Why Hire a Professional Company to Clean Your Premises’ Windows?

As a company, you have a reputation to protect. That doesn’t matter whether you run a nursing home, a retail outlet or a busy office: your reputation is one of your most important assets. But of course, profitability is also a major concern. Should you compromise, then, when it comes to looking for commercial window cleaners in Gosport or elsewhere? The answer is no: not even if you are promised a far cheaper rate. Simply put, it’s a risk that’s not worth taking. 

What you should be looking for when it comes to commercial cleaning of windows and other elements of your property’s exterior is reliability and safety. You also want a professional job done, and you want protection if something should go wrong, such as accidental damage to the property itself or harm to a member of the public. So the first question you should ask any individual or company that’s offering to wash your windows is ‘are you qualified to carry out the work?’.

What Are the Warning Signs That a Window Cleaner Is Not Right for Your Firm?

Ask any window cleaner who is proposing to work on your property what tools they intend to use. If they rely on ladders to reach upper windows, gutters or fascias, that may be a warning sign of an unprofessional firm. To clean windows properly, workers need sufficient reach to stretch to the outer edges of the panes and the uPVC surrounds, and that type of work simply isn’t safe from a ladder. Health and Safety legislation stresses that fact, and recommends that it’s far safer to carry out cleaning of high areas with water fed pole cleaning equipment, such as the Reach and Wash systems. So check with your proposed contractor that they have the appropriate equipment for working at height – good firms will have a range of tools, such as access platforms and cherry pickers for instance, which can be used when required.

Because of the risks involved, another important factor to check is that your proposed window cleaner has the right levels of insurance in place. A firm without any public liability insurance and employers’ liability insurance if it’s a larger company, will not be protected – and nor will you – if anything goes wrong while the workers are on your premises.

Check Experience and Customer Service Levels

Perhaps you have non-vertical surfaces that need cleaning, like on conservatories or solar panels on your roof? Check with the company you’re thinking of hiring that they have experience in solar panel and conservatory roof cleaning. Ask for testimonials from past customers if possible. And again, ask what equipment they propose to use to access these areas – the tools used should be appropriate and safe for the job in hand. 

Is your window cleaner accommodating and flexible? Good contractors will agree a good time to do your windows, and that should take into account times where that won’t be inconvenient to you or your business. But at the same time, it’s worth noting that a responsible window cleaner will adjust the time of the appointment if weather conditions aren’t safe on the day. Working at height is already a risky job – in strong winds, there’s increased risk to the operatives, to your employees and business patrons, and to passers-by too. 

For first class commercial window cleaning services and more in and around Portsmouth, wider Hampshire or West Sussex, contact Aqua Cleaning Services today.