Unibar: About Us


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UNIBAR Maintenance Services, Inc. is recognized as one of the most successful minority-owned janitorial firms in the U.S. and has been acclaimed for its ability to provide high quality janitorial services in an effective manner. Our proprietary operational capabilities enable our customers to maintain a consistent clean, safe and healthy working environment while managing costs. We provide building maintenance and related services to commercial office buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, as well as to health care and educational facilities. UNIBAR's proprietary methods and systems, careful employee screening and training, and active, effective management allow us to deliver quality services at competitive cost to you. Service capabilities include:

Janitorial Cleaning & Related Services
Industrial Maintenance Services
Ceramic Tile Restoration Services (SaniGLAZE)
Facilities/Contract Management Services
Training and Support Services

In addition to our outstanding cleaning services, we help leading utility companies improve their accuracy, cost and quality structure with ACCU-READ^SM Services, a contract meter reading service provider.

We go way back. Our roots go back to 1952 with the founding of the Barfield Building Maintenance Company. In 1985 the Founder and President Jerry Davis, Jr., acquired Barfield Building Maintenance Company and thus UNIBAR Maintenance Services, Inc. began. UNIBAR has continued to grow and expand its service capabilities. UNIBAR's current customer list includes the following:

Ford Motor Company
Detroit Edison (DTE)
LEAR Corporation
MAGNA Corporation
COMPUWARE
Potomac Electric and Power Company
ENTERGY/PSI

Our employees are our biggest asset. We now have over 700 carefully screened, trained, full-time employees, where over half have been with us for seven years or more. Once employed, employees receive very competitive packages with managed incentives that have allowed us to exceed industry norms for employee retention, absenteeism, and absence of theft incidents consistently since our beginnings.

Great management is a key ingredient. UNIBAR's management personally oversees each job site. Our Executive Management Team are Certified Building Service Executives (CBSE) and Operations Managers are Registered Building Service Managers (RBSM) or pursuing training for these recognized certification, earned through accreditation by the maintenance industry trade association, Building Service Contractors International (BSCAI). UNIBAR pledges to uphold the ethics and responsibilities to the industry

ISO 9002 tells the story. UNIBAR is ISO 9002-registered; this universally recognized quality standard for the industry demonstrates our depth of technical, administrative, scheduling, systems development, and managerial discipline knowledge and shows we have the systems and processes in place to deliver consistent high-quality services. Our ISO status, recognition of the high quality of our services, and our status as a minority-owned firm make it easy for large, prestigious organizations to work with us.

UNIBAR's Executive Management Team

G. Jean Davis, President and CEO Under the direction of our President and CEO, Mrs. G. Jean Davis, UNIBAR Maintenance Services has grown to be one of the most successful minority owned service companies in the United States. Following her leadership, UNIBAR and its managers are setting standards of professional competence and service excellence that will assure you of the value of our services.

John J. McManus, COO Mr. John J. McManus currently serves on the BSCAI Board of Directors, as well as on four of its committees. He is also the founder of the Affiliated Building Services Contractors of Michigan (ABSCM). He formed this statewide industry trade association with the intent of improving the industries level of professionalism, integrity, and knowledge of building service contractors throughout the state.

Local Support

Our decentralized operations department ensures superior service, wherever your facilities are located. Our regional operations managers maintain regular customer contact on a weekly or daily basis, as your requirements dictate. All of our operations managers have extensive real-world experience and are Registered Building Service Managers (RBSM) or pursuing training to receive these certifications.