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Yes, buildings get sick too. And sometimes it is contagious to us human beings. The term is “Sick Building Syndrome” or SBS. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines SBS as something that occurs when “building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no […]

Tips from the LACOSTA PROs LACOSTA provides commercial paint services for large industrial buildings, warehouses and office complexes. In these large projects, the quality difference is in the details. The same applies to you when you hire a painter or handyperson to work on the exterior or interior of your small office, home or garage.  […]

You used to be called a “germaphobe” if you took extra precautions to avoid contact with other people and things. But COVID turned us all into germaphobes and wasn’t it pleasant for many of us to not only avoid COVID, but also to avoid bouts with colds and flu. If you’re like most people, you […]

At LACOSTA we fight a never-ending battle against unwanted microbes. The battle is often most intense around food. We work in large food processing plants. Your battles are in the office or at home. Those little critters we affectionately call bacteria have an astounding impact on our lives and health, yet most of us know […]

As office workers are now returning, at least temporarily, to their offices an old problem has reared its ugly head; i.e. the office refrigerator. At LACOSTA, we fight a never-ending battle in the workplace against microbes, bacteria,  virus and fungus. The office refrigerator has long been a breeding ground for bacteria and viruses. But now, […]

Every day you see the LACOSTA team members diligently cleaning visible  soiling and dust for your company. But did you know that a significant part of what we do is battle microbes – tiny single-celled beings. Some are good, but the ones we battle have a bad attitude towards humans, namely bacteria, viruses and fungi. […]

With shorter days and colder weather, some of us might catch the winter blues. Here are tips for brightening up the remaining winter months.

At the heart of every great company is responsible, considerate staffing practices. As experts in managed labor solutions, we’ve rounded up our top tips for coping with a short-staffed team.

Learning the five workplace “love languages” will help you give your team members the proper respect and appreciation that they deserve.

The tasks of routine maintenance are often forgotten about, but they help keep a facility running smoothly and efficiently in the long run.