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Meet Allcare Founder and Owner Chris Kandelas

In this Allcare employee feature, you’ll get to know Chris Kandelas, who founded the company and who adamantly cares about clean.

Chris Kandelas started Allcare Maintenance Services nearly two decades ago, and has since been able to see his unique vision come to life: a unique green cleaning company in Toronto that cares about clean.

Chris has been in the industry for 32 years, having started his first company when he was 18 while a business management student at Seneca College.

After considerable success over about five years in business, he eventually sold his business and went on to hold positions of increasing responsibility and challenge in the cleaning industry as a salesman, team manager, and regional manager. This helped him learn the ins-and-outs of the industry. It also helped him understand what he wanted to change when he would eventually open his own company.

When Chris left this environment to found Allcare Maintenance Services, it was a starting over of sorts. “I started with basically nothing,” he said, “and I basically haven’t looked back since then.”

Just like when he set out in the cleaning business, he was now managing all the everyday business responsibilities, getting his hands dirty, and working long days. But this time around he had lots of experience and was really prepared to start a company.

Allcare has since grown to serve 260 buildings in the GTA. Just over three years ago, Allcare rebranded around the phrase “Care About Clean” to reflect the company’s focus and direction. “We branded ourselves as the company that cares about clean,” he said. “Whether it’s the way we treat our employees, or the way we use green cleaning, it’s all about caring about what we do and why we clean.” The motto stuck.

Caring about clean for Chris has meant continuing to improve Allcare’s services including the addition of CleanTelligent software. “CleanTelligent allows Allcare to collect data to track performance building by building, crew by crew,” said Chris. This gives Allcare the ability to have a clear impression of its services, and make changes where they’re needed.

Chris also led Allcare green cleaning efforts when the very idea was only in its infancy in the Toronto region. “A lot of companies didn’t understand the advantages of green cleaning,” he recalls. Since then, green cleaning in workplaces has become known to improve the health of workers and cleaners in workplaces and Allcare as one of the leading practitioners and proponents of green cleaning. Allcare has, for instance, committed to using the EcoLogo or the Green Seal, which are both internationally recognized programs that show that cleaning agents meet stringent environmental requirements.

But asked what really makes Allcare successful, Chris said it’s all about the employees: respecting them, taking care of them, and helping them do their jobs. “The reason why we’re successful is that we take care of them. That’s the bottom line.”

In the next employee feature, we’ll find out about Corinne Traplin, who has worked at Allcare for 10 years, and recently became a company partner.

Posted on August 30, 2015July 26, 2016Categories Employee FeaturesTags Chris Kandelas, EcoLogo, Green Seal, Seneca College

What’s in a Green Label? A Look at EcoLogo and the Green Seal

We care about clean, and that means knowing as much as we can about the cleaning products we use. What’s printed on labels shows us a product’s certifications. EcoLogo and Green Seal are the ones we rely on the most.

You may have already noticed the EcoLogo or Green Seal labels on your green cleaning products, both of which are internationally-recognized programs that ensure products meet stringent environmental requirements. But what’s the deal?

Canada’s EcoLogo – first out of the gate

ecologo environmental choice

The EcoLogo Program (also known as Environmental Choice) was created in 1988 by the Government of Canada, and has grown to be recognized as one of North America’s largest and most respected environmental certifications.

The program compares products in the same category based on rigorous and relevant criteria that reflect the entire lifecycle of each product. The EcoLogo is awarded only to products that are verified by an independent third party as complying with the criteria.

Some of the EcoLogo-certified products we use include: hand towels, hard surface cleaners, kitchen towels, hand cleaners, toilet tissue, urinal pucks, facial tissue, and garbage bags.

These products incorporate the best technologies on the market. For instance, the garbage bags we use are oxo-biodegradable, which means they’re broken down in the environment in a matter of months and years, as opposed to the hundreds of years it takes for traditional garbage bags.

Green Seal – the US follows suit

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The Green Seal is another standard that has been around for nearly as long as EcoLogo. Since 1989, this American non-profit organization has been certifying goods and services that meet the highest standards of environmental quality and performance.

Many of the Enviro Chem products we use from Rochester Midland Corp. feature the Green Seal. In addition to making cleaning simple and organized, Enviro Chem are very environmentally friendly. Products that sport the Green Seal include their glass cleaner, “tough job” cleaner, hand soap, low-foam all-purpose cleaner, and tile & grout cleaner, just to name a few.

The EcoLogo and Green Seal are both very trustworthy labels that support our Green Housekeeping-certified practices. When we use the products we do, these labels help us feel confident that we’re using the most environmentally sound products that we can.

Get in touch today for your no-obligation Healthy Space Assessment.

Posted on May 14, 2014January 15, 2019Categories Green Cleaning, Healthy OfficeTags EcoLogo, Enviro Chem, Green Seal, Rochester Midland Corporation
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During these difficult times Allcare Maintenance Services Inc. has implemented measures to combat and mitigate COVID19, that is affecting us all.  We wish to reassure all our employees, customers, venders and partners, that Allcare is taking all measures necessary as per the World Health Organization (WHO), the Medical Officers of Health and all health care professionals.

Some of the measures that we have implemented include;

  • Limiting access to our office to only essential personal.
  • All staff are required to protect themselves with appreciate personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Social distancing is encouraged for all staff/crews.
  • Crews where possible work in the evening, where there is very little interaction with customers.
  • All staff are trained on all products and procedures to help combat COVID19.
  • All staff are asked to be diligent in personal hygiene (washing/sanitizing hands, coughing into sleeve).
  • Any staff members and those who cohabitate experiencing cold like symptoms or who have traveled are asked to self isolate for 14 days.