PROFESSIONAL JANITORIAL AND CLEANING SERVICES
Janitorial services are businesses that specialize in cleaning businesses, such as offices, schools, hospitals, retail shops, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, meeting halls, parking lots and other types of commercial or industrial environment.
Janitorial services have been one of the fastest growing businesses in recent years, according to the Building Service Contractors Association International and Market data Enterprises, with double-digit growth between 1984 and 2002. This market growth is expected to continue in the coming years. Janitorial services are performed by men and women who are known as janitors. Janitors are people who clean buildings such as schools, offices, hospitals and hotels. In addition to their cleaning responsibilities, some janitors provide maintenance services. Some employers require their janitors to complete special training classes.
In contrast, maid services or housekeeping services address the residential market. Many building cleaning and maintenance services focus on a specific geographic area or a particular aspect of cleanup or repair. For example, some companies specialize in the removal of debris and salvage of repairable items in structures that have been damaged by fire or water. These janitorial services offer not only basic cleaning of floors, furniture and restrooms, but also window cleaning, carpet cleaning, drapery cleaning, light maintenance, plant maintenance, landscaping, parking lot striping, duct cleaning, pest control, pre- and post-construction clean-up and security.
Many small businesses cannot afford the cost of hiring full-time building cleaning and/or maintenance staff, they avail it on contract basis. Such companies can serve multiple businesses in the same building or office park, or provide multiple services within the same building or facility. For example, office cleaning services and maintenance services may clean all of the offices on one of or more floors of a bigger building. They may also perform basic repairs to desks, chairs, and cubicles. A janitorial service may clean corporate suites on a daily basis and perform activities such as window and carpet cleaning several times a year.
Every business has a different idea and requirement of their cleaning and janitorial services. Some just need to empty trash, mop floors, and occasionally vacuum a few times a week. Others may need daily (and even twice in a day) cleaners to keep bathrooms cleaned and stocked and carpets spotless throughout the day. When these services are required, it is important to consider your expectations for cleaning services: What type of cleaning do you need? How frequently do you need it? Do you require special services? How much is to be spent on these?
Many professional services have come up offering, their efficient and timely services. When looking for professional Portland janitorial services, it is important to know that the building cleaning company you work with, must comply with all state and federal regulations.
While contracting these professionals for Portland cleaning services avoid those companies, promising to cut your cleaning costs in order to gain your business. They could be very inexperience and might also cause damage to your building, using inappropriate chemicals and equipment and thereby ultimately effecting your business.
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