An important aspect of managing any facility is having a clean, regularly maintained workplace. The difference between an experienced, professional office cleaning service and the run of the mill commercial cleaning service is increased professionalism, consistency and an adherence to industry best practices. Is your office cleaning service delivering the level of clean you need? Are they consistent and reliable? Are you getting a solid value from your office cleaning service? Or have you outgrown your current office cleaning service?
A substandard commercial office cleaning service isn’t always immediately recognizable. Often they start strong and as they get used to having your business, the quality of their service dips below the industry standard. Or perhaps business needs are evolving and changing rapidly and your old office cleaners simply can’t keep up. Even worse, you may have contracted a cleaning service that never met industry standards to begin with but you were unable to change providers for whatever reason. These companies are often allowed to continue to provide substandard office cleaning, underservice your facilities, and use tools and processes that don’t ultimately serve you the customer. There is a solution to this widespread problem. There are janitorial service providers that recognize and work around your specific needs. They know how to service your locations, providing the service your facility requires all in a professional, effective, and affordable way.
Assuring your facility is clean and running smoothly is paramount to your success. It is possible that you’ve had a janitorial company that used to meet your needs, but due to the evolving nature of your industry, no longer does. Or perhaps your commercial cleaning company just doesn't have the resources to adequately handle a large office building. Facility Managers often comment that finding an office cleaning company that can deliver effective service consistently is a challenging task. This is further compounded by the effort by many facilities to be more space-cost effective creating busier and more hectic workplaces. As a result, the increase in people, processes, and shifts dramatically changes the expectations you have of your commercial office cleaner. If your office cleaning service is operating using numbers in an industry that has since changed, even slightly, the way it operates, you are likely not getting the care you need to make sure your facility operates at maximum efficiency. A professional, seasoned office cleaning service can analyze your facility and decide what it needs to operate as smoothly as possible while implementing efficient, cost savings measures to be the most affordable. Highly professional office cleaning companies know how to implement cost saving measures and use scale and efficiency to their advantage.Quite often better commercial cleaning services will cost you little more than you are paying now for significantly better service.
The technology of the janitorial industry has been and will continue to change rapidly to match pace will the progress of today’s technology. Advances in industry have created everything from apps that track janitorial inspections to more powerful, cheaper floor cleaners. Technology has even reduced the risk of cross contamination in facilities increasing the overall environmental health by using practices like color coded cleaning cloths. Such advances are cost saving and on the whole more efficient especially with services such as Team Cleaning. The list of innovations is as numerous as it is costly to you if your Detroit office cleaning company isn’t putting resources toward these advances in their business practices.
Cloudy, difficult to understand pricing by your janitorial services provider make things exponentially tougher on you as a Facility Manager. A lack of precision and clarity in pricing can mean two things about your office cleaning company: that they lack experience and aren’t sure how much or what kind of work goes into maintaining your facility, or, they are trying to they are trying to leave your contract open to upcharges and hidden fees. Of course, nailing that perfect price point is always a challenge, especially in larger more complex facilities. But, that is the responsibility of your cleaning services company. First, because a complete and thorough understanding of your facility is not only important to giving a price but also to providing the best possible service. Second, because a clear price not only allows you to compare services, but to hold your service provider accountable to what they promised. A good estimate on your facility is the first step in creating a partnership between you and your office cleaners.
Office cleaning companies range from enormous companies, single team providers, and every size and style in between. Some companies provide professional, consistent services day in and day out while others provide far below the industry standard. The first step in sorting through these providers to find the one that best matches your facility is choosing an office cleaning company that is the right size for your facility. In all likelihood, if your running a facility, you're going to need a larger, more structured team who is professionally versed in your compliance and safety requirements. You want a company that fills your needs now, and that will continue to fill them later.
It is always possible that your current office cleaner just isn’t a good fit for your facility, for whatever reason. Don’t settle for anything less than specialized, quality service for your office building. It can take a considerable amount of time to find the right commercial office cleaning company but, this time is well spent. The right service can simplify and improve your operations in many ways. If you find the task to be overwhelming, we suggest using the ISSA’s CIMS certificationas an easy, free tool to make choosing an industrial janitorial company easier. The CIMS certification is a process offered by the ISSA (International Sanitary Supply Association) that shows which companies stand out as exceedingly professional and innovative. CIMS can be used to shorten your list of industrial janitorial companies so that you can sort through the competition choosing the best cleaning company for your facility. Achieving the CIMS certification is no easy feat so you’ll be starting with the best of the best companies out there. Companies that know that safety and efficiency are second to none and that fully understand your unique compliance and safety parameters. Using CIMS will also help you avoid wasted walkthroughs and proposal reviews so that you can focus your energy elsewhere.
Maybe you have simply outgrown your current commercial office cleaning company. Maybe it just isn’t a good fit. No matter what your reasons are, you and your facility deserve quality office cleaning services. Stathakis is a Michigan-based local business that has grown with so many of our stand out local businesses. We can handle even the largest accounts, and yet, we have never lost what makes us fundamentally just another local business, the guys just down the street. We would welcome the opportunity to show you how we can help you get the most from your office cleaning and maintenance budgets and keep your facility operating efficiently and effectively.