What Hott Associates does

Hott Associates Inc. is a privately held commercial cleaning and facility maintenance company headquartered in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, founded in January 1996 by Maria Peicu. The company employs 205 direct staff (198 field personnel and 6 administrative) with no use of subcontractors, serving commercial, medical, industrial, and educational facilities across Northeast Ohio under a Kaizen continuous-improvement operating philosophy.

The company delivers two primary service lines. General & Tenant Services covers daily janitorial, dedicated day porters, hard-floor care, and high-touch surface sanitation, while Maintenance & Specialty Services covers technical repairs (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, drywall, door/ceiling repair), advanced floor care (VCT restoration, carpet remediation, terrazzo polishing), infection-control protocols using hospital-grade electrostatic fogging and EPA-registered disinfectants, and specialty work including LED retrofits, asset restoration, demolition, and post-construction cleanup. Underpinning delivery is "The HOTT Advantage": site-specific engineered work-loading protocols calculated via an Industrial Engineering approach, supported by the Spartan Dilution chemistry system, Green-Certified Windsor Sensor vacuums, and the Kaivac restroom detailing process, all supervised by Area Supervisors with 25+ years of experience.

The business operates on custom, quote-based, site-specific annual contracts with recurring service schedules. Go-to-market is direct enterprise and inside sales with on-site facility walkthroughs, supplemented by inbound leads through the company website, Instagram presence, and a Facility Insights blog. Hott Associates is a certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WBE), RSB, and SBE in Ohio, and reports a 98% client retention rate over its 30-year operating history. Leadership consists of Maria Peicu (President & Founder), Brian Schindler (VP & Technical Specialist), and Mauren Schindler-Howell (Operations Manager, Media Specialist & Partner).

Name

Hott Associates

Legal name

Hott Associates Inc.

Website

https://hottassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hott Associates is a privately held commercial cleaning and facility maintenance company serving corporate, medical, industrial, and educational facilities across Northeast Ohio with 205 direct employees operating under a Kaizen continuous-improvement model since 1996.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Cleaning Services: Recurring janitorial and cleaning services for commercial, medical, and industrial facilities. Services include daily cleaning, day porters, hard-floor care, and specialized cleaning protocols.
2. Facility Maintenance Services: Structural upkeep including plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, drywall patching, door/ceiling repair, and technical repairs. Provides complete building maintenance without needing multiple vendors.
3. Specialty Services: Advanced specialty services including LED lighting retrofits, infection control protocols, asset restoration, demolition, small buildouts/remodels, masonry repairs, and post-construction cleanup.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hott Associates provides recurring commercial janitorial, day porter, hard-floor care, and integrated building maintenance (electrical, plumbing, carpentry, drywall, door/ceiling repair) for commercial, medical, and industrial facilities in Northeast Ohio. Services are bundled into General & Tenant Services and Maintenance & Specialty Services and tailored per industry. All work is performed by 198 direct-hire field personnel using engineered site-specific protocols, the Kaivac restroom process, Spartan Dilution chemistry, Windsor Sensor vacuums, and hospital-grade electrostatic fogging for infection control.

Product overview

Hott Associates is a commercial cleaning and facility management company offering a unified suite of services rather than a software platform. The core offering comprises General & Tenant Services (daily janitorial, floor care, building maintenance) and Maintenance & Specialty Services (technical repairs, advanced floor care, infection control). These services are tailored to specific industries including corporate offices, healthcare facilities, industrial/manufacturing, and educational campuses, with The HOTT Advantage package providing engineered protocols using the Kaizen philosophy. The company does not use subcontractors and employs 205 direct employees including 198 field personnel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General & Tenant Services Comprehensive janitorial and daily cleaning services for commercial tenants, including high-touch surface sanitation, medical cleaning standards, plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, drywall patching, door/ceiling repair, carpet extraction, and hard-floor stripping, waxing, and polishing.
• Maintenance & Specialty Services Specialized facility maintenance including technical and mechanical repairs (door closers, locksets, electrical, plumbing), drywall construction, ceiling tile replacement, masonry remediation, advanced floor care (VCT restoration, hard floor cleaning, carpet remediation, terrazzo polishing), asset restoration, and infection control protocols using hospital-grade electrostatic fogging.
• Corporate & Tenant Office Services Invisible, highly detailed daily maintenance tailored for Class-A office buildings, multi-tenant properties, and corporate headquarters, focused on protecting property value and supporting tenant retention.
• Medical & Healthcare Facility Services Clinical-grade cleaning using EPA-registered disinfectants and specialized cross-contamination protocols for surgical centers, clinics, and medical offices, supporting infection control and compliance requirements.
• Industrial & Manufacturing Services Safety-first cleaning operations with teams trained to work around heavy machinery, executing high-grade floor scrubbing, degreasing, and industrial debris removal in active production environments.
• Educational Campus Services Rapid overnight resets, locker room sanitation, and hard-floor burnishing designed for educational environments managing massive daily foot traffic and tight turnaround windows.
• The HOTT Advantage Bundled service package combining site-specific engineered protocols under the Kaizen philosophy with Green-Certified Windsor Sensor vacuums, Spartan Dilution System chemistry, and direct oversight from Area Supervisors with 25+ years of experience.
• Infection Control Protocol Hospital-grade electrostatic fogging and EPA-registered disinfectants for neutralizing biological threats, with documented validation supporting facility readiness for healthcare and high-sensitivity environments.
• Kaivac Process Restroom Cleaning Specialized Kaivac-based restroom and locker-room detailing service designed to thoroughly disinfect and deodorize high-touch washroom and changing-room surfaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% client retention rate over three decades
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Ibarra's Painting LLCminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2026Painting company based in Painesville, OH serving the greater Northeast Ohio area for the last 5 years. Hott Associates highly recommends Ruben and his team for interior and exterior painting services. Mutual endorsement relationship supporting local small businesses.
• Chefs4HireminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Creative catering company based in Cleveland, OH owned and operated in Northeast Ohio since 1999, reimagined in 2021. Services various event types and clients while providing event spaces and creative catering opportunities. Hott Associates highly recommends them.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• KleenMark: Midwest-based commercial cleaning company with a similar vertically-focused operating model (offices, healthcare, industrial). Comparable scale and service offering to Hott Associates though operating in a different Midwest region.

Broad incumbents

• ServiceMaster Clean: National commercial cleaning franchise with a large network of owner-operators. Comparable to Hott Associates in offerings (janitorial, specialty cleaning, disinfection) but operates at significantly greater scale and multi-region coverage.
• Vanguard Cleaning Systems: Commercial cleaning franchise system serving mid-market and enterprise accounts across the U.S. Competitor to Hott Associates in the same customer segments (corporate offices, healthcare, education) with similar recurring-service revenue model.
• Anago Cleaning Systems: Commercial cleaning franchise with healthcare, office, and education verticals. Comparable service offerings and customer profile to Hott Associates, with a multi-region franchise model.
• Jani-King: One of the largest commercial cleaning franchise networks in North America, serving offices, healthcare, and industrial facilities. Comparable breadth of services to Hott Associates but with franchise-driven geographic reach instead of direct employment.
• CleanNet USA: National commercial cleaning services provider with multi-vertical coverage including office, healthcare, and industrial. Comparable scale and service mix to Hott Associates' integrated facility services offerings.
• Stratus Building Solutions: Commercial cleaning and janitorial franchise offering recurring services to offices, schools, and medical facilities. Comparable to Hott Associates in service mix and verticals, with a broader geographic franchise footprint.

Direct peers

• Corporate Cleaning Group: Mid-sized commercial cleaning company focused on corporate, healthcare, and education facilities. Direct competitor to Hott Associates in the same verticals and offering profile, with similar recurring-revenue janitorial model.
• OpenWorks: Commercial cleaning services provider with a direct-employment model and integrated facility services. Similar to Hott Associates in operating approach and offering breadth, especially across multi-vertical facility maintenance.
• Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System: Commercial cleaning franchise with a strong healthcare-vertical focus using EPA-registered disinfectants and established cleaning protocols. Directly comparable to Hott Associates in healthcare-grade janitorial and training methodology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/hott.associates

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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