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Commercial cleaning guides
Practical, plain-English guides for facilities managers, office managers, landlords and practice managers buying and managing commercial cleaning in the UK.
Buying 8 guides
How to write a commercial cleaning specification
How to write a commercial cleaning specification: room schedules, task frequencies, standards and audits, so every contractor quotes for the same work.
Read guideBuyingSwitching commercial cleaning contractors: notice, TUPE and handover
How to change commercial cleaning company in the UK: checking your notice period, how TUPE applies to cleaning staff and planning a smooth handover.
Read guideBuyingHow to choose a commercial cleaning company
Ten checks to make before appointing a commercial cleaning company in the UK: insurance, vetting, hours, supervision, audits, references and contract terms.
Read guideBuyingCommercial cleaning contracts: what to include
What a UK commercial cleaning contract should cover: term and notice, the specification, price reviews, KPIs, insurance, TUPE, keys and security, and termination.
Read guideBuyingWhat insurance should a cleaning contractor have?
What insurance a commercial cleaning contractor needs in the UK: employers' liability (a legal requirement), public liability, loss of keys and what to ask for.
Read guideBuyingHow to audit your cleaning contractor
How to audit commercial cleaning quality: scoring against the specification, sample sizes, KPIs, joint walk-rounds and what to do when scores fall.
Read guideBuyingContract cleaning vs employing your own cleaners
Should you employ cleaners directly or use a contract cleaning company? The real costs of each in the UK, plus cover, supervision, risk and control.
Read guideBuyingHow the public sector buys cleaning services
How public bodies in the UK buy cleaning: the Procurement Act 2023, where tenders are published in each nation, frameworks, social value and what to include in a tender.
Read guideChecklists 4 guides
Office cleaning checklist: daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly
A practical office cleaning checklist split into daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly tasks, for facilities managers writing or checking a cleaning schedule.
Read guideChecklistsWorkplace washroom cleaning checklist
A workplace washroom cleaning checklist: what to clean on every visit, weekly and monthly, plus colour coding and logging tips.
Read guideChecklistsWarehouse and industrial unit cleaning checklist
A warehouse and industrial unit cleaning checklist covering floors, welfare facilities, offices, loading bays and high-level areas, with safety points for working around vehicles.
Read guideChecklistsRetail store cleaning checklist
A retail cleaning checklist for shops and showrooms: shop floor, glazing, fitting rooms, customer toilets, stockrooms and staff areas, before opening and periodically.
Read guidePlanning 3 guides
How often should an office be cleaned?
How often offices need cleaning in practice: daily versus weekly, how hybrid working changes it, and which rooms need cleaning every day regardless.
Read guidePlanningWhat is a commercial deep clean, and when do you need one?
What a commercial deep clean includes, how it differs from regular cleaning and when offices, shops and clinics should book one.
Read guidePlanningOffice move cleaning checklist: moving in and moving out
What to clean when moving into or out of an office: timing, what a move-in clean covers, end-of-lease cleaning, and how to schedule it around furniture and IT.
Read guideStandards 2 guides
Cleaning colour coding explained: red, blue, green and yellow
What the UK cleaning colour codes mean, which areas each colour covers and why separate cloths, mops and buckets stop cross-contamination.
Read guideStandardsTouchpoint cleaning in offices: cleaning versus disinfecting
Which office surfaces are high-frequency touchpoints, the difference between cleaning and disinfecting, contact times, and how often touchpoints should be done.
Read guideCompliance 2 guides
Workplace cleanliness and the law in the UK
What UK law says about keeping a workplace clean: the Workplace Regulations 1992, toilets and washing facilities, COSHH for cleaning chemicals, and who is responsible.
Read guideComplianceCOSHH for cleaning: a guide for facilities managers
How COSHH applies to cleaning chemicals at work: safety data sheets, risk assessments, storage, PPE, training and the chemicals that must never be mixed.
Read guideFloors 2 guides
Commercial carpet cleaning methods compared
Commercial carpet cleaning methods compared: hot water extraction, encapsulation, bonnet cleaning and dry compound, with drying times and when to use each.
Read guideFloorsHard floor care for commercial buildings
How to look after commercial hard floors: vinyl, safety flooring, LVT, natural stone and sealed concrete, including daily cleaning and periodic machine work.
Read guideProperty 3 guides
Cleaning multi-let buildings: common parts and service charges
How cleaning works in multi-let commercial buildings: common parts versus tenant areas, recovering costs through the service charge and reporting to occupiers.
Read guidePropertyEnd-of-lease cleaning and dilapidations
How end-of-lease cleaning fits into commercial dilapidations: typical lease obligations, the dilapidations protocol and how a professional clean reduces disputes.
Read guidePropertyCommunal area cleaning for blocks and mixed-use buildings
Communal area cleaning for residential blocks, mixed-use buildings and HMOs: what to include, how often, fire safety in escape routes and service charge recovery.
Read guideSectors 2 guides
School and college cleaning: term-time and holiday schedules
How to plan cleaning for schools and colleges: daily term-time tasks, holiday deep cleans, safeguarding checks for cleaning staff and working around timetables.
Read guideSectorsGym and leisure centre cleaning
How to plan cleaning for gyms, studios and leisure centres: changing rooms and showers, equipment, studios, reception and the water hygiene points cleaners can help with.
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