Keeping your working environment clean is a challenge, but it is of the utmost importance, particularly when it comes to industrial environments. A lack of maintenance in an industrial area could lead to risks for workers and visitors, which could have potentially detrimental effects, both to their personal health and the business.
Industrial spaces, like warehouses, factories, and distribution centres are often large spaces filled with complicated equipment, and they usually require specialist cleaning services. There’s a good chance that it’s too dangerous for staff to conduct proper cleaning, particularly when contending with heavy machinery and hazardous materials – additionally, you don’t want to damage any of the precious equipment that makes your work possible.
Fortunately, there are specialist services available to help you achieve and maintain optimal cleanliness at all times.
What does industrial cleaning involve?
In short, industrial cleaning involves the use of specialist equipment and cleaning to achieve a deep, thorough clean. When carried out regularly, industrial cleaning will help to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the area, helping to ensure it provides pleasant working conditions whilst meeting appropriate health and safety guidelines.
Often, specialist equipment as well as cleaning products are used during this process, including chemicals and solvents, but this will be relative to the type of clean that is required. Any chemicals or cleaning agents used will meet industry standards for the type of cleaning required, and specialists using these materials will be required to use the appropriate PPE for the environment and tools, to ensure that they are protected from any risks.
Specialists carrying out the work will be able to determine what is required to achieve the best results.
What companies require industrial cleaning services?
- Factories
- Manufacturing plants
- Distribution centres
- Self-storage facilities
- Industrial plants
What is industrial cleaning equipment?
A number of different cleaning appliances can be used to achieve the perfect clean in an industrial environment.
Some equipment includes:
- Pressure washers
- Steam cleaners
- Floor sweepers
- Scrubber dryers
- Industrial vacuum cleaners
- Specialised carpet cleaning machines
- And many more
Specialist techniques (such as fogging cleaning, or an innovative product such as Bio Stream) can also be utilised by cleaning companies in these environments.
What does industrial cleaning require?
Companies offering specialist industrial cleaning services should ensure that their staff adhere to certain principles. They should be able to clean with care and attention without interrupting production.
Additionally, they should have time and flexibility to work around production schedules where needed. And, they should have the specialist equipment required to properly clean and sanitise surfaces.
Typical industrial cleaning services
- Heavy-duty equipment cleaning
- Industrial carpet and upholstery cleaning
- Power washing and loading dock cleaning
- Exhaust system cleaning
- Window and glass cleaning
- Floor cleaning, stripping, refinishing and sealing
- Construction debris removal
- Restroom cleaning and sanitation
What is the difference between industrial cleaning and janitorial services?
Whilst many of these services may seem like they apply to standard janitorial services, there is an important distinction to be made between the two. The complexity of the tasks and the skills required to complete them separate industrial cleaning services from janitorial cleaning.
Janitorial services are usually general cleaning and sanitising purposes, designed to maintain safe tidy spaces. This involves things like trash removal, bathroom maintenance, and kitchen/break area cleaning.
However, industrial cleaning services encompass heavier cleaning tasks, often in complex environments full of moving parts and people.
Benefits of industrial cleaning services
Industrial cleaning is a challenging job, performed in high-risk facilities responsible for meeting their own industry and safety regulations. Employing a commercial cleaning company to carry these tasks out provides safety and productivity, helping manufacturers to stay compliant.
They accomplish this by creating detailed cleaning schedules that allow them to follow procedures, navigate spaces and preventing cross contamination. Each plan created is bespoke, fully tailored to the workplace and production at hand.
Responsibility of industrial cleaning providers
As we’ve mentioned a few times, cleaning an industrial warehouse or distribution centre is a dangerous task, so it’s important that cleaning companies make use of the latest best practices to keep their employees – and everyone else – safe. They should treat hygiene standards as seriously as the industrial company itself does.
The financial impact of a contagious outbreak or an injured worker from poorly maintained machinery or an unsanitary environment is significant. Missteps from a cleaning company or failure from the industrial company’s part to employ a professional cleaning crew could lead to drops in employee productivity, product quality or reputation.
Innovations in industrial cleaning
Due to the complexity of vast modern facilities, not only do contract cleaning companies create custom schedules for the companies they serve, but they also provide services with specialist technology.
Most industrial facilities are massive, housing large machinery and equipment that is difficult or near impossible to clean using traditional methods.
Commercial cleaning staff are knowledgeable about the right products, such as cleaning agents and green cleaning tools, and the right cleaning technologies needed to keep facility equipment in working condition. Vapor cleaning and electrostatic disinfection technology (like Toucan) is used to easily apply disinfectants, mould preventatives and sanitisers to 3D surfaces for a thorough clean.
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