Clean Environments

What Clean Environments does

Clean Environments of Asheville is a privately held commercial cleaning services provider founded in 1995 in Asheville, North Carolina, originally as a division of Office Environments, a commercial flooring and furniture company. Owned and operated by the Young family — Nina Young (President) and Chris Young (Vice President) — the company employs over 60 trained, background-checked cleaning professionals and serves dozens of commercial clients across Western North Carolina, including Asheville, Sylva, Weaverville, and Black Mountain.

The company's service portfolio spans seven lines: recurring janitorial services (added in 2009), commercial carpet care using a dry/low moisture cleaning system, atomized textile and upholstery cleaning, VCT and LVT floor care, general maintenance floor care, and post-construction cleaning. Underlying technology is process- and chemistry-driven rather than software-driven — including proprietary dry/low moisture carpet systems, atomized air-and-solution textile extraction with water recycling, fabric towel systems in lieu of paper products, and low-energy high-filter equipment — all anchored in OSHA-compliant, environmentally responsible green cleaning practices.

The business model is operationally straightforward: recurring monthly janitorial contracts combined with project-based specialty cleaning, all priced via custom quotes per facility. Customer acquisition is primarily direct — phone-based outreach, the cleanasheville.com website scheduling system, local SEO, and word-of-mouth referrals. The company targets a diversified set of SMB and mid-market commercial verticals, with corporate offices and medical clinics as primary segments and manufacturing, banks, auto dealerships, schools, data centers, retail, churches, and clubs/halls as secondary segments. No software platform, no AI/ML components, and no public revenue disclosure are present in the available data.

Name

Clean Environments

Legal name

Clean Environments of Asheville

Website

https://cleanasheville.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clean Environments of Asheville is a privately held, family-owned commercial cleaning services company founded in 1995, employing 60+ staff to deliver janitorial, carpet, floor, textile, and post-construction cleaning to dozens of SMB and mid-market commercial clients across Western North Carolina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Cleaning Services

NAICS

Janitorial Services (561720), Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services (56174)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

General Commercial Janitorial (Recurring Contract Cleaning) (BPABABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Office & Corporate Janitorial (IMAIADAA), Move-In/Move-Out & Turnover Cleaning (Commercial) (BPABABAO)

Keywords

• Commercial cleaning services
• Janitorial services
• Carpet care maintenance
• Floor maintenance services
• Green cleaning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Asheville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Janitorial Services: Recurring janitorial cleaning contracts for commercial facilities including vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, trash removal, recycling, kitchen/bathroom cleaning, dusting, window/blind cleaning, and floor/furniture cleaning. Services are customized per facility with ongoing consistent service.
2. Carpet Care Services: Commercial carpet cleaning using dry/low moisture system. One-time deep cleaning or ongoing maintenance contracts.
3. VCT Floor Maintenance: Vinyl Composition Tile cleaning, waxing, stripping, and maintenance services for commercial facilities.
4. LVT Floor Care: Luxury Vinyl Tile cleaning, deep cleaning, and periodic maintenance services.
5. Commercial Construction Cleaning: Post-construction cleaning services for small to medium-sized construction projects including detail dusting, window cleaning, floor cleaning, millwork/casework cleaning, and concrete cleaning/polishing.
6. Textile & Upholstery Care: Upholstery and textile cleaning services for commercial furniture using atomized cleaning solutions. Extends furniture life and provides cleaner, healthier workspace.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clean Environments provides recurring commercial janitorial services and specialized floor, carpet, and textile cleaning to businesses in Western North Carolina. Service lines include janitorial cleaning, carpet care, general maintenance floor care (travertine, marble, vinyl, concrete), Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) care, Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) care, textile and upholstery care, and commercial construction cleaning. Services are customized per facility, supervised by field managers, and delivered using green cleaning products and proprietary low-moisture systems.

Product overview

Clean Environments is a commercial cleaning services company offering a portfolio of specialized cleaning services rather than a unified software platform. The core offering includes Janitorial Services as the comprehensive umbrella service, supplemented by dedicated floor care services (General Maintenance Floor Care, Luxury Vinyl Tile Care, Vinyl Composition Tile Care), Carpet Care, Textile & Upholstery Care, and Commercial Construction Cleaning. These services are provided to various commercial facilities including medical clinics, corporate offices, manufacturing, banks, auto dealerships, schools, hospitals, and retail locations throughout Asheville and Western North Carolina. The company emphasizes green cleaning practices using environmentally-safe products and equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Janitorial Services Comprehensive commercial janitorial cleaning for businesses including vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, trash removal, recycling, kitchen/breakroom cleaning, bathroom cleaning, dusting, interior window and blind cleaning, consumables stocking, and furniture cleaning. Programs are customized per facility with multi-level field supervision.
• Carpet Care Commercial carpet cleaning using a dry or low moisture system that applies a cleaning product to carpet fibers to attract and hold dirt, followed by thorough vacuuming after drying, intended to extend carpet life and shorten dry times.
• General Maintenance Floor Care Professional hard floor cleaning and maintenance services for travertine, marble, vinyl, and concrete, with customized cleaning plans including sealing and protection.
• Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) Care Low-maintenance cleaning for luxury vinyl tile flooring, a no-polish alternative to VCT, including routine vacuuming, dust mopping, wet mopping, and periodic aggressive maintenance with neutral cleaners and auto scrubbers.
• Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) Care Vinyl composition tile maintenance including factory finish removal, wax application, routine sweeping and damp mopping, deep cleaning with rotary machines, and stripping and re-waxing for heavily worn floors.
• Textile and Upholstery Care Upholstery and textile cleaning using a pressurized air and solution mixture injected into fabric fibers, followed by low-moisture extraction for quicker dry times, intended to extend the life of commercial furniture and remove allergens.
• Commercial Construction Cleaning Post-construction cleaning services for small to medium-sized construction projects in Western North Carolina, including detail dusting, interior window cleaning, floor cleaning, LVT and ceramic tile scrubbing, VCT cleaning and waxing, carpet cleaning, millwork and casework cleaning, and concrete cleaning and polishing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Extended carpet life through regular dry/low moisture cleaning
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• JAN-PRO Systems: National commercial cleaning franchise offering recurring janitorial, carpet care, and disinfection services to offices, medical facilities, and schools — directly comparable service mix and customer verticals to Clean Environments.
• Stratus Building Solutions: Commercial janitorial and disinfection franchise serving offices, schools, and medical facilities; comparable recurring-contract commercial cleaning model with franchise-based regional rollout.
• Anago Cleaning Systems: Commercial cleaning franchise offering janitorial, carpet care, and floor maintenance to offices, medical, and retail accounts; directly comparable service portfolio and franchise/regional operating model.
• Coverall Cleaning Concepts: Commercial janitorial franchise network serving offices, medical facilities, and schools with recurring cleaning contracts; highly comparable recurring-contract commercial janitorial model.
• Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services: Commercial janitorial franchise focused on offices, medical, and church facilities — directly overlapping vertical mix and contract structure with Clean Environments.
• Stanley Steemer: Commercial and residential carpet, tile, and upholstery cleaning company with proprietary truck-mounted extraction equipment; directly comparable in carpet care and textile cleaning methodology to Clean Environments.

Regional players

• Pritchard Industries: Multi-region commercial janitorial and facilities services provider for corporate, healthcare, and education accounts; comparable customer verticals with broader regional footprint than Clean Environments.

Broad incumbents

• ServiceMaster Clean: Established national brand providing commercial janitorial, carpet cleaning, and disaster restoration services; overlaps with Clean Environments across janitorial and specialty floor/textile care, but operates as a broad incumbent portfolio.
• Molly Maid (commercial segment): National cleaning brand primarily residential but with light commercial offerings; broader incumbent with overlapping cleaning methodologies though primarily consumer-oriented.

Emerging players

• BMS CAT (BMS Group): Commercial cleaning and restoration services provider expanding into recurring janitorial and specialty floor care; partial overlap with Clean Environments' commercial cleaning and floor/textile services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Clean-Environments-Asheville-160651433987041
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clean-environments-of-asheville-inc.

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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