Introduction
What does it take for your business to stand out from the competition and be highly successful? Well, for starters, excellent products and services, as well as exceptional customer services are a must. But, presenting your business, your employees and your building in a professional manner can also highly influence the way clients and customers view your business.
All the fine details, even the smallest ones that are typically associated with cleanliness and hygiene, can either make or break a new contract or sale. When business owners realize that first impressions can greatly improve their chances of becoming successful, they usually turn to a professional cleaning company, such as KC Power, to make sure their building and offices are in mint condition.
Professional services
If you are currently on the lookout for such service providers, you should know that not all cleaning tasks and methods are the same. A professional cleaning contractor will spend some time on trying to understand the traffic flow of your building, its use, as well as standards. In general, there are three cleaning categories.
- Janitorial
- Commercial
- Projects
Janitorial services
These are typically performed as a cycle of regular tasks at a certain facility, and completed within a specific time interval. The cleaning tasks and their frequency are determined by the usage volume, the traffic patterns, and the type of the business. Also, there are also industry specific requirements that are taken into account as well.
For example, a doctor’s office normally requires that patient exam rooms and waiting rooms are thoroughly sanitized and cleaned on a daily basis. On the other hand, a waiting room in a general office building should be cleaned no more than once a week.
A professional cleaning contractor assesses the needs of a business and the best cycle and follows that by determining the most appropriate tasks and their frequency.
Commercial services
From time to time, some situations require general commercial services, which come separate from the maintenance tasks, such as janitorial ones. Commercial services are typically billed as a one-time fee and are usually not required more than once.
For example, an office building will benefit greatly from a one-time task of washing all the windows and power washing the building’s exterior, if it is being prepared for an open house event.
Project service
Of course, not all areas of a single building require cleaning services at the same time. Therefore, it is usually unnecessary to clean every single area during the same cycle. Project cleaning services are performed during a specific period and can include annual or seasonal types of jobs.
For example, traffic areas and floors typically require regular cleaning tasks, including mopping and vacuuming. But, a project service for floor care can also include waxing and stripping the hard floor once per year. Additionally, we should also mention carpet cleaning, which is yet another project task, typically based on specific carpet maintenance and manufacturing guidelines.
Even though project tasks often come as a part of standard janitorial services, their costs are mostly spread out across the contract, which makes them more affordable, in particular on a monthly basis.