Cleaning and Maintenance Blog
Blog posts and news: Useful reading for everyone interested
MAINTENANCE CLEANING
Ordering maintenance cleaning: what to know first
Before ordering maintenance cleaning, settle the area to be cleaned, the types of room, the cleaning frequency you want and a suitable working time. It also pays to think through which tasks must be part of the service and which needs come up only now and then.
OFFICE CLEANING
Office cleaning: what the cleaning schedule should cover
Office cleaning works when the schedule matches how the space is really used. The daily part covers bins, the toilets, the kitchen, touch surfaces and the floors along the walkways. The weekly part covers deeper floor cleaning, dusting and glass doors.
CLEANING PRICE
Office cleaning price: what the cost depends on
The price of office cleaning comes from the floor area, the cleaning frequency, the layout of the rooms, the floor coverings, the number of kitchens and toilets and the working time.
CHOOSING A CLEANING COMPANY
How to choose a cleaning company: 6 key questions
Before you sign with a cleaning company, ask six things: whether the main cleaner has a named replacement, how the quality of the work is checked, whether the company has liability insurance, what the monthly fee covers, who your contact person is and whether the company has worked.
CLEANING COMPANY
Cleaning company or your own cleaner: how to choose
When a business needs its office or other commercial premises cleaned regularly, one question comes up quickly: hire your own cleaner, or order the service from a cleaning company? The answer rests on who carries the responsibility.
WINDOW CLEANING
Commercial window cleaning: how often and what it costs
Most business premises need a thorough window clean twice a year, in spring and in autumn. Glass facing the street, shop windows and entrances need it more often.
FLOORS
Floor cleaning and care: carpet, PVC and linoleum
Carpet needs regular vacuuming and stains taken out at once. PVC and linoleum need a barely damp mop and a neutral product, because too much water damages the joints and the subfloor. Linoleum is more sensitive to cleaning chemicals than most PVC coverings.
FLOORS
Floor cleaning and care: parquet, laminate and stone
Parquet should be cleaned with a barely damp mop, because excess water gets in between the boards. The weak point of laminate is the joint, so a soaking wet mop is wrong for it. Stone floors, marble in particular, react badly to acidic cleaning products.
UPHOLSTERY
Office upholstery cleaning: stains and care
A fresh stain should be blotted off upholstery straight away with a clean dry cloth, never rubbed. The cleaning code on the furniture tells you what is allowed: W means water based, S solvent based, WS both, and X means no liquid at all.
OFFICE CLEANING
Dust in the workplace: is regular cleaning enough?
Regular office cleaning keeps the visible surfaces under control, but dust also builds up where the daily schedule does not reach. Ventilation grilles, the tops of light fittings, the tops of cupboards and the space around cables need their own agreed frequency.