HAS HYBRID WORKING CHANGED OFFICE CLEANING?

Hybrid working has changed office cleaning for many, but not for Cleardean Cleaning Services.

The pandemic has forced a faster and wider adoption rate of working from home and signalled the biggest shift in working conditions since the Industrial Revolution as employees seek greater flexibility and conditions. This has meant a big shift in occupancy rates in office buildings and other workspaces as staff work from home more often. This has necessitated a need for more flexibility and demand-led services when it comes to office cleaning.

The Commercial Cleaning Evolution
Offices, airports, educational facilities, and other businesses have all relied on the cleaning sector to maintain secure and sanitary environments. In the past, cleaning contracts, which offered cleaning services in accordance with contract agreements and pre-determined schedules are now not the only way of offering commercial cleaning in this new era of business.

Today, as many companies adopt a permanent transition to remote working and employees are spending more time at home, many businesses still need to factor in their soft FM programmes; this includes planning how their commercial cleaners and cleaning contracts will adapt to fluctuations in personnel – however, one thing is for sure, keeping an office clean and tidy is important, regardless offices are occupied or partially occupied.

Dust and Dirt Continue to Accumulate
In an average week, an office workspace will see a number of employees coming and going, with many working from home and on some days, an office can be left totally unoccupied. However, dust, dirt and germs continue to build, regardless of whether an office is staffed or not. This is true not only during pandemics but at any time.

Your staff will still transfer dirt, grime and germs among themselves and become ill as a result of being present throughout the workplace. And like before, this results in employees turning up to work sick and making for a less productive environment for all. To make matters worse, transmission rates are further exacerbated as hybrid workers transfer workplace or home-based germs more frequently than before.

Having a dedicated cleaning company to carry out safe and effective office cleaning with flexible schedules is vital. Whether it’s a one-off deep clean once a week because most employees are working from home, or to make your premises safe for employees to return, or an ongoing and affordable office cleaning regime to keep your business running safely – keeping your company premises clean is now more important than ever.

Company Image Still Matters
Regardless of the hybrid working model, first impressions still count for a lot. Hosting business meetings with potential clients is still commonplace, and this may never change. If your potential clients walk into your office and see that it is untidy or dirty they will be far less inclined to want to work with you, costing you a considerable amount of business later down the line.

Maintaining an impression of cleanliness and hygiene is now of paramount importance to your clients, especially as offices are left unstaffed and the thought of Covid still lingers.

Cleardean Cleaning Services – Keeping Hybrid Workspaces Clean

Commercial Cleaners Essex, Kent and South London

With nearly 40 years of cleaning expertise, Cleardean has been serving a wide and varied portfolio of commercial office cleaning in Essex, Kent and South London, and hybrid working hasn’t changed our business model.

We are still well positioned to keep clients and their stakeholders safe by offering flexible office cleaning programmes following COVID-19 and with a greater emphasis on highly trained cleaners who carry out vital touchpoint cleaning across office ‘hotspots’ such as workspaces and washrooms.

e endorse multi-use workspaces and hybrid working policies and are well-equipped and geared towards maximising our client’s time when on-site and encouraging a collaborative working environment for all.