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Contracting Profits The Year Ahead

2009 was a year like no other for building service contractors. The crippling recession closed many doors and forced contractors to test the waters of new markets. In April, a global pandemic put the world on high-alert, but also gave BSCs an opportunity to showcase cleaning's important role in infection control. Green continued to become mainstream as more contractors embraced environmentally friendly cleaning products and practices. These were just a few trends BSCs experienced during the last 12 months.

2010 is only weeks old, but what does the new year have in store for BSCs? Contracting Profits asked cleaning product manufacturers for their insight into the key issues that will affect building service contractors in 2010.

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To what extent can you share your own economic forecasts for 2010? More of the same? Light at the end of the tunnel? Significant recovery?

2.

What product development lessons did you take away from the H1N1 pandemic? How will the prospect of future pandemic threats impact your marketing and/or product development?

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How can manufacturers and building service contractors work together in 2010 to move closer to achieving a truly sustainable planet?

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What end user issues do you think will have the biggest influence on your product development in 2010?

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Will "green" continue to be the preeminent buzz in the cleaning industry, or do you see other issues that might become the new "hot buttons" of the industry?

6.

As a manufacturer, how are you positioned to serve BSCs as the economy drives more of them to enter non-commercial markets?

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