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KleenSweep Cleaning Co.’s Response to COVID-19 in Northeast Ohio
A note on COVID-19:
At KleenSweep Cleaning Co., our team has always understood the value of keeping work spaces clean to keep them healthy.
We’re prepared to assist your Northeast Ohio business in keeping the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at bay by ensuring office surfaces are thoroughly cleaned and properly disinfected.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while the virus is primarily passed from person-to-person, it can be transmitted by touching a contaminated surface. Early testing indicates COVID-19 can live on surfaces for up to three days.
Our team always uses rubber gloves while working, and we will likely begin also using respirator masks to protect our staff as well as our customers. Gloves will be worn throughout the entire cleaning period, not just when cleaning restrooms, etc.
At any customers’ request, we will also use sanitizing products to wipe down surfaces such as desks, keyboards, phones, counters, cabinets, etc.
To keep workplaces healthy, the CDC further recommends:
- Washing your hands. A lot. And thoroughly.
- Sanitizing your hands when soap is not available.
- Saving the handshakes.
- Cleaning your smartphone.
If you have any questions or are interested in our cleaning services in Akron, Kent, Stow, Streetsboro, Hudson or Cuyahoga Falls, please call our offices at (330) 688-1389. You can also email us at contact@kleensweepohio.com.
Sincerely,
KleenSweep Cleaning Co.
Post-Holiday Party Office Cleaning Tips From KleenSweep Cleaning Co.
Holiday office parties are a popular way to wind down the year, celebrate your company’s successes, reward your workers and set a positive tone for the year ahead. Once the party’s over, though, you might have quite a mess on your hands. Our Stow office cleaning professionals can help.
Cluttered desks, leftover food languishing in the office fridge, sticky spills and unsightly bathroom messes are bad for employee morale and customer confidence. They could even pose illness hazards or liability risks.
For small office holiday gatherings, you may be capable of handling the post-party office cleaning on your own. For bigger bashes, it’s probably wise to hire a professional to do the dirty work.
Stow Retail Store Cleaning is Vital to Customer Service
There is value in professional cleaning no matter what kind of Northeast Ohio business you have – even if you only invest in the service quarterly. Stow retail store cleaning, however, should be a daily or weekly investment.
Every detail about your store reveals something to your customers. That’s why you carefully arrange the merchandise, adjust the lighting, select the right music and dress up window displays. All of that melds together to create the kind of atmosphere that fits the brand and welcomes shoppers. But if your store isn’t clean, that’s what your patrons will notice!
Retail News Insider reports that store cleanliness had a direct impact on customer satisfaction and sales. Two-thirds of shoppers surveyed said they wouldn’t return to a store they perceived to be inadequately cleaned – unless the store made cleaning a higher priority.
A store that is properly cleaned, sanitized and uncluttered is safer too. Failure to clean a store regularly runs the risk welcoming germs, odors and even potential injuries. Most brick-and-mortar retailers can’t afford to lose the business, especially heading into the height of the holiday shopping season and with cutthroat competition from online retailers.
If you are in the retail business, consider professional Stow retail store cleaning as part of your routine maintenance.
Commercial Floor Cleaning Insight: Battling the Wrath of Old Man Winter
The same salt that melts the treacherous ice lining our roads, parking lots, sidewalks and walkways also wreaks havoc on your office floors. Smithsonian Magazine estimates more than 22 million tons of salt are scattered just on U.S. roads each year (137 pounds for every American). As our Stow commercial floor cleaning experts can explain, crushed and dissolved deicing elements routinely make their way from under our feet to over our floors, causing unsightly white or oily residue.
This residue can be difficult to remove. It’s likely to require pre-cleaning with a brush and probably more than one pass with a mop or autoscrubber. The more textured the flooring, the more scrubbing it’s likely to require. The same is true for high-traffic areas, like entryways (thick mats near the entrance can help cut down on some of the grime).
In addition to rock salt residue, workers and patrons can track in:
- Sand
- Dirt
- Mucky water
- Oil
We strongly recommend Northeast Ohio business owners have their floors stripped, waxed and buffed to protect it from these inevitable seasonal elements. It’s unwise to wait until winter is over because by then, not only will your floors be damaged with scuffs, scrapes and pocks, the debris will be more difficult (and more expensive) to clean.
Why Fall Office Cleaning is Essential for Stow Businesses
Although the term “spring cleaning” is the one with which we’re all most familiar, autumn cleaning is just as important – if not more. As summer draws to a close and the air grows crisp, fall office cleaning for your Stow business is essential because staffers will be spending more time indoors, ventilation declines and dust builds up. All this increases the risk of worker illness, especially if your office space hasn’t been cleaned all summer.
Our fall office cleaning experts at KleenSweep Cleaning Co. know there are several benefits to having your office cleaned professionally just ahead of the winter months.
Why Your Stow Business Needs a Thorough Fall Office Cleaning
Having your office professionally cleaned not only leaves it looking nice, but makes for a healthier, happier work environment, which can improve productivity, reduce sick days and boost your bottom line.
What to Look for in a Stow Office Cleaning Company
There are many reasons companies turn to a Stow office cleaning company, whether they’ve just recently moved to a larger space or are finally conceding they can no longer keep up with the demand on their own. If you’re in the market for commercial cleaning in Northeast Ohio, the truth of the matter is you have your pick of dozens. But how do you decide which cleaner to call first?
Most small business owners and office managers rely on word-of-mouth, sometimes a clever television ad. Others base their decision solely on price.
Central concerns include whether the cleaning company has the tools and capacity to ensure quality and consistency at a reasonable cost. But values matter too. So does ease of communication, flexibility and minimized risk.
We understand all this. In fact, Kleensweep’s origins as a long-time Stow office cleaning company began after a series of disappointments from other commercial cleaners whose standards didn’t align with those of our founder (then an office manager). She wanted the job done well and completely the first time, as promised. These principles remain key to our operations.