With all of the essential tasks needed to keep a business running smoothly, it can be easy to neglect those that do not appear so vital – such as having clean windows at your business premises. However, there are actually a number of reasons why keeping your office windows clean is something you should consider very important.
Employee health
While it can be tempting to roll your eyes at the demands of health and safety, no business can thrive if its employees are not in good health – and clean windows contribute directly to this. For one thing, if the windows are clear, warmth and light can get into the building and that has a positive effect on the mental health of those working inside. By contrast, working in dingy rooms will lead to low morale and equally low productivity.
Keeping clean windows also reduces the risk of your employees picking up colds and other illnesses through germs spread by dirt and dust.
Business image
You may not realise it, but the condition of your office or premises tells potential clients a great deal about the mindset of your business, and the idea they will get from dirty windows is that you do not care enough about the public image of your company to look after the basics. This may not actually be the case, but it won’t matter if that is what people you are hoping to work with think, as it is unlikely you will be given the chance to prove their first impressions wrong.
Money-saving
Beyond improving the look of the building, keeping its windows clean will also save your business money in the longer term. That is because glass is a material that can degrade quite rapidly if it is not looked after, as microorganisms are able to grow in the edges of dirty windows that will cause the glass to deteriorate.
It makes more sense to pay smaller amounts to professional clean-up specialists rather than the larger sums that will be needed to replace degraded windows.
The best solution will be to look to a firm such as Associated Cleaning Contractors that offer a commercial window cleaning service customised to the needs of your business.
