Are your Cleaners Health and Safety Compliant?
Things to consider and highlight some of the advantages of hiring a commercial cleaner rather than a self-employed one.
How to evaluate the performance of cleaning staff
This month’s topic is how to evaluate the performance of cleaning staff. Do your cleaners review their own performance against a checklist? Are they clear about your priorities? Do you provide feedback on a regular basis? What about complaints, is there a clear system for reporting issues or dissatisfaction with the quality of work
Does your cleaning company track their employees?
You may wonder why we are asking the question ‘Does your cleaning company track their employees?’ It’s because most commercial cleaning companies will have employees dispersed across a number of sites across a geographical location. This can make employee management difficult without employing a team of supervisors on the ground to monitor schedules and
What do I do when my cleaner is on holiday?
If you have never thought about the question, what do I do when my cleaner is on holiday, we would urge you to think about some of the consequences. Firstly, if you employ your cleaner directly, or if they are self-employed, you will more than likely struggle to cover for them when they are
Why is a cleaning schedule important?
In a previous article, we took a look at colour coding, and why it is so important for professional cleaners to implement a colour coding system. This provides part of the answer to the question, “Why is a cleaning schedule important?,” as colour coding and a cleaning schedule are the two cleaning system components
What cleaning equipment does your cleaner use?
In our last article we asked whether you had checked the cleaning cupboard on your business premises, while providing some information and advice about cleaning products. In this article, we are going to talk about cleaning equipment: The essentials, the dangers of cross contamination, colour coding, and the importance of checking and maintaining equipment
Should professional cleaners have insurance?
The resounding answer to the question, ‘Should professional cleaners have insurance?’, is ‘Yes!’ At Crystal Clean Service, we attend many businesses when providing quotes for our cleaning services and we are always taken aback at the number of companies who do not ask to see our insurance documents to prove that we have
Environmentally friendly cleaning products and practices
Environmentally friendly cleaning products and practices are in demand – do your practices stand up to the test? Many companies overlook the environmental aspect of cleaning within their organisation. But as sustainability rises higher up the agenda, businesses are looking for more ways to reduce their impact on the environment. In line with
Commercial cleaning products vs supermarket cleaning products
Commercial cleaning products are specifically formulated for deep cleaning, so are better and safer than supermarket alternatives in a work environment.
Becoming a Member of BICSc and what it means for Crystal Clean
Our membership in the British Institute of Cleaning Science reinforces our commitment to excellence and our continuous pursuit of industry knowledge and best practices
