Regular cleaning and maintenance isn’t so much of a cost as it is a crucial component of keeping your building running efficiently and smoothly. Not only does it keep your building looking its best, it keeps important assets functioning longer and contributes to your bottom line. Quality cleaning impacts a number of important aspects of your building and business. For instance:
When you consider these factors together, it is easy to see why a professional commercial cleaning company can add significantly to your bottom line. Some of these key areas may not seem all that important, after all, how important could preventing absenteeism really be? Pretty important when you consider that businesses lose an average of $225 billion dollars every year from illness related absenteeism alone. A simple change in your commercial cleaning services can add up to real savings at the end of the day.
There are significant differences in janitorial services and what various services commercial cleaning companies will provide. An experienced provider that offers an umbrella of related building services can add tremendous value to your facility. What services might you expect from a professional commercial cleaning service?
Any commercial janitorial service provider that knows what they are doing can keep your facility looking clean all while safeguarding the health of your employees, tenants and customers.
Unfortunately, finding a commercial cleaning service offers consistency and value can be difficult. The cleaning marketplace is overcrowded with service providers that don’t understand or choose not to follow industry best practices, making it challenging to find the right janitorial maintenance company for your building. It can be easy to labor under the assumption that cleaning is a simple, straightforward task and that there shouldn’t be any real difference between prospective cleaning companies. In fact, the opposite is true, effective commercial cleaning requires skill, training and systems. Here are some areas that set industry professionals apart from the rest:
Finding the right commercial cleaning company can seem like a job in itself. The best place to start looking is often with referrals from other Facility Managers you trust. If a referral like this isn’t possible, you can also use the ISSA’s CIMS and CIMS-GB certification to quickly sort through companies that don’t hit the mark. CIMS is a powerful, stringent accreditation program done voluntarily through an independent third party that allows companies to demonstrate their competency and commitment to industry best practices. CIMS certified companies are the best the industry has to offer. While not every CIMS certified company is going to be right for your building, all of them will be offer a level of effectiveness and efficiency that is hard to come by. You can take advantage of this to quickly create a shortlist of potential companies rather than sort through the hundreds that might be in your area. Partnering with the right professional service provider can make all the difference on if your cleaning company is a financial burden or boon.