A clean office is essential in London, affecting client perception, employee well-being and productivity, along with saving money on long-term maintenance costs. One of the most common questions the team at Sloane Cleaning Services are asked is whether an office in London needs to be cleaned daily or weekly. Let's help you get the answer you are looking for.
The cleaning schedule you choose for your London office directly impacts your reputation and performance. Your cleaning schedule should align with your employee numbers, office e size and layout, along with whether your business is client-facing or not. When investing in professional cleaning services in London, you will see improvements in cleanliness, hygiene, and staff morale.
Offices are hotspots for dust, bacteria, and allergens. With many high touch surfaces, from door handles and lift buttons, to light switches and keyboards, germs can spread rapidly within hours. While your office may appear clean, it may still harbour germs that could negatively impact employee health, increasing absenteeism and productivity. Over time a dirty and unhygienic office can negatively affect company culture.
Weekly cleaning may be the right choice for you if your office does not experience high footfall, shared desks, hot desks, client visit, communal kitchens, or you are in the medical, or a highly regulated, industry.
In fast-paced London offices, your bins overflow quickly, washrooms are in constant use, and communal areas are filled with employees. This is where daily cleaning ensures that the highest cleanliness and hygiene standards are met.
Daily cleaning is essential in any office that is client facing. Bear in mind first impressions are instant and important. When your reception is gleaming, your meeting rooms are spotless, it immediately portrays professionalism, before you even introduce yourself.
Not all offices have high employee numbers, hot desks, and regular client visits. Weekly cleaning can be highly effective for offices with small teams, low foot traffic environments, or offices with minimal shared facilities. These offices have low waste levels and slower surface contamination. While we do recommend a regular weekly deep clean to maintain cleanliness, we also recommend daily sanitising of your high touch surfaces.
If you reduce your cleaning frequency, you may think you are saving yourself money, but in reality, the consequences can cost you more in the long run. Dust accumulation can quickly impact your indoor air quality, while grease in shared kitchens can results in maintenance issues, and poor washroom hygiene can results in foul odours and complaints from both staff and visitors.
If your office reduces your cleaning schedule too much, you may find yourself paying more for deep cleans, repairs, along with expensive replacements of assets, such as your furnishings or flooring.
Every office is unique, as is your cleaning needs. The decision on whether to clean daily or weekly isn't as simple as it may seem. Many London offices benefit from holistic cleaning schedules, such as a daily light cleaning with weekly deep cleaning, or a three-times-a-week service for medium sized offices, to daily washroom and kitchen cleaning with weekly deep cleaning. The schedule that works best for your business is determined by your business type, foot traffic, and requirements.
Choosing between daily vs weekly office cleaning in London is not as clear and simple as it seems with every office being different and needing different cleaning solutions. Sloane Cleaning Services has been cleaning London offices for more than 40 years, providing first class cleaning solutions that maintains your office is a gleaming and healthy manner. Contact our team today for a free site visit and no, obligation quote.