Scary Truths in the Cleaning Industry!

Happy October to all our readers! As we get ready for Trick or Treat on Halloween, let me tell you the scary truths that may be happening in your building. Priority Clean can protect you from these awful things. Some are unavoidable, while other things can be fixed by switching to a professional cleaning company. Let’s get down to it.

A shocking number of cleaning companies are so under-staffed that they rush their cleaners out from one building to the next. This doesn’t give your facility the fair amount of attention it deserves. What’s worse, other services might try to cut your service hours in order to expand profit, which hurts quality and trust. How much money is being lost from mismanaged cleaning services?

Germs and viruses cannot be seen by the human eye, but on a subatomic level they can get us sick. How many times are surfaces compromised by cross contamination? Did the cleaner wipe Susie’s desk with the same microfiber cloth that just cleaned a toilet only three minutes ago? Yuck! At our company, we train all our staff members to never use a microfiber cloth in the restroom. We take health very seriously. Only paper towels are permitted in restrooms and they must always be thrown away.

Our company is well-known for having a strict hiring process. All applicants must pass a background and drug test before being hired. A scary truth in this industry is that most employers of cleaning companies hire without these standards, leaving their customers vulnerable to a variety of problems.

Do you like gambling? Hiring a company to maintain your facility without experience puts your carpets, windows, and floors at risk. There have been cases of mislabeling bottles, which can harm surfaces or bleach carpets. Some companies might be using the wrong pad on their buffer, causing unnecessary scratches in your tile. Others might be cleaning your upper windows without the proper insurance. What happens if they fall? Who’s liable? Our company has taken insurance and training very seriously to ensure that these problems never occur. Check your cleaning company’s credentials.

Do you lie awake at night wondering if your facility was secured or armed? The scary truth is that some cleaning companies forget to set the alarm or lock the entryway door. Security should be in the back of everyone’s mind.

Thanks for reading. Always remember that these things could happen to anyone, but they are far less likely to happen with a company that is professionally trained and organized. If you are experiencing these issues, it may be time to make the switch.