Practical guides from DNA Cleaning Solutions, a London commercial cleaning company with more than 18 years’ experience. Each guide answers one question for office, practice and facilities managers. Popular guides:
At first glance, your office carpet may look perfectly acceptable. There are no obvious stains.
Walk into an office first thing in the morning and the condition of the workplace
A facilities management contract should name every service in scope, list each area with its
Office upholstery lasts longer and looks better when it is vacuumed regularly, spills are blotted
Office carpets stay cleaner for longer with three habits: thorough vacuuming on a regular cycle,
A school cleaning specification should list every area and task with a frequency, separate term-time
A commercial deep clean combines several methods, each matched to a surface: degreasing for kitchens,
A clean office helps in five practical ways: fewer germs on shared surfaces, a workspace
To choose an office cleaning company, get every provider to quote against the same written
Our blogs are practical guides for office managers, practice managers, schools and facilities teams who look after commercial premises. Each post covers one problem, such as how often to clean or how to choose a contractor, and links to the matching service if you want help. Here is where to start for each topic.
Carpets, upholstery and glass: how to clean carpet, upholstery cleaning tips, choosing a window cleaning company and why external cleaning is a priority for London properties.
Local and professional cleaning: reasons to hire a professional cleaning service, reasons to hire local cleaning companies, why professional local cleaning matters in London and local cleaning services in London.
A useful next step after reading any of these blogs is to write down what you need. A one-page cleaning specification that lists each area, the tasks and how often they happen makes it easy to brief cleaners, check the work and compare quotes like for like. Start with the areas people use most, such as entrances, washrooms and kitchens, then add less frequent tasks like carpet cleaning, high-level dusting and window cleaning.
If you manage more than one type of space, read the guide for each. An office with a ground-floor clinic, or a warehouse with offices above it, needs different products and frequencies in each area, and colour-coded equipment where healthcare rooms are involved. Our team can survey the site and turn your notes into a written specification and quotation, free of charge.
New to managing a building? Read three of our blogs in this order: commercial cleaning vs domestic cleaning, how often to have a professional office clean, and how to choose an office cleaning company. Together they cover what to ask for, how often and who to ask. For healthcare or education buildings, add the medical centre or schools guide before you speak to contractors, because those settings need extra controls such as colour-coded equipment and cleaning scheduled around surgery or school hours.
Several of our blogs mention cleaning chemicals. If you store or use them on site, HSE guidance on COSHH sets out what employers need to do. When you are ready to act on a guide, see our commercial cleaning services or ask for a free quote.
