If you’re in the hospitality or leisure industry, you should never underestimate the importance of clean toilets.  It seems poor hygiene could indeed put you out of business…a survey for SCA Tissue by Harris Interactive found that:  50% of people will tell their family and friends about a negative bathroom experience.    46% will avoid….

Around one third of UK businesses don’t use a cleaning company.  The task of keeping the office clean is left to employees.  Yet a survey by Staples found that 66 per cent of office workers only clean their desks once a week or even less. Every year, UK employers lose £14 billion due to employee….

The City of London has participated in a social experiment proposed by Which Side of The Fence?, in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy.  To show the scale of our £1 billion rubbish problem, the Council gave an army of London cleaners who’d normally comb the streets picking litter, the night off.  The results were appalling. ….

A cleaning company in Palo Alto, California have launched an Employee Perk Program, enabling employers to provide pre-paid cleaning services for their staff.  Palo Alto is situated in Santa Clara County, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.  The city is the home to many innovative technology companies including Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, Mashable, Tesla Motors and….

These days, we lead busy, fast-paced lives.  It’s only natural to feel resentment when we have to spend our weekends getting the house in order.  Rather than enjoying a morning run, you’ve got to clean the oven.  Instead of spending time with the children, you’re knee deep in laundry. This quote on household cleaning and….

According to the NHS, the average chopping board contains 200% more faecal bacteria than a toilet seat.  Bacteria, including salmonella and e-coli can breed on your board, causing serious food poisoning which can be fatal. Plastic has long been considered the most hygienic material because it’s non-porous.  However, research to the contrary has suggested because….

•    London has the highest levels of NO2 than any other European city, at more than twice the legal limit. •    NO2 is known to cause eye, nose, and throat irritation.  Exposure is linked with impaired lung function and increased respiratory infections in young children and the elderly. •    The Mayor published a study which….

Last month news broke that Whitehall contract cleaners were being paid less than the living wage of £8.55.  A ‘low-pay league of shame’ revealed the following cleaning rates of pay in these Government departments: •    Environment £6.19 •    Health £6.32 •    Business £6.46 •    Foreign Office £6.54 London cleaners, supported by civil society alliance Citizens….

In 2012, Air Pollution in London reported that up to 9% of deaths in the capital are attributable to man-made airborne particles.  The city is in serious breach of its European targets to combat pollution. Last month, Clean Air London named the following roads as the city’s most polluted: •    A406 (North Circular) •    A282….

1. Check references An obvious but easy thing to overlook when you’ve got a million and one things to do.  Ask for contactable references so you can actually speak directly to the agency’s client. 2.  Meet them first If someone’s going to be coming into your home, it makes sense to get acquainted first.  It….