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.

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How to Find the Best Cleaning Commercial Company?

On September 11, 2013, in Cleaning industry, by admin
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92-cleaning-cornerstone-of-successNowadays many of the business owners are looking for a reliable Office Cleaning company that will maintain the cleanness in the office. There is a great number of companies that propose commercial cleaning services, but, of course, you need to understand that not all of them meet the standards of your company.

That’s why the choosing and evaluating of the cleaning company is very important. Business owners should understand that there are many aspects to properly cleaning an office. Here are several guidelines and tips that will help you to understand that you hire the most appropriate company that meets your needs.

A cleaning company should have references

References that indicate that a company does high-quality work are very important while searching for the best commercial cleaning company. Before hiring a cleaning service a business owner or a manager who is searching for the company should check their references to ensure that companies have had great experience with this cleaning crew. You can also speak directly to the previous customers of the cleaning company and once again make sure that they liked and were satisfied with the work of the cleaning crew you want to hire.

A cleaning company should hire professionals and provide extra training for them

Commercial cleaning is the area of work that differs from home cleaning, for example. That’s why a good commercial cleaning company should hire professionals and at the same time provide extra training for its employees. This training helps the employees of the cleaning crew to understand the needs and requirements of the job. They learn how to use the special cleaning equipment that is used while cleaning offices and non-residential premises.

A good commercial cleaning company should develop a special custom cleaning plan

The best cleaning company before cleaning the office should meet with the manager or the business owner and to provide a checklist and, in addition, it should develop a custom cleaning plan where your specific preferences, requirements and needs are indicated. This plan indicates your expectations from the cleaning.

Sometimes when people start to search for a cleaning company, they feel frustrated because they don’t know where to start and what to look for. For more information about hiring the best commercial cleaning service for your specific requirements and needs, you may contact our professional cleaning company, we will gladly answer your questions and will try to help.

 

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All You Need to Know about Cleaning if You Have Allergies

On September 10, 2013, in Cleaning advice, by admin
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7-cleaning-for-alergicsNowadays allergies are very common problem, especially among children. People who suffer from allergies almost all the time are dealing with such problems as running nose, watery eyes and sneezing.

In order to minimize the number of allergy triggers you need to know what causes the allergies.

Very often dust mites are causing the allergic symptoms. In order to get rid of them, sprinkle special dust mite killing powder.

If you have rugs at the office, you need to pay special attention to them. Usually they are full of dust, and you need to clean them on a regular basis, in order to minimize allergic symptoms of your workers.

If you are a cleaning person, and you know that you have allergies, you need to wear gloves and a mask when you dust, vacuum, in order to limit your exposure to allergens and irritants.

And, of course, if you have allergies, you need to try using green or ecologically friendly cleaners that do not cause allergies. Most of the manufactured cleaners and detergents contain strong and harsh chemicals. But it is understandable that the cleaner the area is the less dirt, dust and germs are accumulated there. As a result, you breeze easier, no sneezing or coughing occur!

Another way to keep you allergies under control is to keep your office furniture clean. Be sure to perform additional cleaning if needed.

Allergies are the most unpleasant, uncomfortable things. Fortunately, there are several ways and tips that help to decrease the level of dust, dirt and germs that cause allergies.

As for the cleaning, if you have allergies and you cannot clean your office or house; our crew will surely help you with this.

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How to Motivate Office-Workers to Clean-Up after Themselves?

On September 4, 2013, in Uncategorized, by admin
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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.

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How to Choose a Cleaning Service for Your Business

On September 3, 2013, in Cleaning industry, by admin
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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.

 


 

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The Importance of Keeping Public Restrooms Clean

On August 30, 2013, in Public cleaning, by admin
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It doesn’t matter where this restroom is situated it should be clean because it will be visited by a great number of people. Nowadays it’s very popular to hire a professional crew that will take care of your office restrooms. Companies in Seattle can be sure that our professionals won’t leave any bacteria and germs in the restrooms.

Here are several tips that the professionals of Pro Quality Office Cleaning Company in Seattle use while cleaning public restrooms.

First of all cleaning professionals know a lot about ecologically friendly products that help to keep the restrooms clean, and at the same time can kill the germs. These products kill germs everywhere, starting from the toilets and sinks and finishing with the door handles. That’s why entrepreneurs in Seattle who use the help of our professionals can be sure that the restrooms in their offices are in great sanitary condition.

The next thing cleaning companies in Seattle pay attention is the floor of the restroom. Here they also use special natural cleaners that help the floor shine.

Cleaning companies shouldn’t also forget about garbage bins. They must empty them every time they clean or even more often.

If a restroom has a mirror, usually they do have them, cleaning crew should make them shine.

After the main cleaning of the restroom experts should continue to check the supplies: toilet paper, towels, soap, etc.

And now it’s time to get rid of unpleasant odors. The main thing that helps to get rid of the odors is regular and thorough cleaning. Real professionals in Seattle know how to make the public restroom a pleasant place to walk in and not to die from the smell. Experts from Seattle use special solutions that help to keep the restroom clean for a long time.

Choose professionals and we will gladly help you!

 

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Make Cleaning in the Office Easy

On August 27, 2013, in Cleaning advice, by admin
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It’s much easier to keep your working place tidy than to clean it every day. It’s not a secret that when the workplace is cleaned up, the work becomes more enjoyable, more efficient and even safer.
So, for the beginning, let’s clean our workplace.

Workplace cleaning

Piles of papers and folders cover your entire table. It’s difficult to find the needed documents… sounds familiar?

  • Stop doing what you are doing!
  • Cleaning of any office starts with the papers and documents. Get rid of those that are not necessary. Do not leave them if you are sure you won’t need them.
  • Make sure that the documents are places into the right folders.
  • If you have hundreds of pieces of papers with numbers or other information, write all the information down on one piece of paper, or start using your notebook.

In order to bring your office in order take time to make sure that everything is under control.

  • Make up a weekly plan on cleaning the office.
  • At the end of the day you must go home leaving the office clean.
  • All the papers should be filed or placed in special folders as soon as you finish working with them.

10 Most Useful Tips

  1. Make a list with the cleaning activities that should be done.
  2. The mail that is received should be classified: “Urgent/Important”, “Non-urgent/Not important”, “Intermediate”. “Intermediate” is a folder for the correspondence, priority of which can not be defined.
  3. File or put in special folders all the documents as soon as you finish working with them.
  4. Attach the priorities to the specific tasks that should be done.
  5. Throw away everything that you don’t need.
  6. Wash the cups and put all the pens and pencils in one place.
  7. Keep your workplace in order.
  8. Check your “Intermediate” folder regularly.
  9. Cross out the tasks from the to-do-list that have already been done.
  10. The to-do-list for the next week should be rewritten beforehand.
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Handy office cleaning tips

On July 1, 2013, in Office area, by admin
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When you hire a commercial cleaning company you know that professional cleaners will come to your facility twice per week or more frequently. You rely on them to clean your office from top to bottom. You understand that it’s their responsibility to clean and maintain your office facility. But you should face the fact that sometimes hiring a cleaning service to come weekly or even daily is just not enough. Office cleaners do their work but between their cleans everything may happen. You or your coworkers may spill the coffee, leave bread crumbs, etc. A piece of paper here, a pan there, a jacket hung over a chair, a file set down at random…it all piles up and in few days or even hours you may not recognize your office space. Your previously spotless office can just in few hours become a huge mess once again.

So you also should be responsible for cleanliness of your office area. You should strive to keep your work place neat and tidy, so your office won’t become a pile of files, pensa and coffee mugs. Here are some tips to help you maintain your office as clean as possible between visits.

Always keep emergency cleaning supplies for those unforeseen circumstances. Keep handi wipes, some iar freshner. Last mentioned will help you make your office smell clean and fresh.

Get a brush to get rid of crumbs hidden in your computer. Oftentimes employees eat at the desk. This computer brush will help you get rid of crumbs and dust. They will disappear immediately. Tell your employeesor coworkers that they should keep their food in special drawers or mini-friedge. Keeping snacks in a special place (under the desk for example) will definitely reduce the amount of clutter in the area.

Always wash out dirty mugs or cups. If you want coffee, don’t just get a new cup, make sure to wash (throw out) the old one.

Clothing tossed around makes mess. Try to keep your clothing in a closet, if you don’t have it, suggest a communal area where you and your cooworkers could hang up their coats, jackets and gear.

If you want to find what you’re looking for faster, keep your desl organized. Use filing cabinets, they exist for a reason. If there is stuff on your desk that should remain there for a reason it also can be filed or at least neat. Your desk won’t look cluttered if you keep piles of documents contained.

Get rid of extraneous stuff. Piles of old papers, receipts, broken pens or pencils…if you aren’t using it, dispose it all.

Find a garbage can that will fit in your workspace. Place it near your desk. This will prevent buildup of trash and junk.

Everything should be in its place. It’s essential to have a drawer, a shelf or rack for your stuff. Take adventage of in- and out-boxes, desk organizers, pencil holders. All this stuff can make your life easier. Good luck!

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How to get the most from your office cleaning services

On June 25, 2013, in Office area, by admin
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Even if you know that someone will be taking care of your regular office cleaning chores you also should take care of your workspace. You should keep your office looking its best between cleans. Don’t leave everything to the cleaners. Check our useful tips and make the most of the office clean.

First of all agree on a cleaning schedule. Describe your needs and expectations. Decide what cleaning tasks should be performed daily, weekly, monthly, or on an as-need basis. You can complete the checklist and leave it with your cleaners each time they come to clean your office. Describe in details the things you want done.

Introduce a clear desk policy. It’s not a secret that clutter makes it difficult to clean. To enable your cleaning team do their job of cleaning the workspace, get a little bit organised. Direct all your employees to clear their desks at the end of each work day. Following this policy will help your company reduce the risk of information theft or a security breach caused by important information being left visible in plain view. It will also ensure that your office furniture is cleaned well.

Take advantage of using recycling bins. Place recyclable items in recycling bins. Some commercial cleaning companies charge less for recycling so this can save you money.

Be realistic. If you want your office to sparkle from top to bottom prepare to spend more than you are willing to. Use your cleaning services for the time consuming, difficult chores. Don’t leave a week’s worth of coffee mugs in the sink. Your cleaners may spend their time (and your money) in a much better way scrubbing the sink or countertops, for example. Take it into account and explain it to your employees.

Strive to use after hours services. Your cleaners will be able to work more effectively with the office free of people. Schedule your office cleaning service at a time when there are minimal employees on the premises. Consider installing a monitoring system if you are worried about protecting valuable company property and information.

Read your contract attentively. Check the terms and conditions of your cleaning contract and make sure every detail you discussed is in writing. It will help you regulate misunderstandings that may occur. Follow our tricks and you will definitely get the most from your office cleaning services.

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Office clean ups & moves

On June 21, 2013, in Office area, by admin
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Oftentimes offices perceive summer as a great time for an office clean up. It’s a good time and opportunity to clear out old files and carry out a big cleaning project. This cleaning project may also include office move as summer is also a very suitable season for office moves. Such office move in most cases includes sorting out, filing the papers, packing and moving office files.

Managing an office clean up or moving into a new office space can be challenging without proper guidance. The following organizing tips may help you make the process less chaotic and minimize problems related to moving. Following our advices will ensure conducting an efficient and effective project.

First of all it would be good to create an inventory of your records. These inventories are very useful in situations such as office moves and clean up projects. Having such inventories will help you get a better understanding of what records your office has. This will also help to identify which records are good candidates for off-site storage, which are ready for destruction, and which are ready for transfer to the archives. If you are moving to a new office, you can use inventories to document the records you pack into different boxes. This will definitely help you in unpacking and organizing your records in the new office. Sometimes office employees find it difficult to manage piles of documents. Some important documents can be lost. That’s why it is especially useful to note what documents you keep and where you keep them.

When you move to new location you should prepare the records that are going to be moved with you. Spend some time documenting what records are being moved, where they are being moved to, and who is responsible for them. This will insure your records are not abandoned or misplaced. You will find it more easy to unpack you records in your new office.

After you have packed your boxes, fill out the identification form for each box and place it inside the box. You can keep a copy of the completed form for yourself just to be safe. Label the outside of each box with owner’s name.

Summer is a prime season for office moves of big clean up projects. Don’t lose the opportunity to spend your time wisely.

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