Why Commercial Cleaning Companies Love Linoleum Floors

Linoleum floor have been around for over 100 years and it's been continuously used in commercial and domestic areas. Commercial cleaning companies have had a love affair with this product for probably just as long. For a while there, it lost popularity because it was considered very old fashioned and maybe rightly so. With modern building designs, the aesthetics of a building took precedence over functionality but thankfully, in recent years, linoleum has made a come back. But just why have commercial cleaning companies favoured these types of floors over most others?

There are a few reasons and the biggest one of them is that linoleum floors are tough and relatively easy to clean and maintain on a regular basis. What could be easier than mopping a linoleum floor with a damp mop and then buffing it to a high gloss shine if necessary? And on a regular schedule, strip and seal the floor. Terracotta tiles for example on a floor are very porous which makes them hard to keep clean every day. While they might look fantastic, they are just not practical in a commercial setting. Besides, linoleum floors are now available in many different looks and styles so there is one to suit every building type. they even make them now to look like real timber flooring.

Because of its surface resilience, it has inbuilt anti slip characteristics which also provides a surface that is both soft to walk on and very quiet. Part of its renewed demand with architects is because of its extremely good fire ratings, gives off less toxic fumes when alight and it generates no static electricity which makes its use perfect for hospitals and electronics and various circuit board manufacturing places.

If you have a commercial cleaning business, be grateful if you have linoleum floors to maintain. Office cleaning in general is hard enough without having to worry about grout in between floor tiles looking really grubby. In a commercial setting, linoleum is very long lasting, easy to maintain for the commercial cleaning companies that are employed to clean them. As well as that, with new designs and technology making them even more attractive, linoleum floors are definitely here to stay.

Good Commercial Cleaning Supplies-Why Are They Important?

Making sure that your business uses good commercial cleaning supplies should be a major concern to all who are involved in any type of commercial cleaning business.However, finding the right cleaning supplier can be difficult. Lets face it, there are so many commercial cleaning suppliers no matter where you live that it can be a difficult decision. Do you base it on price, location, type of equipment and supplies available or some other unknown factor? The answer while simple and yet complicated is all of the above.


There are many ways of finding the cleaning supply company for your business. I always suggest if you find a reasonable cleaning supply company do some research on them before you pull out your credit card. You can search the name of the company online and see what kind of reviews they might have or any customer reviews on a cleaning related forum or elsewhere. better to do your homework before wasting your money on a cleaning supply company that just wont meet your demands.


You also need to find a commercial cleaning company that's reasonably close to your head office so tat you can make that last minute dash for those forgotten emergency supplies. the cleaning supply company should also have plenty of stock of all the basics like bathroom supplies, chemicals, mops, buckets and all the everyday cleaning items. An advantage for them and you would be also to have a vacuum cleaner servicing department as this could save you a lot of time and money in the long run.


All in all, a good cleaning supply company should have a good reputation, good pricing, ample supply of all your basic cleaning items and sundries and be willing to negotiate prices with you after a period of time of doing business together. Easy to say all of that, but harder to find, but they are out there. 

Melbourne has a diversified range of commercial cleaning companies. If you want regular property maintenance in Melbourne and commercial cleaning in Melbourne, hire a professional property services company which can take care of all your office cleaning and business cleaning.These companies are in great demand and are well known for their services and professionalism. 


Professional property maintenance companies should  have the capacity to handle any aspect of your property. They will provide you with a wide range of property maintenance and building service solutions. These services are tailored not only to take care of the interior  of the building but also provide cleaning solutions for the outside of the building as well. The solutions provided are unique to your property. Most of the services are incorporated into a single service package after taking into consideration all your maintenance and cleaning requirements. 


Most commercial cleaning in Melbourne companies  offer a huge range of floor care and maintenance solutions. They usually take care of all kinds of floors like  marble, ceramic, tiles, rubber, hardwood,terrazzo,cement and carpet floors. The best carpet steam cleaning Melbourne companies use pressure washing to remove algae, mud, dirt, moss, etc. They use burnishing, auto scrubbing, waxing, floor cleaning and finishing along with a variety of green chemicals so that your carpets, floors and walls look fantastic.


Ringwood Property Services provides high quality professional office cleaning, business cleaning and property maintenance service in Melbourne. We are both reliable and dependable. Ringwood Property Services is a 100% Australian owned and operated commercial cleaning service. We provide several different cleaning services for this sector like: window cleaning, janitorial services, carpet cleaning, garbage disposal, washroom maintenance and whatever else you may require. 

Professionally laundered Uniforms Help Prevent Infections

It makes sense if you really think about it. How many times have you seen one of your commercial cleaners wearing your companies uniform but only to notice it looks like it hasn't been washed for weeks? Plenty I'm sure. Not only does it look unprofessional, but it could be making your workers sick. This could especially be the case when working in a hospital, nursing home or other medical type commercial cleaning contract. This is why it might be a good idea to set up a service for your staff so that they can get them laundered professionally instead of relying of them to do it for themselves.

The reason for this is that infectious bacteria routinely hijacks the uniforms of medical personnel who interact with patients(or cleaners who work close to patients) explains Charles P. Gerba, PhD, an environmental microbiology expert at the University of Arizona. He also says that for many hours “those bacteria can still be alive and passed on through incidental contact with other patients.”


“Medical staffs have demanding schedules and doing their laundry in a hygienic manner may be difficult for them,” points out Adam Soreff of UniFirst, a supplier of uniforms and work apparel programs to businesses throughout the US and Canada. The same would apply to cleaning staff in these types of commercial cleaning contracts.

For the cost of a cup of coffee per day, it might be wise to organize a laundering service for your cleaning staff who work in these types of facilities. There are many companies who can pick up, clean and return your uniforms to one central place or any place of your choice. The thing is to ask yourself if you value the health and prosperity of your cleaning staff? If you do, then think seriously about this issue before it turns into a major problem for you.

Professionally Laundered Uniforms Help Prevent Infections

It makes sense if you really think about it. How many times have you seen one of your commercial cleaners wearing your companies uniform but only to notice it looks like it hasn't been washed for weeks? Plenty I'm sure. Not only does it look unprofessional, but it could be making your workers sick. This could especially be the case when working in a hospital, nursing home or other medical type commercial cleaning contract. This is why it might be a good idea to set up a service for your staff so that they can get them laundered professionally instead of relying of them to do it for themselves.



The reason for this is that infectious bacteria routinely hijacks the uniforms of medical personnel who interact with patients(or cleaners who work close to patients) explains Charles P. Gerba, PhD, an environmental microbiology expert at the University of Arizona. He also says that for many hours “those bacteria can still be alive and passed on through incidental contact with other patients.”

“Medical staffs have demanding schedules and doing their laundry in a hygienic manner may be difficult for them,” points out Adam Soreff of UniFirst, a supplier of uniforms and work apparel programs to businesses throughout the US and Canada. The same would apply to cleaning staff in these types of commercial cleaning contracts.

For the cost of a cup of coffee per day, it might be wise to organize a laundering service for your cleaning staff who work in these types of facilities. There are many companies who can pick up, clean and return your uniforms to one central place or any place of your choice. The thing is to ask yourself if you value the health and prosperity of your cleaning staff? If you do, then think seriously about this issue before it turns into a major problem for you.

Being A Great Boss In A Commercial Cleaning Business

A commercial cleaning  business basically refers to office buildings, schools, retail stores, factories, car parks, hospitals and the like. This business involves the cost of heavy machinery and can be a huge start up cost. To start a commercial cleaning business, you really need to do your homework and very thoroughly at that. It isn't a matter of just saying, "i'm going out and purchasing a truck load of cleaning equipment and I'm gonna make it rich"! If that's your mentality, you are going to fail and lose all your money in the process. there is a lot to consider when deciding to start commercial cleaning business. consider the following start up facts before you go any further.

Commercial cleaning can incorporate many facets of cleaning. You can go into industrial cleaning, office cleaning,  domestic cleaning and the list goes on. the first thing you would need to do is pick what area you are going to specialize in. There's no use it doing domestic cleaning and buying a truck load of commercial cleaning equipment for that. Using heavy commercial equipment in someones house could rip the place apart. Not a thing you want happen to you. 

Think about how you are going to market your commercial cleaning business. Are you going to have a website? If you are, then you would need to get it optimized properly so that people can find your business amongst the myriads of results that would come up in their search. What about a name? Make sure that you chose a name that has something to do with cleaning so that you can register that domain name. For example, it's easier to get a site ranked that is called www.professionacleaning.com than one that's called www.joeblow.com. Your main keywords for the first one could be, cleaning and professional cleaning. For the second one, joe blow means nothing in relation to a cleaning business. It's always better to have your keywords in your domain name.

There's quite a bit to the process of starting up a cleaning business. Do it right the first time and you wont be sorry for any decisions you make along the way to success.

Commercial Cleaning In Melbourne/Strip And Seal A Floor

One of the most time consuming and tricky aspects of commercial cleaning, is the task of stripping and sealing a vinyl floor. there are many problems associated with it and if you don't know what you are doing, then the results can be anything but impressive. A decent commercial cleaner that's worth his weight would know how to do a fantastic job when attempting to strip and seal your vinyl or most other types of flooring.

First off, the area needs to be cleared of all furniture and other bits and pieces. Then the area needs to be thoroughly vacuumed as any dust left on the floor will ruin the glass like finish you are hoping to achieve. Most office cleaning companies have all the proper equipment needed to do this properly. Once the are is clean, a mop and bucket should be used to thoroughly wet the area with the stripper in the bucket. the water should always be as hot as possible, not boiling though as that may damage the floor and not to mention the fumes in the steam from the stripper. Once the stripper solution is down, some steel wool should be used around the edges but always wear gloves as the solution can be very caustic. Remove all scuff marks with the steel wool. then run a buffer with the vac off using the correct type of pad depending on how much old polish needs to be removed. Run the buffer length wise and then cross wise to make sure the whole surface area of the floor is covered. Once that's done, use a wet vac to remove the stripper off the floor followed by a clean mop to clean up any streaks and excess stripper.

You should let it dry before giving it a final buff to seal the floor. Most commercial cleaning companies that I have ever worked with usually leave that last step out for times sake but if you don't seal the floor before laying down new polish, the finish wont be as good. Once the floor is completely dry, run a vacuum over the area to pick up any loose dust which remains on the floor. Give the floor at least three coats of a suitable polish and wait till the coat is touch dry before applying the next coat. At no time should you buff the polish between coats. Try and allow at least eight to ten hours hardening time before the floor is used. if the polish is too 'soft', then any scratches or scuff marks will become permanent when the polish hardens. this hardening usually takes between 24-48 hours depending on the polish itself.

If the commercial cleaning company you have employed for your office cleaning doesn't use this simple method of  stripping and sealing your vinyl floors, ask them why and if they seem to be taking short cuts with your office cleaning, then give them the flick. At Ringwood Property Services we don't take shortcuts and stay until the job is done. Our commercial cleaning team is a dedicated lot. Call or email us if you need any references or an obligation free quote and see what a difference a good commercial cleaning company can make to your next office clean.