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Is your office looking Shipshape?

Monday, May 24th, 2010

We hope your office is looking Shipshape, but if it isn’t then give us a call on 01494 468989.

Shipshape Cleaning are an independent contract cleaning company which operates in Bucks, Berks, Oxon and surrounding areas.

We can offer our clients the following services:-

  • Office Contract Cleaning
  • Builders Cleans
  • Regular Window Cleaning Schedules
  • Carpet Cleaning Schedules
  • Washroom Rentals
  • Dust Control Mats
  • Ground Maintenance
  • Office Plants

We are happy to look at all your office cleaning and building requirements, and provide you with all the services you need to keep your office looking in tip top condition.  Take a look at our Free Cleaning Audit on the website.  The advantage of using us is all the costs are all on one monthly invoice.

We are totally committed to working in partnership with our clients and cleaning teams. We pride ourselves in the supply of the most efficient reliable cleaners to work on your behalf. We have an extensive portfolio of clients and an enviable record of retaining them. You can be confident that your cleaning requirements are being met.

Whatever you choose you will be impressed with our approach and standards.

Give Shipshape a call today or take a look at our website www.shipshapecleaning.co.uk and we will have you back in Shipshape condition in no time.

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Now IS the time for change…

Monday, May 17th, 2010

We’ve changed our Government, so is it time to change your Cleaning Contract?

  • Are you looking at your contracts right now, does your contract need reviewing?
  • Are your expectations being met, as you shouldn’t settle for second best. We have the highest cleaning standards within the industry.  If you are not getting this from your current contractor then give us a call on 01494-468989. Also you can download our free cleaning audit.
  • Have you had the same Cleaning Contract for a while?
  • Do you have good communication with your cleaners and cleaning company?
  • We use an automated timecard system for all our cleaners to ensure that we are delivering the cleaning service you are paying for.

So what makes Shipshape Cleaning the exception?  The answer to this is three fundamentals:

  • The quality of management applied to each contract
  • Our commitment to quality throughout everything we do
  • The investment we make in training to ensure we maintain our standards

Along with these three areas you will also find we have a flexible approach to our clients and contracts. We can tailor make a service that fits your particular requirements.

Interested to know what we can offer and have any questions, then give us a call today - 01494 468989, or take a look at our exciting website.

We ARE the way forward.

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New Shipshape Brochures

Monday, May 10th, 2010

We are always looking at ways to market to potential customers, some like to receive an email link to our fantastic website, however, we acknowledge that some people like to receive our literature and company information through the post.

After we had redesigned our website last summer, we decided that our brochure needed a revamp too.  We had designed our website in such a way that it developed our corprate brand and we created a theme running through its pages.

Using the our design ideas from the website, we have started from scratch and created a new brochure that also reflects our corporate brand.

We held off producing them earlier on in the year due to an imminent office move and we also wanted them to include all our current accrediations.

We are very pleased with our resulting new Shipshape Cleaning brochure and we will happily send one out to you on request.

Just fill in the details on our contact us page and request one today!

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Cleaning up for the Elections

Monday, April 26th, 2010

So much for cleaning up Politics, does your office need a clean too?  What’s your opinion of your current cleaning contract? 

At Shipshape Cleaning Limited, we can clean up your offices and get you back on track.  We should never put up with second best or a company who dont live up to their promises.  Vote for Shipshape Cleaning Limited.

We offer a full range of services for your company, from the office cleaning, to the blinds, to the window cleaning and all your washroom rentals.

Take a look at our website to see what additional services we can offer you, and please do not hesitate to call us for a visit.

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Is the Sun Shining on your Dirty Windows?

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Spring is now here it seems and as a result the sun is flooding through those dirty windows…..

Not only does it show up all the dirt that has accummilated over the winter but also the cobwebs that may not have been dusted down by the cleaners.

We can help you with this problem in two ways:

As part of a cleaning contract we would look at your window cleaning and schedule in regular visits to do internal/external glass, we can do annual cleans of hard to reach areas with high access equipment and also ad-hoc cleans of fascias, soffits and guttering.

With on-site cleaning contracts, we supply our teams with extendable and long handled dusters to get to those hard to reach areas and banish those horrible cobwebs that linger in corners.  On our cleaning schedule as part of the contract documentation we ensure all areas of the office are dusted, even the hard to reach areas such as attriums, landings, stairwells so they don’t look dirty when the sun shines…..   

Don’t let your building let you down this spring….call us today.

01494 468989.

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Builders Cleans for New Developments

Monday, February 8th, 2010

We are a Cleaning Company who specialize in Builders Cleans.

The areas we cover are:

  • Buckinghamshire
  • Berkshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Surrey
  • West London

However many cleans you require for your development, we can tailor a quotation for the number of cleans and window cleans that are needed to start Marketing the development in a clean and proper fashion.

We can quote off plans or from a site visit.

Call or email us with details of your residential or commercial new development or refurbishment and we will email you a quotation.

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Employee of the Year at Shipshape Cleaning

Monday, December 21st, 2009

We are pleased to present the Shipshape Cleaning Employee of the Year award to Carla Tredwell.

Carla has worked with Shipshape Cleaning since the beginning and is a valued employee.  Carla manages a team on one of our larger sites and keeps everything working smoothly.

We did the presentation on Thursday night when she came with the office team to Waddesdon Manor for Christmas Dinner.

A great time was had by all, pictures to follow…

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Save the Meerkats!

Monday, December 7th, 2009

On visiting the Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre at Kensington Town Hall hosted by Animal Aid on Sunday, one of the causes that particularly horrified us was the Meerkat ‘must have’  pet craze.

Due to the recent popularity of the comparethemarket.com TV commercials, Meerkats are fast becoming the new pet to have in the UK.

(CAPS) The Captive Animals’ Protection Society campaigns against the trade in exotic animals as pets and is leading this campaign to stop meerkats being breed and sold as pets in the UK.

About Meerkats

They are small mammals found only in South African deserts

A highly sociable animal, living in colonies of up to 30 in the wild

They reach maturity at around 1 year of age, and usually remain in their colony into adulthood

Average life span of 12-14 years

CAPS have investigated breeders and dealers in the UK and found very poor conditions, some in small enclosures in petshops and in cages in hallways at private houses.  Babies are normally removed early to ensure the female will breed again quickly and at just 5 1/2 weeks old are being sold for £600 each.  None of the dealers visited by CAPS were concerned about the purchasers lack of experience in keeping Meerkats and didn’t ask much about how they would be kept.  The dealers visited were offering to sell these highly sociable, colony based animals individually.

Many people in zoos and exotic pet trades have spoken out against keeping Meerkats, with reasons such as:

  • They are burrowing animals that will rip up your house, urinating to scent mark and destroying anything they can!
  • Must not be kept alone.  Solo Meerkats tend to go insane from anxiety and many self-harm, chewing their own paws off!
  • They have large teeth and sharp nails and it is not uncommon for people to be bitten or scratched badly
  • Meerkats can easily be killed through lack of knowledge - they can die if they are fed grapes or raisins
  • Meerkat young kept as pets have a low survival rate and females often eat their own babies through stress

Meerkats and other exotic animals should not be kept as pets.

Go to www.savethemeerkat.com to sign the pledge…..

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Looking after your Poinsettias & Christmas Tree

Monday, November 30th, 2009

This time of year we like to dress our homes with festive plants and of course the traditional Christmas Tree, the question is, after spending money on these, how do we prolong their life over the Christmas period?

Here are our tips for success:

Poinsettias

Watering - Examine the soil daily and when the surface is dry to the touch water the soil until it runs freely out the drainage holes in the container.  If a saucer is used, discard the water that collects in it.  Do not leave the plant standing in water.  

Lighting - If you obtain a Poinsettia for your home place it near a sunny window where it will have the most available sunlight. Do not let any part of the plant touch the cold windowpane because this may injure it.

Temperature - To keep the plant in bloom, maintain it at a temperature at 10-20 degrees celsius during the daylight hours and if possible, move to a cooler place at night. Avoid exposing the plant to hot or cold drafts, as this may cause premature leaf drop.

Christmas Trees

1.  Ensure you buy a fresh tree.

2.  Once home, if you are not going to take the tree into your home immediately, place the tree in a cool, dry place out of the wind.  If possible place the tree in a bucket of water, so that the tree can drink water.

3.  Just before you take the Christmas Tree in the house, saw off the bottom 1 inch (3cm) of trunk. This creates a fresh cut and opens up the pores in the bark.

4.  Try not to expose your tree to sudden changes in temperature.

5.  Once inside the house, try to keep your Christmas Tree away from any heat sources such as radiators.  Heat will dry out your tree faster.

6.  Place your tree in plain water, not soil or sand which would block the pores in the bark.

7.  Keep the Christmas Tree stand topped up with water.  your Christmas Tree may drink 2-3 pints (1-2 litres) of water per day, depending on its size and your central heating settings.

Don’t forget if you work in an office, Shipshape can organise office plants and even Christmas Trees to brighten up your offices.  These will be visited monthly for maintenance to keep them in tip-top condition.

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Slipping in the Wet Weather….

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Well, we are well into Autumn now with the darker evenings and what seems like constant rain showers.

One of the hazards we encounter this time of year in the rain, ice and snow is slipping on hard floor surfaces.

I encountered this very problem at the weekend, mearly walking from outside in a shopping centre into their main indoor shops.  The floor was wet outside and the flooring in the arcade was shiny marble tiles.   Now the floor looks lovely, shiny and expensive but, with wet shoes on, these hard floors literally turn into an ice-rink!

Luckily, I am quite firm on my feet but pensioners, the disabled or young children might not be so lucky and in courts these days damages may run into tens of thousands for broken bones.

I will of course be contacting the Shopping Centre Management to discuss my concerns with their floor.  As they only opened in May this year, they haven’t had a Autumn/Winter Season to test the floors. 

However, these expensive claims from the unlucky victims of falls and slips can be completely eliminated just by applying non-slip floor solutions to slippery when wet floors.

Our range of anti-slip floor solutions can treat any hard floor service including marble, concrete, vinyl, wood etc. making it slip resistant whilst not compromising on the beauty of the floor.  Together with the initial floor treatment,  an ongoing maintenance programme with the cleaners or ourselves will prolong the effectiveness of the anti-slip floor treatment.

Take a look at our products at http://shipshapecleaning.co.uk/anti-slip-treatments/

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