Evanston, IL – January 12, 2016 Silver Oak Services Partners, LLC (“Silver Oak”), a lower middle market private equity firm focused exclusively on service businesses, announced it has led the recapitalization of Commercial Cleaning Systems, LLC (“CCS” or the...
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Meet the Janitor – It’s an Investment Worth Making
Millions of Americans arrive at their workplace and begin their wok without giving a single thought to the individuals who just hours before cleaned the space. A clean workplace has become an expectation—a basic that’s a must for health and safety reasons,...
Meet Real Estate’s Odd Couple: Clean Floors and Total Cost of Ownership
For a first-time car buyer, pride and freedom are summarily usurped by a basic economic lesson: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). No surprise—sleek lines, revving engines, and the new car smell make it easy to lose our senses and fall in love. That’s why the first big...
CCS Appoints New Vice President
With pride and admiration, CCS announces the promotion of Jesus Guerrero as the new Vice President of the Colorado Branch. Jesus has worked for CCS for 16 years and has advanced professionally as a focused and adept leader. He is an integral part of CCS. We value all...
CCS Facility Services Receives CIMS Certification with Honors
Why Report Cards Matter Commercial Cleaning Systems Earns Top Honors with CIMS Certification Early in life, report cards mattered. Whether we liked it or realized it, grades served as an outside measuring stick of our performance and, even more importantly, provided...
CCS Turns 30!
MILESTONES MATTER And we're excited to announce a major one-30 years of service. Of course, we couldn't have achieved it without you. Our growth and continued success is fueled by loyal customers like you, all backed by a dedicated team of employees. We've seen...
CCS Appoints a New Executive Vice President
New LEED/ISSA Certifications
Special recognition to Don Buffoni and Daniel Lowery for their recent achievements. 2017-2018, Don and Daniel led CCS through a year-long transformation securing the company the prestigious CIMS GB with Honors Award. In addition to this proud achievement, both Don and...
Clear Goals, Focused Execution Is the Best Way to LEED at CCS Facility Services
The 700-mile quest to be the first to reach the South Pole just over a century ago offers the perfect lens for companies with their eye on a different, more modern-day prize: LEED certification. Two men—Roald Amundsen (the winner) and Robert Falcon Scott...
Honoring Two Outstanding CCS Employees
In continued celebration of our employees and how proud we are to have such amazing people on our team, we want to specifically honor two spectacular CCS employees for their outstanding integrity and character. A couple weeks ago we received an email from a customer...
Happy National Healthcare EVS & Housekeepers Week
CCS cannot be more thrilled to celebrate the hard working men and women that make our company so great. The dedication and skills that they show are profound and appreciated. Please join us this week in celebrating and letting your CCS team know that you appreciate...
Government Contracting: Is It the Right Fit For You?
As far back as the late 1600s, red tape (or ribbons) were used to bind official documents. The “red tape” phrase has since taken on a different meaning—one that conjures up unnecessary hoops and onerous bureaucracy. The proverbial red tape in government contracting...
The Grand Promise of Sustainability: Strategies for Making It Real
Today, our lexicon includes a few words that have taken on meanings far beyond their roots and meaning, what linguists have dubbed as “container terms.” Words like “branding” and “sustainability” and others have been elevated well beyond their literal meaning, so when...
Commercial Cleaning Systems Announces Name Change; Expands Operations To Include Building Engineering Services
Today, Commercial Cleaning Systems announced a corporate name change to CCS. effective immediately. With a 30-plus year track record in the commercial cleaning and building maintenance arena, the company will remain headquartered in Denver, CO with operations...
Explore the Pluses of Partnering with a Trusted Facilities Engineering Service Provider
Predictive. Proactive. Intelligent. If you did a poll, it’s not likely these attributes would automatically be associated with facilities engineering efforts. In fact, facilities engineering is one of those areas few fully appreciate or understand—until they have to....
Preventing the Spread of Viruses: The CCS Way
A SPOON FULL OF VIRUS Cold and Flu Viruses have the potential of being quite serious, in fact, they can be fatal. The CDC estimates that so far this season there have been at least 32 million flu illnesses resulting in 18,000 deaths. Influenza and other viruses, like...
CCS Facility Services First Company in the World to Earn GBAC STAR Service Accreditation
Denver, CO – March 8, 2021 – CCS Facility Services is proud to announce that it is the first company in the world to earn the GBAC STAR™ Service accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), the gold standard in biorisk education and training...
CCS Facility Services Announces Participation in WELL AP Program
Denver, CO – August 3, 2021 – CCS Facility Services is proud to share its continued commitment to human health and wellness in buildings through investment in the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)’s WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) accreditation...
CCS Facility Services Expands Scope with Acquisition of Sparkle Maintenance in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Denver, CO – August 16, 2021 – CCS Facility Services, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, today announced the acquisition of Albuquerque-based Sparkle Maintenance, Inc. This acquisition furthers the company’s reach in the Western United States....
CCS Facility Services Earns CIMS-GB Certification with Honors for Second Time
Denver, CO – August 19, 2021 – CCS Facility Services has once again earned highest honors from ISSA's Cleaning Industry Management Standards (CIMS), the gold standard in evaluation of the cleaning industry. Fewer than 10 percent of cleaning companies earn CIMS-GB...