It is often possible to create the cleaning you need, in half the time.

You may work for a very large company with many floors and over a huge square footage.

You realise that you will require a cleaner for more than once a week but do not have the budget to clean everywhere and the time it will require.

Here are some handy hints:

Certain areas will need to be cleaned every time such as the kitchen, toilets and communal areas.

The area where most of the staff work will need to be cleaned as well and also if you have offices where the MD or directors are based.

You may have rooms which are seldom used such as a board room, server room, storeroom or post room, these can be cleaned once or twice a week.

It also depends if you have visitors who regularly visit your offices and you want to make sure you present a good image.  Areas that clients do not see much can often be cleaned less.

If you have an office where no one except people who work for the company visit then you can have the place cleaned less than normal, do remember to keep the kitchen and toilets clean as per health and safety.

A clean and pleasant office will always add to the general ambiance and will help make all staff more efficient in their work.

The factors for how often things need to be cleaned tend to be

• Presentation for clients
• Hygeine
• How important they are to the business
• How often they are used

Paul Turner