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Happy New Year from Shipshape Cleaning

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

We would like to wish you all a Happy & Prosperous New Year! It’s a very exciting time starting a New Year.

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.

Why put up with a Bad Cleaning Service?

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Any form of change can be daunting and it is all too easy to be complacent and adopt the attitude ‘Better the Devil you know’

But that Devil could cost you money and you could be receiving a better service and greater value for money.

  • Why put up with bad service?  You can make the choice to change.
  • Why do you feel you are managing your cleaning contract, when you pay for that service?
  • Feel fed up with coming in each morning and despairing at the standards?

If you were not receiving good service or value for money concerning your personal affairs – would you put up with it?  I suspect not.  You would want the best.

Clients sometimes worry about the change over of cleaning companies, but once you make that leap of faith, you WILL get a good service, Shipshape Cleaning are committed to this.

We guarantee a smooth transition in your cleaning services, and we have many satisfied clients whom we have worked with from the start and vastly improved their cleaning service.

Clients have said:

“Shipshape dealt very professionally and swiftly with the challenges we had with unproductive personnel, with out any involvement from me.  It was reassuring to see both the Contracts Manager and Site Supervisor on site every evening until these challenges were resolved.” 

“From day one of the contract I felt I could rely on Shipshape Cleaning to resolve any issues and oversee the new team settling in.”

“I’d like to compliment the management team on the seamless transition at the beginning of the contract, and staff have noticed the increased levels of service and cleanliness.

“The staff are well trained and receive good supervision, the agreed specification is adhered to and other requests I make are carried out in a timely manner.”  

The comments above are just a few made by our customers. Take a look at the full testimonials on page  http://shipshapecleaning.co.uk/about/testimonials/.    When we tender for cleaning contracts, we can always provide up to date and relevant references.

Use our Free Audit Form: http://shipshapecleaning.co.uk/free-cleaning-audit-form/.  This is a very useful exercise to carry out to ascertain what kind of service you are receiving and are you getting value for money. 

Take a look at our full company brochure: http://shipshapecleaning.co.uk/download-brochure/.  We can provide a basic cleaning service or whatever other services your organisation may require.

Our aim is to provide the highest standard within the cleaning industry that consistently exceeds expectations.  Whatever your cleaning requirements are, be it a small office or a big organisation, our high standards will remain the same.  We always deliver the best.

Take that Devil by the horns, call us today on 01494 468989.

 Let us show you what we can do.

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.

The C word is for Cleaning – not Cuts!

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Cuts is a bit of a buzz word these days in the press with the labour government making cuts, cuts, cuts….

Cleaning is obviously an essential part of the facilities management in a building and when managed properly provides an essential service in the workplace.  Cleaning is essential to:

- Keep the building in tip top condition

- To provide a clean environment for employees to work in

- To give a good impression to visitors to the office

- To eliminate some H&S issues in the workplace

Cleaning services are very often scrutinized as part of the financial budget process and there is always a need to justify your cleaning expenditure.

At Shipshape we look at ensuring that throughout the contract you get an efficient service that is well managed and adds value to your business.

From initial contact, to the review of existing arrangements and tender, throught to the set up of the new site we aim to provide the best service for your budget.

We use an automated timecard system for all our cleaners to ensure that we are delivering the cleaning service you are paying for.

Our Area Manager reviews our sites regularly to deal with stock, training, inductions and working methods.

We employ experienced cleaners with a good working history and references to work in our teams.  We also value our staff and pay above the minimum wage and have incentive schemes in place to reward the hard work of our staff.

We use a variety of products to do the job, using the Microfibre cloth system, environmentally friendly cleaning products where possible and we always ensure that our teams have the products to clean a site and keep it clean and presentable.   

If you need to review your site cleaning, check out our website:

www.shipshapecleaning.co.uk and download our FREE Cleaning Audit from our home page.

Free Cleaning Audit to Download

Friday, September 18th, 2009

During the redesign of our website, we added a document that we feel is a must for all conciencious Facilities Managers, Office Managers and key personnel who deal with cleaning contracts.

We have designed the form to enable you to review your current cleaning services whether you feel its just time for a review or you are looking to change cleaning contractors.  We feel it is a good starting point to look into the main parts of your cleaning service, i.e. Management of the Contract, Staff, Communication etc which are important in any contract.

The Audit Form asks you questions and you have room on the form to make notes on your findings.  We have also included on the form our Shipshape standards as a guide to what we do as a comparison.

Our audit form can be found by going to the homepage on our website.

www.shipshapecleaning.co.uk