownership of their business and people, and respond very well to provide value.”
Finance Manager

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