All Pro Cleaning Systems customers are familiar with the idea of establishing a routine cleaning schedule that keeps everyone on the same page. But like any other type of schedule, a cleaning schedule is made to be changed. As things evolve, so do cleaning needs. With that in mind, we want to let you in on a little secret: spring is a great time to re-evaluate your regular cleaning schedule.
This is the time of year when small businesses and other organizations think about spring cleaning. Whether it is a medical office in need of a good spring spruce-up or a restaurant whose owner wants to pull everything out and give the dining room the deepest cleaning ever, spring is known for giving us all the urge to clean.
A Word About Cleaning Schedules
As for cleaning schedules, they play a particularly important role in commercial cleaning services. First and foremost, they ensure that cleaning team members and management are all on the same page. A schedule determines the spaces to be cleaned, when they will be cleaned and, in some cases, how cleaners should go about doing the work. It eliminates assumptions that could otherwise cause disagreements between cleaners and management.
A cleaning schedule is a tool that:
- Gives cleaning teams direction.
- Sets expectations for workers company wide.
- Ensures that every space in the building is cleaned.
- Accounts for less frequent but necessary deep cleaning.
Cleaning schedules are often determined by traffic and usage. Areas that are used less frequently and see less traffic don’t have to be cleaned as often. High-traffic and heavy-use areas, like restrooms and break rooms, need the most cleaning. A schedule sorts it all out in a logical manner.
Why Spring Is a Great Time to Reevaluate
Whether we are cleaning an office building or an industrial environment, we know that cleaning schedules are subject to change based on a whole variety of circumstances. We also know it is a smart idea to re-evaluate a client’s schedule at least annually. Here’s why spring is a good time to do it:
- The Seasonal Transition – The seasonal transition from winter to spring already forces cleaning teams and management to rethink cleaning. Cleaning needs change during the transition, so it is a suitable time to rethink the entire schedule.
- Deep Cleaning Plans – A lot of organizations plan their deep cleaning jobs for the spring to coincide with the rest of spring cleaning. Because of deep cleaning’s nature, it can organically facilitate a rethink of the next twelve months’ cleaning schedule.
- Efficiency Evaluations – Annual spring cleaning lends itself very well to measuring a cleaning team efficiency. Spring and deep cleaning projects offer an opportunity to evaluate how cleaning teams do things. Why not reevaluate the cleaning schedule at the same time?
- Health and Well-Being – Spring cleaning is a reminder to pay attention to employee health and well-being, especially because spring ushers in seasonal allergies. It’s a good time to evaluate whether the current cleaning schedule is actually enhancing employee health and well-being.
The very nature of spring cleaning encourages most of us to think of new ways of doing things. We consider spring a reset of sorts; an opportunity to start over with a clean slate. That mindset is perfect for re-evaluating the cleaning schedule.
As a commercial cleaning company, we love spring. It gives us an opportunity to shine as an industry-leading cleaning services provider. If you would like to know more about our services or how we schedule cleaning, reach out to our friendly and knowledgeable team.
