Startup and small offices often overlook their cleaning needs, as they manage new employees, hold regular meetings, and have clients visiting regularly. At the same time, it's essential that your office is clean, hygienic, and organised, making a good first impression on potential employees, visitors, and shareholders.
These office environments usually have very limited space, meaning that high touch surfaces need to be cleaned and sanitised regularly, ensuring your environment is maintained in a hygienic manner. Many startups and small offices have an open plan office design, meaning that frequent cleaning is essential to ensure your space remains welcoming, tidy, and professional, improving health and safety.
Regular cleaning helps to maintain hygiene and with an increased focus on wellness in the workplace, it's essential you provide your employees and visitors with a clean and comfortable space throughout the week.
For startup and small offices, first impressions are important when it comes to building long term business relationships. When your office is clean, hygienic, and clutter-free, it shows professionalism and attention to detail.
This involves ensuring reception areas, shared spaces, and meeting rooms are regularly cleaned and sanitised, creating an environment that welcomes both clients and employees, helping to make a great first impression.
Startups and small offices are not always aware of the cleaning standards required in their industry. With a tailored cleaning plan, you can comply with your industry regulations, ensuring the workplace is clean, hygienic, and safe.
For startups and small offices, there are some cleaning tips you can follow that ensures your space remains spotless and healthy at all times. At Sloane Cleaning Services, we recommend the following:
The best way to maintain a clean workspace is to declutter on a regular basis. Clutter provides dust and germs with more space to build up, while hindering productivity, and making your office look messy and unkept.
High touch surfaces, such as door handles, light switches, lift buttons, keyboards, and shared equipment, are hot spots for bacteria and germs. We recommend the following to keep these surfaces safe and hygienic:
Startups and small offices often don't have the storage space to keep multiple cleaning products. Multi-purpose cleaners can manage various surfaces, reducing how many cleaning products you need to store. We recommend you consider the following:
Use eco-friendly cleaning products, such as vinegar and baking soda, which are gentle on surfaces, but tough on germs and dirt
Daily cleaning is important, but startups and small businesses can benefit greatly from regular deep cleaning, addressing any areas that were overlooked during regular cleaning. We recommend:
Startups and small offices don't usually require a daily cleaning service, with many of the cleaning tasks being handled in-house. With regular disinfecting of high touch surfaces, reducing clutter, and hiring a professional service for regular deep cleans, your startup or small office can shine. Do you need help keeping your startup or small office clean and healthy? Sloane Cleaning Services is backed by more than 45 years of professional commercial cleaning experience with prices starting as low as £35 per week. Contact us today for a free, no obligation quote and see how we can help you maintain your office in a clean, healthy and professional way.