Cleaning yourself Vs Contract Cleaning Many small businesses find that in order to save money with their cleaning they will “share the cleaning between the staff” or “I do it myself when I have a spare few minutes” or “a friend comes in once a week to give it a once over” This is all well and good but when you break down the actual costs of “doing it yourself” you will soon find that this approach is actually costing you more!! Cleaning it yourself A small business with an office to will usually consist of a few desks, washroom, small kitchen and reception/entrance so on the face of it does not require much attention. Where as the truth is the Office has desks, chairs, bins, computers, drawers, units, skirting’s, carpet, phones, switches, extinguishers, windows, windowsills, lights. The Kitchen has hard floor, units, work tops, microwave, fridge, toaster (with crumbs) skirting’s, bin and the Washrooms have the toilet bowl, Hard floor, sink, taps, pipes, door…So when it comes to cleaning’ a small office can become much larger and the “few minutes” can become a good hour! This is just the basics of cleaning and when we go more in depth are you using the right Techniques? Is the ‘friend who helps out’ Insured against damages? Have they been trained on how to Safely Use the chemicals and what to do if an Accident happens? If they go on Holiday who do you get to come in and help? Then there is the Equipment! Is the equipment such as the Vacuum suitable for the job? Have they been PAT Tested? What do you do if the Vacuum Breaks or suddenly stops working? The Mop Heads need changing and you also need new Cloths! The Chemicals you have bought from the shop, are they Suitable for the job? Do these chemicals have COSHH and MSDS Sheets? Is the equipment Colour Coded to eliminate Cross Contamination? If you run out of Toilet Cleaner, Floor Cleaner, Surface Spray do you have to dash out to the supermarket to buy some more? Telephone: 01484 860050 Email: huddersfi[email protected] ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Huddersfield, Leeds & Wakefield www.servicemasterofficecleaning.co.uk/huddersfield