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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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.
To find out more about commercial cleaning Wirral, office cleaning Wirral and surrounding areas, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
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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 ."
Nursery Manager
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
The range of tasks we can complete in show home cleaning is pretty much unlimited, but includes the following:
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.
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.
A 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
When the the music stops at nightclubs, is when our work begins.
After a night full of happy customers and wild times, your nightclub can look like a mess but there’s no time to waste.
The sun is rising and your hardworking staff need to go to bed after a long night. You’re already planning for the next night. You need your venue looking great before you open for the next period - be it the following morning for a bottomless brunch, or the following evening for another all night session.
Spilled drinks, messy floors, and more have destroyed the presentation of your nightclub. The energetic atmosphere and clean presentation of a nightclub is a major part of the attraction, directing people to your club.
Green Fox Cleaning provides the maintenance and perseverance to restore the glamour and allure of your nightclub, day after day. You will be provided with the highest quality of service with us.
We provide nightclub cleaning services and entertainment group Rekom UK, who own amongst other brands the huge Eden entertainment nightclub and entertainment venue, where our nightclub cleaning services team attend "the morning after the night before." clubs
We work round the clock to meet our clients needs. One example is Monarch Bar in Brighton, where our Hove office run a daily cleaning contract. This venue opens a massive 22 hours a day, giving us a tight cleaning window to get in and get the job done after the party animals leave at 6am, before the venue is transformed to a clean and relaxed seaside breakfast venue ready for the public again just after 8am!
"I would like to let you all know how happy we are with the job that you guys are doing for us 5 star service." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ellis Cheeseman - Owner, Monarch Bar and Restaurant, Brighton
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 nightclub cleaning service companies should be holding BICSc accreditation - don't be afraid to ask them why they don't if this is the case.
We hope you have found this article on nightclub cleaning services useful. To get in contact with your local branch for a free and no obligation quote, simply click here.
For many young people around the world, visiting a nightclub for the first time is a rite of passage and an initiation into adulthood.
However, it isn’t just fun, dancing and merriment that has made nightclubs such important social and cultural institutions in the modern world. In reality, nightclubs have a complex history that is filled with unexpected twists and turns.
Nightclubs have become such a common sight in the landscape of our nightlife that you see them cropping up in unexpected locations such as hotels and even casinos, where the whirring of a roulette wheel combine with the thumping bass of electronic music you would usually associate with nightclubs. Whilst casinos and nightclubs have not traditionally been paired together in years gone by, combinations like this are increasingly common nowadays as nightclubs become ever prevalent and popular.as unique social spaces. It is therefore only natural that the requirement for the supply of great nightclub cleaning services continues to grow.
For many years, premises have selected national commercial cleaning companies for cleaning their premises, and found that the lack of a local office, local management and limited resources have resulted in a poor service.
At Green Fox Cleaning, we had a clear vision when we started trading - to be the best local commercial cleaning company in all sectors; to provide unrivalled, local commercial cleaning services with local offices. But why?
Have you ever thought about what a local commercial cleaning company will give you over a national company with one centralised office?
At Green Fox Cleaning, we have local offices that serve a clearly defined local area. Every client has a dedicated point of contact in the event of any issues. Our local presence allows us to proactively identify and recruit the best candidates for each of our clients. We offer our employees a good wage, and great employee benefits package. This allows us to enjoy retention rates well above the industry norm. We work with local and ethical suppliers for our uniform, cleaning equipment and machinery.
As you can see with our logo below, everything about Green Fox Cleaning is aimed at delivering a great local commercial cleaning service.
It is true that if you decide to engage "Maud with her mop" or a very small commercial cleaning company, they may well not have the knowledge and support levels that you require. If your premises is a medical practice, what do they know about CQC regulations? How do they guarantee you will never miss a clean? Do they have access to the most effective cleaning chemicals and equipment?
At Green Fox Cleaning, our national coverage with local commercial cleaning company offices ensures that we can deliver a consistent service across the country, with the same high standards delivered for every single client.
These are just a few areas we excel in:
We hope that you have found this article on selecting a great local commercial cleaning company useful. Don't be afraid to ask probing questions when cleaning companies visit to quote, and look at the overall value of the service being offered - not just the cheapest price! Our local offices will be delighted to provide a free, no obligation quote for your premises at a time convenient to you.
To contact your local office and find out more about our local commercial cleaning company services, click here.
Retirement living premises take many forms - be it warden assisted living, or specialist retirement living premises by nationally acclaimed companies McCarthy & Stone and Churchill Retirement Living. Making the right selection for retirement living cleaning services may seem daunting, but with some basic preparation, the process is very straightforward.
Whilst most people living in retirement living premises remain fully independent, you must always consider that some of the owners living in such premises may be vulnerable. As such, it is essential that any commercial cleaning company you are considering for your retirement living premises cleaning services have good safeguarding measures in place in relation to any staff they are placing at your premises.
Whilst it is normally only the communal areas of retirement living premises that a cleaning company will be tasked with, the level of cleaner vetting is an important consideration. Don't be afraid to ask the following questions to any potential company:
Retirement living cleaning services require a specialist level of knowledge to ensure the smooth running of contracts. They must be run differently to office cleaning services where no-one is present, and the staff member being placed needs to be friendly, efficient and able to engage politely with residents and premises owners, whilst getting their work completed in the allotted time.
At Green Fox Cleaning, we have been working in the retirement living premises sector with nationally recognised brands McCarthy & Stone and Churchill Retirement Living since 2016, and know exactly what is required. The below are just two of many references we can provide, from Area Managers from the retirement living sector that have put their trust in us.
Covid made many people realise that cleaning should be viewed as an investment, not simply something on a tick list. Sadly many people lost their lives to Covid whilst living in retirement living premises, and the reality is that some of these deaths almost certainly could have been avoided with more stringent cleaning processes, and the use of more effective cleaning products.
Be sure to ask any potential retirement living premises cleaning company what products they use the minimise the risk of Covid or other infections being spread. Make sure any cleaning schedule is detailed and covers what you as the client should expect - right down to the sanitisation of door handles and light switches.
Make sure that any potential company understand the risk of cross contamination and the beed for colour coding. If they are unable to confidently discuss this subject - it is time to show them the door! You can learn more about this important subject by clicking here.
We hope that you have found this article on cleaning services within the retirement living sector to be useful. Don't be afraid to ask probing questions when cleaning companies visit to quote, and look at the overall value of the service being offered - not just the cheapest price!
To read more about our retirement living cleaning services and how we can hep improve the appearance of your premises with our highly vetted staff and proactive management team, click here.
To contact your local office and find out more about our event cleaning services, click here.
Green Fox Cleaning had the exciting opportunity to return to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year to deliver large scale event cleaning services at the home of exhilarating, high-octane, full throttle action.
Any piston head will tell you that it’s the mecca of motorsport. We were thrilled to be providing our event cleaning services at the world’s greatest celebration of motorsport and car culture. Hundreds of thousands flock to Goodwood to experience everything it has to offer, from off-roading to drifting, formula one to concept cars and so much more.
You will find the titans of the automobile industry, proudly showcasing a dizzying array of extraordinary vehicles.The scale of this event was truly astonishing, and with such a high footfall – it really was a race against dust.
As the leading event cleaners in Hampshire, Green Fox was entrusted with three of the most exhilarating stands at this year’s Festival of Speed–BMW M, BMW i and Porsche. We provided deep cleans to all three stands and cleaning operatives for all live event days. BMW had two stands this year. A stand to display their electric models and the other to celebrate an impressive 50 years of BMW M.
BMW i at Stable Yard paid homage to the very latest range of all-electric and electrified models. Offering visitors the exciting opportunity to view the luxurious BMW i Vision Circular, a concept that illustrates BMW’s determination to be at the very forefront of sustainability. Although this stand was smaller than BMW M and Porsche, it required just as much attention to detail. This area was manned daily by a dedicated cleaning operative to ensure the stand always remained spotless and presentable in line with the high standards that BMW are renowned for.
BMW M at Trackside was the focal point for the Festival of Speed celebrations this year. With the World premiere of the very first BMW M3 Touring model and the UK premiere of the brand-new BMW M4 CSL–there wasn’t a point in the day that this stand wasn’t a hive of activity. A footfall of this proportion can present many problems for cleaning operatives; however, our wonderful event cleaning services team were on hand to address any issues as and when they arose.
We experienced heavy rainfall on several of the days. Our team leapt into action to ensure wet floor signs were clearly displayed and the stages were kept puddle free. We maintained the entirety of the stand, which encompassed the shop, main stage, the grandstand and VIP areas to name a few.
Last but certainly in no means least, Porsche. This year they chose to create an open and spacious environment to exhibit some of the most loved Porsche cars including the 911 GT3 & 718 Boxster GTS 4.0. The Porsche stand contained a shop, cafe, VIP area, a segment dedicated to classic models and a futuristic experience centre. This vast area was enclosed by a myriad of glass panes, which required a great deal of attention due to the stand’s proximity to the racetrack.
We received glowing reviews from Porsche, who complemented our cleaning operatives on their pro-activity. The event manager fed back to us how refreshing it was to have a cleaning team on the stand that worked off their own initiative and understood the standards that Porsche expected.
Overall, the Festival of Speed was a truly breath-taking experience. We cannot thank our dedicated team of event cleaners enough; it was a grand slam for Green Fox Cleaning in the race against dust this year. We’re already looking forward to what the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed has to offer, and are ready for the next event cleaning challenge!
To read more about our range of event cleaning services, click here.
To contact your local office and find out more about our event cleaning services, click here.
