Google’s New Project to Boost Cleaning Industry

November 15, 2011 Posted by Administrator in : News , 1 comment so far

As part of another innovative new project by the search mammoth, Google is now offering companies the opportunity to have their establishments displayed on the internet in a similar way as the controversial Google Street View. This could mean more business for local cleaning companies.

Despite all the privacy concerns and complaints I find Google Street View one of the most useful tools offered by the search engine giant. Getting a glimpse of a place you have never been before or been once and don’t quite remember it, it is quite useful.

Now Google wants to offer the same kind of service to shoot inside commercial buildings that request the new service. This new service with no name yet will be a mixture of Google Street View with Google’s Art Project, which recorded famous paintings and art works from 17 museums around the globe.

For the cleaning industry this could mean more business since business owners who request such service will want to tidy up their establishments before they are filmed. Commercial and Office Cleaners in London are already preparing themselves for a possible surge in work since London is one of the first cities to be included in the initial phase of the this new service.

There are already talks about privacy issues but Google made it quite clear that the service will be completely voluntary and advise participating outlets must forewarn customers they are going to be filmed.

Another piece of news from Google that is causing a stir on London’s office cleaning companies is the new ten-year lease the Internet giant signed for a huge seven-storey office building in the East End of the capital. So far no London office cleaning company has been hired but I bet there are thousands of quotes on the desk of whoever is in charge of making such decision.

Revolutionary Automated Window Cleaning System

March 16, 2011 Posted by Administrator in : News , 2 comments

One of the most dangerous commercial cleaning services is window cleaning of buildings no mater how high the building is. Having workers hanging on a platform outside a building is not very safe, but up until now that was the only way to clean windows on sky scrapers. Sky Pro wants to put an end to that with its revolutionary automated window cleaning system.

Sky Pro Automatic Window & Building Cleaning Systems offers a safe and inexpensive way to clean the windows, frames and exterior of high-rise buildings. This technological breakthrough can clean windows at a rate of 35 feet per minute and will clean up to 34,000 square feet per hour. Basically a day’s worth of window cleaning a little over an hour.

Don’t believe watch the video below and see for yourself.

Sky pro is available in various widths models 6’, 8’, 12′ and 16′ or can be customised to meet any building and cleaning requirements. Revolutionary as it is, Sky Pro not only cleans windows but also entire building exteriors like window frames and decorative cladding, such as polished granite. It uses different brushes and high pressure pure water systems that can clean just about any surface.

Another innovation is that it doesn’t make use of any harsh chemicals Sky Pro uses only filtered, ultra pure water pressured to clean windows and other surfaces.

Sky Pro has an optional dual fan package designed to push the brushes against the building to improve scrubbing pressure to remove more dirt and grime. The fan package can eliminate the need for the counterweight arm on the Sky Pro System. The fan package is recommended for use on buildings over 30 stories tall, in windy areas, or on buildings subject to unexpected wind gusts. It’s designed so the Sky Pro System “hugs” the building, allowing the brushes to clean better.

This automated window cleaning system will sure revolutionise the commercial cleaning market but we haven’t heard of any cleaning companies making use of it here in UK. Although in America it can be seen in action around New York City and Las Vegas.

If you are in the window cleaning business I’d recommend you at least consider this equipment for numerous reasons. First for its efficiency, cleaning up 34,000 square feet per hour imagine how many buildings you could cover in a week. Second you will be able to work with reduced staff; it requires two people to set it up and only one to operate. Third return over investment in less than a year.

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Contract and Office Cleaners to benefit from London Living Wage increase

June 10, 2010 Posted by Administrator in : News , 1 comment so far

Mayor Boris Johnson announced a 25p increase to the London living wage stressing that the 3.3 per cent rise in the unofficial minimum wage for Londoners will guarantee employees receive a fairer wage.

The news couldn’t come in a better time for contract cleaners and cleaners’ alike working in London. Contract cleaners who were working on the minimum hourly wages in the capital will get £7.85 per hour.

The living wage reflects the fact that those working and living in London need an hourly wage rate that is set at 17 per cent above the national minimum wage rate of £5.80 to take them above the poverty level.

Speaking on the subject Mayor Johnson said:

“The capital relies on the work of many who carry out the city’s essential functions on a daily basis – from office cleaners to care workers in social services,”

and added:

“It is right that their skills and commitment to London’s success are recognised and one of the most fundamental ways of doing this is to ensure that all Londoners are paid properly.”

The pay raise announcement was published in the Living Wage Unit’s sixth annual report by the Greater London authority. Mr Johnson is urging all employers in the capital to follow Greater London authority’s lead.

Natural Cleaning Products on the Rise

October 29, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : News , 4 comments

Natural cleaning products are the latest trend in the cleaning industry, with many of today’s top brands introducing what many are calling “green cleaning products”.

Natural cleaning products are one of the simplest and most economic ways to make a household more eco-friendly. But it is not only on the domestic side that natural cleaning products are becoming popular, professional cleaning companies are also adopting these products.

Cleaning companies are opting for eco-friendly cleaning products for two main reasons. First these products cost less which allows them to cut down costs and second because most of them are willing to make a change and help the environment.

Natural cleaning products derive their ingredients from plants and are biodegradable, as well as phosphate and chlorine free.

Eco-friendly natural cleaning products have been among the main driving forces in the recent growth of the detergents and cleaners market. Unlike most industries which were hit by the global economic crisis, cleaning market actually benefited from it.

MP to repay £2,600 London cleaning expenses

October 16, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : News , add a comment

MP John Cummings was also ordered to hand back a £50 Christmas bonus he gave to his London cleaner and £2,600 for cleaning a London home claimed in expenses from taxpayers, report the Sunderland Echo

Sir Thomas Legg, expenses auditor, said the money amounted to him overpaying £10 a week for his cleaning bill for his London home over a five-year period.

John Cummings said:

“I have received my letter from Sir Thomas Legg which requests the repayment of some of my cleaning costs, which I have agreed to repay immediately. The money that I am repaying is a result of the retrospective limit that Sir Thomas Legg has decided upon for cleaning costs. I have noted the outcome of the inquiry and will abide by its recommendations.”

The MPs’ co-operation with the Legg inquiry comes after politicians from all parties expressed their outrage at having to pay back money lawfully claimed on their expenses.
MP Bill Etherington has already come out and said he would rather go to court than pay back money if he was asked to do so by Sir Thomas.

He said MPs were being portrayed as crooks when all they had done was abided by the rules, and it would not do politicians any good if they admitted wrong doing when they had followed procedure

Have your say on MPs’ expenses. Do you think the MP’s have the right to keep the expenses already approved and paid for under the old expenses scheme? Use the comment box below to share your views.

Cleaning Product Could Reduce MRSA Rates

June 30, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning News, Hospital Cleaning, News, Total Clean Services , add a comment

According to research a new cleaning product could help cut rates of the MRSA superbug by a third.

A study found that levels of MRSA were reduced by a third when wards were treated with Byotrol rather than standard bleach.

The 11-month study at Manchester Royal Infirmary suggests the product could be a useful tool for the health service.

Byotrol was used on two general medical wards, while two others were treated with the NHS’s normal cleaning bleach.

Dr Andrew Dodgson, the consultant microbiologist who led the study, said the results were “very impressive”.

He added: “Cutting the levels of pathogens on the wards reduces the risk to patients of picking up an infection.”

The Manchester research follows earlier tests which found Byotrol cut levels of MRSA by half.

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MP’s Cleaning & Other Expenses Published

June 23, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning News, News , add a comment

The Telegraph has published an online guide to all MPs expenses including their cleaning claims. 

We reported earlier this month that MP Andrew Mitchell had claimed £19,000 worth of expenses including the cleaning of his swimming pool.

A revelation that has left the public surprised and apalled at our Country’s MPs.

In the next few weeks, the database will be extended to include the uncensored documentation for the claims, including receipts and correspondence with the Parliamentary authorities, of all MPs.

The categories include claims for second homes, cleaning costs, computer equipment and staffing.
 
When Parliament decided to release its own version of the expenses claims, crucial information was censored out.
 
Within the second home claims there will be breakdowns for how much each MP spent on mortgage interest or rent, food, cleaning, gardening, furniture and repairs.

On a lighter note, Total Clean offer bespoke office and contract cleaning services, just in case any MP’s want to try and push their luck.

Games to Make Cleaning Fun for Kids

June 17, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning News, Cleaning Tips, News, Office Cleaning, Total Clean Services , add a comment

There is no doubt that littering is a constant problem around the streets of Britain and that one of the reasons for this could be because a parents tend to clean up for their children.

This is the normal thing to do, but not making our kids clean up for themselves could lead to them littering in the future.

But the question is how do we get children to clean for themselves without seeing it as a chore? Well below I have suggested two games that could help make cleaning seem more fun.

Pacman cleaning game – The child is challenged to collect all the rubbish in the park or environment they are in including papers, plastics, cans and bottles. They then throw them on the right rubbish bins separating biodegradable from non-biodegradable and then teach their friend or sibling to recycle. This is a simple game but teaches your child to dispose of rubbish properly.

Cleaning marathon game – There are two teams involved in this game, each member of the team must is to accomplish a certain chore while running around a pole, like a mop or brush – this can help to see cleaning objects as something fun.

Cleaning games can help introduce children to cleaning in a positive way rather than just a chore they have to do. They are then able to see it as fun as well as rewarding.

However, when you are not able to get the children helping out with all the cleaning duties or simply need a contract cleaning service, you’ll need to contact Total Clean Services Ltd.

We offer bespoke cleaning services from office cleaning London to waste removal. 

Treating too Many Patients Leaves Hospitals Unclean

June 10, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning News, Contract Cleaning, Hospital Cleaning, News , add a comment

According to a new report from the British Medical Association, pressure to treat too many patients too quickly leaves little time for proper hospital cleaning.

The BMA also said hospitals should face sanctions if they fail to implement simple strategies like washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol rubs.

Dr Vivienne Nathanson said measures like deep cleaning and bare ‘below the elbows’ needed to be part of the long-term measures and regular, thorough cleaning of hospitals.

She said: ‘Deep cleaning is a good thing provided you go in and do all the other organisational things and keep your cleaning at a high level.’

This includes proper cleaning of things like the buttons on machines and switches, she added: ‘We are not dismissing deep clean but it does not work on its own.’

The report also said that the areas of a hospital that posed the greatest risk to patients were not always included in cleaning contracts.

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MP Andrew Mitchell Claims £19,000 Cleaning Expenses!

June 3, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning News, News, Office Cleaning , add a comment

The Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell claimed £19,000 worth of expenses on cleaning and decorating his home, it has been revealed.

He spent nearly £12,000 between 2004-05 and 2007-08, including £2,500 on decorating his home and £2,650 on a new boiler.

Mr Mitchell also claimed over £9,000 for cleaning and maintaining the garden at his second home, including a £220 bill for “gardening and shrubbery removal”.

Last night, Mr Mitchell said: “The £2,000 monthly rate that I claim is less than the cost that I have incurred maintaining my second home and is less than the amount I would have been entitled to claim.”

The MP added that the costs for gardening were just for maintenance and, in the nine years since he bought the house, it had been necessary to carry out “repairs, redecorations and renewals” and to buy “a small amount of furniture”.

With a salary of £64,766 a year, Andrew Mitchell claimed £22,831 in 2007/8 on his second home.

Despite this being disgraceful behaviour from the MP, Total Clean would be more than happy provide cleaning services to the Parliament offices in the future, (but perhaps this time they could refrain from claiming it on their expenses).

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