One such service is cleaning. As an ‘invisible’ service to our clients, our work is mainly done in the evening, or sometimes early morning, when staff are not in the office. We provide a seamless service which is out of hours and managed in the evening and during the day by our experienced management team.

During these ‘cost cutting’ times, cleaning is not an ‘added expense’ that can be cut in order to reduce costs, but an essential service to ensure your work environment is clean and healthy.

If the workstations and equipment is kept clean and sanitised, the washrooms and kitchens are mopped and cleaned with the proper cleaning products, it is a scientific fact that staff are ill less often. This is a huge saving to the company as sick days cost employers millions each year.

So, don’t scrimp or cut down your cleaning services, as this will impact on your staff and their wellbeing.

It is an important accreditation to us and we invest a lot of time and money as a company ensuring our Health & Safety documentation is continuely reviewed and kept up to date with any new H&S practices or legislation.

We take H&S very seriously and ensure all staff are fully trained on H&S, they understand the H&S implications of the chemicals they use on a daily basis and inform us immediately of any posing H&S risk on our sites.

We are pleased with our achievement again this year, as we have been SAFEContractor accrediated for 3 years now.

When tendering for new cleaning contracts I still find it astounding these days to open a cleaners cupboard in an office to see only a couple of cloths that are being used to clean with. I think my comment to the prospective client was, if that cloth is for the toilets and that cloth is for the kitchen, what cloth are they using to clean your desk with??? Horrible thought I know but clearly cross-contamination has not been considered.

With a lot of sick bugs and cold bugs going around at the moment, cleaning and cleanliness really is of paramount importance and should be top of our agenda. And, as a cleaning company that promotes, trains on and colour codes its cleaning equipment it really is.

Athough not a legal requirement, we have, as a company, always followed the colour coding rules to the letter. We have separate coloured cloths and buckets & mops for the washrooms. These are used purely in the washroom and no where else. We have another colour for the kitchen cloth, mops & buckets, only to be used in there. Then we have another colour for the office desks only and a glass cloth for spot cleaning glass. We stick a laminated copy of our Colour Coding method onto the inside of the site cleaners cupboard as a reminder to our cleaning staff.

Cleaning is about keeping the area clean, dust-free and sanitary, and not cross-contaminating germs!

So, next time you look in your cleaner’s cupboard, see how many colours of cloths they have…..

Even without a ‘flu’ warning these other bugs and sicknesses can still be nasty and mean time off of school for the children and time off work for you…. But, with effective hygiene practices, these seasonal bugs should not be too intrusive and be nipped in the bud. The spread of infection is easily preventable.

Companies who take the time to provide their staff with good washroom hygiene and the products to prevent spread of infections in the workplace will benefit from this. Staff feel happier and healthier as a result and if less staff are getting sick, then the possible disruption to the business is minimal.

On our cleaning schedules washrooms and kitchens are daily cleans, with the floors always being mopped with an anti-bacterial floor cleaner every night. We operate a colour coding system so in the washrooms, kitchens and office areas, there will be a specific colour for the mops and cloths. This is to avoid cross contamination those areas and people’s desks. Without this, how do you know that your desk hasn’t just been cleaned with the same cloth as the loo….???

We provide washroom rentals not only to ensure the washrooms smell fresh and their is somewhere for sanitary products to go, but their is a regular supply of handsoap, hand sanitiser and urinals are auto sanitised too. Our washroom servicing is every 4 weeks, not once a month or every 6 weeks like some providers. This ensures the washroom is always a pleasant and sanitary place to be.

Hand washing is an imperative part of avoiding getting sick, and providing your company provides you with a good anti-baterial handsoap and a means of drying your hands, there should be no problem. Backed up by an anti-bacterial hand-rub, this breaks the cycle of these nasty bugs, viruses and bacteria.

With your handwashing, make sure you:

- Firstly wet your hands with clean running water (warm or cold) and apply your soap
- Rub your hands together to create a lather and wash well, taking into account the back of your hands, under nails and between the fingers
- It is recommended that 20 seconds is the minimum you should take washing your hands properly
- Rinse your hands under clean running water
- Dry your hands well

ALWAYS wash your hands after:

- Blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing
- Before, during and after food prep
- Before eating food
- After using the bathroom
- After handling dirty items/rubbish
- Before and after caring for someone who is ill
- After touching an animal or animal waste
- Before and after treating a cut or a wound

Let’s hope we have seen the last of these nasties…..

To test this, we regularly request feedback from our clients and update our testimonials.

Here are what some of our client’s are saying about us:

“Shipshape Cleaning have looked after our cleaning requirements for a number of years now.
In that time I have been very impressed by their continued drive for improvement, the quality of the work, their integrity,
the standard of their staff and the superb customer service shown at all levels by the team.
I would have no hesitation in recommending them to any business to carry out the cleaning of their facilities.”

“Shipshape are accommodating to the needs of our business and can respond to ad-hoc requests with ease.
The standard of cleaning is very high and the account management excellent.”

“The Shipshape team have a professional attitude at all levels, from site staff to the senior managers.
Where problems have arisen they are resolved in a speedy and positive manner. We are pleased that Shipshape continues
to deliver on it’s promise to us and provide great standards for our visitors and employees.”

These are just snippets from a few of our clients. If you would like full testimonials of our work, please let us know.

We are here to help and raise the standard of your office cleaning.

We would recommend a carpet clean to either all the walkways in your building or a full carpet clean of all carpets before spring is upon us! We can then set up a regular programme of carpet cleaning so we manage your carpets for you and they are periodically cleaned at weekends to suit you.

So, when the snowy and icy weather has disappeared, why not contact us and book in your company carpets, or a deep clean of your hard floors to bring them back to a sparkling clean finish. We will remove all the salt, marks, water staining and residue left by this bad weather.

Contact us today for a quotation: 01494 468989 or email info@shipshapecleaning.co.uk

Have you had an Office Area Refurbished?

We can provide you with a complete clean up service. Our experienced cleaning teams are there for your convenience. Let us take the hassle out of cleaning up after building work.

We have:

- Experienced, Manager led, cleaning teams that work until the job is complete to your specification

- A complete service including window cleaning, carpet cleaning and deep floor cleaning

- A flexible schedule to complete the works at a time that suits you, including weekends

- An all inclusive price including all the equipment and chemicals to do the work

- Efficient & punctual teams providing a professional and reliable service

Call us and we will come out to site and give you a cometetive quotation for all your cleaning needs.

The New Year is always a good time to review and in some cases change contracts. With company spending scrutinised and budgets being cut for services, now is the time to ensure you are getting value for money from your cleaning contract provider and the service you expect!

If you do need to review your cleaning contract, the first place you should start is an independent audit of your cleaning one morning, this can be done in conjuction with the existing service schedule, which should form part of your cleaning contract, and our Audit Form.

Our audit form can be found on our website at www.shipshapecleaning.co.uk/free-cleaning-audit-form

Once you have reviewed your cleaning, give us a call and we will happily meet with you to discuss your requirements and how Shipshape Cleaning can exceed your expectations.

Debby started working for Shipshape 2 years ago as a cleaner at Informatica, within a team of 4 cleaners. After a short period of time we recognised Debby’s potential and she was made Team Leader. Last year Debby was promoted to Site Supervisor. She has done a terrific job on a busy site and her team have been most supportive.

Debby received gift vouchers and joined the head office team for our annual Christmas dinner which took place this year at Missenden Abbey. Congratulation and well done Debby, it is a much deserved award.

Debby receiving her Employee of the Year Certificate

The Whole Team