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Four Ways Commercial Cleaning Improves Your Business
A clean office offers numerous benefits – and an improved aesthetic is only one of them. Not only does a clean office look better for your clients and employees, but it can reduce the spread of illness, increase safety, and reduce stress as well. Here are four ways commercial cleaning can improve your bottom line...
1. Happier, More Productive Employees
A deep-cleaned office can spark joy in the employees who spend 40+ hours of their week there. Clean offices lead to increased focus, which then leads to increased productivity – and more work means a better bottom line.
2. Free Up Time for Primary Work Goals
Just as productivity can be increased by a cleaner office, it can be decreased by an office in need of attention. If an office needs to be cleaned, it may take more time to wade through endless documents, wipe up kitchen messes, or even take more sick days. Commercial cleaning can eliminate these issues, which allows you and your employees to focus solely on work.
3. More Satisfied Customers
First impressions make a lasting impact. Just as clients pay attention to one’s dress and appearance, they similarly notice the cleanliness and organization of the office. Commercial cleaning can be more thorough than cleaning by yourself and creates an office environment that is sure to impress clients upon walking through the door. Then, clients are more likely to return – and to spread positive reviews by word of mouth!
4. Save Money in the Short and Long Term
While commercial cleaning may seem expensive at first, it ultimately can save your company money. One thorough, in-depth cleaning can eliminate the need for repeated smaller cleanings over time. Furthermore, commercial cleaning can eliminate issues like asbestos, leaks, and more that arise from lack of maintenance, saving money that would have to be spent on emergency repairs or replacements. Additionally, it allows you to engage with a third-party vendor rather than hiring, insuring, and managing your own in-house team..
Spring Cleaning Time!
Spring has finally sprung!
With spring comes the realization that some messes have piled up over the long winter months. Luckily, warmer weather means renewed motivation to clean up. If it’s time to spring clean in your office, keep reading for the ultimate Spring Cleaning checklist...
Here are a few details to take note of:
Impressive Entryway
Of course, the very first step to interacting with your business involves walking up to the building and through the door. A first impression starts there! Make sure the entryway is well-maintained, clear of debris, and landscaping is well-kept. Also, make it easy for people to know exactly where they are – your signage should be easy to read and match your most current branding.
Lobby Atmosphere
Once someone steps inside your building for the first time, they will learn a lot about who you are as a business. Is your lobby modern and cutting-edge, with trendy furniture and some tech? Are you more traditional, with wooden bookshelves and a formal check-in desk? Any style that matches your business is a great first impression – but be careful the words that come to mind are never ‘run-down’, ‘disorganized’, or ‘unkept’.
Building Upkeep and Cleanliness
The best possible first impression you make can be completely undermined if the space feels dirty or uncared for. Give special attention to the spaces guests frequent – conference rooms, bathrooms, and executive offices are a great start. Cleaning should be done nightly for best results – that way, you’re always prepared for a drop-in visit or impromptu meeting.
Great First Impressions
When meeting a new client, you’ll likely take extra care and preparation to give the best possible first impression. Outside of personal appearance and professional demeanor, the importance of a clean office environment is paramount to making that great first impression.
Here are a few details to take note of:
Impressive Entryway
Of course, the very first step to interacting with your business involves walking up to the building and through the door. A first impression starts there! Make sure the entryway is well-maintained, clear of debris, and landscaping is well-kept. Also, make it easy for people to know exactly where they are – your signage should be easy to read and match your most current branding.
Lobby Atmosphere
Once someone steps inside your building for the first time, they will learn a lot about who you are as a business. Is your lobby modern and cutting-edge, with trendy furniture and some tech? Are you more traditional, with wooden bookshelves and a formal check-in desk? Any style that matches your business is a great first impression – but be careful the words that come to mind are never ‘run-down’, ‘disorganized’, or ‘unkept’.
Building Upkeep and Cleanliness
The best possible first impression you make can be completely undermined if the space feels dirty or uncared for. Give special attention to the spaces guests frequent – conference rooms, bathrooms, and executive offices are a great start. Cleaning should be done nightly for best results – that way, you’re always prepared for a drop-in visit or impromptu meeting.
Covid-19 Cleaning and Disinfecting
Covid-19 cleaning and disinfecting should be carried out nightly in your office environment. This should be done by using a disinfecting cleaning solution on all surfaces that employees touch.
Additionally, disinfecting through electrostatic spraying kills any remaining germs on surfaces, which further reduces any risk of spreading infection. This can be a critical component of your cleaning effort, especially if you've got a sick staff member or there has been a positive Covid-19 test.
Employees and guests that enter your facility should be strongly encouraged to wear protective masks and practice social distancing.
Using hand disinfectant upon entering and leaving the facility will cut down on germ spreading.
Buildingstars offers both nightly and deep cleaning services that can eliminate surface transmission of germs such as Covid-19.
We have been able to, often on short notice, perform Deep Cleaning that allows our clients to keep working safely throughout the global pandemic.
Contact us today and we can help your business continue to thrive during this trying time!
Property Management and Effective Leasing Strategy
As a site or property manager it is a primary focus to keep your property at 100% occupancy. No new client looking at your facility wants to see a dirty parking lot, trash accumulation around a shared dumpster or cloudy office windows. Just like keeping the outside appearance of your facility clean and tidy, the inside is equally important. Particularly after a lease has expired and old clients have moved on. Re-leasing is a critical component of your business that takes serious consideration. As a building owner or manager, you know that a clean environment creates happy tenants new and old.
Property management should always include a thorough inspection when a client has moved out of their commercial space. Dirt, stains, cracks, mold, insects all require attention before a new client can safely move into an unoccupied space.
Property cleaning, repainting, repairing damage renewing flooring are all steps that should be taken prior to re-leasing.
Having an ongoing relationship with a reputable, quality commercial cleaning provider is an invaluable component of successful building management, particularly in transitionary periods!
Consider contacting Buildingstars Commercial Cleaning Services the next time your business needs to make the right first impression in your re-leasing process!
Keeping Austin Clean!
