How to get the most from your commercial cleaning services

On June 5, 2012, in Cleaning contracts, by admin
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Even if your company hires commercial cleaning services to clean your workplace and you know that there is someone who will take care of your office’s regular cleaning chores it doesn’t mean that you or your colleagues should not be responsible for regular office maintenance. You should try to keep your office looking its best between cleans. Don’t “leave everything” to the cleaners.

Of course, you may want your office to sparkle but that might cost more than you are willing to spend. Follow these simple tips to make the most of the clean:

Agree on a cleaning schedule. Detail the things you want to be done in your checklist and leave it for cleaners. Write what cleaning tasks should be performed on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The cleaning stuff will work more effectively when there are minimal employees on the office.

Introduce a clean desk policy. To make sure that the cleaning stuff can do their job, prepare your workspace. Cleaners will find it difficult to clean your workplace if clutter is on their way. They will not touch desks with papers and folders. Use file folders and store valuable information in filing cabinets at the end of every working day. This will ensure that your office desk is properly maintained and cleaned.

Save on cleaning services. Use the cleaning service for the difficult and time consuming chores. Don’t leave big piles of coffee mugs in your sink. Save your cleaners’ time that can be better spent on scrubbing the sink and countertops. In this way you will also save your money.

Recycling bins. Gather all recyclable items and place them in properly marked bins. Some cleaning companies charge less for recycling so this can save you money as well.

Read your contract. Check all the terms and conditions of your contract. Make sure everything you discussed is in your agreement.

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Office Cleaning Contracts

On March 26, 2012, in Cleaning contracts, by admin
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Most cleaning companies are willing to tie their clients into contracts. Doing so provides important protection for cleaning provider as well as your business. Signing a contract can give you confidence in the job done by cleaning provider. It’s much easier to keep up with whether or not the work is being performed the way that it should be done when the service, payment and other details are formalized in a contract. This also helps to determine if additional services may be needed. So, signing a contract has pluses for both, the cleaning company and the office owner. One more advantage is that oftentimes cleaning companies offer diferrent discounts for their regular clients. If you hire cleaning company on a regular basis, you automatically get on the right side of a company.

In most cases, commercial cleaning companies offer their customers a standard service contract. Nevertheless, you should carefully review a proposed contract to make sure that it accurately reflects your needs and that all cleaning services that you need the cleaning company to perform are included. If additional services need to be added or you prefer to make some other changes, feel free to discuss these changes with the official representative of the cleaning company. It’s very important to feel comfortable with the company you choose to do business with. Even more better is to realize that your cleaning requirements are met professionally.

There is no doubt it’s better to spell out all the details and specifics of the agreement in a formal contract. But it’s up to you whether you want to be tied to a contract or not. There are plenty of cleaning companies that don’t require to sign a contract.

As trust is essential to the relationship you shoud have confidence in the company you hire. Its stuff will be spending a good bit of time in your office, most likely after hours. That’s why it’s better to check company’s references prior to selecting your cleaning provider. Do a little research, then you will have enough information to make the right choice that will fit all of your needs.

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