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Commercial and domestic cleaners are often lumped together in a single category. However, the truth is that these services are entirely different and concern unique areas of expertise. While a domestic cleaning service specialises in cleaning homes, maintaining areas like bathrooms and kitchens, and ensuring floors are hygienic. A commercial cleaning service focuses on cleaning workplaces, schools, and businesses.

The three main areas that differentiate domestic cleaning from commercial cleaning are cleaning equipment, business experience and industry specialisation. Read on to find out more.

Cleaning equipment

While a domestic cleaning service will typically use off-the-shelf cleaning products and equipment that you can easily buy in a store, a commercial service employs more specialist solutions. Using cutting-edge equipment and the latest cleaning techniques, a commercial service will also use cleaning fluids designed for professional use.

For instance, a domestic cleaner tackling some windows would use a ladder, household spray and cloth, while a commercial cleaning service will likely work on a secure platform and may use a water-fed pole system with specialist attachments for more comprehensive cleaning.

Business experience

Unlike domestic cleaners, commercial cleaning services possess business experience and Health and Safety regulation knowledge. As a result, they understand how to answer the specific requirements of a firm and can work around their operating hours to avoid disruption or loss of productivity. They can also offer ongoing contracts that ensure that organisations can plan their costs in advance while maintaining their premises in perfect condition.

Industry specialisation

Domestic cleaning only covers residential properties, however commercial cleaners have an in-depth understanding of a wide range of different work environments and their individual needs. For example, commercial cleaners can manage complex sites such as factories, warehouses, and construction developments. They can also provide specific hygiene levels required by care homes, schools and enterprises working in the hospitality industry ensuring operations always pass health and safety inspections with flying colours every time. Commercial cleaners include specialist cleaners for things like commercial kitchens or garden maintenance.

Hiring commercial cleaners for your workplace

If you require commercial cleaning for an ongoing contract or as a one-off service, at Associated Cleaning Contracts, we can help. Get in touch with our experienced team today to discuss your requirements and explore the services that we offer.

A clean environment can do wonders for your productivity. It boosts your staff’s morale and makes it easier for them to be organised and efficient. That said, maintaining a clean environment can be difficult, which is why we recommend hiring commercial cleaners.

Commercial cleaning teams are trained to handle various environments. They also have state-of-the-art cleaning equipment to deliver outstanding results. This blog post explores the scope of commercial cleaning to help you understand the value of your investment.

What does a commercial clean include?

There are two types of commercial cleaning services; general cleaning and routine cleaning. General or deep cleaning is more extensive than regular cleaning. It pays attention to all the hard-to-reach areas for improved sanitation of the space.

Regular cleaning, on the other hand, is more about maintenance. It involves sweeping floors, vacuuming carpets, disinfecting surfaces, emptying bins, dusting to remove cobwebs, etc. Besides regular and deep cleaning, you can request specialist cleaners. Special cleaning services with the biggest impact on your business include:

1. Hard floor care and carpet cleaning

Carpet cleaning is crucial for commercial spaces because carpets can harbour dirt, dust, and allergens leading to respiratory problems. Additionally, while cleaning floors with a broom and mop is easy, they need periodic scrubbing and waxing to maintain their glamour. Commercial cleaning teams are able to clean your floors on time without paralysing your operations. If you’re in the food or manufacturing industry, aim to clean your floors once every quarter to maintain a clean and safe space.

2. Commercial window cleaning

Dirty and cloudy windows send a bad impression of your business. Therefore, schedule cleaning at least twice every month, depending on your locale’s weather. Commercial cleaners have the tools, products, and expertise to properly clean your windows – even those hard to reach ones, so invest in professional window cleaning services.

3. Restroom cleaning

Toilets are an integral part of any commercial space. Without a strict cleaning regimen, you risk jeopardising the health of your staff and customers. If an outbreak occurs, your reputation could suffer irreversible damage, so always include bathroom cleaning in your cleaning budget.

If you’re looking for a commercial cleaning company, look no further than ACC. We have the experience, skills, and specialist equipment for any job. Get in touch with us today for a free quote.

As a business owner, you know how important it is to keep your commercial kitchen tidy. Managing a clean and hygienic kitchen isn’t beneficial, it’s essential to health and safety. Although regular manual cleaning is important, is it often not enough to keep your kitchen safe and clean. In this article, we will explore three reasons why you should have your commercial kitchen professionally deep-cleaned regularly.

1. It reduces the risk of mold

There is no fungus that thrives in moist, fetid conditions quite as well as mold does. If areas of your kitchen have not been deep cleaned for a while, such as the areas above high windows or fridge walk-ins, you may find these spaces are harbouring the onset of an outbreak.

Mold is extremely problematic. It can cause asthma, skin rashes and other health risks to both frequent and temporary users of its newfound habitat. Once it has appeared, it is much harder to get rid of, so it’s better to stay on top of cleaning tasks to prevent it from claiming your business’s space, contaminating your food and harming your employees.

2. It decreases the chance of an accident

Sometimes, in the midst of a busy service, your employees may forget to clean up spilt grease on the floor and hob or do so incorrectly without using the proper cleaning fluids. Over time, these hazards can build up, resulting in a fire risk or causing someone to slip and hurt themselves.

Hiring professional cleaners to remove any build-up of grease and spillages is your responsibility, and it should not be taken lightly. The last thing you want is to be in charge of an unsafe workplace.

3. It protects your kitchen from foodborne illnesses

Foodborne illnesses can be extremely harmful and unpleasant. Norovirus, for example, can cause violent spells of vomiting which can leave someone feeling weak and shivery – and not all forms of cleaning work on this virus.

By leaving your commercial kitchen in an unclean state, you may be causing your customers to catch food poisoning or another illness and they may hold you liable for their symptoms. You could also receive negative reviews and bad food hygiene ratings.

If you want to take action and get a commercial cleaner for your property’s kitchen, contact the ACC team, today, through our contact form.

If you’re the owner of a commercial building, whatever the business, you might be wondering what the benefits are of hiring a contract cleaner. Whilst cutting back on cleaning services is a tempting way to save money for your business, there are plenty of reasons you should invest in a professional team to keep your workplace clean. These points will make you less likely to skip on the essential services you could be missing out on.

It improves mood

You will find that the mindset and morale of your employees improve drastically in a clean workplace. This, in turn, positively influences their productivity, meaning you will achieve more as a team.

A clean environment is better respected by the people who work there, as it communicates a sense of professional care given to the space. It also helps them get into the “blank slate” headspace and come to their job feeling rejuvenated and stress-free.

It improves concentration

Having a cluttered space where items do not have set places is not only distracting but can give some workers a sense of claustrophobia – particularly those who have an excessive need for tidiness and order.

Having plenty of bins around and enforcing disposal of rubbish is a good way to keep the mess levels down. A cleaner who is educated on where your items are stored can help to clean up too, picking up anything that has been missed amid the hustle and bustle of a busy day’s work.

It improves overall health

Having a clean workspace is vital to keeping your employees from becoming unwell. A dirty environment can boost the chances of contracting bacterial and viral illnesses that can grow on unwashed surfaces or be transmitted through unsanitary conditions. As your workers are spending the majority of their week on your premises, you will find that they call off sick less in a clean environment, which is never something to dismiss. It also bolsters emotional and mental health too.

If you think your workplace could benefit from a commercial cleaner, contact one of our friendly team members at ACC today.

Commercial kitchens should be the epitome of cleanliness. At the end of the shift, there should be nothing more than row upon row of shimmering stainless steel worktops flanked by clean hobs, grime-free extractor fans, and carefully-arranged refrigerators.

Unfortunately, the reality can be a little different. Commercial kitchens are high-chaos environments. There’s so much going on that it’s hard to stay on top of the mess, let alone the hygiene!

This post is here to help; we will run through some quick hacks that commercial kitchen cleaners use to keep facilities spotless.

Hack #1: Remove stubborn stains from chef whites with hydrogen peroxide

Applying a small amount of hydrogen peroxide to some dish soap and warm water and then applying this to stains before putting them in the wash is a great way to reduce the appearance of stains. Chef whites will come out looking sparkling and brand new.

Hack #2: Use coffee filters to clean glass

Coffee filters have a special fibre construction. Use them on your windows and mirrors for a streak-free finish.

Hack #3: Drape a towel over your flour mixer

Mixers can spread fine flour particles all over your kitchen which then combine with oil to create a sticky residue that gets everywhere. Fortunately, you can prevent this by placing a dishcloth over the top of your mixer while in operation.

Hack #4: Boil water in your pans to remove stubborn stains

Sometimes, even high-powered commercial dishwashers can’t remove stubborn, carbonised stains from the bottom of pans, but boiling water can.

Simmer the offending pan for 15 minutes and then remove it from the heat. Then try scrubbing the stain away. It should flake off much more easily.

Hack #5: Heat your silverware before polishing it

Guests don’t like it when it looks like residues of the last diner’s food are on their cutlery. Unfortunately, it can be hard to avoid if you operate in a hard water area.

There’s a solution, though: heat cutlery up first before polishing it. This way, you can easily remove watermarks.

Hack #6: Use salt to soak up spills

Lastly, use salt to soak up the worst kitchen spills, including pans of oil and bacon grease. Just sprinkle the salt over the fat, let it do its magic, and then sweep it up.

Hack #7: Get a professional cleaning plan

Professional cleaning plans will be scheduled around your business and ensure your commercial kitchen is regularly deep cleaned to prevent build up of dirt and grime, making it easier for the kitchen to continue with their day to day schedule. Call us today to get a quote for professional specialised cleaning.

Thinking about hiring a professional cleaner to help with your commercial property? There are many benefits of doing this, including freeing up time for more important jobs or removing the need for an in-house cleaner.

Here are 4 reasons that professional cleaning really is worth the money.

Your property will always impress

If you are in charge of a commercial premises, like an office, school or restaurant, you will be responsible for making sure that it is always spotless. As well as ensuring that visitors are happy with the cleanliness, there are also health and safety regulations like food hygiene ratings that need to be met.

Our professional team of cleaners are trained to the highest standard so that you can rest assured your workplace always meets every standard.

Cleaners can be flexible

Need someone to come and clean on a Saturday? Or perhaps you want to arrange for cleaning out of your working hours?

One of the great things about hiring a cleaning company is that it is flexible to suit your individual needs. Our cleaners can come to your premises at a convenient time to guarantee minimal disruption to you and your employees.

It’s cost-effective

You may think that commercial cleaning is expensive but it really doesn’t have to be.

We offer a wide range of packages to suit every budget, whether you’re looking for daily visits or something less frequent, like fortnightly or monthly cleans.

ACC works hard to make sure that you don’t pay more than you need to and still get a reliable, professional service.

It saves you time

As a manager or business owner, you probably have much more important things to be doing than cleaning.

It is still an important job that needs to be done, but is it worthwhile for you or one of your employees to be doing it?

Our commercial cleaning service is a hassle-free way to maintain the tidiness and cleanliness of your property while saving you hours of valuable time. So, leave the cleaning to us (it’s what we do after all!)

If you would like to discuss the needs of your North West business, we would be more than happy to help. Get in touch with us by calling 01204 495 222 or emailing us at info@acc.uk.com.

A stockroom is an essential part of your retail store and makes sure you are well-stocked for your customer’s needs at all times. Whether you are storing food, clothing, or electrical items, failing to maintain cleanliness standards will have a massive impact on your business and reputation, not to mention being unsafe for your employees.

Commercial cleaning services can help you maintain hygiene standards in your storeroom or back offices of your shop with ease. Read on to find out more.

Reduced contamination risk

There is always the risk of contamination when storing any items, especially around foodstuffs. While a quick brush floor clean of debris can eliminate some of these external factors, missing nooks and hidden spots can allow bacteria to grow or spills to seep onto your stock, increasing cross-contamination. Dirty premises will also attract pests and rodents, which can further damage stock, cause health and safety problems and deter customers from shopping with you.

Specialist stock room or warehouse cleaning services can ensure this risk is eliminated quickly, and your stock rooms and the products held in them are safe and secure.

Time management

Cleaning your stock room thoroughly on a regular basis can be time and labour intensive. Using contract cleaners for commercial cleaning needs means you can manage your time better and invest it where it is needed: running your business and increasing sales. Commercial cleaners for retail spaces can work with you to carry out their services around your operating hours for minimal disruption to your business and increased demands on your time.

Improved reputation

If your customers are confident you are running a clean store and taking health and safety seriously, they will be more confident in shopping with you, thus increasing your brand’s reputation. You preserve the quality of your products and support your employees by providing a clean and safe working environment at the same time too. Using professional cleaners to ensure your store and your stock room is cleaned effectively and safely instils confidence that you are a retailer who has customers’ and employees’ best interests at heart.

At ACC, we are experts in cleaning in various commercial sectors, including all aspects of retail cleaning to support your business. Contact us today to find out how we can work with you to improve hygiene standards within your store.

Whether they are located in a restaurant or an office building, commercial kitchens and canteen areas are guaranteed to get very dirty due to the nature of the work that happens in them. You may be thinking that the staff will clean up all the spills and stains, but think again. Here are some reasons why hiring a team of commercial kitchen cleaners is a must.

Ensuring hygiene

The only way to really ensure that food preparation areas are 100% hygienic is to bring in professional contract cleaners at least once every six months to give them a thorough deep cleaning. This will see built-up grime and grease removed from hard to reach places like canopy filters, ductwork, fans and lights, which the kitchen staff won’t even think of.

Regulations compliance

There are official Food Hygiene standards that any commercial kitchen or canteen is obligated to meet. You may think that these kinds of regulations only apply to restaurants or takeaways, but they are applicable to any area where food is prepared. Not bringing in specialist cleaners a couple of times a year could lead to your kitchen – or entire business – being shut down.

Illness avoidance

Should a member of the public contract a virus like Norovirus, Salmonella or E. coli after eating food prepared in an unclean kitchen or canteen, you could face expensive legal action, as well as very real damage to the reputation of your company. Getting these areas deep cleaned regularly by people who know what they are doing will save you a lot of time, money and worry.

Protecting equipment

The items used in a commercial kitchen, such as combi ovens and dishwashers, are not cheap and you want them to last as long as possible. While these will be given a basic wiping down at the end of each workday, accumulated dirt and grease can still cause them to break down sooner or later. If you bring in a cleaning service, they will deep clean areas like the oven drip trays. That will get rid of grease and oil that can lead to fires and irreparable damage to the equipment.

To get more detailed information about commercial kitchen and canteen deep cleaning services, get in touch with Associated Cleaning Contractors via our contact form, right away.