Wednesday 1 April 2009

The cleanliness of your washrooms and office areas will reflect on your company

The condition and quality of your company's washroom and office areas can make a big difference on the impression visitors and staff have on the image of your company.

If a client or visitor visit businesses with dirty toilets or untidy offices, they will have a poor impression of the company.

Also research shows cleanliness and hygiene of washrooms can affect staff absenteeism through the spread of germs with many visitors to dirty toilets developing ways to avoid physical contact with surfaces further worsening cleanliness.

Companies who clean their own premises often concentrate on immediately visible areas such as entrances and receptions with common areas being left to whoever has time. With toilets being the most neglected areas. Also if washrooms are not part of a regular schedule of cleaning they usually will be left and get in a worse and worse state making it more unlikely that any employee will feel like cleaning at all.

Understandably employees have other priorities to focus on, but the cleanliness of the company's washrooms and indeed the office areas should not be underestimated. Companies often take a lot of time over presentation and marketing of their company but this is all let down if a visitor turns up at their offices. It is a well worn cliché but you do not get a 2nd chance at a first impression.

Getting in a good office cleaning company can be relatively cost effective and will make sure washrooms and office areas are cleaned regularly allowing employees to get on with other more pressing duties. This means staff and visitors alike will always get a good impression of your premises and therefore your company.

ICS Cleaning are an eco friendly office cleaning company in the UK; we invest a great deal in selecting the right staff, ensuring they have excellent ongoing training and support, so we can be sure we deliver excellent cleaning standards day in day out.

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