Home Cleaning Tips for an Office

On October 2, 2013, in Cleaning industry, by admin
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18-house-cleaning-tipsOf course, it’s much better if your office or a company has a professional cleaning crew that looks after the cleanest on the territory. This crew works on a special schedule and they do not come every day. What can be done to keep your office clean while the janitorial company is away?

What are the special tips that will keep your office in a perfect shape between cleaning?

First of all, pay attention to cleaning dust. With a great number of papers and people dust appears faster than at home. Ask your employees not to forget to clean dust on their tables, on the lamps, monitors of the computers, etc.

Computer keyboards do need a special attention. Keyboards draw dust, dirt, food crumbs like magnets. This happens because almost all the employees eat and drink at their desks. That’s why food crumbs and different spilled stains are the usual things. The main thing that will help you to keep your keyboard clean is taking it away when eating.

But you can also clean a keyboard with sticky notes; it’s a great tool that works wonderfully.

If you have carpeted floors and you realize that they start smelling strange, just sprinkle baking soda. Leave it for an hour on the carpets and then vacuum it. You will immediately see how clean and refreshed are.

Do you have a microwave oven on your office kitchen? If yes then you also know how quickly it becomes dirty. To clean it you can pour white vinegar in a bowl and put it into the microwave for 10 minutes, afterwards just wipe all the dirt from the inside of the microwave with a paper towel.

Lemons also help a lot with cleaning of the microwaves, besides lemon will leave a pleasant odor in the microwave.

In order to be successful office should be clean.

If you still haven’t found a good commercial cleaning company, call Pro quality Office Cleaning, the best cleaning company in Seattle and Seattle area.

How to Keep Your Floors Clean and Polished?

On September 30, 2013, in Floor Cleaning, by admin
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17-polished-floorsIt’s not a secret that very often it’s a real challenge to keep the floors clean and polished, even for professional cleaning companies. Janitorial services have their own secrets and tips that help them to keep the floors clean. Hopefully, tips and tricks from our janitorial experts will be helpful to you.

First of all, there are different kinds of cleaning products that can be used to clean the floors. The main thing that you need to understand is that you need to follow the instructions on how to prepare the cleaning solution and how to use it. Even if it is the best product if you use it wrongly it won’t help you, but just on the contrary, will make your task even worse.

The next thing you need to remember is no mixing of different chemicals; this may be hazardous to your health.

All the janitorial services should remember that they need to use special WET FLOOR signs to keep people from falling.

You also need to remember about your safety, use special gloves to protect your arms from different toxic chemicals and special shoes that will also protect you from falling on the wet floors.

You also need to remember that before wet cleaning it’s much easier to vacuum or dust mop the floors and only then start wet cleaning. Any janitorial service should also remember to remove any sticky crud or gums from the floors. If you want the floors to dry faster you may use a special floor squeegee, and don’t miss the edges in the rooms by using a special brush.

A janitorial expert should also remember that he needs to start the cleaning from the deepest corner and finish the cleaning near the door.

You also need to know how to use special equipment, if you don’t know how it works, you can damage the surfaces.

A janitorial expert should also remember to keep all the equipment in good condition, don’t forget to wash it after every use.

16-cleanness-in-storeIt is known that unclean stores tent to lose its customers. And is your store clean enough? All the store owners should understand that unclean and dirty stores do not look appealing.

Just imagine yourself a customer of your store. What will you notice first? What arrears will you avoid? You may also ask them. You even may not realize that something is missing or something should be changed.

What is the best variant for a store owner? We will say a hiring of a professional commercial cleaning service that will give your store a real and professional cleaning.

Of course, they will move shelves and clean in the places that are difficult to reach, they will make your display shelves shine.

If your store has special refrigerators and freezers, professionals will clean them outside and inside. They will also fight unpleasant odors or food odors that can be felt in the refrigerators.

After a deep cleaning performed by the professionals, your customers will see the difference.

The next thing you need to do in order not to loose your customers is to have the commercial cleaning crew on a special regular timetable.

It’s not a secret that clean and shiny store keeps the old customers and attracts new ones, of course. You shouldn’t also forget about the inside of your store, about the restrooms for the employees, about manager’s room and office. Keep it clean, because no one knows when you may have a meeting with potential providers or partners.

Make your store clean and don’t be afraid of loosing your customers! More customers – better business, greater results!!!

Cleaning Windows. Important Tips

On September 18, 2013, in Window cleaning, by admin
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12-cleaning-windows-tipsWindow is the thing that can be found in every building, house and office. When you look at them they appear to be clean, but when the sun comes and shines, you will be able to see all the fingerprints or other pictures.

Experts from our company say that a professional window cleaner that is available at the store is very helpful, unless you have allergies.

Experts also recommend preparing window cleaners at home, because they are easy to prepare.

There are several methods how you can clean the windows. First of all, you can wipe the windows with a wet cloth, but rubbing is forbidden because it will scratch the window.

You can also use a vacuum cleaner with a special attachment for window cleaning.

When you see that the window is clean, you need to wipe it dry.

What you shouldn’t do:

1. You cannot clean the windows when the sun is shining, because the window will dry too soon and a lot of marks will be left.

2. To clean the outside windows you need to clean it with water in order to remove greasy stains.

3. It’s recommended to clean the inside of the windows from side to side and the outside of the window should be cleaned from up to down.

4. Water should be changed as often is possible.

5. In order to wipe the windows dry use paper towel or cotton cloth.

Experts use special micro-fiber cloths that are also great for window cleaning.

If you decide to clean the windows with DIY cleaners, here are some receipts.

1. Mix 2 tablespoons of white vinegar or ammonia with half a gallon of warm water.

2. Mix one tablespoon of liquid dishwashing detergent with a liter of water.

Choose a special time for cleaning the windows when you feel well. If you don’t like to do it, our professionals from Seattle will be ready to help you with pleasure.

Easy Ways to Green Your Office

On September 17, 2013, in Green cleaning, by admin
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11-easy-ways-to-green-officeThe world changes a lot, more and more organizations and businesses think of how to make their office eco-friendly and green.

·         The main thing you can do in your office is to make your air green by placing a lot of green plants around the office.

·         While cleaning ask your commercial cleaning company to use eco-friendly supplies. These products will still work as great disinfectants, but they are friendly towards the environment.

·         Turn off all the equipment at the end of the day, or turn off all the equipment that is unused by the workers.

·         Use e-mails more than usual mail and this will save paper.

·         All the papers that you use should be double-sided. All the printing or copying should be double-sided.

·         Office paper is something that is recyclable, but most of the paper is wasted. Reduction of the waste is cost-effective, even more than recycling.

·         Remember that color printing uses more ink than black and white printing.

·         Paper clips that are made of the aluminum are considered to be recyclable. So use them more often than staples.

·         Your screen saver uses extra energy when you stay away from your computer. Use the function “sleep or hibernate” if you are away from the computer for more than 10-15 minutes.

·         When you leave your desk or office, turn off the lights. It is very important to save the energy.

Office Cleaning Tips

On September 16, 2013, in Cleaning advice, by admin
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10-office-cleaning-tipsFor many people it’s very difficult to keep the workplace clean, even if your company uses a commercial cleaning service there are people that make your office messy.

Here are several practical tips that will help you to keep your office clean between the visits of the janitorial service.

1. Everything should have a its’ own place

It’s very important to have special organizers for the stuff you have on your desk and at the office in general. Containers, shelves, drawers…all of these things are very important for keeping your office clean.

2. Every worker should have a trash can

It’s very important to understand that every office worker needs a trash can, because the further a worker should go to throw the garbage, the less often he does throw it. Don’t think that it should be something large…no, just on the contrary, small trash cans will suit perfectly.

3. Use files

In order to keep your desk clean, use files. Keeping the piles of papers in files will help you to have extra space on your desk for more efficient work.

4. Don’t forget to throw old stuff

Don’t collect unnecessary stuff and get rid of everything that you don’t need or use.

5. All the food should not be placed on your desk.

Keep your food in a special place in the fridge. If your office doesn’t have a fridge, than keep the food in a special drawer where you store only food. No papers or documents should be here.

6. Clean your computer regularly

You should get rid of the crumbs on your computer regularly. You may use a special brush to get rid of the crumbs, dust and dirt.

7. Use special wet wipes

Have some extra wet wipes and tissues just in case.

8. Use air fresheners

Air fresheners and extra cleanness to your office and make the area smell clean and nice.

3-how-to-motivate-workersIt’s worth noting that the working place of your workers is so to say the “face” of your company. None of the customers wants to see piles of papers and dust on the desks of your workers.

A messy workplace is not one of the most productive places. And it happens so that in this mess the workers loose important documents and disorganize the work of personnel as a whole.

But to tell you the truth, it’s very easy to motivate your employees to clean-up after themselves, and there are several ways how you can achieve good results.

First of all, you need to voice out loud that everybody in the office must clean up after himself. You can also assign special cleaning tasks to different employees.

But you can not forget about yourself, you also need to clean up and show them a role model how to act. You shouldn’t grumble while cleaning, do it with a smile, showing to the co-workers that it’s not difficult to keep you workplace clean and well-organized.

Your colleagues shouldn’t also forget about the food leftovers that rot and smell horribly. Explain to the workers why it is important to clean up, tell them that dirty office gives to the customers the idea of non-competitiveness.

It’s also a great idea to have a system of rewards and penalties. The boss may reward them financially or giving free lunch, etc. And employees who do not clean up for themselves may clean after everybody as a kind of a punishment. Hopefully, in such a way they will be able to understand that it’s much easier to clean up only after yourself.

A special cleaning schedule should be developed; it will give the employees a special time that is especially dedicated to the cleaning. Usually this time is given at the end of the day, 5-10 minute is quite enough to arrange the workplace.

It would also be nice to have special organizers for papers, pens, pencils, documents, etc. Try to encourage your workers to eat their lunches in a special canteen and not at the desk, where they leave lots of stains and crumps.

Very often people just forget to clean because of the busy day they have, that’s why it’s good to have special reminders.

If these ways don’t help you with the coworkers, our company would love to clean your office. Pro Quality Cleaning provides all kinds of  commercial cleaning services for your business in Seattle.

2-cleaning-service-for-your-businessYour company has decided to hire a cleaning service? But be careful while choosing the right company. Nobody wants to spent lots of dollars on the commercial cleaning company and not to receive the results.

Here are several tips how you can indemnify your company while choosing the cleaning service.

Before meeting with the cleaning companies, you need to understand what kind of services you would like to get and how often you want the cleaning to be done.

For example, you need to determine how often you want the office restrooms to be cleaned, how often should the vacuuming be done. Make up a list of the needs and your desires as for the cleaning, the methods of cleaning, etc. Don’t forget to think about the minimum and the maximum of the budget that can be spend on the cleaning company.

While the meeting with the company, you are to ask a lot of questions. If they are professionals, they will give you concrete and clear answers.

The questions that you are to ask the future cleaning service providers:

1.       How long have the company been working? Ask about their specialties if they have any.

2.       Be sure to ask if the company is licensed and insured, ask for the documents that prove this fact.

3.       Ask whether they have control procedures.

4.       Ask for a written contract with all the detailed information about the company and the services they are to provide.

5.       Ask about emergency response policies whether they provide such services or not.

Be sure to meet with representatives of several companies in your region. If you research you’ll probably find the most appropriate company for your office.

Pro Quality Cleaning provides high quality cleaning services in Seattle and Seattle region.

Contact our company to get more information about cleaning services we provide. We will be glad to help you and make your office shining.

 


 

Clean Office is the First Step to Success

On September 2, 2013, in Organizing tips, by admin
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clean-office-successI’m sure you will agree with me that working in a mess is difficult, that’s why clean office provides more productive environment.

Studies have shown that working in a clean office makes employees more focused on the task and to stay motivated.

That’s why the experts from our company recommend not to underestimate the importance of a clean office and a clean working environment.

It should be also mentioned that clean environment is vital not only for the workers, but also for the present and future customers.

Entrepreneurs should also understand that most of the customers judge the services you provide and the office you are working in by the cleanness and working environment in your office. None of the customers will like dirty floors and horrible smell in the restrooms and dirty windows.

Probably, you have too much work and you don’t have time to pay attention to these things, but customers do have time while waiting.

Don’t allow your customers to question the company’s credibility, keep your office clean and productive. If you don’t have time, we will gladly help you to clean your office in Seattle.

Here are several tips on how to keep the main areas of your office clean and well-organized.

1.       Reception

Be sure that the floor, the windows and the counters in the lobby are clean and free of dust and clutters. Make sure that all the surfaces in the reception area are cleaned daily.

2.       Restrooms

It’s not a secret that restrooms are considered to be the most difficult place to clean, but they should be cleaned. You must be sure that the office restrooms are clean and sanitary; you need to check it not only for your employees and clients, but also for yourself.

3.       Office desks

Working places of your employees should be also well-organized and clean. Waste baskets should be empty, the surfaces should be free of dust, computer, the keyboard and the mouse should be also kept clean.

If you want to have your office shine Pro Quality Cleaning Service in Seattle will help you.

We have been pleasing our customers for many years. We know how to clean…

 

Every person who walks along your office building wants to see its territory clean and well-groomed.  But it is very difficult to keep it clean and tidy without a specialized organization that will help you with this work. Professionals from our company help offices that are situated in Seattle to keep their territory clean. Professional personnel and equipment helps us to arrange professional and high-quality cleaning.

Usually there are several kids of cleaning of the office surrounding areas: manual and mechanized. The kind of performed cleaning also depends on the time of the year and weather conditions. For example, winter cleaning takes more time and requires the use of special equipment.

Summer cleaning of the office surrounding areas consists of the following activities:

1. Coarse litter collection into a special container and then its further landfilling.

2. leaning of facades, beams and parapets.

3. Washing of the outside glazing.

4. Cleaning of drains and gutters.

5. Taking care of lawns and flower beds (sowing, mowing the grass and watering).

6. Cleaning of the driveways and sidewalks of the surrounding area.

In winter to the cleaning is added:

1. Manual snow cleaning or mechanical snow cleaning with the special equipment.

2. Use of the anti-icing agents in order to reduce the number of injuries because of the ice-crusted ground.