Moving your business into your own office is always an exciting event. However, along with your office comes a new space you have to keep clean. If you’re not keen on keeping things tidy at home, the idea of having to maintain a hygienic workplace probably doesn’t thrill you. But you need to ensure everything is up to a good standard for the safety of your staff. You might not expect to become a housekeeper when you start your business, but organizing cleaning is one of the many things you need to do. Make sure you’re completing the tasks below to maintain a clean workspace.
Daily Tasks
Just like at home, your office requires daily maintenance to keep it clean and tidy. Depending on the size, you may or may not want to hire a cleaner. Some small businesses ask their staff to contribute by cleaning up after themselves. However, having a cleaner come in once a week or even every other week can still be a great idea. It ensures that the larger tasks such as vacuuming get done. Some of the tasks that might need to be completed daily include cleaning the bathroom and kitchen. However, many offices don’t require a cleaner to come in every day.
Staff Responsibilities
Whether or not you hire a cleaner, your staff need to help keep everything clean and hygienic. They all have responsibilities to tidy up after themselves in small ways. For example, they should wipe up spills and leave the bathroom as they find it. It’s always important to ensure that everyone maintains good hygiene. They should wash their hands and follow other safe practices. Some workplaces can require uniforms and other things for hygiene reasons, but that’s less likely in an office.
Less Frequent Cleaning
There are some things you will need to schedule less often than other cleaning tasks. You can get away with doing some things every few months, once a year, or even less often. For example, it’s a good idea to find a commercial carpet cleaning service. You won’t need to have your carpets cleaned all the time, especially if you’re vacuuming them and taking care of spills as soon as possible. You can schedule these things ahead of time so that you don’t forget them when it’s time for them to come around. If you can’t make an appointment in advance, put a reminder on your calendar to do it when you need to.
Hiring a Cleaning Service
If you need to hire someone to come and clean your office, you might be unsure about how to find someone. Asking other business people you know gives you one place to start. They can recommend a service they have tried and tested. You can also start looking for services in your area, and check out the reviews they have received. You might hire an established cleaning company. Or perhaps you will look for an individual who offers commercial cleaning services.
You need to keep your office clean so, even though it might be annoying, you have to organize the cleaning. Work out what services you need to ensure everything stays tidy.
Top Tips for Keeping a Clean and Tidy Office first appeared on Mompreneur Media
Thank you for the help. Recently it has been really hard to keep our office space clean. I think it may be time to hire commercial cleaning company, as you suggested. How would you choose a cleaning service?
Hi Justin, When I choose to work with company my decision to work with them is based on reviews and how long the company has been around. Word of mouth from friends or family may also help!
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Hello Nicole Orozco,
Thanks for your great idea regarding office cleaning.
According to me , office staff has great responsibilities regarding work place cleaning. If everybody contribute or take responsibilities regarding cleaning, it may get less mess.
However, i would like to suggest to hire a professional commercial cleaners. I believe that everything should be done by professional or handy man.
Cheers
Arran
Hi Nicole,
I really like your post!
From last few days i was searching for various office cleaning methods as i have office at my home. As my office is at home neighbours and children come to home and it become messy as rainy days are going and i really do not get enough time to do cleaning.After reading your post i really find it so helpful for me as you have given the idea of hiring home cleaning services.Keep sharing more post like this.
Thank you so much for such a nice post!
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Adedc
My boss has finally got sick of cleaning up after everyone. He told me I have to find someone to come clean the office at least once a week. I have no idea where to start. I really like how you said. to start by asking other offices who cleans their place. I think I will call around to a few of my friends in the area and ask them.
Such a great article. I love how the writer perfectly describes some simple ways to keep an office clean and tidy. One might now think how easy it is, but setting aside small blocks of time per day to clean up the office area really goes a long way. With our business we strive to inform our business owners of the same principles that the writer describes in this article. Effective plans to keep an office neat and clean can also improve productivity as well. Thank you for such a great article. We look forward to more great content in the future!
Interesting great idea regarding office cleaning.
According to me, office staff has great tasks regarding work place cleaning.
However, I want to suggest to retain the services of an expert commercial cleaners. My spouse and I assume that everything should be done by professional or handyman.
Interesting idea regarding office cleaning.
According to me, office staff has great duties regarding work place cleaning. If every person contribute regarding cleaning, it may get less mess.
However, i would really like to suggest to work with an expert commercial cleaners. We assume that everything should be done by professional or handy man.
Thanks for the article.I really appreciate this.I gone through your article and really impressed me very much.most important point is the responsibility of the staff.If all the staff of office use to taken care for their office it wouldn’t possible for the office to look dirty.I deal with the cleaning company in irvine which brings the expertise in cleaning service either office or residential through out irvine. Thanks again
I have been trying to find a way to keep my office spruced up and clean so that I can personally feel better about going to work. You gave me a great idea and tip about how to keep the whole office clean and make it so that my co-workers can feel the way I do. When you mentioned hiring a professional cleaning service I thought that it would be a great place to start and that I should talk to my boss about it straight away.
Thank you for sharing such a great post. Luckily I found an excellent green cleaning service to clean my house. They clean well and keep my house neat and tidy.
My husband is looking to have a cleaning service come into his office and keep things tidy and clean so that he doesn’t have to stress about it too much. I love what you said about having staff contribute to cleaning but also having a cleaning service come in occasionally to help out as well. I’m sure my husbands company would really benefit from having a cleaning service help make the office cleaner.
I really like the part where you mentioned hiring a cleaning service. It would be really great if we had some sort of cleaning service that could come in and tidy up our office. The office has been getting a bit messy and we’ve been working hard so having someone that could clean up after would be really great. I’ll have to look more into hiring a cleaning service that is reliable in our area.
I really liked what you said about asking other business people you know for any recommended janitorial services. My friend’s business has been going really well recently, but it’s grown so much that she can’t really be responsible for all of the cleaning anymore. I’ll recommend that she look into this more and consult some of her friends. I think that it would really help her and take some pressure off of her shoulders.
Thank you for the great list of things you can do to keep a clean office; it was very helpful. I would imagine that hiring a cleaning service would be one of the best things you can do for your office, so your employees can focus on work. You may have to pay a little more for a service, but I think it would save money in the long run.
My sister’s company will be moving to their new office and they needed to make sure that everything is ready. It was explained here that they will be needing to schedule regular cleaning service for their new office space. Having said that, it’s advisable to hire professionals for quality office cleaning services.
Hi Nicci – really liked this article. One question – how would you handle staff members that don’t keep their desks/personal areas clean?