Elite Tips To Save You Time On Your Office Cleaning.

If you don't hire professional cleaners at your workplace, and you don't employ an in house cleaner, who does the cleaning? As the business owner, do you do it yourself or do have your own employees to clean up?

Whatever your arrangements, it can be an overwhelming task, especially if you have a large area to clean. Being organised and methodical enables you to spend quality time cleaning thoroughly and correctly.

Here are some Elite tips to help you save time on your office cleaning.

1. Draw up a specification of daily, weekly and monthly tasks. This makes cleaning of an area large or small more manageable and less stressful. Knowing what you have to clean and when makes things much easier.

2. Don't let just one person have full responsibility for cleaning. Delegate certain areas to individual  people, this ensures best results and is fair all round. You can even make a rota so each person in the building takes a turn.

3. If you have a workplace over more than one level, provide cleaning equipment such as vacuums, mops/buckets on each level for convenience. Stock kitchen/toilet cupboards with the essentials, multi purpose cleaner, polish, toilet cleaner, coloured cloths, soap, toilet rolls and paper hand towels.

4. A bucket or a trug filled with cleaning supplies makes it easy to have everything at hand, you don't want to waste time going to and fro the cleaning cupboard if you've forgotten something. Just carry it all with you. I even tie my cleaning cloth to my spray bottle for extra speed.

5. Where applicable, always load the dishwasher first. When cleaning is finished the dishwasher is ready to unload. If there isn't one, make certain that your staff are responsible for cleaning their cups and dishes after use. This is a simple task, often overlooked but  when left to build up can take so much time to wash up.

6. Place a few bin liners at the bottom of your bin, this is excellent for quick and easy replacement. Just remember to replenish once you've used them all.

7. Dust before you vacuum. Doing it the other way around makes more mess and you have to vacuum again if you have a messy, dusty desk. You can also implement  a clean desk policy. Getting everyone to organise their desk at the end of the week makes it so much easier and quicker to clean.

We hope these simple yet effective tips are of some use to you.

Of course you could always engage the services of a cleaning company to do everything for you. You don't have to have daily office cleaning. It can be once, twice or three times a week. 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions www.elitecleaners2008.co.uk 

Written by Julia Poole

YOUR CARPETS ARE CONTAGIOUS SO CLEAN THEM!

Clean carpets not only look and smell lovely, they last longer and are healthier for you and your family. 

Your carpets act as filters, trapping harmful and damaging air pollutants such as bacteria, cigarette smoke tars, chemicals, animal dander and dust which you would otherwise breathe in. As with all filters however, they need regular cleaning and maintaining to perform at their best.

Whilst vacuuming will clean the surface, the dirt in and under your carpet can only be removed by deep cleaning. For most carpets the best method is hot water extraction it's the method recommended by most major carpet manufacturers, used by us and most professional carpet cleaning services. Cleaning is advised a minimum of every 12 -18 months, sooner in high traffic areas and if you have pets and children. 

THE DIRTY FACTS ABOUT YOUR CARPETS.

1. The five second rule is a myth. Bacteria such as Noro Virus, Salmonella and Campylobacter can actually live up to, and after 4 weeks on a carpet if not cleaned. These germs can be easily transferred to food.

2. According to Dr Philip Tierno, a microbiologist, your carpet probably contains about 200,000 bacteria per square inch, making it 4,000 times dirtier than your toilet seat!

3. Each year several pounds of soil can accumulate in and under your carpet. One person sheds about 1.5 million skin flakes per hour, most of which ends up embedded  in your carpet. 

4. Dust mites thrive in warm, humid environments, eating the dead skin you have shed and nesting in your flooring. The residue left behind by the mites can mix with dust, become airborne and may be the reason why you are suffering with various allergies. 

When properly cleaned and maintained carpeting may actually improve the air quality by removing these trapped allergens.

CARPET CARE TIPS.

1. Vacuum at least twice a week and place dirt trapping mats at entrances (or get everyone to take their shoes off!). Place machine washable rugs in high traffic areas. 

2. Treat stains and spills immediately (apart from mud, see 4). The longer you leave them sit, the less likely you are to remove them.This is especially true of pet accidents and red wine!

3. To deodorise your carpet in between cleaning, sprinkle a generous layer of sodium bicarbonate onto it, let sit as long as possible then vacuum.

4. Sprinkle salt onto dried in mud stains.This will remove the  stain and brighten the colour of your carpet.
5. Always use the services of professional carpet cleaners! They have the knowledge, training and the appropriate products and equipment to use. This ensures the best possible results are achieved every time.

For advice on any carpet cleaning issues please feel free to contact us. Don't sweep it under the carpet, CLEAN IT!