Abbey Cleaning Blog & Company News
Catch up with the latest news and read cleaning advice articles from office cleaning company The Abbey Cleaning Service:
Office Cleaners: It’s Time to Talk TOILETS
A few months back, we talked about smells in the office. And we didn't mention toilets, because... well, toilets are gross. But we're a pretty tough bunch, and it's not like we're afraid of them or anything - in fact, we clean toilets every day and it's no big deal....
Make Some Office Cleaning New Year’s Resolutions
Unbelievably, that's another year done. As we type and publish this, it's 2021: another year of Zoom and Teams, takeaways, and facemasks. After summer brought some of us back together, the days got shorter and colder - and new variants of COVID emerged. Now, as we...
Yuck! Find Out Why the Office Smells & How to Fix It
Our sense of smell is a little bit of a joke. It's probably most people's least favourite sense, because we usually only think about it when something stinks. And compared to the animal world, the human sense of smell is practically non-existent - your nose isn't...
Ask the Office Cleaners: Cleaning Break Rooms
Like every great employer, you've created the best office break room you possibly could. A little sanctuary for a quick cuppa, a long and lounging lunch break - or just somewhere for the team to catch their breath between meetings. Break rooms are brilliant. They're...
Why You REALLY Need to Clean the Office Kettle
From the ambition of a one-person, office-wide tea-making operation, to the logistics of desk delivery - there's nothing in the world quite like the office tea round. Of course, COVID-19 made the etiquette of the tea round somewhat cloudy, but with office returns and...
What is Commercial Cleaning?
Most of us know about domestic cleaning and office cleaning - but what is commercial cleaning? Is there a difference? While it might seem obvious at first, it's still important to know what types of contract cleaning services are available when you're looking for one...
How to Deep Clean an Office
We get asked how to deep clean an office all the time - and people are always surprised at just how much work goes into it. While our regular commercial cleaning service keeps spaces sparkling in day-to-day use, an office deep clean goes a step further. How often...
Places in the Office That EVERYONE Forgets to Clean (or Just Doesn’t Want to)
Many hands make light work. In smaller offices, it's not uncommon to find a cleaning rota and checklist that teams share duties on. Washing the dishes, running the mop around, dusting the desks... Let's be honest, though; cleaning isn't what your team's there to do....
Why Do Office Electronics Collect Dust?
Have you ever wondered why electronics collect dust? We've investigated this age-old office mystery. Find out why clearing dust from electronics is important, and learn how to prevent dust build up around office computers. Why do electronics get dusty faster than...
What are the DIRTIEST Areas in the Office?
You might be sitting in the dirtiest part of your office right now. You've probably eaten in this place before - maybe a slice of birthday cake, or a handful of crisps. Do you still want to know what the dirtiest place in the office is? Then read on. The DIRTIEST...
How to Clean Office Chairs
The statistics famously say that we spend 33 years of our lives in bed. But what about all the years we spend sitting in office chairs? The furniture which supports us - day-in-and-day-out at work - is often overlooked. But desk chairs and workplace seating are...
How to Keep Workplace Kitchens COVID-Safe
Guidelines and regulations may look a little different across the country, but with the vaccine rolling out, lockdown may begin to lift soon, with staff starting to trickle back into the workplace. If your offices are back in use, you'll be well aware that things need...
How to Sanitise a Shared Desk
[Note: This post was written before the latest lockdown measures were put in place. The guidance is to work from home if you can, and to only work from an office if you have to.] Our work routines and workspaces changed dramatically in 2020. For some of us, our homes...
How to Clean Office Blinds
Whether your staff are intermittently popping into the office or steadfastly working from home this winter, professional life isn't plain sailing for any of us at the moment. Irrespective of where your employees are based however, work environments can make all the...
What is Fogging Cleaning & How Does it Work?
Haven't got the foggiest about fogging? This disinfecting technique is becoming more widely known as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On London's tube network for example, cleaners have been spraying a long-acting chemical disinfectant from backpacks, in an effort...
How to (Really) Clean Grubby Whiteboards
Whether you're back in the office or still working from home, your workspace is probably home to a whiteboard. Ideal for keeping track of key information and mind-mapping big ideas, these easy-clean surfaces are a mainstay of working life. Unfortunately, they're not...
COVID-19 Cleaning: How to Return to the Office Safely as Lockdown Eases
As Wales' lockdown restrictions begin to ease, some employees will soon start to trickle back into the workplace. As we publish this post, the Welsh Government's advice still stipulates that all staff who can work from home should continue to do so: "Workers are only...
How to Keep Your Employees’ Home Workspaces Safe
For some staff and employers, the return to work following the COVID-19 (also known as the coronavirus) lockdown has already begun. For businesses which do not need staff on-site, however, the return to the office remains a long way off. Hundreds and thousands of...
