Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Monday, September 19th, 2011
A high standard of washroom hygiene is vital for your staff and visitors well being.
It is a very important part of your office environment, and a place that should look and be particularly clean, presentable and have the essential equipment to keep it as hygienic as possible.
When it comes to washrooms dispensers we can supply a wide range to suit your budget, style and colour scheme.
Our consumable ranges are manufactured by leading suppliers. From toilet tissue to laundry detergent, we can supply these and many other products to you. Most of our paper products have a percentage of re-cycled material. We can however supply 100% re-cycled goods if you would prefer.
We also have a number of cleaning solutions which are not harmful to humans, people or animals. Shipshape are very environmentally aware of the needs of our planet, and have had strong ‘green policies’ since 2000.
To keep your washrooms sanitised and free of unpleasant odours, our cistern sanitisers and air dispensers are all you require to create this effect.
For our complete range of washroom dispensers, consumables and other equipment please view at http://shipshapecleaning.co.uk/office-contract-cleaning/washroom-rental-service/, http://shipshapecleaning.co.uk/office-contract-cleaning/washroom-dispensers-consumables/
If you have any queries regarding this service or any other service we can offer, please contact us at sales@shipshapecleaning.co.uk or call us on 01494 468989.
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Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Carpet Cleaning is sometimes considered more of an extravagance than a necessity, but a carpet not only affects the appearance of your offices, but can instigate or add further symptoms to certain health problems.
A recent study by an international Institute researching into Occupational Health found there is a direct link between damp in carpets and occurrences of Asthma when people are regularly exposed to this environment. Volatile organisms compounds and other growths can flourish in an unclean damp carpet and affect Asthma suffers quite significantly.
Unclean carpets are also a haven for dust mites. Up to 100,000 mites can inhabit one square yard of carpet, which feeds off human cells and fungi that can build up in an unclean carpet. The most common symptoms are itchy noses and/or eyes or sometimes a rash can occur.
Our Carpet Cleaners are members of the National Carpet Cleaning Association and offer a comprehensive portfolio of restoration and cleaning services. Let us restore your carpet to a level of cleaniness that will prolong the life of your carpet and make your working enviroment a clean and healthy place to be.
Tags: carpet cleaning, clean offices, common symptons, dust control mats, dust mites, health, health problems, occupational health
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
SITE OF THE MONTH
The Team at Zebra have been awarded “Site of the Month” for August. Each member of the team will be receiving either a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine, together with a certificate as a reward for all their hard work.
Thank you and well done. Keep up the good work.
WELCOME
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Tracey Horton, who has joined our office team this month. Tracey’s official role is Office Administrator. During her career she has worked for some large organisations and has gained a wealth of experience which she will be bringing to her role with us.
Tags: Add new tag, Office Administrator, Office of the Month, Organisations, Site, Site of the month, Team
Posted in General, Important Issues to Shipshape Cleaning, News
Monday, August 15th, 2011
- Is your cleaning contract up for renewal this Autumn?
- Are you unhappy with your current cleaning company?
If yes to either one or both of these questions, now is the time to start thinking about your future arrangements.
We would like to draw your attention to the Free Cleaning Audit that can be downloaded from the Home Page in Word or PDF format. We feel this may be a useful starting point.
We can offer you a taylormade service specific to your requirements, whether it is an office clean or our full range of services, we will ensure your contract is as individual as you are.
Shipshape pride themselves as not being “just another cleaning company”, your custom is important to us and your service will be managed to the highest specification.
Let Shipshape make the difference to your company and ensure your workplace is a clean and environmentally friendly place to be.
Contact us today on 01494 468989 or email at sales@shipshapecleaning.co.uk.
Tags: Add new tag, Autumn cleaning, Autumn Services, cleaning contract renewal, Free Audit, Free Cleaning Audit, Free Cleaning Audit Form, Free Cleaning Review Form, Starting a cleaning review
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
An important part of your office looking clean, are the windows.
We will recommend a frequency to suit your needs and budget, to ensure that your office is not just clean inside but also looks great from the outside. We will clean the glass, frames and ledges around the windows too.
Our window cleaners are vetted, insured and checked by us annually to ensure their H&S particulars are up to date.
They use all the modern equipment and practices at our clients offices and always use reach and wash for high level cleaning. We can include high access equipment in our prices for hard to reach windows too.
Our prices are very competitive and we arrange it all at our office and contact you the week before our window cleaner is visiting.
Tags: annual window cleaning, cobwebs on windows, difficult access windows, dirty office windows, dirty windows, High rise window cleaning, regular window cleaning, window cleaning, window cleaning schedule
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Monday, July 11th, 2011
We can offer a host of other services to your cleaning contract, including:
- Window Cleaning
- Carpet Cleaning
- Sanitary & Washroom Rentals
- Recycling initiatives
- PAT & Electrical Testing
- Plant Rental
- Ground Maintenance
We can do all this for you……
Tags: annual window cleaning, battery recycling, carpet cleaning, carpet cleaning schedule, Electrical Appliance Testing, Electrics Testing, Ground Maintenance, office ground maintenance, Office Plants, Pat Testing, range of plants, recycling service, regular carpet cleaning, regular window cleaning, sanitary rentals, washroom rentals, window cleaning
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Monday, June 13th, 2011
We are an independent cleaning company who can off all the services of a national company.
We can offer:
- Excellent Cleaning Services
- Sanitary & Washroom Rentals
- Full range of consumables
- Window Cleaning Schedule
- Carpet Cleaning Programme
- Logo and plain mat rental on a lift & lay basis
- Office plant contracts & decorated Christmas Trees
- Gritting services
- WEE Recycling
- Office Recycling Solutions
- PAT & Electrical Testing
- Blind Cleaning
- Pest Control
- Anti-slip floor tapes & treatments
We can help with any facilities management problem you are experiencing and resolve all your cleaning issues, all in one go….
Contact us now…
Tags: anti-slip floor solutions, anti-slip floor treatments, blind cleaning, business gritting services, carpet cleaning, cleaning service, company logo mats, consumables, gritting services, mat rental, Office Plants, office recycling, pest control, sanitary rentals, washroom rentals, wee recycling, window cleaning schedule
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
It’s this time of year when you may be noticing dust on your desk, window sills, shelving or office ledges due to the sun flooding in the windows.
If you are paying for regular cleaning, why is it there?
Dust in your working environment this time of year can cause more problems for allergy suffers, who may already be suffering from hayfever with the pollen.
At Shipshape we use the microfibre cloth system to cut down on harmful chemicals and to effectively remove dust and grime on washable surfaces.
If you are looking around your office and can see the dust, do your colleagues a favour and contact us today. We will come and meet with you, do a review of your cleaning and provide a report and clear and concise cleaning quotation.
Tags: cleaning contract, cleaning service, dust & grime, dust allergies, dust in the office, dusting, dusty desks, office cleaning contract, office dust, regular cleaning
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
If you are currently reviewing or auditing your cleaning services at the moment, don’t forget our downloadable cleaning audit form.
It can be downloaded in two formats, a PDF or a word document.
Just print it out and use it to look around at your office cleaning standards.
Following your audit, do not hesitate to contact us if you are not getting the service you deserve or are paying for and we will arrange a visit to have a lookround and provide you with a site survey and a no obligation quote.
Tags: Free Audit, Free Cleaning Audit, Free Cleaning Audit Form, Free Cleaning Review Form
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
It is not law for cleaning companies to following colour coding of mops, buckets and cleaning cloths to prevent the spread of germs and bacteria, but they are guidelines that any cleaning company worth their salt will be following.
I am always stunned when I go to prospective clients and check inside their cleaning cupboard(s).
More often than not, the cleaning cupboard will have old smelly cloths, various colours of buckets, sometimes worryingly only one! Old dirty mops, sometimes buckets of dirty water or dirty sinks.
This is a real health concern and should be to any client who see this in their building.
Buckets and mops should be colour coded and the cleaner(s) trained on the colour bucket and mop to use in the bathroom. Also, the colour of the mop and bucket to use in the kitchen. These colours will correspond to the colour of the cloths used in these areas too. In addition, another colour cloths will be used in office areas i.e. people’s desk areas and furniture. Other colours will be available for other hard floor areas too.
Colour coding guidelines and spending time to train employees will ensure cross contamination does not and will not happen on any site. Once an employee is trained the Shipshape way, they can clean on any of our sites, and still know the colour coding for our company. All sites will have the same colour bucket, mops and cloths for the washrooms, and they are ONLY used in the washrooms and are washed out and left to air/dry overnight. Mops, buckets and cloths for the kitchen areas will be a completely different colour, will ONLY be used in the kitchen areas and will be stored away from the washroom ‘kit’. Again, this is washed out and left out to dry after each evening shift.
On cleaners cupboard inspections, that are included in regular review meetings with both the client and in the evening undertaken regularly by their Area Manager, we would expect:
- All cleaning materials to be washed out and drying
- The cupboard to be tidy
- The cupboard to smell clean and not dirty or musty
- Colour coding to be observed, i.e. red mop in red bucket & blue mop in blue bucket
- Cleaning products clearly labelled and safely stored on shelves
So, how does your cleaning cupboard look? Or can you smell it…..
Tags: colour coding, colour coding for good practice, colour coding in the cleaning industry, colour coding practice, colour coding system, cross-contamination, cross-infection
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