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It’s fairly standard for companies to outsource their office cleaning to an external company. Not only is it more cost-effective but it’s also the best way to ensure high quality and consistency of service.

However, this can present issues around office security, particularly with customer data or sensitive business information. This article will cover some tips for how to keep your office secure when outsourcing your cleaning.

Keeping your office secure around cleaners

Partner with a Reputable Company

The first step is to partner with a reputable cleaning company that has a verified record of working in sensitive environments. Check a company’s reviews, see if you can have a list of some of its previous clients, and even try speaking to some of these clients if possible.

Also, ask what kind of background checks the company does on its cleaning staff. At the very minimum, this should include right-to-work checks, but it can help if the company performs DBS checks on its cleaners. If so, this is a good sign that the cleaning company can handle working in sensitive environments.

Secure Sensitive Areas or Documents

It’s likely your company already has these policies in place, but if it doesn’t then they’re worth implementing. Define secure or restricted areas where sensitive information is stored and limit access to these areas for cleaners. Sensitive locations might include certain offices, servers, and so on.

Similarly, ensure confidential information is always locked up in filing cabinets, desk drawers, etc. Again, this is a fairly standard security policy, but it’ll be helpful to always double-check before external cleaners are due to visit.

Ensure that cleaners only have access to necessary areas. Generally, outsourced cleaning services will cover the “main” areas of your office, such as kitchens, bathrooms, communal areas, and so on. If sensitive rooms need cleaning, follow the guidance in the next point.

Set Up Security Protocols

It may be necessary for cleaners to enter secure areas every now and then to clean. If so, there are a couple of things you can do to ensure your information is protected.

First, limit cleaning to your opening hours when your employees are present. While this might be a bit more disruptive than having cleaners in after hours, it’ll help limit unsupervised access to sensitive areas.

If this isn’t possible, then ask security staff or employees to supervise access to sensitive areas outside of your opening hours. This isn’t the most ideal situation, but it’s certainly better than anything happening to sensitive data!

Next, ensure any outsourced cleaners have appropriate ID and/or company badges. If you print your own badges in-house, you can make ones for cleaners, which can also ensure they only have access to certain rooms. Cleaners will typically carry their personal company ID, but there’s no harm in giving them specific IDs for your company.

Finally, adhere to your guest logging policy. This can differ between companies, but usually consists of a book that guests sign with the time of entering and leaving the building. If you have one of these, make sure cleaners sign it every time they visit.

Maintain Internal Training Standards

Along with monitoring your external cleaners, it’s essential to maintain your staff’s security training. Specifically, you should educate staff on how to prepare workspaces for cleaning visits. This might include locking away documents, locking or shutting down computers, and shredding any sensitive waste.

Also, if security is a top priority in your company, it can help to let your staff know when your cleaning visits are due. This ensures employees have enough time to prepare their workspaces and take extra precautions if needed.

Set Expectations with Your Cleaning Company

Once you’ve chosen a cleaning company, it’s important to set clear expectations with them regarding your company’s security policies. Start by providing a copy of any internal security documents so the cleaning company can confirm that it’s happy to adhere to them.

Also, request the same cleaners every time if possible. This is fairly standard for regular cleaning jobs anyway, but the benefit of having the same cleaners is familiarity and consistency. It should mean that you don’t need to constantly create and check IDs for new cleaners, too.

During your consultation with the cleaning company, establish a clear checklist of areas that need cleaning as well as any rooms to avoid. There’s no harm in being clearer than you think is necessary, so spend plenty of time setting your standards.

Sign Necessary Contracts

Cleaning companies will have their own contracts that cover work expectations, payment schedules, etc. However, it’s reasonable for you to have your own contract or confidentiality agreement. It would essentially be like an NDA that covers expectations, privacy, and security agreements.

In this document, establish clear liability for any breaches of confidentiality or your internal security protocols. While it’s not necessary to lay out all the specific steps of a breach, it’s important to state whether you expect it to lead to a prosecution, audit, fine, etc. If you have an internal legal team, get them to advise you and help draft up a suitable document.

Establish Incident Response Plans

You may have an incident response plan already for things like data and security breaches. If so, adapt it slightly to cover external cleaning staff. If you don’t, now is the time to set one up!

It should include things like notifying the cleaning company, police, and security personnel. Make sure it also outlines steps for relevant investigations and audits, and clarify the process with any relevant staff members.

Final Thoughts

It’s important to balance quality cleaning with appropriate security measures in a secure workplace. Provided you take steps based on the tips above, you should be able to maintain a high level of security while outsourcing your cleaning needs to an external company. Regardless, make sure you constantly monitor and update your security processes to ensure vigilance. If you need more assurance, then you can explore security solutions from Opem Security for installing CCTV in your offices to help monitor your cleaners.

Keeping a workplace clean and tidy is vital. In a clean and tidy workplace, all employees can do their jobs much more effectively. Injuries, hazards and the risks of fire can all be reduced by housekeeping.

Below, we have some tips for workplace housekeeping, but the biggest tip to take away from this cleaning article is that workplace housekeeping is never done. You need to implement cleaning and tidying routines into the everyday operations of your business in order to keep everything in order. If you don’t, the workplace can become dirty, messy, unorganised and dangerous.

Your workplace housekeeping should be closely linked to your business’ safety culture. So, here are some handy tips for cleaning up your workplace and ensuring the safety of your employees.

Slips, trips and falls

All workstations should be kept clean and sanitary. This includes desks, workbenches, passageways, store rooms and service rooms. All floors should be dry and clean without any tripping hazards in place. All floors in wet processing areas should also be kept dry.

Employers should also select the correct flooring based on the work that is to be conducted in this area. And provide non-slip mats wherever appropriate.

To prevent slips, trips and falls in the workplace, you should do the following:

• If you see a spillage, clean it up, or notify someone to clean it up
• If anyone sees an accident, report it to a supervisor or the employer straight away. This information can then be used to prevent accidents from occurring in the future
• Report any damage to flooring or mats
• Employees should keep their workstations tidy
• If you see items on the floor creating a tripping hazard, these should be moved to a safer location
• If you are required to wear PPE and it gets damaged, notify your supervisor or employer to arrange for a replacement
• If you notice any dangerous working situations, notify your supervisor or employer as soon as possible

Fire hazards

Employees should be responsible for keeping unnecessary combustible material from piling up in work areas. It is the employer’s job to create a safe place for these combustible materials to be kept on site.

To help keep fire hazards to a minimum, employers and employees should do the following:

• Carry out fire safety risk assessments regularly
• Keep flammable substances and ignition sources apart
• Avoid accidental fires by anchoring portal heating units to prevent them from tipping over
• Smoke alarms, fire alarms and bells should be installed around the workplace and tested regularly
• Fire exits and all escape routes should be kept clear at all times
• All workers should receive training on fire safety procedures they must follow, including fire drills
• Review and update the company’s risk assessment regularly and make any changes needed

Good fire safety housekeeping practices

Good fire safety procedures and risk assessments should be implemented in case of a fire. However, preventing a fire in the workplace should also be considered. Good housekeeping can help to prevent fires too. Housekeeping ensures that all bins are emptied, no dust is lingering on surfaces and that dirty rags are thrown away safely, etc.

Housekeeping can also make people aware of any fire hazards they come across during their rounds, ensuring that there is an additional level of safety. A clean and clutter-free workplace is much less likely to have a fire that gets out of control. And with more eyes on the workplace, fire hazards can quickly be dealt with.

Why is poor housekeeping a fire hazard?

If your business isn’t kept clean and tidy, this can create the perfect environment for a fire. For example, if you work in a factory making wooden furniture and there are wood finishing products lying around, dirty rags covered in varnish, sandpaper and sawdust all over the floor and a portable heater that isn’t anchored down correctly that is a big fire risk. All it takes is for someone to knock the heater over, and a fire can spread very quickly.

However, if the rags are disposed of correctly, the wood finishing products are kept correctly, and the floor is swept and clean, the fire would struggle to move around the workplace at all, even if the heater was knocked over.

Poor housekeeping is a big contributor to fires in workplaces. Workplaces must be cleaned correctly and precisely in order to prevent fires. Risk assessments are great at letting you know where the business can improve, and fire alarms are excellent for detecting fires, but good housekeeping practices are essential for preventing fires in the workplace.

Dusting

There are three main types of dust that workplaces need to concern themselves with:

• Silica dust – this is created when working with things like mortar, concrete and sandstone
• Wood dust – created when working with soft and hardwoods, plywood and MDF.
• Lower toxicity dust – this is created when working with limestone, plasterboard, marble and dolomite.

If your workplace deals with any dust at all, good dust collection must be installed to help to collect the dust correctly and at the source. Or a water system that prevents dust from getting into the air can be used in certain situations.

Once the dust is safely collected, it must be disposed of in the same manner. Any bins for dust must be kept outside to prevent the dust from spreading back into the working environment, and all employees should know how to safely and correctly empty all dust extraction systems. Air filters can also be used to clean the air in the workplace.

Prevent Falling Objects

To prevent objects from falling on workers, place heavy objects lower down on shelving wherever possible. Avoid stacking heavy objects close to where workers walk or work and keep heavy objects away from the edges of shelves and desks. You should also keep the layout of your business in mind. The layout of walkways, for example, can be adjusted to ensure no one is walking near heavy objects.

Falling objects can lead to severe injuries. Your workers should be provided with and wear the correct PPE for the environment and the correct layout and stacking procedures should be put in place. Housekeeping can also help keep track of heavy objects notifying supervisors of anything needing their attention.

Declutter

A cluttered workplace makes for a cluttered mind, but can also be extremely dangerous to people working in it. Good housekeeping practices can keep clutter down to a minimum, as can organisation from the workers. Putting things back once a job is complete, ensuring all walkways and workstations are clutter-free and clean and keeping everything in its rightful place will ensure that a workplace stays as clutter-free and clean as possible.

Purging untidy workspaces should happen frequently. This prevents injury to workers and may help to increase productivity as well. Creating a housekeeping plan that allows the cleaners and workers to declutter the workplace ensures safety and cleanliness are kept in good order.

Regular waste disposal

Good waste management starts at the source of the waste. If your workers are not putting waste into the correct bins, the housekeeping team can dispose of it correctly. Training your workers to dispose of things correctly, hazardous waste, for example, ensures that waste disposal is done correctly and safely.

The housekeeping team can then empty all bins and put the waste in the correct waste disposal units outside. These should be emptied regularly, and may not be included in your regular waste disposal services. If this is the case, regular visits from the correct waste disposal services should be arranged.

Create a cleaning checklist for housekeepers

Written health and safety rules are really important, but so are written housekeeping rules. Whether you have a team of cleaners on site or you hire a cleaning company to clean your workplace for you. A checklist for the cleaners responsible for cleaning your workplaces ensures that all of the cleaning work is carried out and that everyone knows what is expected of them.

If the cleaning team isn’t doing the job correctly it is also much easier to see with a cleaning checklist in place. Plus, a cleaning company can recommend cleaning tasks to be added to the checklist for additional safety.

Please see our office cleaning checklist

Cleaning frequency

Your business needs to be cleaned regularly to make sure your workers are safe and working in a clean and tidy environment. This will create a productive, clean and safe working environment that your workers will enjoy being in.

Different businesses required different levels of cleaning, but most businesses can benefit from a daily cleaning service to do all of the regular cleaning tasks, and then a deep cleaning anywhere from once a month to every three months.

Keep on top of your workplace housekeeping

As you can see, workplace housekeeping takes commitment, planning and a team of cleaners. However, if you put the correct housekeeping plan together you can make your business safe, clean and clutter free for your staff. You can drastically reduce the risk of injury and fire and ensure that your staff are happy, motivated and ready to work.

Looking for a commercial cleaning company to undertake your workplace housekeeping? We are Cleaning Express, an award-winning cleaning company based in London. We have fully trained cleaners that can clean your workplace for you. We clean offices, warehouses, industrial units, medical facilities and more. To find out more about our cleaning services and for our help creating the perfect housekeeping cleaning plan for your workplace.

Also read: Is commercial cleaning worth it?

How do cleaning companies come up with their pricing? Are the prices made up, or do cleaning companies actually have a formula for working out how much a cleaning session should cost? Well, prices tend to be set by a few different factors that we’ll get to below. We’ll also take a look at different cleaning services and what you can expect to pay on average for these in the UK in 2024.

 

House cleaner cost breakdown

There are many factors that can affect how much a cleaner costs. While the cleaning service you receive won’t cost any more (for example, a cleaning company won’t charge more per session if you have children, for example), the number of cleaning sessions you require a month will be affected. You will need more cleaning sessions per month if you live in a house with children because they make more of a mess, for example. Here’s a breakdown of factors that can affect the cost of cleaning services and some things to factor into your budget.

How many bedrooms need cleaning?

If you have a one-bedroom flat, this is usually going to be cheaper to clean than a four-bedroom home. Especially when it comes to deep cleans or end-of-tenancy cleans. This is simply because a four-bedroom home is larger than a one-bedroom flat, so there is more work for the cleaners to do.

Also, if you have a larger home, you may need more regular cleaning sessions to complete all of the cleaning tasks around the home. So, rather than a cleaner coming once a fortnight for an hour, you may need a cleaner every week for two to three hours. This, of course, increases the cost of house cleaning services.

How many bathrooms do you have?

Professional cleaners tend to charge based on the number of bedrooms and bathrooms in a home. So, if you have multiple bathrooms, a house cleaning service will likely be more expensive. This is true for deep cleans and end-of-tenancy cleans, but a regular house cleaning service can also be affected by this as there are more rooms to clean, so a cleaner will need more time to clean in your home.

Do you have children?

A single person or couple doesn’t make as much mess as a family. If you have children, you’ll know that the mess from the kids can pile up quite quickly. As we said, house cleaning companies won’t charge you extra just because you have kids, but your home will need additional cleaning services or a cleaner for additional hours to make sure all the cleaning is completed.

Do you have pets?

House cleaning costs can also be determined by if you have pets or not. Independent cleaners and professional cleaners won’t charge more if you have pets, but you may need additional cleaning services to stay on top of the mess that your pets create. This could be carpet cleaning services, upholstery cleaning or regular deep cleans to stay on top of pet hair and stains, for example.

Location

A house cleaning service is also likely to cost more based on where you are in the UK. In big cities, you can expect to pay more for cleaning services than people living in smaller towns and villages. The average house cleaning cost is London, for example, is higher than in a small village in Essex. Cleaning services in London usually range from £12 to £22 per hour depending on which cleaning agency you go decide to go with. Whereas, cleaning services outside of London may range from £10 to £18 per hour.

House cleaners charge more in cities for various reasons, but travel costs and higher living costs do play a factor. So, if you’ve just moved from a town into a city, expect to pay more per hour for cleaning just based on your new location.

How much do cleaning companies charge per hour UK?

The factors that we mentioned above all play a role in how many hours a week a home will need to be cleaned. If you live in a very large house with children and pets, for example, you can expect to need a few hours extra of regular cleaning sessions per week than someone who lives alone.

A single person in a one-bed flat may only need a cleaner for an hour or two every two weeks, for example. While a busy family in a two-bedroom home may need a cleaner for a couple of hours (or more) every week.

Please read our article on what can a cleaner do in 2 hours?

If you really aren’t sure how often you need a cleaner, it is best to ask the cleaning service you intend to use. A professional cleaner will be able to help you choose the perfect amount of cleaning required for your home. You’ll then be able to factor in house cleaning costs to your budget.

Weekly cleaner cost

The average cost of an agency cleaner for weekly cleaning appointments in a home in the UK is £20 per hour. The average cost of an independent cleaner is £15 per hour.

Fortnightly cleaner cost

The costs of a cleaner coming to your home fortnightly will usually be the same as a cleaner coming to your home weekly. So you can expect to pay on average between £15 and £20 per hour.

One-off cleaning cost

One-off house cleaning services are typically priced per room with any additional cleaning services added on. For example, an end of tenancy cleaning cost is based on the number of bedrooms and bathrooms a property has, and if the property requires carpet cleaning or window cleaning services, these additional costs are added on.

Below, we’ve got all the average costs for one-off cleaning services. However, because these are based on how big a property is and don’t take into account any additional cleaning services, these prices may not be as accurate as the ones above.

End of tenancy cleaning cost

The average cost of end of tenancy cleaning in the UK in 2024 is about £300. For smaller properties, this price will be lower, and for larger properties, this price will be higher. This also doesn’t factor in additional cleaning services.

Is a landlord trying to make your pay for cleaning? Read our article on if landlords can charge for cleaning?

Carpet cleaning cost

In a typical one-bedroom flat, carpet cleaning will cost anywhere from £100 to £165. For a four-bed home, carpet cleaning can cost anywhere from £250 to £360.

Carpet cleaning is a tricky cleaning service to provide a price without information about the property. Many professional carpet cleaners use professional equipment so they charge additional costs per stair or landing too. If you want to get the most accurate quote possible, then give a clear layout of your property to the cleaning agency.

Please read our guide on carpet cleaning costs in the UK

Deep cleaning cost

The average deep cleaning service in the UK costs around £90. Again, though, the more rooms you have, or the more additional cleaning services you require, the more expensive this cleaning service will be. Read our article on how much does deep cleaning cost?

How much do house cleaners charge per hour?

The cost of an independent cleaner is on average £15 per hour. Whereas an agency cleaner will charge, or average £20 per hour.

Agency vs Independent cleaners cost

There are many reasons why independent cleaners and agency cleaners charge different rates per hour. While it can be tempting to go for the cheaper option, there are benefits to using agency cleaners and cleaning companies. For example, agency cleaners are vetted extensively by the company to ensure they are trustworthy, reliable and hard-working. They are also fully trained by the cleaning company for all cleaning tasks around the home. Therefore, they can tackle any and all of the cleaning tasks you’ll ever need them to do.

What’s more, cleaners working for an agency also have amazing liability insurance. If anything is damaged or stolen during a cleaning session, the matter will be solved quickly. And if an agency cleaner is ever sick, a replacement can be called in quickly.

Using an agency cleaner is a bit more expensive, but you have more peace of mind and a very trustworthy and highly trained cleaner that is reliable and being paid and supported fairly.

Please read our article on how to find a cleaner in London

Cleaning Express domestic cleaning services

If you live in London and are looking for regular house cleaning services, Cleaning Express can help. We have cleaners across the city, fully trained and vetted by us. Our cleaners can tackle every cleaning task you need them to, and we have completely flexible cleaning packages for you to choose from. Our regular domestic cleaners can be with you whenever you need them to be.

Cleaning Express also offers affordable yet high quality one-off cleaning services too. From the best deep clean in London to the most thorough end of tenancy cleans in the UK! For more info about Cleaning Express’ cleaning services, get in touch today!

Do your own or manage a business and are interested in office cleaning as well? Read our article on how much does office cleaning cost?

Commercial cleaning is really important for any business premises, but what is commercial cleaning and what does it mean for your business? Regular cleaning ensures a business looks its best and that employees also have a safe and healthy environment to work in.

Now, there are loads of commercial cleaning services available, and we are going to look at those cleaning services below. We are also going to touch on commercial cleaning vs domestic cleaning to see the difference between the two. So, let’s dive right in, shall we?

What Exactly is Commercial Cleaning?

Commercial cleaners visit businesses, usually once a day, although this can depend on the type of business and the cleaning services it needs. During the visit, the cleaners will perform all of the daily cleaning tasks that the company needs. Regular commercial cleaning can include:

• Hoovering
• Emptying bins
• Tidying and cleaning kitchen spaces
• Cleaning internal glass
• Sweeping and mopping all hard floor
• Using floor polishers
• and more.

Commercial cleaning companies ensure that a business premises looks its best every day. And ensures that employees can do their jobs correctly and safely in a good environment.

Types of commercial cleaning services

From industrial cleaning services to office cleaning, there are loads of different commercial cleaning companies offering lots of different services. While the cleaning equipment may change in some spaces, the objective is the same; to keep the space as clean as possible for staff and customers.

Here are a few different types of commercial cleaning services:

Office cleaning

It is vital that an office space stays as clean as possible. Whether that business is inviting new clients into the office and would like to show their business off in the best light possible, or they want to create a light, bright and vibrant atmosphere to help their staff focus on the job.

All of this can be achieved with regular cleaning sessions from the right commercial cleaning company.

During an office cleaning session, the cleaners will perform all daily tasks that are needed. Emptying bins, hoovering, wiping the desks, cleaning bathrooms and food preparation areas, etc.

 

Hotel housekeeping

Many hotels in the UK and elsewhere rely on good quality commercial cleaning companies to provide professional hotel cleaners for all of their cleaning needs.

These cleaners are responsible for preparing the rooms for new guests, keeping guests’ rooms tidy, changing bedding, emptying bins and cleaning bathrooms. As well as ensuring all communal spaces are nice and tidy.

As you can imagine, keeping a hotel tidy is a big job, so typically, hotels have a professional cleaning company on call throughout the day, offering housekeeping services whenever they need them.

Window cleaning

Most cleaning companies will clean the internal side of a business’s windows, but some won’t have the cleaning equipment or experience to provide external window cleaning services. However, the external part of your business is just as important as the inside of it.

To make the best first impression on guests, customers and employees, the outside of your business should be just as clean and tidy as the internal space. This is where good quality cleaning methods can really help.

Medical facility cleaning

A commercial cleaner can clean a wide variety of businesses during the week. However, one of the most challenging has to be medical facilities. These need thorough cleaning during every visit to ensure that everyone using the space is as safe as possible. So, medical facility cleaning is often much more like deep cleaning than the regular cleaning that most businesses receive.

This type of cleaning can include the usual stuff of hoovering and mopping floors, for example, but may also include cleaning medical equipment, beds and more.

Gym cleaning

Gyms and leisure centres can hold a lot of bacteria and can spread viruses very quickly. As a result, a strict and consistent cleaning plan must be put in place. Gyms should be cleaned every day and have a deep cleaning every month to stop the spread of viruses while making sure that the space can be enjoyed by everyone.

Retail cleaning

While some shops rely on their staff to keep spaces clean, some businesses hire retail cleanersto ensure that the space is exactly what their customers expect. Retail spaces must be an exceptionally clean environment for customers to enjoy; if not, people may think twice about visiting that shop again.

School cleaning

Of course, schools and colleges must be kept as clean as possible to protect the students and staff from bacteria spreading and to ensure a safe environment to learn in. This means that school cleaners will clean every day but also provide deep cleaning services to schools during the school holidays to maintain a high level of cleanliness.

Why is commercial cleaning important?

Commercial cleaning is an extremely important part of a successful business. Not only are you providing a tidy and clean space for your staff and customers to enjoy, but there are other factors, too, including:

Health and safety reasons

Good quality commercial cleaning plans reduce the likelihood of illness spreading around a business. This reduces sick days and keeps all of your employees safe. Cleaning services can also tidy away things that otherwise may be tripping hazards, or cleaning up hazardous waste bins, for example. There are a lot of health and safety reasons why commercial cleaning is so valuable to a business.

Good first impression

Ever been in a shop that is dusty and has bins that are overflowing? Or stayed in hotel rooms with bedding that looks like it hasn’t been changed in a while? Have you been back to that shop or hotel since?

Having a clean environment for your business ensures that anyone entering it gets the best first impression possible. It says that this is a place that takes care of the small details and that can make a massive difference to potential clients, customers, staff and guests.

Prevents damage

Cleaning can prevent damage in many ways. Cleaners can notify you of any issues they see during their visit. Any maintenance issues, for example, any carpets that are lifting up or floorboards that may need attention.

Maintains commercial building

The cleaners can alert you to concerning areas of the business so that you can quickly resolve the matter, for example. Having more eyes on your business ensures that the property is maintained thoroughly. Any issues that a cleaner spots during their rounds can be passed on and solved quickly.

Improves employee productivity

A clean space can reduce sickness in your employees, which is excellent. However, it can also improve their mood and make them feel happier to be at work. This increases productivity, and so your business will benefit greatly from professional cleaning services.

Domestic cleaning vs. Commercial cleaning services

Some of the cleaning services that a commercial cleaning company provides are much the same as a domestic cleaning service. They will vacuum or mop the floors, empty the bins, tidy kitchens and bathrooms, etc.

However, commercial cleaners provide these services much more frequently than domestic cleaners. A domestic cleaner may come to your home once a week, while commercial cleaners will come to your workplace every day or every few days.

Commercial cleaning companies also have fully trained cleaners that can handle hazardous materials and follow strict disposal guidelines. They are also trained on how to complete every cleaning service that a business may need.

So, for commercial spaces like hotels, shops, restaurants and offices, the cleaning service may appear to be what a domestic cleaner does. However, commercial cleaners are also able to handle lots of other very vital parts of cleaning a commercial space.

Should you hire a professional cleaning service or get in-house cleaners?

Whether you should hire a professional cleaning company or hire in-house cleaners depends on how much cleaning is required and how often you need the cleaners to be there. If you need cleaners on-site 24/7, then having an in-house team makes sense.

However, it is often much cheaper for businesses to hire a professional cleaning team to come in when they need it. You are only paying for the cleaning sessions you receive, so this often works out cheaper than hiring a full cleaning team for the business.

Commercial cleaning services

Cleaning Express has been providing businesses in London with high-quality commercial cleaning services for many years. Our fully trained and highly skilled commercial cleaning team is here to undertake all aspects of commercial cleaning that your business needs.

Read also:

• Types of cleaning
• Best times for office cleaning services
• A comprehensive office cleaning checklist

An office cleaning checklist will help keep your office space clean to ensure your staff have a safe and healthy work environment.

If you are currently looking into a commercial cleaning service, below, we have all the info you need about daily, weekly and monthly office cleaning checklists.

The Importance of a Clean Workplace

Daily, weekly and monthly office cleaning ensures that your office and reception area is as clean as possible. This creates a vibrant, happy and healthy atmosphere your employees can thrive in. You can inspect entrance mats to ensure edges aren’t curling if you want to take extra measures.

Without regular cleaning, office spaces and office equipment can quickly become dirty and dusty. This means that your staff can become unmotivated to work and even unwell because of the conditions.

Potential customers can also be put off due to low cleaning standards.

Therefore, having a good cleaning policy in your office ensures that your staff are happy and healthy and that your customers see your business in the best light possible.

Daily Office Cleaning Checklist

The daily tasks of professional cleaners in your office may include the following:

• Dusting furniture, chairs, desks and cabinets
• Emptying all bins and removing rubbish
• Spot-cleaning the entrance of your business
• Cleaning all interior glass surfaces and doors
• Vacuuming all carpeted areas
• Vacuum hard floor surfaces
• A dry mop of all hard floors

Weekly Office Cleaning Checklist

The weekly tasks of a professional cleaning crew will consist of many of the daily cleaning tasks on the office cleaning checklist above, as well as:

• Dusting window sills and the tops of partitions
• Removing dust and debris from door frames and thresholds
• Clean and sanitise all phones
• Vacuum hard floors, including hardwood surfaces
• Damp mop all hard floors

Monthly Office Cleaning Checklist

The monthly cleaning tasks will include all the tasks within the daily and weekly checklists, as well as:

• Dusting high surfaces and any hard-to-reach areas like shelves, ledges, ceiling fans and vents
• Dusting blinds
• Dusting all wooden furniture
• Cleaning all light switches
• Removing cobwebs
• Cleaning baseboards, skirting boards, carpet edges and corners
• Vacuum and clean upholstery

Please read our article on how often you need to clean the office.

Office cleaning checklist for office desks

While most office cleaning companies ask for office workers to clear their desks of any important notes and devices, most will clean the desks too. Office desk cleaning includes:

• Removing any rubbish and clutter (leaving anything the cleaner isn’t sure of)
• Dusting, wiping and disinfecting the desk
• Emptying the bin
• Dusting and wiping the exterior of filing cabinets
• Cleaning the chair and armrests

Cleaning checklist for a reception area

The office reception area of your business is the first thing any potential clients see. Therefore, it is important the cleaning is done to the highest standards here. The cleaning checklist for the reception area of your building includes:

• The interior of all glass windows will be cleaned
• The reception desk will be dusted and disinfected
• All bins will be emptied
• Any coffee tables and chairs in the waiting area will be wiped and cleaned
• Mop and vacuum floors

Checklist for office bathrooms

The cleaning checklist for office bathrooms will include the following.

• Empty all bins
• Vacuum and mop all hard floor surfaces
• Clean all toilets
• Wipe and disinfect all surfaces, including counters, sinks, toilets and walls
• Clean and polish taps

Additional services can also be added to keep your office bathrooms fully stocked with things like toilet paper, paper towels, sanitary towels, hand soap, and more. Some cleaning companies can supply hand dryers, hand towels and more.

Checklist for office kitchens

The cleaning checklist for office kitchens includes the following:

• Wiping and disinfecting table tops, counters and exterior of cabinets
• Emptying bins and removing old food
• Cleaning the exterior of all kitchen appliances, including microwave oven, fridge and kettle
• Vacuuming any carpets
• Vacuuming and mopping the kitchen floors
• Sanitise and clean the sink

Read our article about the benefits of carpet cleaning in offices

If your staff have a break room, the cleaning schedule will be similar to the above and include many of the same tasks, with any additional cleaning tasks being considered.

A cleaning company can also supply janitorial supplies to keep your kitchen stocked with lots of things you may need, including garbage bins, garbage bags, paper towels (kitchen towels) dish washing liquid, disinfectant cleaners and more.

How often should a workplace be cleaned?

A workplace should be cleaned every day ideally. If not every day, then as regularly as possible. Things like the toilets, the kitchen and kitchen appliances, for example, should be cleaned every day or every couple of days at a push, but vacuuming floors can be done every week in some cases.

If your office has a lot of staff with lots of foot traffic, though, it is highly recommended you have it cleaned every day.

Cleaners can come to your office at a time that suits you, so planning your cleaning sessions ensures that your staff are not interrupted, but the cleaning will get done regularly.

If regular cleaning sessions aren’t possible for whatever reason, you may want to look into office deep cleans instead.

What office cleaning supplies do I need?

The cleaning supply cupboard at your office should be stocked full of all the cleaning products that the cleaners may need. This includes:

• Glass cleaner (a good quality glass cleaning spray)
• Furniture polish
• Disinfectant sprays
• Plenty of microfibre cloths
• A good quality vacuum cleaner
• Mops and buckets
• A floor polisher if you have large areas of hard surfaces for the cleaners to clean

If you have exterior surfaces you’d like the cleaners to clean as well, additional cleaning products for those areas will need to be supplied as well. Decking cleaner or fascia cleaning products, for example.

Office cleaning service

Cleaning Express offers high-quality office cleaning services across London at very affordable prices. Our cleaners are experts in cleaning all types of offices. We can create a complete cleaning package for your business that suits its needs perfectly. We offer daily office cleaning, office deep cleans, janitorial and washroom supplies, as well as much more. You can also read our school cleaning checklist if you want an in-depth view of school cleaning.

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