"Green" cleaning for your office

Professional cleaning contractors in Sydney have a vast range of services to offer your business. Here's how hiring a cleaning contractor helped one small business improve their efficiency, safety and 'green' cleaning practices.

The business

A busy recruiting firm in Sydney employs around 50 full-time staff, many of whom are flat out interviewing potential employees for clients.

In addition to staff work spaces, bathrooms and a kitchen area, there are a number of interview rooms to maintain. There are also three meeting rooms for internal presentations and client negotiations.

Keeping these spaces clean and tidy is of crucial importance. Along with the reception area, they are the public face of the business.

As the business deals with recruitment, there is also a significant amount of paper waste produced from resumes and documentation.

Business needs

The cleaning needs of the recruiting firm included:

• Kitchen and bathrooms

• Hallways and common areas

• Reception area and floor surfaces

• Meeting and interview rooms

• Recycling and rubbish removal

The cleaning assessment

A Sydney contract cleaner was invited to audit the business and looked at: 

• Current rubbish-removal strategies

• Volume of waste production

• Waste-separation activities

• Opportunities for recycling and waste recovery

• Opportunities for cost offsetting

• Role currently played by staff and the potential for improvement

Devising a cleaning plan

With the business budget in mind, the cleaners proposed a plan that included:

• Cleaning and disinfecting bathrooms and kitchen

• Recycling and rubbish removal

• Restocking cleaning and hygiene supplies

• Interior and exterior window cleaning

• Carpet cleaning

• Surface polishing – tables, desks, reception area, floors 

They also offered the following as optional services:

• Furniture cleaning

• Computer cleaning

• Paper-recycling strategies

Choosing a level of service

Armed with the options, the office manager designed a service agreement with the Sydney cleaning contractors, including all of the basic services.

Mindful of the company's environmental reputation, staff also embraced the suggested waste-separation strategies proposed in the green cleaning pitch. This meant more work at their desks, but resulted in over 80% of office waste being recycled.

With staff happy to wipe down their own work spaces, the contractors installed a small cleaning station in the kitchen, holding the necessary supplies. This also ensured that cleaning solutions were available in the event of an accidental spill.

The benefits of using contract cleaners

In a city as competitive as Sydney, workplace efficiency is important. Employing contract cleaners takes the pressure off your staff and places it on the experts. It can help you:

• Re-engineer the operation of your office

• Improve staff efficiency

• Streamline recycling and rubbish removal

• Decrease your environmental footprint

And with new recycling and resource-recovery technologies developing in Sydney, the environmental sustainability of your business can be enhanced. That's of crucial importance if your company will soon be reporting on annual carbon emissions.

Get into green cleaning

Phone one of Sydney's leading cleaning contractors today to find out how they can help you boost efficiency, cut costs and meet your environmental obligations.