Commercial Cleaning Blog

Let me tell you a story that still makes my blood boil.

If your organisation has environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals—whether that’s a full-scale sustainability strategy with detailed reporting or simply a push to improve your overall environmental and social impact—you’re probably tracking every detail. You’re measuring emissions, cutting down on single-use plastics, and putting serious thought into waste management.

Now, if you’re anything like me, you’d be more than a little suspicious reading this article. On the one hand, yes, this is information you need. Although commercial cleaners all have their own ways of pricing their services (us included), you don't want to go into a conversation with a potential commercial cleaner about budget completely blind.

The other day, I emailed a client after we’d finished some periodical work. I wanted to know how it went, so I asked: “What do you think? Were you happy with everything?”

“No contracts required!”

When you’re looking for a commercial cleaner, it’s not unusual to go through some version of a proposal process. Your typical commercial cleaner will gather basic details about your site (via email, over the phone, or in person), throw together a quote, and hope for the best. In some cases, unfortunately, this opens the door for you to receive generic proposals that overpromise what is possible.

You're an office manager, facility manager, and a recurring task has reappeared on your to-do list: Find a new commercial cleaner. As this may not be the first time you have had to look for a new commercial cleaner, you may be thinking, I checked out everything last time; how hard can it be to find a commercial cleaning company that has:

When it comes to running a business and how we all operate, it doesn’t come as a surprise how much we rely on the digital world and all of the different platforms we use. While most of us are using the social platforms on a daily basis, how many of us out there are benefiting from other platforms for business?