Total Facilities Management companies were heavily hit in 2018, in particular Carilion and Interserve. TFM’s may offer on the surface low margins and a wide range of services but individual services are subsequently sub-contracted out meaning that when the contract is no longer financially sustainable both clients and smaller organisations suffer the consequences. There is also…
Further to our previous discount on our window cleaning services, Unique Support Services is offering all new customers, 10% of the invoice value for ALL cleaning services booked in March. Whether it be a one off clean or a regular service, we provide services to a wide range of sectors including offices, restaurants, hotels, warehouses, educational establishments,…
Established for over 25 years, we are a specialist commercial cleaning company mostly known for our reputation of providing daily and periodic cleaning services to the hotel sector but did you know we also provide one off cleans too to a wide range of sectors. So whether you work in an office, restaurant, shop, warehouse,…
Cleaning, especially in public places remains a necessity and is good for business, in fact despite the economic uncertainty that comes with a Deal or No Deal Brexit, the contract cleaning industry is thriving contributing over £24billion to the UK economy. This said, there is still a lot of competition when bidding for new…
With Christmas less than a month away and shopping being at its peak, what better time of year than now to focus on retail cleaning. More and more customers are shopping online meaning retail centres need to up their game and offer the shopper more than just shops. Multi-use facilities which can include cinemas, restaurants…
The clocks have gone back and weather forecasters are predicting the coldest UK winter in 10 years, we have already seen temperatures plummet this week and at this time of year we are always warned about the dangers of flu. In 2017, GP’s saw a major rise in patients suffering from flu-like symptoms and not…
Did you know dirt, squalor and clutter can be symptoms of unhappiness or illness, in fact mental health counsellors often advise their clients to clean their environment every day and Japanese Buddhists believe that to pursue spirituality you must clean, clean, clean. Cleaning in itself can be powerful and when asked facilities managers said they…
School’s nearly out and although some teaching staff may still be required to be on school grounds, the majority of students will not so now is as good as time as any to ensure the premises are hygienically clean in every area. Whether it be a nursery, school, college or university, whether it be windows,…
Recent reports show that net profit in the cleaning sector is as low as 2.7%, a substantial decrease from the industry norm of 4%, two years ago the norm for facility management companies was 7%. Increase in wage costs, the introduction of auto enrolment pension and the rising cost of materials have all contributed to…
Many cleaning companies including ourselves and suppliers to the industry currently follow the British Cleaning Council’s guidelines for colour coding materials used and the areas they are used to clean but there are still many variations across the industry and cross contamination is still occurring. In fact hotel cleaning was recently featured on Channel…