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Compass Facility Services offers a more personalized service and customer contact

Daron Greelish of Commonwealth Maintenance (CMS) has announced that as of January 1st, the company became Compass Facility Services. The family owned and operated janitorial service company has provided high quality facility maintenance to a wide range of commercial, industrial and high tech firms as well as schools and universities for over 30 years. Greelish notes that the new Compass takes the same old pride in their retention of customer base and commitment of high quality service, and that the name change has transpired merely in conjunction with expansion beyond the New England area. Brendan Greelish, the company president, along with his brother Daron will continue their tradition of personalized service and customer contact that they consider vital to growth and success. "Since green cleaning has become such an important and desirable method in the service industry, Compass will continue to keep abreast of innovation, supply and equipment development, and work hand in hand with present and future customers to help them gain LEED certification with their facilities". In addition to full janitorial services, Compass provides many in-house maintenance needs to better help customers with facility support. Some of these services provided by compass are: *Anti-Static Treatments *Carpet Shampooing *Carpet Installation *Cleaning of Computer Rooms *Concrete Restoration *Carpentry *Emergency Cleaning (Fire, Flood, Etc.) *Exterior Steam and/or Pressure Washing *Graffiti Removal *General Labor *Green Cleaning Solutions *Handyman Services *HVAC Systems and Duct Cleaning *Sheetrock/Plastering *Installations *Laboratory Cleaning *Landscaping *Mail Room Service *Marble Restoration *Mold Remediation *Metal Restoration *Office Installations and Partitions *Plumbing Maintenance *Pest Control *Porter and Matron Services *Parking Lot Sweeping *Snow Removal *Tile Refinishing (all makes) *Tile Installation (VCT, Ceramic) *Trash Removal *Upholstery and Fabric Partition Cleaning *Venetian Blind Cleaning *Window Cleaning *Wood Floor Refinishing
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