Colour coding in cleaning - what's it all about and why does it matter?

Commercial cleaning is a skill when done professionally, with clear and strict processes to minimise the threat of cross contamination. This training promotes safe working practices when cleaning premises.

One key aspect of professional commercial cleaning is adhering to a strict colour coding system when cleaning at premises. But what is a colour coding system, and how does it work?

Colour-coded cleaning is by far the simplest and most popular way to help any business owner meet the highest standards of hygiene at their premises. First developed in the 1990s for cleaning hospital and clinical environments, the lessons learned there were soon applied across the cleaning and catering industries.

There are typically four key colours in the commercial cleaning sector when it comes to colour coding in cleaning. This means that different coloured cloths, mops and buckets will be used in different areas of a building. The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) provide recommended guidance on correct colour coding, which all at Green Fox Cleaning fully adhere to.

What this means in the most simple terms, is that you don't mop a dirty toilet and use cloths there, and then go and use the same mop and cloths to clean a kitchen or office area.

Colour coding in cleaning
Colour coding in cleaning

What are the four colours for colour coding in cleaning?

There are four main colours when it comes to colour coding in cleaning. Here is an overview.

RED

Red cloths, mops and buckets should only ever be used in washrooms.

BLUE

Blue cloths, mops and buckets should only be used in general low risk areas. This could include offices with hard floors, care showrooms etc

GREEN

Green cloths, mops and buckets should only be used in food preparation and consumption areas - that is kitchens, restaurants and similar.

YELLOW

Yellow cloths, mops and buckets should only be used in a clinical setting. This would include things such as doctors consultation room, hospital wards etc.

Colour coding in cleaning
Colour coding in cleaning

What items can be colour coded in cleaning?

When it comes to colour coding in cleaning, there are many items that can be colour coded. Here is a more comprehensive list of items that can be colour coded:

What are the main benefits of colour coding in cleaning?

The reality is that none of the above matters if your commercial cleaning company don't fully train their staff in colour coding and its importance, as well as all other aspects of cleaning.

In summary

Sticking to colour-coded equipment ensures there is no cross contamination during the cleaning process. Preventing harmful bacteria being transferred around any premises and helping eliminate the risk of infection.

To find out about our professional, fully colour coded and reliable commercial cleaning services and how we can help improve the appearance of your premises, click here to contact your LOCAL office.

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Cheap commercial cleaning companies - are they the best bet for your premises?

More and more often, it seems that many businesses are looking at the headline price of a cleaning contract when comparing quotes.

This may seem obvious - if for example you have one quote to clean your premises daily for £1,500 per month and another for £1,300 - the cheaper one will save you money, right?

Cheap commercial cleaning services could actually COST you money!

This is a bold statement, and one you might not immediately agree with.

But think about it - what is one of the most important things if you have daily cleaning services for your school, medical practice, showroom or any other premises.............?

The cleaners actually turning up!

That's right - imagine coming to open your workplace at 8am, to find the same mess as the night before - the cleaning fairies didn't turn up and work their magic!

But why wasn't this issue picked up? 🤔

Because cheap companies are cheap for a reason!

If the cleaners don't turn up, you could end up cleaning, lose business, receive reputation damaging complaints online and much more. That is of course a hidden and potentially significant direct and indirect cost, not considered in the "cheap" quote.

Cheap commercial cleaning companies don't always offer out of hours support!

Cheap commercial cleaning companies don't offer their clients support after 5pm, when you need them most.

At Green Fox Cleaning, we operate a geofenced work attendance system that is monitored 24/7 by an on-call manager. This means if someone doesn't turn up for work at the scheduled time, the matter is investigated at the time, with a mobile response cleaner or cleaning team are deployed to complete your clean, ensuring you will never come in to a dirty workplace. We also have a 24/7 support line for our clients and employees 365 days a year - 366 days in a leap year! It also means we can guarantee you are getting the cleaning hours you are paying for.

Guess what - offering this service level isn't cheap! It's something that we offer to give our clients great VALUE - not a cheap commercial cleaning service.

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Cheap commercial cleaning companies don't always train their cleaners

Have you received a poor standard clean from your cheap commercial cleaning company, and wondered the reason why? It is highly likely it is because the company haven't trained their staff properly. Why? Because they are cheap and need to save money to give you a cheap quote!

Did you know there is actually a correct way to fold a cloth to clean with, a correct way to use chemicals, mops and vacuum? These processes are more efficient, and safer.

Why don't cheap commercial cleaning companies train their staff properly? Because it costs money! Why train if they can just put an untrained cleaner in and charge £2 or £3 less per hour, because they know you just want a cheap service at a cheap price.

At Green Fox Cleaning, our cleaning operatives are trained by our in-house British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) trainers, to a nationally recognised standard.

Guess what - it costs money to train our trainers, and for our trainers to train our teams! This isn't therefore in keeping with cheap commercial cleaning companies - more with those that aim to offer a great value service.

Cheap commercial cleaning companies will often put anyone in to clean your workplace, or even just sub it out

We have heard horror stories from cleaners that have joined us, where they have been offered and started jobs at sites, where they never even met anyone from the company. No contract issued, or told to work on a "self-employed" (or even cash in hand) basis, so the company can avoid employers responsibilities. Why? Because it allows them to give you a cheap quote!

At Green Fox Cleaning, our cleaners are subject to a thorough vetting process. This includes but is not limited to the following:

Guess what - conducting such checks costs money and adds to the great value service that we offer!

In summary -cheap commercial cleaning rarely comes cheap!

You need to decide if you want a great value commercial cleaning service, or if you want a cheap commercial cleaning service - the two will rarely, if ever, come hand in hand.

Take the cost example at the start of this post - one quote for £1,500 per month, and another for £1,300 per month. This equates to roughly £50 per week difference - is that a price worth paying to allow you to focus on running your business, and not dealing with cleaning issues every day? After all, that is the whole purpose of outsourcing a service - right?

Always compare what all companies are offering in terms of service level, not simply what their monthly fee is.

It you don't really care about the cleaning standards and if the cleaners turn up, a cheap commercial cleaning service might be best for you.

If however you view your cleaning services as an investment and want a stress free experience, Green Fox Cleaning could well be the perfect match for you. We are proud to rarely be the cheapest, as we focus on delivering a great value service, not a cheap price service.

To find out about our reliable commercial cleaning services and how we can help improve the appearance of your premises with a great value service, click here to contact your LOCAL office.

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Finding reliable commercial cleaning services - where to start?

Businesses of all sizes and in all sectors engage the services of commercial cleaning companies to provide regular contracted services to their premises. The cost of engaging a contract cleaning company is not throwaway money, so how do you ensure that you receive great value and reliable commercial cleaning services from your contractor?

Firstly, we have to consider what we think reliable means when understanding what reliable commercial cleaning services are. The three key points we consider to be:

CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE - If you contract your cleaning company to attend 5pm-7pm Monday to Friday, that is when they should attend. If one of their staff is sick, that isn't and shouldn't be your problem.

Imagine running a school and coming in the next day to dirty classrooms. Imagine running a doctors surgery and coming in to find the surgery has not been cleaned, increasing the risk of infection to vulnerable patients. Imagine running a restaurant and coming in to find food over the floor, dirty tables and toilets - 30 minutes before you are due to open. This should NEVER happen if you have a good commercial cleaning company that provide reliable commercial cleaning services.

Consistent attendance is arguably THE most important factor when it comes to receiving reliable commercial cleaning services.

CONSISTENT SERVICE DELIVERY - Whilst consistent service is key, if the cleaners are not delivering the service you are contracting the company to deliver or attending for the full contracted time, this is a real issue. It means you will not be receiving what you are paying for, and getting full value from the service. A reliable commercial cleaning service should be delivering the same high standards to your venue - day after day.

COMMUNICATION AND FLEXIBILITY - Ok so this could be two points, but we feel they go hand in hand. A company providing reliable commercial cleaning services should be communicative with their clients and respond to any email promptly - always the same day. They should also be willing to be flexible to meet the client's needs if they need to change their cleaning times on occasions, or need extra cleaning support.

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Reliable commercial cleaning services

How do Green Fox Cleaning tackle the above three points and provide reliable commercial cleaning services?

CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE - We operate an advanced GPS attendance management system with geofencing. This is monitored by an on-call manager 24/7. Any "no-shows" are acted upon at the time. In the event a cleaner failed to attend, a manager would deploy a mobile cleaner to complete the clean, or even attend themselves.

CONSISTENT SERVICE DELIVERY - Our cleaners are trained by our in house British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) training team, to clean to a nationally recognised standard. We complete regular site audits to check standards. Our GPS system alerts us to an "under-stays" if a cleaner was to leave early, which will be investigated at the time.

COMMUNICATION AND FLEXIBILITY - Our offices are staffed from 0830-1700 Monday to Friday, with dedicated support teams to respond promptly to client contact. On top of this, we have a 24-hour client support line, meaning we are available when you need us the most.

A good commercial cleaning company that claims to provide reliable commercial cleaning services should be able to provide references from other local businesses in a similar sector. Always be sure to take these references up before signing a contract with a commercial cleaning company.

What do some of our clients say on Trustpilot?

"Green Fox Cleaning are a fantastic local cleaning company. They are highly professional, very friendly, flexible, and provide outstanding, reliable service and communication. They are an absolute pleasure to work with and I would recommend them any day!"

Renne Ward - Corelogic

"Since joining Shoreham Academy as our cleaning contractor, Green Fox have made a huge improvement in the way the cleaning contract operates, with a strong emphasis on personal support from the management team, who have always taken a keen interest in ensuring everything runs smoothly.
Our input is now quite minimal as Green Fox take care of all our needs – we are certainly in very capable hands. ‘Small enough to care, big enough to cope’ - Green Fox are all that we hoped for in a cleaning contractor and more."

Kelvin Coburn - Premises Manager, Shoreham Academy

"Since moving into our large headquarters in 2019, we struggled to find a cleaning contractor that could attend to our large scale developing office space. Green Fox not only provided a flexible and adaptable service for us, but their communication is outstanding and their reliability relieves any additional pressures from us. During the Covid-19 outbreak, Green Fox acted fast to provide us with a thorough Covid-safe environment throughout the entirety of the pandemic, offering and supplying innovative and suitable products."

Louisa Hendrick - Facilites Manager, Aerial Direct

At Green Fox Cleaning, we offer a number of benefits when it comes to our commercial cleaning services. They include, but are not limited to, the following:

To find out about our reliable commercial cleaning services and how we can help improve the appearance of your premises, click here to contact your LOCAL office.

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Dealership cleaning services - why choose Green Fox?

When you’re selling a new or used car at a main dealership, every last detail matters.

Be it the first impression of the showroom, the positioning of the vehicles, the atmosphere – they all contribute the buyer’s experience. An immaculately presented car showroom demonstrates that attention to detail your customers expect. It reflects your brand, culture and experience and will positively influence vehicle sales. People don’t trust scruffy showrooms - they expect those poor standards to continue to the vehicles being sold!

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car dealership services

Our site dedicated car showroom cleaning operatives are fully-trained, experienced and work to detailed cleaning schedules based on your dealership cleaning services needs. The showroom and dealership cleaning services we are include daily cleaning up-to seven days a week, constant communication with your contracts management team, regular quality audits and absence cover to ensure consistent service levels.

why do you need dealership cleaning services for your premises?

When your customers walk through the door, it’s not only the cars that they see.

Your showroom and dealership floors need to be spotless, desks uncluttered, windows gleaming and your toilets sparkling - all delivering the highest possible customer experience.

Car dealerships also face specific issues; white tiled floors affected by oil and tyre marks are rare to find in most corporate environments, but our experience in cleaning car dealerships means we understand how to tackle these issues. Our local office management teams know the best cleaning processes, products and machinery required for such issues – and the correct training to use them efficiently and effectively.

We can also respond to one-off events – new car model launches, marketing events or any other out-of-hours situation. We have worked at on Porsche, BMW and Mini stands at the Goodwood Festival of Speed the last two years which included the 50 years of BMW M Power celebrations. You can read about our work at those events by clicking here.

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Our dealership cleaning services are tailored to you and your business so we can deliver the very best results, whilst offering you a great value service. We will work around your opening times and daily schedule in order to keep disruption to your business to an absolute minimum, and pride ourselves on our excellent reputation and reliability through our GPS tracked shifts monitored 24/7 by an on-call manager. 

Our highly trained cleaners are experienced in cleaning all areas of car dealerships, including forecourts, offices, staff areas, customer toilets and workshops, leaving your entire premises beautifully clean and fresh. As a one-stop-shop for all your cleaning needs, our dealership services include everything you need to keep your business looking its best.

We hope you have found this article on making the right choice for car dealership services useful. Click here to learn more about our work in this sector, or click here to contact your local office for a free, no obligation quote for dealership cleaning services.

A brief history of UK car dealership showrooms

The automotive industry in the United Kingdom is now best known for premium and sports car marques including Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, McClaren and Morgan amongst others. Volume car manufacturers with a major presence in the UK include Honda, Nissan, Vauxhall and Toyota.

The origins of the UK automotive industry date back to the late 19th century. By the 1950s, the UK was the second-largest manufacturer of cars in the world (after the United States), and the largest exporter. However, in the following 56 plus years, the industry experienced considerably lower growth than competitor nations such as France, Germany and Japan, and by 2008 the UK was only the the 12th-largest cars producer in the world.

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Local office cleaning services - why is this the new trend?

More and more companies are actively seeking local cleaning companies to clean their offices over national suppliers, but why?

In years gone by, businesses would receive a cold call from a call centre for a national cleaning company that more than likely didn't have a local office to the area they were targeting, and would be reliant on someone attending to provide a quote from some distance away. This person would often be a "new business manager" - that is, their job was to win new business, then move on and win more business.

What this sometimes meant was some people quoting would almost underquote the time needed on purpose to provide the cheapest quote. This meant they would win the contract, get their commission and move on to the next quote, leaving it for an area manager to somehow make the contract work!

Our Directors have spoken to many Area Managers who previously worked for national cleaning companies that had been put in this position in years gone by, where they have found it simply impossible to deliver the gold level of service promised by the new business manager, with the two rarely on the same page when it came to what was actually best for the client.

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Local office cleaning services

What are the benefits of using local office cleaning services?

It should be fairly easy to think of one or two benefits of using local office cleaning services for your premises, but there are actually many benefits of going local. So let's look at what we consider give of the top reasons.

Five great reasons to use local office cleaning services:

A good commercial cleaning company that provides local office cleaning services should be able to provide references from other local businesses.

At Green Fox Cleaning, we offer a number of benefits when it comes to our local office cleaning services. They include, but are not limited to, the following:

To find out about local office cleaning services for your premises, click here to contact your LOCAL office.

2020: The greatest workplace experiment of all time took place

For decades gone by, the office was seen as the only place to work from for many employees. How things changed in 2020!

During the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses of all sizes across the UK worked from home for many months. Some employees debated the ‘death of the office’, while others struggling with ‘working from home burnout’ reminisced its power to innovate and inspire. Interestingly, the average workday became 48 minutes longer with home working.

Returning to the office was placed in employers’ hands and offices underwent significant changes to become Covid-secure. Collaboration was listed as the biggest reason employees want to return, with the social side being listed as highly important for many employees.

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New Green Fox Cleaning office opens to provide commercial cleaning Wirral and office cleaning Wirral, Chester, Crewe and surrounding areas

At Green Fox Cleaning, our focus on on delivering an unrivalled, local commercial cleaning service to businesses of all sizes, and in all sectors.

We are delighted to report the opening of our latest Green Fox Cleaning office, providing commercial cleaning services covering Wirral, Chester, Crewe and the surrounding areas.

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Commercial cleaning Wirral

Commercial cleaning Wirral - who heads up this Green Fox Cleaning office and team?

Owned and managed by Clodagh Donnelly, who was a teacher with 24 years service, our clients can be assured that the levels of client security and cleaner vetting to include safeguarding in schools and other premises with vulnerable people will continue to be second to none.

Clodagh made the decision to to enter the commercial cleaning world and join the Green Fox Cleaning family to be her boss, and see the results from her personal dedication and hard work to deliver the best possible service to her clients.

Having lived in Wirral for over 40 years, Clodagh also has great knowledge of the surrounding areas and has access to the best local staff.

Clodagh is passionate about delivering the highest levels of customer service and client support. A 24 hour client support line, GPS tracked and highly trained cleaning operatives are just a few benefits of the service offered by Clodagh and her team.

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Clodagh Donnelly

Clodagh and her fantastic support team will be servicing all sectors of commercial cleaning Wirral and surrounding areas, including the following:

Office cleaning services
School cleaning services
Veterinary practice cleaning services
Dental practice cleaning services
Retirement living premises cleaning services
Restaurant Cleaning services services
Doctors surgery cleaning services services
Sectors of commercial cleaning Wirral and surrounding areas

A number of these clients will be serviced 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with dedicated cleaning operatives working round the clock!

If you have a commercial cleaning company in place that you aren't fully satisfied with, or are looking for a new provider, Clodagh would be delighted to provide a free, no obligation quote for commercial cleaning services.

To find out more how Clodagh and her team at Green Fox Cleaning Wirral and surrounding areas can help improve the appearance of your premises or business with her commercial cleaning services, call 0151 316 0254 or to click here to learn more about how they can help improve the appearance of your workplace.

You can learn more about Wirral and the surrounding region at this link.

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Office cleaning Wirral and surrounding areas

To find out more about commercial cleaning Wirral, office cleaning Wirral and surrounding areas, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Five Interesting facts about the Wirral:

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Selecting the right company for nursery cleaning services

Selecting the company for children's nursery cleaning services to undertake daily cleaning services for your school or other educational premises is essential. With high numbers of staff and pupils attending your premises on a daily basis, the provision of a clean and safe environment is essential. Learn more here about making the right choice, first time.

Nurseries require all staff to be fully vetted to fulfil safeguarding requirements around children, and must be entirely trustworthy. It is important when making a decision that you look at the value being offered by the company, and not just the headline price.

Time and time again we hear from nurseries that have engaged the services of a national cleaning company that have promised the world, but failed to deliver. A lack of local presence will often mean little or no support when you most need it. If you have multiple premises in different locations, our approach means that each children's nursery will have a dedicated local office to manage the service proactively.

With us providing daily cleaning services to children's nurseries of all sizes throughout Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey, we have written this article to help you make a safe choice, and ensure you can focus your efforts on developing your pupils, and not worrying about the cleaning of your school!

"We are delighted with the professional service we receive from Green Fox Cleaning. The service gives us confidence that our nursery is ready to welcome young people every morning ."

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Children's nursery cleaning services

Top three questions to ask when selecting a company for children's nursery cleaning services

There are a number of key considerations when selecting a commercial cleaning company for your nursery cleaning services. Here are the top three key points we would recommend you ask any potential commercial cleaning company when you invite them to quote for your children's nursery cleaning services.

1 - "Are your cleaning staff directly employed by you, and how do you vet them?"

Don't be afraid to ask this question to anyone visiting your premises. A number of commercial cleaning companies use subcontractors and "self-employed" staff to avoid needing to pay pension, holiday pay etc which can make their price cheaper, but clients WILL experience reduced service levels as a result of this - why?

What this means in reality is they have little or no control over who is coming through your door each day as they don't employ them. Every member of Green Fox Cleaning is directly employed by us. Our vetting levels are extremely high and will include background checks through various sources, enhanced DBS background checks at all nursery and school sites, where the very highest levels of vetting for safeguarding compliance are required.

With our company Directors being former Police Officers with over 30 years service between them and training their exacting standards to every single local office personally, you can be assured that client safeguarding is at the top of our list at all sites.

Employee or contractor?

2 - How do the cleaning company train their staff?

A highly trained cleaner will take pride in their role following a proper investment in them by their employer, making them more efficient and ensure they clean to a far higher standard than an untrained cleaner. All Green Fox Cleaning employees are trained by our in-house British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) trainers.

3 - "Can you GUARANTEE that our nursery will be fully cleaned every single day, even if any of our regular cleaners go off sick at very short notice?"

Turning up in the morning to find that your nursery has not been cleaned and is dirty from the night before is pretty much the worst case scenario when outsourcing your nursery cleaning services. At Green Fox Cleaning, we operate a live GPS employee attendance management system which is monitored 24/7 live-time by an on-call management every local office.

In the event a cleaner doesn't arrive as expected, an on-call manager is alerted immediately and will investigate, and deploy one of our mobile team if required, to ensure you NEVER turn up to a dirty nursery when you are due to open your doors shortly to lots of children and their parents!

DBS checks are essential where children work

We hope you have found this article on school cleaning services useful. Asking the right questions at the beginning of your search for a great commercial cleaning company will save you time in the long run.

With OFSTED inspections and the focus on the ability for you to be able to tackle any viral outbreaks, there really are no second chances or compromises when it comes to delivering the highest levels of cleanliness, day in, day out.

We hope you have found this article on children's nursery cleaning services helpful in making the right choice for your nursery or group of nurseries. You can click here to learn more about our Children's Nursery cleaning services throughout Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey.

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Show home cleaning services - what are they?

Most of us have visited a show home at a new build development - whether we are looking to buy, or simply curious to see what is on offer.

One thing is for sure when it comes to show homes - they simply must look stunning at all times - not only in terms of presentation, but also in terms of levels of cleanliness. How they remain looking so good cannot be left to luck - the show home cleaning services must be meticulously planned.

At Green Fox Cleaning, we offer a full professional cleaning service of show houses, show apartments or show flats.

We appreciate how important it is for home builders to show their new builds in the best possible light. Show homes need to sparkle! We offer show home cleaning services designed to keep all show homes looking perfect.

Such is our experience and reputation when it comes to show home cleaning services, that our client base has included national home building giants Taylor Wimpey and Churchill Retirement Living, both of who put their trust in us to keep show homes and apartments looking their very best.

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Taylor Wimpey trust Green Fox Cleaning

What show home tasks can we complete?

The range of tasks we can complete in show home cleaning is pretty much unlimited, but includes the following:

What are the risks of working at show homes?

The most obvious risk is that show homes are usually in the middle of building sites. This can mean uneven pavements, heavy machinery operating and much more. We hold SMAS, CHAS and Alcumas safe working contractor accreditations, demonstrating our commitment to the very highest levels of health and safety for our operatives when working.

 

How do we clean show homes to such a consistently high standard?

We are members of the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc), who are the largest independent, professional and educational body operating within the commercial cleaning industry.

At Green Fox Cleaning, we have BICSc accredited trained assessors that train our cleaning operatives to these high standards. They will teach our cleaners everything from how to fold a cloth correctly, how to correctly mop and vacuum, and much much more. This ensures our show home cleaning services remain second to none.

We hope you have found this article on show home cleaning services useful. To find out more ow we can help, click here to contact your local office to discuss how our show home cleaning services can help you.

More about show homes

show home is a common name for a a "display" version of newly build homes. They are used to demonstrate the living space and features of homes available, and are usually kitted our by professional interior designers, to maximise the experience for the person viewing it, to show the full potential of the home. Show homes are often built in such a way that they can be sold like any other house after the other homes on the development are sold.

Once the home is ultimately put up for sale, many builders will give buyers the option to buy the home in its fully furnished state, making it a very appealing option for many.

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School deep cleaning services - what are they?

If you already have a cleaning contractor for your school cleaning services, it is likely that as part of your service, that they will undertake deep cleaning services (also known as period cleaning) during school holiday periods.

Periodic or deeper cleaning means cleaning and disinfection operations covering specified (or all) areas within the school, including areas not easily accessible and not covered by routine cleaning, and will require intense cleaning techniques for areas covered under routine cleaning.

What are examples of period or deeper cleaning tasks?

The range of tasks classed as deep cleaning in a school is not limited or defined, but will often include the following:

The above is simply a guide as to some tasks that may fall within the scope of school deep cleaning services.

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School deep cleaning services

A regular school clean pays attention to high-touch surfaces and objects, sterilising and disinfecting items such as door handles, light switches and other shared equipment. School deep cleaning services will go further, tackling lesser touched surfaces that can also pose a health risk through contamination. 

How do companies know what to do for school deep cleaning services?

A good school cleaning company should have the knowledge, skills and experience to prepare a deep cleaning schedule to meet the needs of your school - not simply use a generic template. They should be able to tell you exactly what tasks will be completed, in which rooms.

At Green Fox Cleaning, we are members of the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc), who are the largest independent, professional and educational body within the cleaning industry.

They provide training and courses, to ensure companies and their employees can clean to a professional standard. BICSc training provides both individuals and commercial cleaning companies qualifications and professional accreditation. They will teach cleaners everything from how to fold a cloth correctly, how to correctly mop and vacuum, and much much more.

At Green Fox Cleaning, we have BICSc accredited trained assessors that train our cleaning operatives to these high standards. We also hold corporate BICSc membership, which can be verified by clicking the logo on the home page of our website. Companies offering specialist school deep cleaning services should be holding BICSc accreditation - don't be afraid to ask them why they don't if this is the case.

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3 great tips to manage your school deep cleaning needs

  1. Ensure any deep cleaning works schedule is detailed, so you know exactly what you are getting for your money
  2. Agree dates throughout the year in advance, so you know when the service is being completed
  3. If your regular cleaning is in-house and you are only seeking deep cleaning services support, ensure your in-house team know what the contractors are going, to avoid crossover on responsibilities

Do you currently employ your school cleaning team in house, but would like to exploring fully outsourcing the service?

At Green Fox Cleaning we have successful transferred many school cleaners from being employed in-house to our employment. This keeps their jobs secure, they benefit from our great employee benefits package, and removes the worry of you coming into a dirty school, as your cleaners were sick. We have written another article which focuses on the benefits of outsourcing cleaning services which you can read by clicking here.

We hope you have found this article on school deep cleaning services and period cleaning services useful in making the right choice for your school. To find out more about how we can help, click here to contact your local office.

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Accredited cleaning companies

How to review and select accredited cleaning companies for your workplace

There are various professional qualifications available for commercial cleaning companies to gain professional qualifications, allowing them to demonstrate to clients and potential clients their level of professionalism.

The trouble is that many websites are appearing, and offering cleaning companies the opportunity to get a "Mickey Mouse qualification for £50 or less, where they simply register, pay money and tick a couple of self certification questions. It sounds unbelievable, but it's true!

Don't accept a Mickey House accreditation certificate!

What are the top four accreditations are those to look out for when seeking accredited cleaning companies?

British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc)

The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) is the largest independent , professional and educational body within the cleaning industry.

They provide training and courses, to ensure companies and their employees can clean to a professional standard. BICSc training provides both individuals and commercial cleaning companies qualifications and professional accreditation. They will teach cleaners everything from how to fold a cloth correctly, how to correctly mop and vacuum, and much much more.

At Green Fox Cleaning, we have BICSc accredited trained assessors that train our cleaning operatives to these high standards. We also hold corporate BICSc membership, which can be verified by clicking the logo on the home page of our website. The best accredited cleaning companies should be holding BICSc accreditation - don't be afraid to ask them why they don't if this is the case.

Accredited cleaning companies

Alcumas Safe Contractor

Aclumas SafeContractor accreditation gives businesses seeking a cleaning company or other professional trade the peace of mind that their supply chain is secure and resilient and allows contractors to demonstrate that they meet the necessary requirements around health and safety, environmental, modern slavery, diversity, equality, workplace wellbeing and financial stability, all in one product.

At Green Fox Cleaning, we hold full Alcumas Safe Contractor accreditation which we see as essential for the best accredited cleaning companies. Alcumas Safe Contractor helps professional cleaning companies to demonstrate their commitment to delivering best practice beyond health and safety.

Accredited cleaning companies

Safety Management Advisory Services (SMAS)

SMAS Worksafe is one of the UK’s leading providers of health and safety assessments and a national leader in providing full form SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement).

Having been established since 2006, they have gained a lot of experience in the field of health and safety and are experts at helping businesses manage their health and safety obligations. To show our commitment to this, we ensure every assessor completes the SSIP Assessor Training and in addition, they are then audited by an independently appointed SSIP Auditor.

It should therefore come as no surprise that Green Fox Cleaning hold full SMAS accreditation, and have done for a number of years.

Contractors. Health and Safety, Assessment (CHAS)

Since 1997, CHAS has been a trusted provider of health and safety (H&S) assessments. They are a leading provider of compliance and risk management services, helping contractors (including commercial cleaning contractors) and clients (buyers) demonstrate compliance with their award-winning supply chain and risk management services.

As a co-founder and pioneer of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) and the Common Assessment Standard, CHAS leads the way in setting compliance benchmarks that raise supply chain risk management standards across the country. Our mission is simple: to make the world of work a safer place for businesses, employees and the public.

Both SMAS and CHAS accreditations should be high on the list when searching for accredited cleaning companies.

You guessed it again - Green Fox Cleaning hold full CHAS accreditation and have done for a number of years.

We hope you have found this article on selecting the best accredited cleaning companies helpful in making the right choice for your workplace.

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